The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-12
BUSY AND IMPORTANT MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT

titioned the council to take action re-
garding the above mentioned improve
mens.
Alderman Werner introduced res
olution authorizing the finance com
mittee TO have the city treasurer de
post with some savings bank the
amount in the leyee fund. amounting
to about $4,000. at rate of interest
not less than three per cent. Alder
man Wood doubted the legality of the
resolution and amended the motion TO
adopt by referring to the finance com
mittee and the city attorney. The
amendment carried.
City Employers Must Pay Debts.
Every man in the employee of the
city will now have to pay all his
debts regularly each month as result
of a resolution by Alderman Magner
last night, empowering the mayor 10
notify all the employees that unless
they meet their obligations they are
liable to be garnisheed, which will re
suit in their discharge Under the
new law just passed by the state leg
islature the employees of a city are sub
iect 10 garnishee the same as II work
ing for a corporation or individual
The Lighting System.
The mayor stated that he was going
to take up the lighting question, which
has been a source of annoyance to the
council. and upon his promise to take
: immediate steps in the matter. Alder
man Nellis withdrew his resolution to
compel the Gas company to place a
gas light at the corner of Twentieth
and Cedar streets. which was ordered
/. ten months ago.
To Stop Hawdy Houses.
The following resolution from Alder
men June and Nordman, which camC
( in the nature of a surprise to most Of
the aldermen. was upon motion of AL
{ derman Neff referred to the police
: Jail and fire committee Alderman
June first, however. moved that th'
e resolution be adopted but Mr. Neff'i
e amendment carried by vote of II t
e 2. The resolution was as follows:
;, Whereas. The good people Of thi
5 city are unanimously in favor of
I greater, better and cleaner Cairo
= therefore be it
i Resolved. That the city marshal b
y and is hereby instructed to motif
d within the next Eve days. all keeper
d of houses of i'll repute. assignatio
d houses, and all inmates OF any sue
II house (where such houses are locate
r within the corporate limits) that the
q must yaeate said houses within tn
1t next so days or be prosecuted to th
ID full extent of the law. And be
n further
r. Resolved. That the city marshal N
De tify all property owners who are rem
10 ing houses for immoral purposes tn;
at they must stop Immediately or sufft
IL the penalties prescribed by the Law
TO Of Greater Cairo
u Street Lighting Plant.
4 Alderman Nef introduced the f
lowing resolution which was adopted
Resolved, That the mayor appoint
committee Of five to carefully consid
~ the feasibility OF installing an electr
:. street lighting plant; in accordan
= with the suggestion made by the ma
- or in his message to the city counc
"a and for which there has been fun
IN of $4,000 set aside In the apnropri
T tion ordinance of this year.
q Later in the meeting Mayor Parse
~ appointed Aldermen Neff, Wood, La
u Ter, Antrim and himself as the Co
mittee Mr. Wood asked to be excl
ed from serving on the committee
~ said that for the past few years
&c had been on similar committees tryi
II to devise ways and means to establi
NV municipal plant but had alwa
'so failed
- The mayor then appointed Mr.. III
er in the place Of Mr.. Wood, but
- asked to be excused on the sal
au grounds. The mayor then stated Il
,n1 he would announce the commit
100 later.
n The council then adjourned,