The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-14
Council Meeting.

regular meeting THIS month. lhere were
present His Honor the Mayor and Alder
men Hughes, Smith, Wood, Woodward,
Stout, Orr, McHale and Lancaster. Also
Clerk Foley, Chief Myers, Comptroller
Howley.
The meeting was for regular business
and the first proceeding was to correct the
minutes Of previous meeting, so as to read
that alderman McHale moved that the
bid of ". T, Scott for doing the city print
ing be accepted" instead of that he "mov-
ed that the name of W. T. Scott be substi-
tuted for that of Il. F. Potter"
Reading Of minutes was dispensed with.
Clerk read for second time the ordinance
prohibiting stock from running at large.
Alderman Wood offered substitute ex-
GLIDING cows from the provisions of the
ordinance which was adopted.
Report Of Comptroller on report of Treas
urer was accepted.
Report Of Marshal on names of owners
of property used for illegltimate purposes
was read and laid over until Alderman
Patier, in accordance with whose resolution
the report was made, should be present.
Street Committee reported recommend
ing filling of streets and building of walks
as per resolutions referred to it at last meet
ing Of council.
Alderman Wood moved that report be
amended 50 as to require Fifteenth Street
to be filed, by special assessment, from
Washington Avenue to Locust Street, in
stead of to Cedar Street. Amendment car
RED, and report as amended adopted an
recommendations concurred in.
Committee on Claims report was adopt
ed aud claims allowed.
Committee reported b.ck bill of D. T.
Linegar of $500 for expenses during his
six weeks trip to Washington in accord
ance with resolution of the city council,
without action by the committee.
Alderman Wood desired to know why
committee had taken no action on Linegat's
claim.
Alderman Smith said committee believed
claim just, but thought it best to let coun-
Gil use its own judgment with reference to II
Alderman Lancaster thought claim ex-
cessive and desired report from Mr.
Linegar,
Alderman McHule moved that bill be
allowed in full, in order to bring the mat
ter before the Council; and, by invitation of
the Mayor, Mr.. Linegar, who was in the
audience, came forward and made report as
to his work in Washington. Mr.. Linegar
spoke about fifteen minutes, giving details
of his work while in Washington.
Amendment by Alderman Wood that
Mr. l.. he allowed $l5 day was lost, and
original motion was carried.
Report Of Finance Committee received.
Recommendation of Finance Committee
that 10000 pamphlets of portions of
Mayors message be printed, was concurred
in.
On motion of Alderman Wood, Comptrol.
Ter was Instructed to purchase carload Of
lime when needed.
Petition of Board of Education that
walks leading to the colored school be
raised to Washington Avenue grade was
referred to Commit ee on Streets.
Petition of Mrs. Ryan tor permission to
change location of frame buildings in
first fire district was referred to committee
on lice, Jail and fire department.
Resolution by Alderman Orr that Mar.
shall be instructed to take steps to prosecute
persons delinquent in the hatter OF licenses
was adopted.
Resolution of Alderman Wood. that
clerk, in advertising for bids on street fill
Ing specify that no sana Will DE accepted,
was adopted.
Bonds of NJ. j. Howley comptroller, T.
j. Eut health officer, and John Cain jailor,
were approved; also liquor bond Of M.
Welsh.
Report of Charles Cunningham, that
nremiums on insurance policies collected
by him during last year, amounted to
S2,53425, accompanied by treasurer's re-
ceipt for 5000 paid by him to city, were
received and ordered fled
Bid of John Hogan for filling easterly
side Of Commercial Avenue, from Goth to
25th Streets, for 80 cents per cubic yard,
from 25th to 28th Streets, for go cents, and
from sSth to oath, for 65 cents, was refer
red TO Committee on Streets.