The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL

Council Chamber, Cairo Illinois
April 2. 1897.
(First Regular Meetlng.)
Present: Hon George Parsons
mayor, and the following aldermen
Davis, Fuller German, Koehler. Mag
ner, Meehan, Nellis, Scullin. Simon
Snyder, Thistlewood and Thomas
Absent Aldermen Burke and Law
Ter.
Minutes.
Alderman Kooher moved the
minutes of last regular ana interyen-
ing special meetings be approved
without reading. The motion was
adopted unanimously
The mayor introduced Mr. Il. D.
Carey, Of the finance committee of the
committee on entertainment for 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 suit
able iron arch to be Illuminated al
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, TO confer with the finance
committee of ihe Hustlees' commit
tee and report TO the council.
The motion was adopted
Reports of Officers.
Ernest Workman city comptroller
submitted his monthly report Sowing
amounts appropriated, amount OK
pended and balance remaining IN theI
several items of the aunual appro
nriation February 29, 1907
On motion Of Alderman Magneg tae
report was referred 70 the finance
committee
Ellis r. Cox, deputy city treasurer
submitted MS monthly report show
ing amounts received amount ds-
bursed and balance remaining il the
several funds in his hands, Marh 81 |
1907. On motion Of Alderman Nells |
the repori was referred to The finance |
committee
NJ S. Egan, city marshal submitted |
his monthly report showing The mum
lcr o. arge Is made in March 1907 |
- save beel 1871 Whicl said report
YEAS si- eli by jas G. CoweI ser
geaHt Of Police aad the several police
ccnstables On motion Of Alderman
Magner Tie report was received ana
ordered filed
A. ]. Ross, police magistrate, report
ed $2l7.50 collected in fines in the
month Of March 1907. On motion Of
Alderman Nellis the port was re
ferred to the cry attorney aad q :
comptroller
M Lntz, city jailer reported feed
Ing prisoners 81 meals before and 2ls
days after trial and having worked L
prisoners los days in the month of
March, 1907. On motion OF Alderman
Wagner the report was referred to TIE
city comptroller.
Rlchdrd Jones, captain IRE atl0n
No. / reported having responded toll
; fire alarms and ~ patrol wagon
calls in month Of March, 1907, and I,
made requistion for supplies as i0!
lows: Tn bales hay balts straw.
g sacks oats, | sac bran. > gallons
oil and bars soap.
II. l.. Wedd ng captain fire station
No. 2, reported resp; nding to fire
alarm in March 1907, and made ,
rcquisition for supplies as follows
Twelve bales hay, 3 sacks straw,
sack bran, sacks oats, harness
straps. 50 fee, y inch hose y doz
bars soap. blocks salt, I box axle
grease, 4 sho for horses.
Alderman Koehlor moved She
acquisitions for feed be al we'd ana
balance of acquisitions and reports
referred to the pclc, JAIN ana h.e
committee,
The motion was adopted by the fol
lowing vote; Aye Davis Fuller. Cor. !
man. Kochler Mague Meehan Mel II
lia SOUL IN Simon. Snydor, Thisu !
wood and Thomas ~. Nay None j
w b. Thistlcwood city engineer, :