The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-14
COUNCIL MEETING.
ORDINANCES LEVYlNG ADDITION.
AL TAXES TO IMPROVE
STREETS ARE PASSED.
Fire Wardens to Be Appointed
Propose to Increase Salaries OF
Police FORECASTS Of OFF.
GERS Davidee and Dennis

| The second November meeting was
held by The city council last night
| Those present were Hi Honor, Mayor
Parsons. and Aldermen Wagner, Koch,
Ter. l.awler simon Sculin, Fuller
Thlstlewood. Nellis Snyder, Davis and
Mcehan
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were adopted without reading
The mayor reported that he had dis.
missed Officers Dennis and Dayidge
from the police force, because after
their sn. pension recently by the com.
mittee on police, jail and fire depart
ments. hey had used strong language
in some of The saloons of the city in
commenting upon the committees de
clson and had otherwise embar
rassed the administration, The mayor
said in view Of all this he did not be
lieve their presence on the force
would benefit the admin; ration or
the public service The dismissal was
maize subject to the decision OF the
city council.
Alderman scullin moved that the
action Of the mayor be suste;ued
seconded by Alderman Koahler.
Alderman NelHs asked II the
mavor action was based upon the
Developments before the committee or
upon what was said or done after
ward.. He wished some info mation
on he subject IN order 70 vote mi
teligently
The mayor replied that his action
was based upon reports made to him /
that the officers had visited various .
saloons and used bad language about |
the committees action and about the /
administration. He did not think their
service would be Of any further bene-
at to the administration
A vote OH the motion to sustain the
mayor WAS carried by vote of 9 to :.
The street committee reported
favoraby upon the petition Of Feuch
ter & Lansden for permission to form 4
new plated addition 10 be known az
third Feuchtcr and Lansien addition
Recommendation Of committee was
eoncurred in and plat submitted was
approved
W Haines was granted license to H
.xcayate strees under proper bond. Il
Ordinances leVying ADDITIONAL tax for
Improvement on Ohio street (s2579.7i i
mi Twenty eighth street (s3.8S8.291 i
md West Twenty-eighrh street 49,. II
81 20l were read and adopted II
Finance committee reported de |
troying warrants by burning
Bond Of G. W Haines for excayat.
ng streets was approved
acquisitions Of fire departments t
we're approved
Resolutions ordering water mains
n Nineteenth street from WashiE -ron
on to Walnut and on Twenty-third
treet from Holbrook 70 Park avenue
'ere adopted.
Building petitions were granted
kept that OF Mrs Fletcher which
gcsed sufficient numb If signatures
nd was not accompanied by plans. II
Claim: and accounts were allowed
Resolution by Alderman Fuller pro.
Iding for appointment Of fire war
ems whose duty If hall be to in
pee buildings and order correction :
conditions which promote fire. was
'terred to committc on police. Jail
nd fire departments. and the mavor.I
Re oluton nv Alderman Fuller fix
z salaries Of chief Of police at 1925
'r month, sergeant of police at 500
ar month and patrolmen at SIS was
ferred to committee on finance and
police. jail and fire departments. p
Crossings at Sixth and Washington t.
ere ordered repaired bv resolution 50
ON Alderman Meehan so
City attorney was directed to pre-. ia
r. ordinance for walk on both side. llr
Commercial. south Of Nineteenth I'm
rect "a!
Plank crossing was ordered on Hul. to
ooh Tewtny-irst street. ha
Resolution by Alderman Thistle. OF
'ol that Walnut street be paved trl
III brick from Tenth to Twenty in,
'th street was referred to Board OF
Local improvements.
Resolution by Alderman Ncllis that th,
y ongineor he instructed to have he
holes in gravelled streets filled lee
S referred 10 street committee tor