The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber. Cairo, Illinois
May IA. 1907
tSecond Regular Meeting)
Present: Hon. George Parsons
mayor, and Aldermen Bourgeois
Prske, Eavis, German Kelly. Koehler
Wagner, Meehan, Nellis. Scullin, Sny
der Thistlewood and Thomas.
Absent: None.
Minutes.
Alderman Snyder moved the
minutes Of the last regular meeting
bf approved without reading The
motion was adopted unanimously.
Unfinished Business.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness the report Of the ordinance and
finance committees recommending
the adoption of the ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance to amend Section num-
bered d25 of the Laws and Ordinances
of the City of Cairo, Illinois. being
Section Six of Chapter Twenty-one
entitled Fees and Salaries. SO as to
read as follows" which report had
been laid over under the rules at last
regular meeting, was taken up.
Alderman Magner moved the adop
ton Of the ordinance as read ana
recommended
Alderman Burke moved to amend
the ordinance SO as to place the sal
ary Of the police clerk at $4,000 per
month instead OF $40 per month al
provided.
Aldermen Meshan moved to table
the amendment The motion was
adopted biz the following vote Aye
Bourgeois, Gcm man. Kelly, Koehler.
Magner. Meehan. Thistlewood, Soul. |
lin, Snyder and Thomas 70 Nay
Eurke, Davis. Neliis, TnistleWood I, +
The motion of Alderman Wagner til /
adopt AZ read was thcn adopted By
the following vote Aye Bourgoise,
German. Kelly, Wagner, Meehan,
ssnllin Snyder and Thomas &. Nay
Burke. Davis, koehIer, Nellis, This
tiewo0l q.
The mayor then presented the fo!-
lowing communication
March 22nd, 1907.
M the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men If the City Of Cairo, Illinois.
Gentlemen .Th family Of the late |
W. + Halliday desire Ia send 4 formal
statement Of their appreciation 0f the
action 81 your honorable hady iii
changing the name of the park Id TX
Tenth sire and Washington aYeane /
10 Halliday Park II
The family appreciate very fully
the compliment which the change III /
The name Of he park bestows upou
he memory of NJ P. Halliday. ard \
equally appreciate the grac full tribute
which 1t cpnfers upon his fame III {
his city for whose welfare he fought
u hard and III whose fsture he had /
such abiding faith and confidence
II Ii an admirable custom to give
b the parks and public pieces of ID
.ity the ram of citizens who have
sssis ed In Its material Or social pro
gress or who have In any way In ]
sIEAsed atN AaAhs aDiudA4 sAIB Gus !
ON cultiYates civic virtue and stim-
llates civic pride in a way which no
,thsr influence can
In erecting Henry Gray Barnard's !
itatuo The II wer ia this city In
Of Mr. HALLIDAY. his family {
vas stimulated by a desire TO present
be city with one Of The finest speci
mems OF the art OF modern sculpture !
which could be procured In the
opinion Of comp tent Judges. The I
4ewer" is such work Of art; one
yhlch win add 10 the dignity, reputa- 1
ion and honor Ct the city of Cairo
or all lime.
The family appreciate very highly, +
indeed. the compliment which your '
honorable body has paid to the mem
ny of W. P. Halliday. and hegs to as. a
ure you OF that Apr citation ana
heir thanks,