The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council. d,

TAdjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council. ,
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CAIRO, ILL.,. June 9Th, 1882.
city council met at 1880 p m. pur'
suant to Adjournment.
Present His Honor Mayor Thistlewood,
and Aldermen Blake, Halliday, Hinkle,
Hughes, Kimbrougb, McHale, Swoboda and
Wood.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Patier and Petit,
The city clerk being absent, Alderman
Halliday was on motion of Alderman
Wood, elected clerk pro ten. of this
meeting
The first business in order being the
reading of the minutes Of last regular and
intervening official meeting, on motion of
Alderman Hughes the minutes of special
meeting, May 23d last, were amended 80 as
TO show the bids for furnishing sewer pipe
and other public work, presented and that
meeting, as follows:
Bid OF E. W. Halliday to furnish sewer
pipe: To be st. Louis Standard sewer pipe
delivered on landing at Cairo at 20c pc
foot for Q inch pipe, SOC per foot for 12
inch pipe and Acc per foot for Is inch pipe |;
and for junction pieces the price of feet
ofstraight pipe same size. For work on
Walnut street from sewer at 18th street to
and across 9th street to furnish and lay u
inch pipe in accordance with advertisement
45c per foot, adding price feet for each
junction, and furnish and lay o inch pipe
at 33c per foot, and build receives with 8
inch brick walls and 1Sx30x4S inches in
the clear for $500 each. Bid accompanied
by proper bond
Bids of II. 7. Geroud and Samuel Wal
tiers for furnishing sewer pipe; of James
Gum for furnishing and laying sewer pipe,
and Of II. T. Gerould for drive well work,
were not accompanied by bids as required,
and were therefore declared informal by
the chair
Aid. Blake moved that bids, in accord
ance with notice for proposals. be offered to
street committee, and the informal bids be
returned to the bidders. Carried.
Gnasmuch as under the motion the in
formal bids have been returned to bidders,
and the clerk pro TEN is therefore unable
to give the exact figures, but the other bids
for furnishing sewer pipe were about l0c
per foot higher than bid of Il w. Halliday,
and the other bid for furnishing and lay
ing sewer pipe much higher)
On motion Of Alderman Wood the min
utes Of last regular and intervening special
meetings were approved without further
reading.
Alderman Patier appeared in his seat.
REPORTS CITY OFFICERS.
L. Ii. Meyers, City Marshal Report Of
lumber and sacks sold 10 the county $74,
with the Treasurers receipt for said
amount.
Report of arrests by the police force for
May, and his report as Acting Health OF.
ficer were, on motion of Alderman Wood,
received and filed.
Report Of John Cain, City Jailcr, for
May, was on motion of Alderman Hnkle
received and fled.
Reports of Justice Osborn, for May,
showing fines collected and paid over $22,
and the report of Justice Robinson, for
April, showing fines collected and paid
over $6l, were presented Alderman Hin
kle moved to receive and file. Carried.
Report Thomas J Keith, City Treas
urer, for May was read, aud on motion OF
Alderman Wood was referred to the Cit,
Comptroller Tor veriiication.
Report of d. j. Foley, City Comptroller
upon the report Of the City Treasurer, fol
April, showing same to have beet
examined and found correct, was on mo
ton received aud filed.
The annual report of the Comptroller, o.
receipts and expenditures from MAY 1
1881, to April 80, 1882, and the balance,
remaining in the several funds was prc
sented and read. On motion of Alderma,
Wood was referred to the Finance Com
Uittee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Streets and Drainsg
submitted the following report: