The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-15
The Daily Bulletin.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

CouucIl HeellnB TUESDAY nlbn', WHICH
will not appear in the official report of the
proceedings. Alderman Woodward desired
to be informed as to the amount of work
that has been done on the levee this season
and how much would need to be done.
The Mayor stated that the Street Committee
had, IN compliance with a resolution from
the Council, ordered the repair of the
abrasions made in tho levee during the last
food; that about one-third of the work
originally contemplated had been done and
that, when the weather permitted, about
twenty men and teams we're employed on
the levee. Alderman Woodward thought
that the work might be done cheaper later
in the season. The Mayor replied that the
work could probably be done as cheaply
now as at any other time and that the earl
Ter it was done the better, for it would have
so much more time to settle before the next
food and there would be some chance of
getting grass sod over the outer slope.
Alderman Woodward doubted the immedl-
ate necessity Of the work and would like to
see the city undertake no work that could
he dispensed with, even temporarily. he
referred to the financial condition OF the
city as beng anything but flatteving and
concluded with the remark, SIN in favor
of suspending work on the levee and put,
ting out halt the gas lamps in the city,
The Mayor: The Alderman can learn the
sense of the Council on that proposition by
Just embodying his views in resolution
and offering II to them."-Alderman Nc
Hale: "Ifithe alderman wants the work
on the levee stopped why don't he intro
duce a resolution to that atfecti"-Alderman
Lancaster: why don't the Alderman 90
cut to the Ievee and see what
has been done and what is still
needed to be donel" Alderman Wood
ward intimated that resolution would be
presented at the next meeting. -Another
scene occurred while the claim of Hon. D.
T. Linegar, for expenses during his trip to
Washington, was under consideration. AL
derman McHale had moved that the claim
be allowed in full; Alderman Wood had
objecte that the claim WAS extravaganza;
| Alderman Lancaster had expressed a desire
to hear from Mr. Linegsr as to what he had
done for the city and the Mayor had volun-
teered an explanation as to how Mr.. Line
gar came to be sent to Washington, when
| Alderman Woodward arose to state that he
objected to allowing the claim, not so much
because he thought it unreasonable, as be-
cause of the financial condition Of the city
ETC., etc. The Mayor, interrupting "Thert
is seventeen thousand dollars in the City
Treasury, available for the wants of thu
city."-The Alderman: "Yes, and Their
are $4,000 anticipation warrants out fo
HtAl yedI' - nc IuuJOl iSS, ahN 'hSi.
is all next years revenue of forty thousand
dollars, more or less, ia pay them with
The Alderman, excitedly; but the city
has large bonded debt to look after; too,
and-the Mayor, interrupting: "The bond
ed debt is little over $250,000 and has been
reduced by one-half within the last few
ears."-Alderman Wood: II rise to q
point of order. The Aldermsn Is not con-
fning himself to the subject before the
house and the Chair has no right to dispute
with an Alderman on the floor. "The Mayor
smiling .naturedly: THE point is well
taken and the Chair decides that it applies
equally to himself and to the Alderman
from the Second ward" Alderman Wood
ward also sat down and permitted hi:
features to relax until a pleasant smile took
the place OF the dark frown that had suffus
ed his countenance u moment before. Peace
was restored; Alderman Woods amend
ment to Alderman McHale's motion, to tht
effect that Mr.. Linegar be allowed SIS pc
day, was defeated and the original motion
was carried and the bill allowed in full
without a dissenting voice, which wa
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