The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
MUCH TALK BUT
LITTLE BUSINESS
City Fathers in a Weary Long.
Drawn.0ut Session
FIRE HOSE PURCHASED
BUT NOT BEFORE THE ALDER
MEN EXPRESSED THEIR
VlEWs-WATER PRES
SURE WAS NOT
BROUGHT UP.

For a lengthy long-drawn out meet
ing, during which little if anything OF
more than ordinary Importance hap
pened. the meeting held last night at
the city hall by the councilmen should
20 down in the eitys history as a
prize winner.
For about three hours the aldermen
talked. wrangled and persp,red. and
when they finally got through asked
each other what had been done. Il
was thought the water pressure mat
ter would be brought up, but beyond
the letter from City Attorney Frank
NJ. Moore. stating that in his opinion
the ordinance regulating the pressure
could be changed to suit the pleasure
.of the council, no reference TO the
matter which has been much talked Of
ince the last meeting was brought
up.
The finance committee reported
recommending the approval of the
liquor bond OF Robinson and Downing,
which was done
The street committee recommended
that 50 yards Of dirt be placed on the
approach of the Clark Danforth Han
die company and it was so ordered
Numerous crossings, Sidewalks. APP
proaches. etc, recommended by the
street committee were ordered.
The anne committee also reported
favorably upon the petition of Feueh-
ter and Lansden and upon their rec.
ommendation granted the petition to
plat a section Of ground to be known
as the second Lansden and Feuchter
addition.
The street, levees and drainage com,
mittee reported on the similar petit
ton Of Eichenberger and Thistlewood.
recommending favlrably upon sub
Istitute plat for the one presented at
The meeting. and recommended the
adoption of the petitioners plea, but
upon motion of Alderman Magner the
matter was laid over
| The claims and accounts were al
lowed. The bill oil the Water com
lpany and the report Of the finance
committee recommending came were
upon motion Of Alderman Koehler laid
lover, A bill for the erection Of a
flight Of steps on the Halliday terrace
used for the landing Of the rivers
and .harbors committee, was held up
| by Alderman Neff after much discus
SIGN.
| The ordinance and the board Of
health committee reported fayorably
upon the anti splitting ordinance OF
Alderman Koehler and it was placed
IN its second reading and was adopt
| ed as read. The bill win become d
law this morning ais soon as the mayor
attaches his name to it,
| The resolution to fix the salary Of
the city engineer at $1,000 was laid
| lover.
The police, Jail and fire. the street
land finance committees reported On
the purchase Of the fire hose recon.
mending the purchase Of 800 feet
from each Of the following houses al
The price stated
| New York Betting and Packing com
pany, 500 feet at 50 cents.
Eureka Fire Hose company, 500 feet
lat so cents.
Dubuque Rubber and Betting com
pany. 500 feet at "a cents.
Alderman Jocelyn stated that it was
his opinion that the cheap hose was
not worth buying, and as result Ii
was decided to act upon the resolution
separately. The first two lots Of hose
were ordered purchased but when ii
came to the third Alderman Wood of.
iefed AZ an amendment that the 500
feet be purchased from the Gutta
Percha Rubber company, through Mr..
John b. Reed Of this city, at as cents
per foot Mr. Lawler amended the
amendment 70 purchase the hose from
the Chicago Fire Hose company al
/ 70 cents foot, with the understands
ing that according 10 their cffer 50
feet Of hose would be donated by the
company. The latter amendment was
carried by vote of to 6.
Alderman Wood introduced reso
luton, which carried, ordering the
city clerk to secure bonds from the
above named hose companies before
placing the orders for hose.
The following building permits
were read and referred to the building
committee, and the permits read pre-.
sented at the last meeting were grant
lea;
Fred Curtis, 10 erect two story
house 70 cost $1,000. on lots IA ana
10, block 4, FerreIl's addition.
Henry Sutton, to erect a house to
cost 700 On lot ~, block Is, Feuchter
and Lansden addition
J. w Moore, to erect a 5-rcom cot
tage to cost 81 900 on lot 90, block 5.
Feuchter and Lansden addition.
Alice II. Phillippy to. erect two cot
tages on lots ] and 2, block IA, Fifth
addition to cost $500 each
Same to erect two cottages on lots
and 10. block Is, Fifth addition.
each to cost $4Q0.
Nancy Bugs, to erect a cottage to
cost s940 on lot 40, block 80.
Amos Dennis was appointed by
Il Mayor pnrgane IA MI fha 1-ooaco., -,