The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-14

W
fore Mayor Winter called the council
to order.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were approved without reading
New Policeman.
Mayor Winter then stated that ow-
ing 10 the death Of former Police OF
fcer Mattison and the recent resig.
nation of Officer Tippott the police
force was short two men and ne
placed Samuel Owings in nomination
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Officer Mattisen, The NOM
ination was confirmed.
Reports OF city officers were read
and approved,
To Lay Sewers.
The board Of local improvements |
recommended the passage Of an or
linance for the laying Of an 1S-inch |
sewer on Thir+y-second street be-
tween Sycamore street and the Ohio
levee, the total cost to amount TO ,
st,757S3. The ordinance was read
and referred to the ordinance commit
tee.
The board OF local improvements
also recommended the ordinance for
LAYING a l2.mch sewer on Twenty |
seventh street from Elm street 70
Commercial avenue at a cost OF y
322.55. This was also referred to the
ordinance committee.
Sidewalks and Crossings.
The street committee recommend |
Ell that a brick crossing be laid across
Was hington avenue at the north side
OF Second street,
That bmck crossing be laid ar
the north side Of intersection Of
Eighth and Cedar streets running
east ana west The resolutions to
construct two brick crossings on
Railroad street at the intersection Of
Eighth street were deferred,
That brick crossing be placed at
Fifth and Walnut stsets, north side,
running east and west.
That two brick crossings be laid
az Nineteenth and Poplar streets run.
ming north and south.
That a brick crossing be placed
across the north side of Thirteenth
street at the intersection of Poplar
street
City Was "Flimhammed."
When the claims and accounts
were read Alderman Meehan had laid
aside the bill for the purchase of fire
horses, $3.50, the bill Of Attorney Reed
Green and the bills of Aldermen Neff
and Mulcahy for expenses incurred in
going to padueah to buy the horses,
The first ward alderman gave mane
opinions AMI reasons why the bills
should not be paid and especially the
first named and stated that the hors
es purchased by Aldermen Neff and
Muleahy were not wha they had been
re presented to be, that they were
said TO be years old each bat ha
recently been sold in Chicago as 2
AMI s year hor. IS. Also that they
hal been offered for sale at Paducei
for 5000 and the alderman believed
they could have been purchased for
s275 instead of the $3.50 paid. In his
statements the alderman remarked
that he believed the city had been
"himhammed. Alderman Nef took
the floor nstanter and asked his col
league TO more clearly define The
word "himfam" and wanted to know
if the expression carried with II any
lnsinuation OF irregularity in ne
transaction Of purchasing the horsos.
After being assured that no such &C.
cusation was intended Alderman Men
told in detail OF the purchase Of The
horses. The bill was then cliowed. |
as were the other two, and upon a
motion by Alderman Fraser a vote
Of thanks was voted TO the horse com.
mittee and especially TO Mr.. Neff.
II there is any redeeming feature
about the little tits in the council be.
tween Aldermen Meehan and Neis |
both from he first ward. Il Is the fac,
that no matter how vchemently and
seriously they quarrel it IS all mad
up in a short time and everything
goes along good naturally between
them
Railway Extension.