The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-05
COUNCIL REFUSES TO GRANT
HIGHER WAGES BY A VOTE
OF TO 6.
CURFEW LAW WANTED
City Hall to Be Discussed at
Big Meeting--War On
License Dodgers.

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fer an increase, by a vote of to G
d'he ordinance was placed on its sec
! cnd reading in spite of the recon
nendation Of The ordinance and
finance committees, that the amend
ment be not concured in, but failed
| in passage An amendment by Alder
man Koehler, intended as com
promise to make the increase not
effective until January / next was
pass d. Alderman Scullin was not
| in his seat when the vote was taken,
arriving some time later.
All the members of the council
were present. which fact was favor
ably commented upon by Mayor Par
sons. The meeting was almost free Of
friction and wranglng and business
was quickly disposed Of
The matter of a new city ball was
brought somewhat nearer a head by
he adoption of a recommendation by
a special committee that the Cairo
Board Of Trade Commercial club and
other civic bodies meet with the com.
Gil AT an early date to devise ways
and means for the erection Of new
hall
Alderman Meehan brought up his
cgrfew law with an ordinance making
it an offense for children under 1GI
years Of age to be on the streets
after 8 o'clock in the winter months
and 3 O'Clock in the summer months,
unless for necessary purposes or
when sent by their parents and guar
dian The ordinance provides that a
fine Of not less than s or more than
500 be assessed for each violation of
the ordinance A companion ord-
nance was the one making it the duty
OF the fire station captains to sound
the fire bells three times at o'clock |
each winter evening and at 8. o'clock |
each summer evening. Both ordi- /
nances were referred to he ordinance
committee.
War was declared on the license I
dodgers of Cairo by resolution by
Alderman Koehler to have the chief
Ct police strictly enforce the ordi-
RANGES covering the matter. Mr..
koehler and Mayor Parsons stated
that there was marked disposition
IN the part Of many persons liable to
licenses to avoid payment and who
conside ed any attempt on the part Of
The police to force collection per
ional matter
A resolution to pay the members
u the Board of Local. Improvements
Il for each meeting they attend was
cad and referred An ominous sound
rom the desk of Alderman Burke,
rave rise to the belief that the ordi-
lance will nave a rocky passage.
Alderman Frank Ferguson. elected
without opposition last week to fill
he vacancy in the fourth ward
aused by the death of Alderman
.awler, made neat talk at the open
ne of the meeting in which he de. :
Jared for harmony and cooperation
a all matters and especially for i'm
rovements and all things toward a
leater Cairo.
Mayor Parsons appointed Mrs. a. e.
afford Mrs Isabella Lanning Candee
nj NJ J Howley as members of the 4 h
library board to succeed themselves r
he appointments were adopted :
!,
The reports OF city comptroller, =
-easurer chief OF police, iailer, fire j.
apartment captains and city engi
Ger were read and received The =
port OF the latter stated that 800
OF cement walk had been laid in y
r. month g
Lon Of the mayors new APP
iiaiess were read and af er five
inries' recess were received by the e
u III upon recommendation of the ~
sance committee. ~
An invitation from the Board of &C
rade to the mayor and members of p'
4 council to attend a banquet TO be
yen by the board 10 the members I.
Company X. J. ~ G.. was received y.
iih thanks The council will attend
body The banquet will be given T"
me 10th.
Salary bills. claims and accounts
ere read and reported to the various n
mmittees. v
Several building and moving per
It's we're also referred to the build
Z committee.
a dozen chairs were ordered pur- -
ased upon recommendation of Al IA
rman Mcehan, for the council cham nj
r.. for The use OF yisitors Upon his W
also new electric W
b was ordered purchased for the tb'
lice department and the ones in the thu
lncii cnamter ordered repaired
Alderman Snyder wanted 10 know IL
u contracts for new sidewalks be
r. not pushed more vigarol sly ana an
III that although a new walk was lI,
L. ed on Twenty-hrst street a year 6n
p work on had not been com TIA
noel. The matter win be taken up iu.
The street committee. ne.
l motion by Alderman SNYDER to prs
e an assistant for the city clerk at her
ialary not 20 exceed s55 was adopt tia
Mr. Snyder explained that owing wiC