The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-01
CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CAIRO, Ill, Nov. eth, 1882.
Special Meeting.

Present--His honor Mayor Thistlewood
and Aldermen Blake, Halliday, Hinkle
Hughes, Kinbrough, and McHsle--6.
Absent--Patier, Petit, Swobods and
Wood.-4.
The mayor stated to object of the meet.
ing TO be for opening bids for improve
ing Eight street aud for general business.
The Mayor informed council that no
bids were received and that the coun.
Gil would consider any other business that
may be before il for consideration.
Alderman Swoboda appears in bis sest.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
The Ordinance committee reported, by
order Of the city council Nov. 14th the
following ordinance which was read at
length first time and laid over under the
rules.
ORDINANCE NO. 49,.
An ordinance granting authority to Edwin W
Halliday associate. ana assigns 10 establish,
city ofCaro.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of the city of
Caro-
Section /. That Edwin W. Halliday OF the city
OF Cairo lllinois, b.. ass ella es and ass gee, are
hereby authorized 10 establ sh. construct and
mai tain Electric hurks in the CITY VI Cslrp, for
Illuminating aud heating pur, oses am for furnish
Ing mott power and al other purposes for VII en-
Electricity or Magnetic Power may ade avail.
anle or useful. And 10 ere l. run, lay down and
maintaiu pols, lamp posts, wires, 'ipes, conduc'
tors and all otuer neces AIRY appliances or attach
ments, upon, in, through or under any Of the
streets, avenue, al eys o public grounds Ia the
saii city OF Caro-, and Tor the purpose OF erecting
said Ia APPS, post and poles, laSing down ssil
pipes and constructing said conductors, appliances
and attachments an repairing the same said Id
| win W. Halliday, mis- ass ciates and assigns may
enter upon any street, avenue, alley rpuollc
grOu DIS within said ciiy and ta'e up the pa'e'
snts or sid walks on such Streets avenues, alleys
| or pubic gronud- and make such eIcavs ions
therein may be necessary for the purposes afore'
| sad. Provided tina. q such posts, appliances At
t.chments etc. aforesaid, shall be so located as 70
occasion no material Inconvenience to the pun!il
use aud unoer dire ton Of the street committseo
aud provided hrther that such pavem nts or SIDE;
walks shall be taken up ssid excavations ma un.
der the diffc Ion Of the committee on streets and
In such manner as to give the least Inconvenience
10 the Inhabitants Of the said city, and that SAID
| psyements, sidewalks and excavations shall be re-
| placed In se good condition as before with al
reasonable piomptnes- and DIS latch, by and at the
| expense Of the said Edwin W. Halliday, his 1850
| ciates and assigns.
Alderman McHsle moved TO receive
report of committee. Motion carried.
Alderman Pater appeared in his seat.
PETITIONS
Clerk read petition of Sarah 4. Harmon
asking permission to erect frame house
IS by 81 feet on lot block II Railroad
addition.
Alderman Blake moved to grant prayer
of petitioner and that ordinance committee
be instructed to report an ordinance grant.
ing permission asked for. Motion carried.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Alderman Blake moved to take from the
table report of finance committee on petit
ton of II. Walker for reduction of theatre
license. Motion. carried.
Alderman Blake moved to adopt repor
of finance committee and that license as re
commended be fixed at $4,000 per annum
Motion unanimously adopted.
State and city liquor bonds Of tho fol
lowing named persons were read for ap.
proval.
L. P. Parker, John Gates, l.. G. Herbert
John ]. Bird, A. Steagala, N. Monce, z. II
O'Briant.
On motion of Alderman McHale up
proved.
Alderman Blake moved that In a. mucl
as no bids we're received, tor improving
9th street, the committee on streets DO di
u6ted to have work done by day work a
Motion carried by the following vote.
Ayes--Blake Halliday, Hinkle, Hughes
Kimbrough, McHsle Patier and Swobod'
3.
!; Nays--none.