The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-11
Ordinance Regarding Fire Limits
Was Adopted
HAD MANY ARGUMENTS
BUT MEETING WAS HARMONIOUS
BONDS OF NEW AP-
PoiNTEEs WERE AP-
PROVED.

council chamber. All of the aldermen |
with the exception of Alderman w. F.
Simon were present. The arguments |
/ among the different aldermen on yari |
Gus subjects were numerous and |
lengthy. but the meeting was harmoni- |
GUS nevertheless.
The report of the street committee
recommending several crossings. side
walks. etc, was read and the recon-
mendations ordered concurred in.
The claims and accounts were read
and allowed. Alderman Neff made a
motion to have the bin OF the Cairo
Water company. for four months act
ed upon separately. After the other
bills had been allowed Alderman Law
Ter moved to allow the Water com
pany's bill and his resolution passed
by a vote of 10 TO 2.
Mayor Parsons made short talk
to the councilmen, stating that he ap-
preciated the way they had voted to
clear up all of the old bills and bust
ness of the old council and assured
them that in the future any bills OBJ
! jeeted to would be given his consider
! alton and that it was his object to act
! with the committees in these matters
\ . The ordinance committee recon
;. mended favorably upon the resolution
referred to it at the last meeting to
I substitute four sections in the ord
nance relative TO the fire limits. The
: matter brought forth much discussion
\ among the aldermen. Under the
I change 1t win be impossible for the
= council to grant building permit tf
N anyone to build a frame building In
4 the business district south of Four
Y teenth street. 1t was argued that this
= will tend TO lower, or a. least, have
an effect upon the fire insurance rates
~ and will give a more symetrieal and
n businesslike appearance TO the bust
y ness district. The vote was taken am
y the new sections go into effect within
~ the next ten days.
= The ordinance relative 10 the board
Y Of local improvements and the ordi
y nance fixing the distance Of saloon
2 from any church, park or schoo
Y building was placed on second read
N ing, after much discussion over ths
y latter one. The ordinance is word
ed so that it viii not take effect unit
ie after January 1, 1906. Alderman Full
er stated that be thought that this
:. was illegal and thar il should take Of
CO Feet at the time other ordinances do
Several of the aldermen and City AT
" orney Moore differed with him AM
1 was finally agreed that MIR. Moor,
NY would look up the matter and repor
an 1t the next council meeting when tn,
~ ordinance will be placed on its thirt
Isl reading.
The report of the finance Commits
DC was read and accepted
" The police, Jail and fire committe
y reported that fire station No. wa
NJ n excellent condition, but that statio
~ No. | was practically useless. TIL
lcl ~eport recommended that the counci
secure new team, have the roof ri
,aired and purchase new hose. A
4 herman Lawler made a motion to RI
Ter the matter to the police, Jail an
! fire committee with power to negot
ate for the trade or purchase of me-
- fire horses, to have the roof repaire
and TO notify the city comptroller @
X the kind and quantity of hose needet
nd stc., and for him to advertise for bid
led or the same The motion, amended b
eh alderman June was passed.
The following building permits wer
cad and referred to the building con
nittee:
al Mart Stewart to erect an addition /
!. IFS one story building, located on Il
N. 80, block AZ, to cost 81 900.
!. George Graves, to erect six.roor
"a, cottage to cost $1,000 on lot "a, bloc
naI i.
Stephen Gaskins to build an add
an ton of two rooms to his building Il
oh. Gated on lot 16, block IS.
90, J. NJ. Chandler. to erect sevei
mn. room cottage to cost $1,000 on lots :
IRIS land 81, block J, Feuchter and Lansde
,ral addition.
ern Three liquor licenses were transfe
the red and the bonds approved by the
ms nance committee. A
in The bonds of Martin Egan, Jam,
Jowell, Henry McCabe, Fred Whit
ed amp, George Bradley, Green Lipe,
les NJ. Orr John Higglin, John Wade,
10. ioagland, r. Mcnamara, r. d. Mic
Dis, W. r. Fraser, t. s. Dewey, !
'ntz James w. Devaitt, were rel
Is md referred to the finance comm
for ee, which took five minutes rece
and approved them The plumb
urs bond Of John Dodd was also approve
day A petition to install water main
nth. Division street was read. The or,
nance provides that whenever a ma
$ laid the city shall take and pay /
VIII ' fire plug II was decided upon m
my ion Of Alderman Fuller to leave d
Les. ocatlon OF the plug, as there Is
Idge eed Of one on Division street n
yes consumers are now supplied by D
q. rate pipes, but 10 reported that dom,