The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-07


The meeting Of tae city council last !
Honor. Mayor George Parsons and all
the members of the body with the
exception of Alderman Wood. was a
rather harmonious affair and with the
elimination of the usual amount of
wrangling over unimportanJ matters,
a considerable amount of business
was transacted in an hour and half
The water company was given notice
To commence work on the new mains
within thirty days. a resolution was
introduced 10 ammend the present or
dinance so as TO increase the water
pressure. An ordinance was introduc-
ed TO provide for an assistant fire
chief. The mayor re-appointed several
OF the fireman and appointed some new
ones Ordinances for a number of
new sewers were introduced and many
routine matters disposed of A san
itary engineer was employed in con
nection with the proposed new sewer
and the office of city engineer and
street supervisor created
The minutes of the last meeting
were adopted without reading.
Water Company Given Notice.
In regard 10 the water pressure it
was announced that the water COM
pany had agreed to lay new main
with the view of increasing the pres
sure. It was decided to give the
water company notice that it must
commence work on the proposed i'm
| p-ovements within thirty days Later
n the meeting Alderman Koehler in
| :roduced resolution which was re-
ferred to the city attorney, the pump
and water supply committee and the
| ordinance committee to amend the
| present ordinance regulating the pres
| sure SO as to make the maximum pres
sure so opunds and the minimum pres
sure IS pounds per square foot and
| that upon notification Of fire. TO in
crease the pressure % 100 pounds.
The matter of plating the Thistle
wood and Eichenbarger and the Boyd
and Lavender additions was referred
| back to the street committee.
The clerk stated that the comptr5l-
Ter had compiled a statement OF all
| tho persons who had paid licenses
/ Upon motion this was referred te the
chief of police without reading.
i The report Of deputy city treasurer
| Cox. showing that $11.994.12 remain
ed in the general fund was referred G
the finance committee.
4 The reports of the pound master
and street supervisor. the reports o.
Police Mag strate Ross, and the re-
ports Of Chief Of Police Egan and the
officers, the reports Of city Tailor anC
the captains Of the fire stations were
read and referred TIA the respective
committees for yerifioation.
! The local board Of improvement
[ made a report recommending that thu
J city employ r. II Phillips Of ST. Louis
an expert sanitary engineer to cons
J here for week and confer with th'
] local engineers regarding the proposes
new outlet sewer and to make WRITER
=
DO paid for his services "A s267 Tn
I motion was adopted by vote Of II to
r Alderman Jocelyn could not see VIII,
i the local engineers We're not just a
& capable as Mr.. Phillips. X was e.
. planned that Mr.. Phillips was an exper
3 sanitary engineer and made drainage
atc., d speciality. He was the sanirar
I engineer at the St Louis axpositio
! and has an almost national reputation
A plank and cinder walk was orde
!. Ed on Sycamore street, between Thii
! tyfourth ana Fortieth streets.
4 Sixteen building petitions were rea
+ and all referred to the building con
mittee to report al the next meeans
/. A petition from several propert
owners to the mayor and the counc
asking that a long deep ditch runnin
n along the south side of Twenty-eighs
! street and on the west side Of Ho
(, brook avenue beclosed as 1t prevente
them from securing proper access
!. their property The ditch was du
! several years ago and has been use
! as an uncovered sewer The matte
I was referred to the street committf
4 with power to ACT,
The petitions Of Ship & Brady
transfer their liquor license to Snip
/ Allen was referred TO the finance col
!. nittee and the police. Jail and fl
! committee az was the similar petite
: from Robertson & Downing 10 tran
Ter licenses 10 w r. Patton and u
petition OF John Willmont to transit
n the license to Jhon Grimes.
I, The official bond Of Aoms DEM
y was referred 20 the finance commits
as was the pawn shop bond Of W.
Trescott
The regular salary bills were
- lowed and the various claims ands
counties referred.
wv Under the head o. resolutions the
NJ were bunch from Alderman Full
~ for sewers in the upper end Of I
20 city as follows A twelve inch sew
ch ID be laid on HolbrooK avenue to &
az meet at Twentyfourth street, simil
'hh sewer on TMenty-fifth from Pine
On Holbrook; a milar one on Pine sure
'ns between Twentyhrst and TWEEN
ne fourth streets, similar one on Twi
ltl a Oh. I.4kt