The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
CAIRO WILL HAVE A GREAT n
STREET FAIR AND CARNIVAL
Permission Granted Eagles By the City Council Last Police
nycs gaion Eeierrcd- Comptroller Viii Receive Full
Pay-Namc Of Ohio Leyce Street Changed

Z Tho eer3nl regular monthly meet
ling Of thn city council was held las
Fright. every member being presen
/ with tbe exception Of Alderman Law
I Ter, who IL cut OF the city. The meet
| fling was not called until S;45 O'Clock
; Ithe time beiug taken up by the pc
Ilice. Jail ml fire committee. which
! met to investigate the conduct of Ger
tian police officers. When the coun
/, Gil did get IN session, however, the
business was completed quickly and
without the usual unpleasant occur
rcncas which have characterized the
recent previous meetings.
The minutes a. the last meeting
were approved without reading and
tnere being no reports from city of
ticers the streets drainage and leyoes
committee reported recommending
that the petition asking for two arc
lights ON Washington avenne, between
/ Twentyeighth and Thlrtyfourth
streets lie not granted, In explain
ing the action of the committee. Chair.
man Wood stated that according tG P
recent ruling Of the council each ward
had been granted the privilege Of plac
ing two extra arc lights. The Seventh
ward, where the new lights are want
ed, has already placed three new
lights and Mr. Wood did not believe
the appropriation for lighting pur
poses would be sufficient to allow the
placing Of the two lights prayed for
Alderman Nordman made d strong
plea for the lights but the action OF
the committee was sustained.
a three-plank sidewalk was order
ed placed on both sides ri Fifteenth |
street between Washington avenue
and Cedar street.
a stone crossing was ordered plac |
ed at Nineteenth and Walnut streets
on the north side running east and
vest. Two brick crossings were al
so ordered placed on Washington
avenue one at Eighteenth street, ran
ming north and south and cine at Cen
ter running north and south.
The committees recommendation /
that brick crossing be placed across
Commercial avenue on The north line
of Fifth street was referred back to
the committee for further consi1era-
ton.
and accounts committee were allowed,
An ordinance designating the mem
bers of the local board OF improvement I
was passed. They are Mayor Winter
and Aldermen Wood. Jocelyn. Neff,
Snyder and Magner
An ordinance changing the name of
Ohio Levee street to Ohio" street
was passed with only one dissenting
vote. that Of Alderman Fraser. who
that the name be changed
to Front" street I
An ordinance TO establish a grade
on Commercial avenue above Tween
tieth street was reported fayorably by
the committee, but was laid over until
next month to allow time 10 consult
and ascertain the wishes Of the prop
erty owners.
The report of the finance commit
tee was received and filed. From
his report II was learned that some
IF the hotels, Restaurants and other
businesses requiring licenses had not
procured them and were still cen
lucting their establishments, The
,hlef Of police was notified to inyesti-fi
,ate the matter and report at the next
meeting Of the council the number
4 people who pay between now and i
he next meeting.
The police. jail. and Ere committee |
commended the acceptance II the {
I'D OF Quinn. Of the firm Of Fraser e. {
Quinn for the laying of a concrete !
loor IN the building of fire depart- {
nent No. /. The floor Is to be xix !
inches thick and cost soc PEI square