The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-20

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL.

a civ COONClL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois. DC
tOher ~, 1906. fksh
Especial Meeting called for genera
businesss) riva.s
Present; Hon. George Parsons
mayor and The following aldermen
Davis. Fuller, German. Koehler, Mag
ner, Mechan, Ncllis. Thomas.
Absent: Aldermen Burke, Lawler
SculIin, Simon, Snyder and Thistle
wood.
The mayor stated the meeting had
been called for general business.
The mayor stated further that the
contractors for the Cairo 4 Thebes
Railroad company in filling their road
way had encrached upon Washington
avenue at point above and near the
Cross Levee.
The city engineer submitted a draw
Ing showing the conditions at point
mentioned.
The street committee offered the fol.
lowing Resolution:
htSOlttu. HAT Lut iOlIOWiDG iIU-
tice be signed by the mayor and city
clerk anda copy delivered to the office
Of the Cairo and Thebes Railroad com
pany:
Notice.
Cairo. Illinois, October H. '06
To the Cairo and Thebes Railroad
Company.
You are hereby notified that the ex,
cavations which yohr company has
made in washington avenue north of 1
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad tracks |
In the City Of Cairo must be refelled |
and the surface of the ground within |
the boundary lines of the said Wash |
ington avenue restored to its original |
condition within ten 10) days from
date. @
Your attention is called to par, ~,
Sec. 1886, Chapter So, of the Revised I
Ordinances.
Alderman Nellis moved the adoption
of the resolution. tts
The motion was adopted
Alderman Thistlewood appeared and
took his seat
The ordinance and street commit
tees reported recommending that the
ordinance entitled "An ordinance TO
fix and establish the grade of Wash
ington avenue from the north side
of Twenty-first street to natural
ground at the northeast corner cf /
Twenty.sixth street. be not adopted.
Alderman Wagner moved the report !
be received and ordinance not adop'
ed. The motion was adopted by the /
following vote: Aye Davis. Koehler, !
Wagner, Meehan and Thomas-5 Nay Z
Fuller, German Nellls--3. Alder |
man Thfstiewood was excused from II
voting II
4 Tho same committees reported
recommending the adoption of the or,
dinance entitled HAn ordinance for a i
sidewalk on Fifteenth street from
Commercial avenue 10 Washingtent II
avenue. in the city of Cairo. county Of
Alexander and state of Illinois, II
Alderman Meeban moved the report |
be received aud ordinance placed on |
feeond reading. The motion was ,
adopted. Il
Alderman Snyder appeared and t
took his. seat. Ic
The ordinance was then placed on
second reading and read at length, /
Alderman Wagner moved the adop !
tion of the ordinance as read and /
recommended. The motion was adopt s
ed by the following vote: Aye-Davis, /
Fuller, German, Koehler. Magner r
Meehan, Nellis. Snyder. Thistlewood
and Tbomas--10. Nay-None
Alderman Burke appeared and took
his seat.
The same committees reported
the adoption of the
ordinance entitled ''An ordinance for
sidewalk on Commercial avenue from
q point 1925 feet north of Eighth
street to a point 1875 feet south of
Tenth street in the city of Cairo :
of Alexander and state of Hi !,
nois.'
Alderman oKehler moved the re [.
port be received and ordinance placed ,
on second reading.
The motion was adopted. The or
Iiinance was then placed on second
reading and read at length.
Alderman Meehan moved the ordi
nance be adopted as read. The motion
was adopted by the following vote:
Aye-BuTks. Davis, Fuller, German.
Msgner Meehtn. Nelli-.
SNYDER and Thomas-10 Nay-This-
tlewood-1
The same committees reported a
recommending the adoption of the or
dinance entitled AN ordinance for ?
sidewalk On Commercial avenue from
Fourth street TO a point % feet south =
Of Sixth street, in the city of Cairo.
county of Alexander and state of Hi :
nois-" |
Alderman Meehan moved that the :
report he received and ordinance :
placed on second reading
The ordinance was then placed on
second reading and read at length. .
Alderman Lawler appeared and =
took his seat
Alderman Meehan moved the adop
ton of the ordinance as read and .
RI. VI