The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.

Council Chamber. Cairo, Illinois,
April 2, 1897
(First Regular Meeting.)
Present; Hon George Parsons,
mayor, and the following aldermen :.
Davis, Fuller German Koehler Mag
ner, Meehan, Nelis, Sculin, Simon,
Snyder, Thistlewood and Thomas.
Absent Aldermen Burke and Law.
Ter.
Alderman KoehIer moved the
minutes Of last regular and interyen-
ing special meetings be approved
without reading The motion was
adopted unanimously
The mayor introduced Mr.. p. D,
Carey, of the finance committee of the
committee on entertainment Tor the
Egyptian Hustlers' convention TO be
held in this city in June, who took the
floor and asked the council as the
city's part toward entertaining the
visitors, to have constructed a suit
able iron arch to be illuminated at
night and decorated IN day time Said
arch to be left for use on like occa-
Sions and to be located at Eighth
street and Commercial avenue or
some place as suitable.
Alderman Snyder moved the matter
be referred to the finance committee
Of the council, the mayor and the city
engineer, 10 confer with the finance
committee Of The Hustlers' commit
tee and report to the council.
The motion was adopted
Reports Of officers.
Ernest Nordman city comptroller,
submitted bis monthly report slowing
amounts appropriated, amount cx
pended and balance remaining IN tie
several itcms of the annual appro.
nriation February %, 1907
On motion Of Alderman Magner tae
report was referred 70 the finance
committee
ellis e Cox, deputy cit3 treasurer.
submitted his monthly report show-
ing amounts received amount DIS.
bursed and balance remaining II the
several funds in his hanls, Mar.h 81,
1907. On mo- ;, Of Alderman Nellis
the report W 0sre1 to The finance
committee
M. s ~ narshal submitted
his mont showing the num-
icr CIV de in March 1907
- SAY Which saii report
was att G Cowell ser
se;D sd the several police
cv XII motion OF Alderman
" port was received AMI
A police magistrate, report
collected in fines in the
NJ a, March, 1907 On motion of
Alderman Nells the port was re
ferred to the ely torEey aud q y
comptroller
NJ. Lutz city iaier, reported fead.
ing prisoners 81 meals before aud 2OS
days after trial and having worked
prisoners 105 days in the month OF
March, 1907 On motion Of Alderman
Magner the report was referred to the
city comptroller.
Richard Jones, captain IRE auoh
No. reported having responded 10
: fire alarms and - patrol wagon
calls IN month OF March 1921. and
made requisition for supplies as fol
lows: Tn bales hay. Z balfs straw,
Us oats, sac bran. gallons
sG bars soap.
6& Wedding, captain fire station
reported resp: nding to ! fire
In March. 1897 and made
lion for supplies as follows:
bales hay sacks straw, |
iran, g. sacks oats, harness
80 fee, Y inch hose II doz.
Dap. , blocks salt. / box axle
8 sho S for horses.
II rman Koehler moved he
Fl ations for feed be all wed a-d
.iance of acquisitions and repor.s
referred to the pclic Jail and f,e
committee
The motion was adopted by the fol
lowing vote: Aye Davis, Fuller Cor
man. Koehler Mague Nechan. Mel
lis, Sculln. Simon. Snyder, 'fhisil
wood and Thomas T. Nay None
w b. Thisllcwood city engineer