The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-13

There We're no matters of unusua
Importance taken up, the street rail
way ordinance not being ready ant
the loop lgvee proposition still unact
ed on by the committee Both these
sGbjects will come up at future meet
ings, the street railway at a specia
meeting to be called Friday as STATED
by the mayor at the conclusion Of tho
busine last night.
Those present last night were His
Honor, Mayor Parsons. and Aldermen
Burke, Davis, Fuller. Koehler, Cor
man, Magner. Thomas. Sculin. Simon
| Thistle wood Nellis Meehan and Sny
| der
The mayor stated that favorable
REPLIES had been received by him from
representatives Of the Illinois Central
lrailroad company, the Halliday estate
and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad com.
ipany, with respect 10 the improve.
Iment Of Second street; and he hoped
also to SECURE the consent of The Big
Four Railroad company. so that the
street might be improved with pave
ment and new walks where needed,
without the delays incident TO the
adoption of an ordinance
His Honor also reported that after
consulting with several aldermen he
had ordered a floral tribute. not to ex-
coed $40 in cost to be sent in behalf
of the city, to the funeral of the late
c. VI. Osterloh, who was the last mem.
Der to pass away of Cairos first city
council On motion Of Alderman Nee.
han, the action Of the Mayor was ap.
proved.
Miscellaneous claims were allowed
The ordinance providing for a tax
of 81 on automobiles, requiring that
all such machines be numbered with
figures ) inches high was the subject
of gome discussion. An effort to
amend it to make the tax $3.50, failed
and compromise at $3.50 was agreed
to.
Tho finance committee reported
having destroyed warrants amounting
10 $1S41242 in general fund warrants
and s279 in library fund warrants.
Two building petitions were allowed
and like petition of J W. Thies was
referred to building committee.
Supplies for fire stations were or
dered purchased, and bid of j. w.
Norris for putting new roof on station
No. /, was accepted.
Petitions of citizens protesting
against removal Of street railway
racks on Poplar street from TWEEN.
-ieJh to Ninth streets, and on Walnut
street from Eighth to Fourteenth
streets. were referred 70 committees
IN streets and ordinances.
Alderman Snyder paid a high com.
Dliment to Alderman Magner, chair.
nan Of the pump and water commit. |
zee. who. he said. had done great
Teal of hard work during the recent |
food and succeeded admirably In
loeping the pumps going under diff
'uties. He said Alderman Wagner
iad been on duty day and night. Al. |
lcrman Snyder moved that a warrant |
or s75 be drawn in favor of Alder |
nan Magner This. he sail, had been |
lone in past years. The motion was |
carried
Alderman Snyder called attention 10 |
he high fence which is being erected |
round the premises of the Carey-Hal. |
iday Lumber Company, enc corner Of |
which he said, would obstruct a view |
o or from the subway: the alderman |
moved that a committee consisting Of
he mayor chairman of the finance
and city engineer be au-
horned TO purchase a small corner
IF the Carey Halliday premises. in
rider to prevent the obstruction.
which the alderman said. might prove
source of danger to travel on the
treet or through the subway
City Engineer Thistlewood explain.
d that lumber company's premises
xtended into a corner made by a Sc
III lN iiit NlittA at Auut bOlHAs Iilt
trcet being 100 feet wide above ami
% feet wide below
Alderman Snydcr's resolution was
IdoptCd. ....
On motion II Ndcrma6 Wagner the
.ily engineer was Instructed TO have
built on Tenth street pump
tstiOR- The alderman explained thai
ack of ventilation was partly respon-
ible for the r0tting Of the rope.
Resolution that cinder walk be built |
n south side Of Twenty.secend street.
etween Commercial avenue and Pop-
ar street. was referred to street com
litfee
EX-May0r ThisiicWoOd and Ex.
alderman Nem were present a. visi-
ors and the mayor invited them 10
ddrel the council. but beyond de-
laring that the mayor had a very ex-
client city council to preside over
hey refused 10 express themselves