The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-19
CITY COUNCIL.
(Adjourned Regular Meeting)
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
TItpn I'll nr;l 1Dth 1891


Petit, Saup and Swoboda-7.
AbSent-Hinkle, Llnegar Smith,.
The mayor stated the object of the meet
ing to be for the consideration of general
business.
An ordinance to amend section 80 of
Chapter G, Revised ordinances, fixing the
fire limits within the city, was taken up
for consideration.
alderman Linegar appeared in bis seat)
Alderman Halliday moved to amend or
dinance by inserting the following blocks;
7,s, 0, 10, 80, 33, 81, 4S, 81, SO, So, "a, So,
sc 81, So, 60, 81, GA, city, and blocks /, 1G,
II, IS, 10, 20, AS, 40, so, in First addition
to city, and all of Railroad strip addition.
Alderman Halliday moved to strike out in
ordlnagce block So to II, city, both inclu-
sive. Motion carried.
Alderman Howley moved that the ordi-
nance be amended by adding to section 80
the following proviso;
Provided that permission to erect wood
en- building within the fire limits may be
granted by two thirds vote of all the
members of the city council, authorized by
law to be elected upon written applica-
ton of the party desiring to erect such
wooden building, accompanied by plans
and specifications. Motion carried.
Ordinance as amended read at length.
Alderman Saup moved that the ordi-
nance be adopted as amended. Motion
carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Blake, Halliday, Howley, Line
Patier, Petit, Saup and Swoboda-S.
Nays-None.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Peter West, PAS feet of curbing-stone at
IS cents, with exchange, $44S4.
Alderman Patier moved that the rules
be suspended for payment of bill. Motion
carried.
Alderman Halliday moved that the bill
beallowed. Motion carried by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Blake, Halliday, Howley, Line
gar, Patier, Petit Saup and Swoboda--S.
Nays-None.
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
Alderman Halliday offered the following
! resolution and moved its adoption;
: Resolved, That the city clerk is hereby
| directed to advertise for proposals to be re
celved first regular meeting in May for de
livering on the streets Of the city not les.
! than 5000 nor more than 10000 yards Of
| gravel, similar to that delivered on Sixth
street and Commercial avenue last year,
and to be subjected to the approval of the
committee on streets. Delivery Of said
gravel to be commenced at once after &C
ceptance of bid and contract completed be
| fore July 18th next.
Resolution adopted.
Alderman Halliday also offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the city clerk is directed
| to ascertain the cost of heavy street roll
er, and report same at next regular meet
ing.
Resolution adopted.
Ordinance committee reported the fol-
| lowing ordinance, which was read at
length first time, as follows;
| ORDINANCE NO. -.
| An ordinance fixing the compensation of the city
attorney and defining his duties; ana relating to
| the duties OF the corporation counsel,
| BE II ordained by the city council OF the city
| OF Cairo.
SECTION /. The city attorney shall hereafter be
allowed and paid twenty per centum of all fines and
penalties actually collected in money, in oil suits
| for violation Of ordinances IN which he actually
appears on behalfof the city; which said per
centum shall be in full for all services rendered by
| him for or on account of the city,
| SECdoN 2 II shall be the duty OF the city att0r'
ney TO commence and prosecute all suits for viola
| ton of the ordinances, before any police mags
trate or Justice of the peace No person shall be
eligible TO the Office of city attorney be entitled
| to receive the pc centum above provided for, un.
| less he shall be duly licensed attorney.
| SECTION 3. That section g. chapter ., Revised
Ordinances be and the same Is hereby repealed and
the duties therein required to be performed by the
city attorney, are except as in section OF this
dinancc proYded) hereby imposed on the corpora
| ton council,
Alderman Halliday moved that the re-
port be received and that the rules be sus-
pended for the purpose of placing the ordi-
nance on its second reading. Motion car
RED
Ordinance read the second time.
Alderman Howley moved that the ordi
nance, as read, be adopted.
| Motion carried by the following vote
| Ayes-Blake, Halliday, Howley, Patier
Petit, Saup and Swoboda-7.
Nays-Linegar-1.
Alderman Patier asked, and was granted
permission to retire from meeting,
PETITIONS.
Alderman Swoboda presented petition of
Louis Driestmann and VIM. Oehler, asking
that the sidewalk assessment on lots | |
ne, in block 10, city, for the year 1877,
be stricken from the collectors books, said
parties having built their own sidewalks.
On motion of Alderman Saup, petition