The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
CITY ELECTION oRDEREo-RoW
OVER JUDGES AND CLERKS
I'M TIE SIXTH
WARD.

maui Nliu 'H' NHtip hCH''HN 'H'h
ponies, for lighting The streets of the
city, was Illegal and that he cmld
not obey the councils order 60 make
sncb q contract His reasons were
given uuder three heads;
First The proposition did not re,
cciye the twothirds majority of all
the members, which was necessary
under the ordinances. 10 incur an eN.
pend.re without advertising for
bids having received only nine votes
instead OF tep
Second The agreement 10 make
the contract was reached before the
appropriation ordinance had been
passed. which was contrary to the OF.
dialncos.
Third On council could not make
contracts, biuiug upon subsequent
councils
Alderman Frazer moved that the
subject be referred to Messrs Lans
den & Leek for a legal opinion
Alderman Wood objected, saying
that it was a slap at the city attorney
who was elected and paid TO give the
city legal advice when needed that
to employ other counsel would call
for hig fec, it was not fair to the
city attorney to ignore him in the
matter
A motion to refer The subject 10
the city attorney was carried.
The liquor bond Of } T Freeman
for a saloon in Farrcls addition, was
referred
Petitions for erecting new OF NOV
ing old buildings were received from
w r Norris r. Taylor, W. r. Glib
son, T. NJ Hudson Kelly Bros and
Cairo Tee Manufacturing company
The pump aud water committee re.
commended that the city pumps he
gotten ready to be started Carried
A resolution was adopted ordering
the city election next month and ap
pointing voting places as follows
First ward 6lo Sixth street; Second
ward 10l Washington avenue Third
ward, llo5 Commercial avenue;
Fourth ward, 1913 Commercial ave.
nue. Fiflh ward. court house, Sixth
ward hose house on Twentygecond
street. Seventh ward Anchor engine
rouse
The mayor submitted the following
list Of Judges and clerks for the elec.
ton
First ward-Iudgcs Frank Davis
VIM Ga5zola JOS Mueller. CLERKS:
Louis Haaenjaeger. VIM llochuedle
r. A Kuhn
Second ward Judge Peter S1up
French Axley, Chas Fauchter ST.
Clerts W B Pettis, Chas. F. AFTER
Jr Albert Smith
Third ward Judges f. $ Dewey
Harry Davidson. inc Van'actcr
Clerks Peter Zimmerman T. v
schqlz Bert Stevens
Fourth ward Judges Bernard
NcManus. Jr- George Wilson, VIM
Merriman Clerks Dan koehler
Clyde LESTER Geo Meridian
Fifth Judges a Reese, NJ
C.. Me,zger. VIM Fitzgerald. CLERKS:
f. German " o Nellis, Joe Dugan
Sixth ward Judges W II Walk
cr. Dan Kelly. ST., Earl Ford CLERKS:
Dave OCounell, & J. Aldrich, Jack
Madison
Seventh ward Judges G. b Eos
ter. Art Wagner VIM Susanka
Clerke Louis Sackborger J 3 Greer
J. J. Webster
Al were approved with little dis
cusgIop except those nominated for
tho sixth ward Alderman Fuller
made objection to these lie is q
candidate for reelection and he said
the names offered by the mayor were
those of mensWho were uniriendly TO
him. He declared that il was unjust
10 him and be offered substitute
lief for hs ward he said the list sub
mIitcd by the mayor had Teen chosen
hy Alderman Mulcahey. his colleague
from the Sixth ward, who was a hold
over member and that he tFull ~
although vitality interested IN the
mdges and CLERKS of election, had
been entirely ignored in the matter
Alderman Egap said the action Of
the mayor was manifestly unjust to
Alderman Fuller His honor had con
quilted the outgoing aldermen N cv
err, ward a8 b the judges ami clerks
10 be chosen for bis ward except A.
German Fuller, whom he had not
consulted
Alderman Fullera substitute list
was thereupon adopted as follows
Judges r r. Fitzgerald Oregon
Bouhner p ". ward Clerks: T. 6. +
Lailue, WIN WaIbaurn Albert frost.
Ir
Report OF T. f. Davis giving the re- +
suit OF the census taken by him re
Gently was read by the clerk and re
ceiycd.
Adjourned