The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, Cairo. Illinois DC
Der IA, 1907.
Especial Meeting.l

Burke, Davis, Ferguson, German, KEEL
ly, Koehler, Magner, Meehan Nellis
Snyder, Thistlewood and Thomas.
Absent Alderman Scullin
The mayor stated the meeting had
been called for general business.
The mayor announced that Chas. J.
Hart, fireman, had asked for leave of
absence till April /, 1908, to attend
school.
Alderman Snyder moved the same
be granted. The motion was adopt
ed.
The mayor nominated VIII Boying-
ton to serve in the place of Chas. r.
Hart during his absence. Alderman
Meehan moved to confirm. The mo.
ton was adopted by the following
vote: Aye-Bourgois, Burke, Davis
Ferguson, German, Kelly, Koehler
Magner, Meehan. Nellis, Snyder, This.
tlewood and Thoinas-l3. Nay-None.
The ordinance and street commit
tees reported that the committees had
given careful consideration and made
some amendments to the ordinance
entitled AN ordinance granting to
panys its successors and assigns, the
fright to construct, lease, maintain, op-
crate and use railway upon parts of
Fourth street, and Washington ave.
nue. and parts of Sycamore street In
| the City OF Cairo, Illinois," ana
recommended that he ordinance be
adopted as amended.
| The report was laid over under the
rules to next regular meeting upon
request of Alderman Meehan joined
by Alderman Ferguson.
The ordinance and street commit
tees reported that the committees
had given careful consideration and
made some amendments to the ordi- |
mace entitled AN ordinance granting
to the Cairo Terminal Traction Com
pany, its successors and assigns, the
right to construct, lease, maintain, OPP |
crate and use a railway upon Fourth |
street and Washington avenue and |
upon Sycamore street in the City Of |
Cairo, Illinois, and recommended |
that the ordinance be adopted as
amended.
The report was laid over under the |
rules to next regular meeting upon
request OF Alderman Meehan joined I
by Alderman Ferguson.
The clerk read a remonstrance
from property owners on Sycamore
protesting against allowing any rail
way company to have franchise for
so years ON said street or to construct
a switch track 400 feet in length or
erecting a freight station south of
Thirty-fourth street,
On motion of Alderman Meehan the
was referred to the or
dinance and street committees.
The clerk read communication
from the Home Telephone Company
asking permission to open the street
from the new MefIale Building at
Twelfth and Washington avenue to
Twelfth and Poplar streets for the
purpose of laying conduits for telc-
phone cables, and constructing the
necessary manholes.
Alderman Meehan moved the peti
Jon be referred to he street commit. {
zee and city engineer with power to
let. The motion was adopted unanl /
nously $
Building petitions were read as fol I
ows: c
Ira Hastings, to erect two modern !
cottages with necessary outbuildings ]
md one private barn on rear lots
L. IL, 49, block 2, Second addition g
1904 Jefferson. y
a Mrs. l.. +. Ellis. to construct a cot h
age costing about $4,000 on lot 10, =
lock 3, Second Feuchter e. Lansdea !,
edition. y
On motion of Alderman Nellis the
editions were referred to the build
ne committee.
The city engineer reported verb
lily that he estimated the cost of re. ~
airing the sidewalk on West Twenty b,
rst street at from $4,000 to $l75.00 st
nd that il would take a few loads CT
gravel to repair the street. a
fiNfA hiah OILY u1i IipNtu lllt ItDDIl ~
e referred to the street committee W
it'll power to act. The motion was st
lopted by the following vote. Aye st
Bourgeois, Burke. Davis, Ferguson. pa
Kelly, Koehler, Magner. Nee br
an, Nellis, Snyder. Thistlewood and tr
homas-13. Nay-None pl
Alderman Snyder moved that tho II
providing for placing a IN
nder walk on Twenty-fifth street be- ID
'een Washington and Walnut. which Cd
as tabled at last meeting. be taken
ON the table and referred to the
rect committee. The motion was
opted.
Alderman Snyder moved to al. -
urn. The motion was adopted. u.
The council then adjourned 49,
ROBERT A. HATCHER. a.
City Clerk. I'm,