The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-05


mcrtinl be transferred 10 r. r. Over
turf. were read.
Alderman Fuller said II would b.
only fair to include petition Of Chris
Beck, that license for saloon at 1won
t%i'nth and Commercial be trans
lcrrod from Culison to him, Mr.. Beck
On motion OF Alderman Meehan al
| petitions and bonds were referred L
fn0ncc and police, jail ana fire cen,
hlltees, and recess was taken (;
f.ct en- same.
Committee repor; ed adversely 70 al
| nttilions
Motion Of Alderman Wagner TO re
ceive and concur in reports was lost
| by a vote of to 6, Alderman Thistle
wood being excused from voting as
he stated he was not familiar with
he merits Of the case.
Motion of Alderman Fuller that pc
tton OF Mr.. Beck be granted was lost
the mayor arguing against its adoption
on the ground that the petition did not
come from the man to whom the Ii.
cense had been issued, who had left
the city.
Mr. Hubbard begged permission to
address the council in behalf of his
petition. He said he had discovered
that he was not fit for the saloon
business and desired to install some
one in his place who was practical
saloon man. He said one reason why
he wished to get out of the business
was that he had not been allowed the
privileges accorded to other saloon
Keepers in the city. He repeated this
statement very emphatically and
begged the council to relieve him of
his license
a motion by Alderman Meehan that
the petition be granted was carried
by a vote of to 3 as was also the
motion TO grant petition of w. C.
Steagala.
Salary bill was allowed and mis-.
cela1eous claims were referred to
committees.
Petitions that gas lamps be placed
at Twenty.second and Sycamore.
Thirty-second ard Elm and Thirty
third ana Highland was referred to
street committee.
On motion by Alderman Lawler that
lamps be placed on Fifteenth. between
Walnut and Cedar. and at Seventeenth
and Locust street was referred TO
street committee.
Resolution by Alderman Fuller for
Under walks on Twenty-first and
Iwentyfourth, also in Thirtyfourth
street and crossing at Thirty-fourth
md Highland, were referred to street
Ordinance nominating Alderman
hlstlewood a member of the Board
| Local Improvement, to succeed Elk.
alderman Antrim, was referred to
committee.
Ordinance yacating portion of Rail.
Dad street, as pettioned for by the
ucher Woodford Packing Company
as referred to ordnance committee.
Ordinance establishing grades for
Lreets north of Eighteenth AMI
wentieth streets was read by clerk
nd referred TO street committee
his ordinance proposes to fix the
'ade of Washington avenue as It now
as far as the north line of Twenty
st street, thence TO decline gradually
two feet below said grade which
all extend to the north line of Thirty .
urth street; thence to the south y,
lie OF Thirty-fifth street, the grade :
all rise two feet: Thirty-ff street
all be level at that grade and from +
e north line of Thirty-fifth to Thirty I
ith the grade shah fall three feet :
low the grade as fixed south Of I
Venty-iirst street excepting the Big d
ur crossing, which shall be made
a gradually rising grade of one
II in twenty-five. a
The grade of Commercial ayenuo O
owe Twentieth street was fixed al d
zee feet below. the grade of this
7nue south of Twentieth street a
h gradual decline from Twentieth
Iwenty'first streets, which is the b
de of the avenue at present: and Il
grades of Walnut. Sycamore ana Sc
n street are fixed the same as they
now. Cross streets are to be N TT
Iformity with these grades. IA