The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-06

fathers have lately attained Wide'
spread reputation, was held last night
at Tic city council chamber
The disposition Of the minutes q
thu last regular meeting. in some I'M.
accountable manner was accomplish
I'd without friction they were nor
read.
| When Mayor Winter announced
! that unfinished business was next
In order the trouble began Alderman
| Meehan addressed the chair and IN
CURED II the mayor had appointed the
committee 10 investigate the matter
Of .tiisqualifying His Honor the Mayor
and Alderman Nellls, whb We're
charged with selling supplies 70 The
city contrary to law Mayor Winter
replied that he had not appointed the
committee referred To and said Il
was ont 81 order Alderman Meehan
asked ii he intended appointing the
committee, and the mayor replied.
No. sir.
Alderman Meehan appeared Gfeatlg
agitated when he received the may
ors reply He arose and stated thar
he was not DESTROYS Of having turth
81 trouble. but that the appointment
Of the committee ais voted for at the
last meeting of the council must be
made ana yon can inst put II in your
hat that II viii, said the alderman
from the First ward
You can't ignore the action OF The
council. and you can finish this bust.
ness or throw me out said the irate
alderman. for / will hold the floor
ami talk He then moved to ad
j0urn, but received no second.
Alderman Neff asked for reading
of the resolution which was granted |
and he then moved that action of ap
pointing the committee be deferred |
until after the transaction Of the reg
nlar business OF the meeting, which |
was done
The report Of the comptroller was /
then read ami referred 10 the proper
The street supervisor reported hay
ing collected street taxes from 1S1 |
persons amounting to sfe650. during |
the month Of June
The poundmaster reported four dog /
licenses paid, 81 each. and tive dog |
killed. 81 each.
Police magistrate reported s25G-ao |
collected in fines during the month |
and Justice OF the Peace A. J. Ross
$40 in fines.
City Marshal benjamin Price rs
ported lSS arrests during the month.
CRY Jailer Susanna reported 80 |
meals fed to prisoners during the
month.
Fire department No. responded to
hve alarms during the month. while
department. No , was called ont sew
IN times.
The street committee reported nc
the placing of stuns
crossings on the east side of Twenty
bird and Holbrook, across Pine at
Fwenty-second and across Walnut ar
rwenty-second.
The matter of fixing the grade oi
commercial avenue between Twen
ieth and Twenty-fourth streets wss
eferred back to the committee.
The police, jail and fire committee
recommended the purchase Of two
Iorses for the fire companies and a
ommittee composed of Aldermen |
zen NOrdman and Mulcahy was ap
'ointed 10 make the purchase.
Alderman Fraser moved that the !
mayor city attorney and chairman Of
he board Of health be empowered 10
AXE up the matter and prosecute TO
he full extent of the law physicians
ailing to report all cases of contagr.
MS diseases. The motion carried
A petition. signed by many proper.
! owners in the upper portion Of the
.ty was presented. asking the cOun.
j 90 place two arc lights on Wash.
igton avenue between Twenty-eighth
nj Thirty-fourth streets. The fact
lai traffic on the avenue was heavy !
nd that II properly lighted it would q
Wnish an excellent drive way dur. =
lg the summer evenings were al
anced as reasons for placing the !.
ghts d
The regular salary bill was allow ,
q. but instead Of sos. Comptroller =
owell's salary was $40. Alderman =
gan asked why the comptroller's v
Harry was not 'he same a. usual AMI v
ayOr Winter replied that the comp u
oller had been OF duty several days y
I'd he. the mayor. had deducted Tor
'e days MISSED Alderman Egan ! p
atcd thai he understood the conn VI
oller had been sick and that IL wa
lt customary 10 deduct for time lost III
this way. The mayor stated that IA
was personal matter he had taken an
3 ana that be did not care 10 exnlain al
fore the council and make psibli,
s reasons for deducting from tae iiC
mptrollers salary Alderman Exam hi
en- moved that committee D. fe. Ia
'inted TO investigate the matter ana as
certain why the regular amount TO
IS not paid. The committee T. a
rmrn Egan. June and Mulcahv ON
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