The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-10

Present-lils Honor, Mayor IhIstle"oou'
and Aldermen Blake, Howley, lIinkle, Pet,
tit Smith and Swoboda-s.
Absent Halliday, Linegar, Paticr and
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MINUTES.
On motion of Alderman Howley min
utes of last regular meeting were approved
without reading.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An ordinance providing for the con
struction and reconstruction of certain
sidewalks laid over under the rules at last
meeting was taken up and read second
time, and by request action on same was
temporarily postponed until later in
meeting.
alderman Paticr appeared in his seat
REPORT OF OFFICERS.
w. L. Hendricks city attorney reported
having examined reports Of Geo, 4. Ohm
stcd, p. NJ, and O. A. Osborn, j. p, re-
ferred to him for ycrifcaton and found
same to correspond with dockets.
Alderman Petit moved to receive and
file report, Motion carried.
City attorney also reported on resolution
passed at last meeting instructing him to
notify all railroads using the streets of
of city for switch yards to abate the same
within ten days; reported that section
twelve Of chapter fifteen requires thirty
days notice in writing from the street com
mittee through its chairman. Alderman
Smith moved to receive and file report
Motion carried.
John II. Robinson, city marshal, sub
mitted report, MS per resolution Of city
council at last meeting, on persons dong
business without license
On motion Of Alderman Howley report
received and filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on streets submitted the
following report;
CAIRO, February s, 1881.
To the Hon. City Council.
GENTLEMEN-Yo Your committee on streets
would recommend that the ordinance read at
last meeting Of city council, providing for
the construction and reconstruction ofcer
tain sidewalks" be amended as follows.
Amend Section by adding: Son west
side of Washington avenue between Sixth
and Seventh streets, and on west side of
Commercial avenue in front Of lots G, and
8 in block 2G, city
Amend section by adding: "hnd that
sidewalks he constructed Of wood on the
northerly side of Fourteenth streets between
Walnut and Cedar streets, and on casterly
side of Cedar street between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, and on northery side
of Twefty-sevcnth street between CONNER.
cial avenue and Poplar street.
Amend section by adding: And that
the following sidewalks be reconstructed
of wood, viz; "On west side of Washing.
ton avenue between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, on south side Of Twentieth street
DtNNtCu bliIAl NlltNN w NbllllltiNIul ave
nue., on west side of Commercial avenue
between Eighteenth and Twentieth streets,
on south side Of Twenty. eighth street be-
tween Commercial avenue and Poplar
street. on west side Commercial avenue be-
tween Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth
on north side Of Eighteenth street between
Poplar street and Commercial avenue"
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That cinder walks be built on the west side
Of Commercial avenue between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets, and on the south
side of Fourth street between Washington
avenue and Walnut street,
NJ. j. HowLEY,
+. A. SMITH,
ERNEST b. PETIT,
G. o. PATIER,
Committee on streets.
Alderman Blake moved to receive report
and that the ordinance, action on which
was temporarily postponed. C"Au ordinance
providing for the construction and recon
struction Of certain sidewalks be amend
ed as recommended. Motion carried.
Alderman Swoboda moved to adopt ordi.
nance as amended Motion carried by the
following vote:
Ayes Blake, Howlcy, IIinkle, Patier,
Petit, Smith and Swoboda =. Nays
None.
Committee on streets also reported on
petition OF Bernard e. Rennie, referred TO
them at meeting Of council, Feb'y lst, re-
ported that the ordinance at present. would
not prevent petitioners from erecting build
ing as they propose, and in regard to dona.
ton by the city OF lots on Railroad street,
that said lots are not yet ready to be dis
posed Of also, that they doubt the authori-
ty of the city to make the donation ask.
ed for.
On motion OF Aldermen pater, report
received and filed.
Same committee reported in favor of re
quiring the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
Co., to place nagmen at the crossings o
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