The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
STATE OF ILLINOIS, ! =.
ALEXANDER COUNTY. DO

A regular session Of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners, Of Alexander comfy,
begun and held at the Court House in the
City of Cairo, in said county and state, on
Monday, the 9th day Of June, A. D. 1882.
Present; Thos. w. Halliday, chairman !;
Peter Saup, commissioner; j. A. NJ. Gibbs,
commissioner: Samuel ]. Humm, clerk.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
A petition from the Wabash, st. Louis s.
Pacific Railway Company was presented to
the board, asking for an abatement of a
portion Of the taxes on lots l. and 12, in
block 10, In the City OF Cairo, the same
having been assessed as improved lots, and
the board, after an examination thereof,
finds the same to be an error, and also
further finds, that said improvements be-
long on lots II and 70, in block II, in the
City OF Cairo, Therefore, it was considered,
and ordered by the board that the clerk be
instructed to notify the sheriff to abate said
tax to the extent Of said error, and the clerk
was also further instructed to add said
abatement to lots II and IL, block II, in
the City Of Cairo, on the tax books of next
year, as provided by law.
The reports of X. Fitzgerald, coroner, of
inquests held on the bodies Of the following
persons, were presented, approved and or
dered filed.
George Black, colored, April 5, 1882.
A colored man, name unknown, April II,
1882,
Logan Yourber, April IS, 1882.
A colored man, name unknown, April 20,
1882.
January Cappell, colored, April 3, 1882.
The board thereupon proceeded to the
examination of claims against the county,
pending which it adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING, June 9th, 1882.
The board met persuant to adjournment
All members present.
The petition Of citizens Of the Goose Is
land and Unity precincts, for new
road from the Caiio and Beaver Ridge road,
commencing near the residence Of John
Hester, and running thence until it connects
with the Cairo and Jonesboro road near the
residence of John Parker, was for the want
of full information as to the utility and
necessity of the same, on motion, laid over
unit! the next session of the board.
A petition Of citizens of Elco and vicin-
ity, praying that a new road be opened up,
as follows: commencing at the CAIRO and
st. Louis railroad, where it crosses the VI.
len & Cape Girardeau road then running
west until it connects with the Cairo e.
Jonesboro road, was laid before the board,
but no one appearing before the board to
explain the nature or necessity for the same,
~ vas vi uiolIou, lald ONci uutIL tllc utAt
session OF the board.
Sidney Clapp who heretofore was APP
pointed road supervisor of Road District
No. l6, having removed from said district,
sends his resignation to the board, and rec
commends the appointment of Mr.. Nit.
Irwin, who, upon motion, was duly ap.
pointed to fill said vacancy.
The application of VIM. Sickman, for
pay from the county for land taken for
county road purposes, was referred back to
him with instructions that he make deed
tor the same to the county.
The following claims against the county
were allowed, but inasmuch as the county
has drawn warrants against and in antic-
ipation of the taxes already levied to the
full extent thereof, it is therefore ordered
that the clerk is hereby directed not to
draw any warrants for the payment of sal d
claims until the further order of this board
excepting those drawn against the road and
bridge fund, for which orders can be drawn,
there being in said fund out of which said
claims are payable an unexpended balance
ON ACCOUNT OF STATIONARY, FUEL, &C.
G. D. Barnard & Co., mortgage re.
cords cover. II SC
Culver, Page Ii. e. Co., assessors
blanks, &c. ................ "a &c
Cairo City Coal Co., tons OF coal. 6 OO
Total ....,............S AZ 90
ON ACCOUNT OF PAUPERs.
b. +. Brown, qr's salary overseer
Of thepoor ..............$ 10 90
N. McCollum, furnishing collins
and burying paupers. 80. Is 90
DO, maintaining paupers at poor
tarm, 8 mos 10 June list 49,. $3.50 OS
VIM Rails, one cofiiu .......... 4 90
Q. o. Patier 4 Co., mdse for six
months to June list ........ IS so
Cairo City Property Co., 2qrs rent
Of lot ,.............,... 10 90
Sisters Of the Holy Cross, main