The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-08

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this resolution ana report had been
offered, ana as the city had received
ana used the supplies, therefore they
felt the bills should be paid but they
favored a discontmuapce Of the prac-
/ tice hereafter ana the adoption OF the
report and resolution to that end.
lha motion to aaopt the resolution
was carried. and this constituted the
proceeding which led up to the resolu-
tion presented above
The resolution was longer than such
documents usuallyare, snd. il appears
that some OF the members were not
fully aware of its purp6rt; but the
mayor saw how serious it was and,
contrary 70 the usual custom, ordered
a roll call on its passage Alderman
Epan voted yea Alderman Fraser
mo" Alderman JoeeIyn was the third
ON the list and asked that his name
be passed which was done and at the
conclusion of the roll call the CLERK
announced &c yea, s may
Notions lost" said the mayor In
an unlertone
What's lost r. demanded Alderman
Meehan.
The mayor heslated in some con-
fusion, but finally repeated The mo-
tions lost"
Alderman don't see how you
make that out | say the motion is
NOT lost. The clerk announced s
yeas ANA nays do you call that {
lost? We don't want 10 be treated like
j lot Of children and | appeal from
the decision of the chair"
Alderman Jocelyn-~"Your Honor. I
didn't know just what The resolution
meant when. asked that my name
be passed ! now vote no
Alderman Egln-I object The
vote has already been announced and
The gentleman has no right to vote
on the resolution
The mayor - don't see what soma
Of the members were thinking about"
Alderman Meehan 81 appeal from
the decision Of the chair"
The mayor Wen give il to 'em.
Let EN- have it | don't care"
The clerk You declare the mo-
tion carricd?'
Tha mayor Carried yes"
But late in the evening Alderman
Meohan took his cue from the month
w report of arrests made By the chief,
and he asked that before the report
was received, the chief repeat to the
council the statement be (the chief
hal made 10 a certain st Louis
rambler" a short time ago
81 think that's ont of CrderH said
the mayor and he was about to pro-
'ecd with the order ol business when
he alderman made 2 second demand
for statement from the chief. II
Eaui the chief 10 repeat 20 this coun.
IL. ,d he, just what be- said Il,
bis 50 Louis gambler on lower Com
ncrciai avenue about ~ o'clock on
he night of the Nineteenth or Twen-
iath Of May want him 10 say 1t
be dj not laugh at this resolution
shout closing up me gambling houses
Ind cll this ST. Louis gambler that
was only bluff that Meehan was
lchiud lt and @ didn't amount to any
hine
Chsf Pr.ce"I had no such conver-
tInn never made any such siata-
lant 10 anybody"
'l'Ye st he mans affidavit IN my
Jck.t said jhe alderman. Il can
roIuce 70 lore the committee"
other Proceedings ln Detail
Mayor appointed = F. Powell comp
.oIor . Mccarthy night clerk at
.ica head quarters. and H. II Wal
,cr street supervisor an OF whom
cre unluimmu Ir confirmed
Io also appointed Aldermen Koch
,r Fra ~. Wood adj Nen. With him
10. as a committed under Alderman
blcra rs oIutipu ,) take up the
later Of the subway siluug that he
l5 fabgl tu Mr Prisons who had
sured him that tha Drainage COM
q sioners were ualy 10 meet them.
De H2'1r suggerfer mat a confer =
bee be held next week
compiroller reported that the total
$50 ~ operating the 2Sth street
imp for - DAYS was sSsi q.
id the Tenth street pmp sSoss1.
City troasnrer's report showed that
e general fund was overlrawn
65eG. but balances remained 10 all
o. speoisl funds
Police Magistrate Robinson report
(CoptiuDed ou Sec0nc Pas1 \