The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUN.
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Levee street and New Levee street, was
amended so as to have reference only to thu
centre line of such streets, so as to permit
aslope each way tor drainage purposes, and
with the amendment the ordinance was
passed.
The report of ordinance committee
recommending that petition OF lumber mer
chants asking for privilege to do bushes:
without license, referred TO committee at q
previous meeting, be not granted, was taken
up and recommendation of committee con-
CURED in.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Report of Comptroller Howley, declaring
report of City Treasurer Nelis to be correct,
was received and filed.
Marshal Myers reported ffty-tour liquor
licenses paid and thirteen remaining un.
paid and asked for an extention of time
for delinquents, which was granted on con-
dition that all pay by the 1st of July.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Committee on streets recommended that
petition of citizens of Fifth ward for lum-
Der to build walk be granted; that stone
crossings be laid on Nineteenth street and
Commercial avenue, on Ninth street aud
Commercial avenue, on Popular and
Eleventh streets, and Tenth and Railroad
streets and that the salary of street super
intendent be $50 after the lst of July. The
recommendations of tie committee we're
all concurred in.
Committee on claims recommended pay
ment of claims referred to it at previous
meeting. Recommendations concurred in
and claims allowed.
Same committee recommended this in
satisfaction of claim of Mrs. Byrnes, Of
$3.50 for destruction of horse rack in front
of her premises, by city authorities,
said horse rack be replaced under direction
of street committee. Recommendation con-
Cured in.
Same committee recommended payment
Of Michael Drscols claim OF $3.50 for
labor under street superintendent. Claim
was allowed.
Ordinance committee reported favorably
upon ordinance making appropriations for
fiscal year beginning April 90th, and ordi-
nance was adopted.
Same committee reported ordinance
granting petition of D. Mccarthy for per-
mission to erect frame building in fire linn
its. Rules were suspended and ordinance
adopted.
Same committee also rep rted amend
ment to ordinance regulating peddling as
suggested in petition of Merchant Protec-
tive Association. Amendment read first
time and laid over under the rules
Committee on police, Jail and fire de-
partment reported favorably upon resolu
tons referred to it at previous meeting
| providing for examination and repair Of
public cisterns, for new public cistern il
| Fifth ward and for purchase OF uniform
for assistant chief OF fire department. Rec
concentrations were all concutred in and
proper committees and officers ordered tc
carry them out.
Board Of health recommended acceptance
OF bid of Samuel Brown, for removing
garbage from city during present fiscal year
Recommendation concurred in and mayor
and city clerk authorized to make forma
contract
PETITIONS.
Petition Of Hibernian fire company fol
two hundred and fifty feet of good hoS'
was referred 20 committee on police, Jail
aud fire department.
Petition of Mary Hobbs for permission t
erect frame building on lot 10 block II
city of Cairo, referred to same committee
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
Alderman Hinkle offered resolution
providing committee of three council mel
and three business men whose duty it should
be to confer with Cairo City Ferry company
as to advisability Of constructing substan
tial wagon road from ferry landing at East
Cairo to the bluffs in Kentucky, so as to of.
ford farmers on Kentucky high lands op
portunity to reach Cairo at all seasons Of
the year, the work to be done jointly by tn,
city OF Caro- and the terry company; saic
committee also to inquire into cost OF sucl
road, Resolution was adopted.
Alderman McHale offered resolution In
structing city comptroller to subscribe 70
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81 far kept by city clerk for benefit q
council. Resolution amended 10 also IN
0 clude Cairo Argus and adopted.
y Alderman patier called up resolution Of