The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-11
ALDERMEN WERE FULL or
LIGHT TALK LAST NIGHT
Wanted TO Deduct From Bill of Traction
COmpany=-Firemen Will Get
Raise OF Salary

The second regular monthly meet-
| ing of the city council was held last
night and Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency OF the weather, all of the coun.
cilmen were present excepting Al
dermen Koehler and Nordman.
After disposing Of the minutes OF
las meeting without reading com
munication from the Cairo Electric
and Traction company was read ad.
vising the council TO arrange with
the Illinois Central Railroad company
to leave openings in the concrete
work in which to fit the bulkhead as
planned to be used in case Of high
water. The mayor, Alderman Wood
and Alderman Fraser were ms ruefed
to take the matter up with the Illi-
nOis Central and see thar such open
ings were left A letter was read in
connection with this matter from
Civil Engineer cambridge Of the IL
linois Central in which he ated that
the proposed bulkhead would not
stand pressure Of three feet Of wa
ter instead of eleven OF twelve feet
as it was intended to Withstand Some
of the aldermen thought Mr. Balm.
bridge had his figures mixed and the
communication was received and
filed
The repor Of city officers were
read
A report from Alderman Neif Of the
streets, drainage and levees commit
tee was read showing that. according
to reports of police officers, certain
gas and electric lights paid for by
the city had not been burning during
the months Of November ami Decam.
Der and a deduction OF $14 was recon
mended from the bill Of the Cairo
Electric and Traction company
Alderman Fraser thought il that
@as the extent Of the darkness dis.
covered by the police on account Of
lights NOT burning where they should,
the bill ought TO be allowed The al
derman said he knew Of one place
where the gas had no been lighted
for year
In defense of not finding more
lights out Alderman Neif stated that
the report did not include all the
lights that were out for the reason
that some Of the policemen had no.
carried out instructions and failed to
report at all Others did not know
when the lights should or should not
be burning, not being provided with
a Philadelphia neon schedule card
Mr. Neff favored deducting the Sal
even though it was a small sum. He
argued that it would demonstrate to
the Traction company that the coan-
Gil meant business and intended TO
have what they paid for Mr. Nefl
thought the failure TO have the lights
burning was due to negligence Of the
person employed to light hem.
Alderman Fraser insisted that he
wanted the bill of the Traction com.
pany paid in full and wait
until next month TO deduct
when the report of the DO |
lice would be more complete and the |
amount TO be deducted would be
larger
Alderman Wood thought the proper
steps were not being taken 10 remedy |
the evil He said that The Traction
company had no been officially no
lifted that they were not giving salts
factory service and the thought they
should know about the natter The
alderman further stated that Mr..
Wright of The Traction company. /
claimed that they were not given
proper police protection in the matter
If preventing boys from breaking
heir lamp globes and otherwise de
itroying their property Mr.. Wood
bought 81 was very small sum toI
get into a fuss about. and thought 4
he council should notify the Traction
in the proper manner He h
liscaimed any intention of taking
he companys side in the matter. but |
wanted it to have just treatmen.
Mayor Winter stated that he had
alked to Mr. Wrigh about the poor
ights and he thought that should be
sufficient
Alderman Snyder believed the pub
ication in the newspapers Of the pro
.eedings Of the council at the time /
alderman Mulcahy introduced the
esolutiCn to have the police report +
when the lights were not burning .
vas sufficient notification no the
rae ion company and he favored de. J
ucting the Sl4 He thought the {
ompany would then give them what
hey contracted fors
Alderman Egan said there was no
uestion about the service being poor
ut he thought that before any dc. |
uctions were made the police should
e supplied with lighting schedules d
nd that a map showing the position d
{ the lights should be prepared for II,
be officers The alderman asked "
iy Clerk Hatcher how many police. Il
zen had gotten lighting schedule r
ards and Clerk Hatcher replied f.
Not a one
At this juncure Alderman Nen
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