The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-13
COUNCIL MEETING
MANY SIDEWALK ORDINANCES
ADOPTED OR ADVANCED
INSPECTOR WANTED.
establishment of Saloons to Be Pro.
hibted Near Public Library
and in Block IN Hook.
er's Addition.


The second regular meeting thi
month was held by the city council
last night All the aldermen excep
Alderman Wagner were present ant
His Honor Mayor Parsons. presided
The meeting was not marked by an,
unpleasant incident.
The street committees recommep An
tions for new street crc ings and ra
pairs on old ones We're referred to The
city engineer for estimates.
Same committae's recommendation
that city comptroller advertise for
bids for six and ten ton steam roller
was adopted by vote of to 8.
Claims and accounts were allowed.
ordinances providing for switch
tracks for Vehicle Supply company
and for John p. Glynn were laid over
till next regular meeting, on motion
of Alderman Snyder, who stated that
he wished to have certain restrictions
placed in them before they were
adopted.
Ordinance providing for cement
walk on north side of Twenty-second
street, from Commercial avenue to
a pont 125 feet westward, was adopt
ed. Molten by Alderman Meehan.
Same action regarding ordinance
providing for cement walk on north
side Of third street from a point 125
feet west Of Washington avenue to
Jefferson avenue. Motion by Alderman
Meehan.
Same action regarding ordinance
rovlding for cement walk on south |
side of Eleventh street, from CONNER
eial avenue TO Poplar street. On mo.
ton OF Alderman Seullin the ordinance |
was amended so as to make the inside
curb line twc feet from the lot line
and it was then adopted.
Financial committee re0arted de-
stroying warrants. Report received
Building committee recommended
granting building petitions as re-
ported at last meeting and concurred
IN
recommendation Of same commit
zee that petition of Mrs. Mary Bern
'tine for permission to erect two story
rame building on Twentieth street
between Walnut and Cedar streets be
lot granted. Received and concurred
n.
New building petitions were refer !
ed to the building committee as fol- +
Dws:
Mrs. John A. Miller, frame cottage Y
0 cost about $4,000 on lot So block n
., fourth addition. >
Alice Houston, one-story cottage to
ost $1,000 on lots So and Sc, block "A. g
rst addition. =
Mrs. Mary K. Johnson, to remove
ned'on lot 2S, block 40, first addition "
rear Of said lot and remove house a,
Nv on said lot to Tot 20, block 40. !
rst addition
Petition that license for saloon at
and Washington be trans
red was referred 10 finance commit.
e. Alderman Meehan moved that re- -,
SIS OF five minutes be taken inorder il,
al action might be taken at once but So
'lection was made by number of d,
that they did not know the
rson to whom the business, was pro-
sed to be referred and that they had A
similar petition in hand now on
lieh action had been deferred for II,
? same reason.
Alderman Meehan stated that his
ly object was to have the business
under be authority of the city
'ernment, as it was now being run fer
hout license or a bond. The alder of
n withdrew bis motion and the mat ian
went 10 the committee to take its Ella
ular course. hoe
resolution by Alderman Meehan. tab
t street supervisor be directed to int
ify all male persons who have not Ii
their street tax. to appear for M
Or on the streets, was adopted. It Pr.i
eloped that such action was neces Wa
by the council under the ordi thei
ces.
esolution by Alderman Nellis di. 7
ing the police to report all cases -.