The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-14

: days ago. the board of local improve
ments recommended the ahoishmen
of the office of city engineer unit
such time as it is deemed necessary
to procure the services Of such per
son. Because Of inability TO proceed
, with improvements the office Of city
engineer Is not Geeded. Mr.. Chas
Thrnpp Is the pre- en-; incumbent. The
recommendation of the board goes in.
to effect the FIRST of the year.
Light Bills Held Up.
! When the claims and accounts
were read Alderman Mulcahy asked
that the bills Of tho Cairo Electric
and Traction company be lail aside.
In explaining his request Alderman
Mulcahy stated That there was much
dissatisfaction with the light, both
electric and gas, and he asked that
the bills be not paid until some in
vestigatioa was made. Alderman
Nellis agreed with Alderman Null
cahy aud said that one of his con-
stituents had kept memorandum OF
the numter of nights the electric light
on Washington avenue near the court
house burned at night According
to the man who Kept watch on the
light, that should have been. il burn
ed only three nights in the entire
month Many other instances were
cited showing that the lights did not
burn when they should
Alderman Nordman said the trou-
BILE near his place had been that
small boys were allowed TO shoot at
the lamps with sling shots. break the
globes and carbon and otherwise i'm
pair the lights. In some instances
they would lower the light and play
with it.
Some of the aldermen favored Civ
ing the traction company a chance
and notifying them every time light
was not burning. Alderman Wood
desired to know how the company
was TO know when tue lights were
not burning if some one did not tell
them.
Chief Price stated that the officers
were reporting every morning what
lights were not burning during the
night and this report will aid the
finance committee, TO which it was
referred back. in disposing Of it in
some manner.
No Raise For the Mayor.
The ordinance committee reported |
recommending that the ordinance in |
creasing the mayors salary from ST.
600 to $500 a year be not adopted, |
Mayor Winter stated that it was just
as well that they did for he would
have vetoed the measure.
Church is Lenient.
The ordinance providing that no sa-
loon or dramshdp be located within
100 feet of a school or house of pub
lie worship was not placed on it's
second reading. Alderman Wood cx-
planned that the people who had the
saloon at the corner of Tenth street
and Washington avenue and Poplar
streets, had leased il for a certain
time and that the lease would not ex
pire for some time They had asked
the Cairo Baptist church officials to
allow them to remain until the lease
had expired and this was agreed up
on. This Is the only place in the city
where the ordinance will have any
effect The ordinance will probably |!
be passed after the first of the year
Subway Amos. impossible.
Alderman Fraser. under the head
Of resolutions and motions, called
the attention of the council TO the
fact that the subway Is now almost
impossible and he suggested that
something be done TO remedy the
evil. His idea was that a corduroy
roadway through the subway be made
by laying logs across the mud holes
over which the wagons could be iriy-
en-.
Many of the aldermen agreed with
Alderman Fraser. Aldermen Snyder
and Nellis said II was almost impos-
5ible for wagons and buggies 10 get
through tho mud which was nearly
'hub deep in some places. The Trac-
lion company will be notified today
10 keep the road in a passable con
iltion
Paint The Poles.
Alderman Snyder wanted the tele-
graph and telephone poles painted
and Chief Of Police Price was in
5trueted to notify the telephone and
companies TO keep their
poles painted the required ten feet
from the surface OF The street.
A Real Fire District.
Alderman Wood introduced an
amendment TO certain sections OF an
ordinance now in force regulating
The boundaries Of the fire district in
Cairo and empowering the council
with the right to grant permission
TO erect or move structures.
The amendment defines certain
section Of the city and designates il
The fire district" in which no build
.ag other than of brick. stone or con
crete may be erected II also pro-
hibits moving any frame building in
TO the territory SCI aside and prohib-