The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-06
FIRST MONTHLY MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL WAS STORMY
Mayor Winter and Alderman Meehan Clashed-poce Jail and
Fire Committee to Investigate Conduct OF Night Sergeant
McTigue-To Change Name Of Ohio Levee Street

Z
frame cottages on lots 30 ana 81
block 81. city of Cairo. 10 cost about
81 900 each.
Miss s. G. O'Shea to erect two
story house To cost $4,000 On lot 23
block ~, first addition
Mrs. Mary Il Walsh to erect two
story frame cottage on lot II. block
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Miscellaneous claims and accounts
were referred 10 the respective com
mittees. The bill Of states Attorney
Alexander Wilson for $3.50 for rerfs.
ing the ordinances provoked some dis
cnssion and caused a slight tilg he
tween the First ward representatives
Alderman Meehan insisted that thc
amount should be paid Alderman
Neff and others believed there was mo
neaa to he in hurry and thought
best 10 thoroughly examine The w0l'
before paying for ii and In reply 10
Alderman Meehan's remark shat YOU
all talk like babies. said there We're
some pretty good 100 pound babies In |
the bunch. whereupon Alderman Nee
han retorted that The town would be
In its infancy IL there We're more like |
YOU, The bin of Attorney Wilson |
was referred 70 the ordinance com
mittee,
A short interval of peace ihest On
sued and Alderman Wood introduced |
a resolution that the CITY offer sio Re
ward for information leading to the
arrest and conviction Of persons for
removing or destroying sewer graz
ings or manholes. The city has re-
Gently been compelled To purchase
sewer gratiHgs from the junk deat
ers where they had been sold BIZ per
sons who had stolen them. and an or
fort will be made to stop the penici
GUS practice of these petty thieves
The resolution was adopted.
Alderman Meehan offered a reselu
ton that a concrete crossing So
placed on the south side Of Fourth
street on Railroad street 1t IL nm
0erstood the brewery will lay con
crete walk alongside Of their bulld
ing. hence the request for a crossing
Of similar material.
Alderman Egan introduced reselu
ton requesting the mayor to reap
point the fremen OF the city so tAa.
they would be entitled to the increase
in salary Of S. per month. which was
voted by the council some time a40
According to the ordinances the sal
airy Of city employees cannot lie in
creased during their service under
he administration biz which tnes
we're appointed unless they are reap
pointed, consequently the Cairo fire.
men are not receiving the advance iii
salary to which they are enli1led. All
ierman Egan explained that he had
10 motive in offering the resolution
lther than to give the firemen what
hey deserved. The mayor ruled the
'esolution ont OF order and refused to
consider IT, saying he didn't care to
ncur any more expense 10 the city.
The laying of some stone crossings
m Fifteenth and Nineteenth streets
vas then referred to the street com
nittee, after which Alderman Fraser
wanted 10 change the fine from $50
o 5000 for failure of physicians to re
ort smallpox cases. t
Alderman Meehau then appeared T
n the scene again with a resolution {
1slruc5lng the police, Jail and fire Q
ommittee 10 investigate the disgrace. a
nj conduct Of our night sergeant an- Il
Their police officers while on duty
iayor Winter ruled the alderman s
ont Of order" and told Clerk Hatcher %
, proceed with the business. Alder
ian Meehan then appealed from the ,,
ecision OF the chair and kept the :
DOR. lie stated that there was not a :
IAN IN the council chamber who had =
Jet the night sergeant recently bus :,
ould agree that he had been assault
! and badly beaten. for his face nj
as the worst ever tie thought Ia
giiance committee should be an
'inted TO look into the officers con
lct, for he had seen him Trunk white
duty. The mayor gain a.fencieJ N
proceed with The business. bH Al q,
. man Frazer. chairman of tha no hi
'e, jail and fire committee. arose and II
ated that there should be fairness ex
the matter. ami le clerk shou.l &c
allowed TO put the appeal Mayor We
inter again at snpted TO continue ed
I'm the business and told CIork
a'eher to read the next resolution. an
II Alderman Meehan said Hold or
Re got something here to read ana &c
held the ordinance book M 10 ms
sw sn
Alderman Nef then said he ;hcpab. -.
e council should be satisfied if me
after between the night sergeal.-
d the police officers had been amir.
~ settled.
Alderman Egan then stated thar of. the
ers OF the force had complained >, dig
u ri the treatment received az the pia
nds Of the night sergeant and had qui
Sed II something could not be- done elu
prevent sach treatment Dol
Mayor Winter replied that he knew Iul
oi The Officers referred 10 an