The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-15

mayor also SlAteu lhat NiiS 1ppioi'fW
lion bill had been increased for this
purpose,
A letter from DR. Ebert Wing,
trustee Of the W. z Halliday estate
was read, in which he expressed to
the city council the appreciation of
1.-The heirs OF said estate for its action
in changing the name of Washington
Park to Halliday Park in honor Of
VIM. p. Halliday, deceased. On mo-
ton the letter was received and filed,
The mayor asked the council to
listen patiently To the reading Of or
Idnances providing FOR sewers and
lfliug from Twenty second % Charles
street inclusive also on Walnut
street. also Division, Center and
lTwcntyfrst streets These ordi-
lnances wee read at length ana RE-
Iferred VI the street ana ordinance
COMMITTEES.
On recommendation of the city en-
gineer HE comptroller was ordered
to purchase cement tester al cost q
from $3.50 to $500
Lamp posts We're ordered at TWEEN
ltv fifth and Washington, south side,
twentieth between Poplar and Wash
ington, on Ohio street between Sec
ond and Fourth, Seventh and Jeffer-
son avenue. north side OF Ninth be-
tween Walnut and Cedar, at Twenty
seventh and Poplar.
| YTnsy&g yTrwa eifawad
excepting bill of u. s. government
for $3.50 for iron fence around Custom
House premises, which park commits
sioners have bought for use At St
Mary's park Action on this bill was
deferred on motion Of Alderman
Kuehler who believed city Should
have possession Of fence before pay
ling for IT,
ordinance to increase salaries Of
hremen was mot adopted Alderman
IThistlewood moved to adopt the orii-
nance bat motion was lost
Finance committee reported de
Isuoging warrants
acquisitions Of fire departments
we're allowed
Building petitions read a. previous
meeting were allowed and two new
petitions were referred to building
committee.
Chairman Sculiln Of special com
riitee appointed by the MAYOR % ex /
4miue Cache bridge reported need u
repairs. which we're ordered, 70 cos
$500
Petitions for new saloon license at
3405 Sycamore street, by f. and I'll
BraelSie and for transfer Of licedse
TOR saloon at 1891 Commercial from
IODonley to A. b. Douglas and
for transfer If license for saloon at
3s0i Commercial from y. M. Arey to
Ffank Bourgeois. were ait granted.
Petition of citizens on ST. Mary
Place West that sewer be laid and
street filled and paved was referred
lf0 Poard of Local Improvement |
lefty engineer stated that matter of
putting sewer across Twenty eighth
street before said street was paved
haa ben attended to
Petition If Mrs Rose Steinhouse
that Mr.. NJ r Feith be required to
remove stable alleged to nave been
lhalt in violation Of Law. also pile ot
manure IN rear yard was referred 70
treet committee and board Of health
Resolution by Alderman Meehan
lfhat city attorney be directed 10 draf
curfew ordinance requiring all chill
4ren uudar fourteen years Of age to
ne of the streets after $50 p. m. was
carried
| CITY attorney was instructed toI
IafaH aud present ordinance providing
far walk on north side of Eighth
street between Railroad street and
| Commercial avenue
/ An ordinance to amend the ordi-
luance granting the Southern Illinois
lIuterurban company rightof-way in
the city 80 as TO eliminate villa
Ridge as one OF the terminals wa
Preferred 20 street ald ordinance com
mittees.
Ordinance granting Big -Four per
mission to build switch track over
Twenty street and portion Of
Railroad street, was referred TO street
and ordinance committees.
Mayor announced that he and Al
Idernan Bourgeois had selected DIR.
Jas. McNlanus sam Messenger. J.
Mule. as Judges. and W e Walker,
ICtde Leslie and A. Peoples as clerks
Ito. the special election for alderman
ln bee held In the Fuorth ward May
~ 80 fn the vacancy oc-asioned by
the death Of Alderman LAWYER.
| Alderman Thistlewood moved 10
Substitute the names Of Ed. Stuart
and A. Shelter for those Of Or. Nc
/ Manns and Sam Messenger.
| Alderman Meehan moved TO amend
THAT the original nominations De ap-
proved
On roll call Alderman Burke begged
lao be excused but the council refused
Ito grant it and be finally voted 20 a2-
Irrove the original nominations. Some
angry language was used by Alder
iran Meehan with respect to the sub
lstiiue nominees.
/ Tho original nominations were
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