The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Chamber, Ca 70. Illinois. June
Is, 1905.
Second REGULAR Meetingl

mayor, and Aldermen antrim Fuller,
Joeelyn. June, Koehler, Lawler. Mag
ner. Men. NeIlis .Nordman, Simon,
snsaeT, Werner and Wood.
Absent: None
49,. =. Minutes. . =. -.
Alderman Koehler moved that the
m nj. es o fast regular meeting be
approved without reading, The motion
was adopted.
r eports of City Officers.
Frank NJ. Moore. city attorney, sub,
mitted the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen-At recent meeting you
submitted TO me in substance the fol
lowing question: Can the City Coun-
ell by ordinance alter or amend Ord
nance No. 1SS so as to Require the
Cairo Water Company to Furnish a
greater hydrostatic pressure in its
pipe system han is at present provid-
ed for in said Ordinance No. 1882"
Upon investigation | find that sec
ton of said ord nance 1SS provides;
And said pressure shall be increased
whenever required TO meet the future
demands of the city, so as to at all
times give efficient service"
Notwithstand ng the general rule
hat the obligation of a contract can.
not be impaired by subsequent legisla.
tive act on. feel free to advise you
that under present conditions taking
into consideration the reservation In
| section 2 of said rdnance number
| 1SS. that you have the right to re-
quire the Water Company. by ordi.
nance, to furnish greater hydrostatic
pressure in the pipe system than IS ar
present provided in said ordinance il
a greater pressure is requireds to meet
the present demands of the city, so as
to at present give eff cient service
FRANK NJ MOORE,
City Attorney
Alderman Neff moved the report be
received and filed for reference The
motion was adopted
The city attorney reported further
/ that he had examined the report of A
H. Ross, pol ce magistrate. and found
the same correct. Alderman Snyde
moved that the report be received anC
filed. The motion was adopted.
Reports Of Committees.
The finance committee reported hay
II frr Il
city treasurer, nine special road ia.
fund warrants amounting to s2T4.St
Thirteen special library fund warrant
amounting to s232.24 twenty
L FIVE general fund warrant
amounting to $4,000 all dul
! cancelled and all of which the commi
! ltee had destroyed by burning.
II Alderman Jocelyn moved that th
| report he received and filed. The nj
ltion was adopted
The finance committee reported r
commending that the plumbers bon
of Thomas c. King be approved A
derman Lawler moved thar the r
port received and bond approved
recommended. The motion was adoE
!. led,
The finance committee reported I
commenting that the state and eli
dramshop bonds of Robertson
Downing be approved The polio
ia and fire committee rep~ted
commencing that the petition
Frank Hinkle to transfer his dra
srop license at 405 Ohio, lot 3, blocl
d city 70 Chas. B. Robinson and w.
n Downing be granted.
D Alderman Lawler moved that the
tports be received and recommended
!, concurred in and the clerk be instru
) ed so to transfer The motion W
adopted by the following vote: Al
4 Antrim, Fuller, Jocelyn. June, Kos
. Ter, Lawler Magner. Neff, Nellis. No
man, Simon, Snyder Werner a
Wood--14 Nay--None
The street committee reported mi
Ing the. following recommendation
That the resolution Of Alderman MI
y ner for repairing sidewalk on be
10 sides Of TIL 'rty-second street from ca
z mercial avenue to Sycamore street
y referred to the hoard Of local impro
2 ments with Instructions to draft
X ordinance providing for brick
e concrete walk.
y That the resolution OF Alderm
= Magner for new crossing on e
y side Of Commerce al avenue at Twer
- ninth street he adopted
sl Tat the resolution Of Alderman
: trim for plank crossing at EleveI
81 and Walnut and TWO new crossings
RI Twelfth and Walnut be adopted
~ fur her recommend the general
x pairing of wooden crossings on v
" nut 70 Twenty-eighth street.
X That the board Of local imprc
W ment be instructed TO draft an o
ll nance providing for a brick or {
= crete walk on Tenth street and I
walks on east side Of jefferson ave
y from Ninth to Tenth street be REP
III cd.
In the matter of the resolut on
Alderman Nellis for the repairing
W sidewalks on both sides Of Eightes
w. street, between Washington and
nut streets, rhe committee recomn
X that same be referred 10 the boar
local Improvement.
In the matter of the resolution
W Alderman Nellis for repairing SC
) * nj Nineteenth and Cedar the com
zee recommend the adnntinn Of n,