The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-06
COUNCIL MEETING.

the city council was held last night. Every
member, including the mayor, was present
The reading Of the minutes Of previous
meeting being finished, reports of officers
were received and referred
Street committee recommended the
purchase of sewer pipe and the repair
of sewers and of Cache bridge.
Ordinance committe reported ordinance
establishing grade of Levee street to be fif-
ty-fve feet at junction with Cross levee and
decline gradually to fifty-three feet at juno
ton with Mississippi levee.
Finance committee reported on comptrol-
lers report giving amounts neces-
sary for the city government dur
ing next fiscal year and offered
ordinance appropnating amounts specified.
Ordinance referred to ordinance committee.
Finance committee also repored having
destroyed over nineteen thousand dollars Of
the city's securities, received from city
treasurer.
Same committee recommended that petit
ton of lumber merchants, that they be al
lowed to do business without license, be
not granted. Action upon recommendation
was deferred until next meeting.
Petition of D. Mccarthy, to erect frame
building in fire limits was referred to COM
mlttee on police, Jail and fire department.
Committee on police, Jail and fire depart
ment recommended the liquor bond of
VIM. Kinnebrew be rejected. On motion
of Alderman Patier bond was referred
back for further security.
Petition of Anchor fire company for ad-
ditional suction and play pipe was favora-
bly, reported upon by the con. mittee above
named, and the report was concurred in by
the council.
L. H. Myers was granted permission to
erect or place frame buildings on vacant lots
on Thirteenth street, the rules being sus-
pended to adopt ordinance to this effect.
The petition of d. Holmes for abatement
on sidewalk tax was referred to mayor with
authority to act,
Petition of citizens of Fifth ward for con-
struction of walk on Nineteenth street, was
rocor,nI 10 oo,,, IN etraate
Rough and Ready fire company was
given use of st. Mays Park on Fourth Of
July, under direction of street committee
A petition of citizens for walk on Cedsl
street In Fourth ward was referred TO com.
mttee on streets.
Alderman Swoboda offered resolution tc
fill certain streets up town, which, with MI.
merous amendments covering streets il
different parts of the city, was referred Il
committee on streets.
Alderman Hughes offered resolution tina
committee on police, Jail and fire depart
ment examine public cisterns and repai
and fill same as may be necessary. Al
| derman Lancaster offered amendment t
| build new cistern in Fifth ward. On me
ton OF Alderman McHale, resolution ant
amendment were referred to committee oil
| police, Jail and ire department.
Alderman Swoboda offered resolution
asking for crossing over Nineteenth stree
| and Commercial avenue. Resolution wa
| referred to committee on streets with ful
power to act.
Liquor Londs were approved
Bids of Sam Brown and Michael Calvin
for removing garbage from city were re
ferred to board of health.
Alderman Patier offered resolution tina
| city marshal report at next meeting o
council, names of all persons who are sti
arrears to the city with licenses. Resolu
ton adopted
| Alder McHale offered resolution provic
ing that city comptroller be authorized t
purchase coat tor assistant chiet of fire dc
parrment, indicating his official position
to be worn by said official at fires. Resolr
tion referred to committee on police, jai
and fire department.
Mayor then named the several commit
tees and made the following nomination
for police constables.
Patrick Mahanpy, Oregon Boughne
Anthony McTigue, Richard Taylor, Henr
bunker, Jno p. Hogan, Jno. Tyler.
All but Richard Taylor were unanimous
y confirmed. Taylor was confirmed by
bare majority of the council.
Council then adjourned.