The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois, May
IN, 1897.


lder, Thistlewood and Thomas
Absent. Aldermen Burk German
K0ehler and Nellis.
The mayor stated the meeting had
been called for general business and
that 1t would be In order To receive
the report Of the ordinance and street
Icommittees On the ordinance amend
Ing the ordinance Of the Southern
4 Illinois interurban company.
/ TIL ord nance and street commit.
ltees reported recommending the adop-
Ition Of The ordinance entitled .An or.
Idinance To amend Sections 3, 10 and
I2o Of ordinance No 120, Of me City
Iof Cairs, Illinois, entitled An ordi.
lnance granting to the South I'm IlIl-
lnois Interurban company the right 70
lconstruct. maintain and operate a
|street ra lroad track upon parts Of
Fourth street ard Washington avenue
land upon Sycamore street ii the City
OF Cairo, Illinois"
| Alderman Meehan moved TIL report
| be received and ordinance placed on
second reading The motion was
adopted THE ordinance was then
placed On second reading and rad
lat length
Aderran Koehler and Alderman
Burke appeared and took their seats
during the reading of the ordinance
Alderman Thistlewood moved ID
adoption Of the ordinance as real ana
recommended, The motion was adopt
ed by the following vote: Aye Bour
gois. Burke Davis. Kelly. Koehler,
.Magner, Mes han. Scullin, Snyder,
Thistlewoodl Nay-Thomas |.
Unfinished Business.
Under the head Of unfinished bust
ness the matter Of payment for fence
surrounding custom house was taken
|up,
Alderman koehlar moved that the
bill Of Thomas G. Elliott, custodian
Of the II i. Custom House at Cairo,
illinois, for the iron fence now sur
rounding custom house at Cairo I'LL
nois. amounting to $4,000 be allowed
as read ana recommended
The molten was adopted by the fol
lowing vote: Aye Bourgeois, Rnrl1a
Davis, Kelly Koeher Wagner, Nee
han, SculIin, Snyder Thistlewood and
Thomas III Nay-None.
Alderman Burke was excused for
the evening
Reports Of Committees.
The ordinance and street commit
tfes reported recommending the adop
ii. Of an ordinance egtitled AN ordi |
nance for the construction of vitriiied |
tile pipe wers house connections |
and inlets and brick manholes In hi |
cision street, Center street and Tween 1
ty-frst street, in the city Of Cairo. Iii |
nois. and for the levying and eollee- |
lion OF q special tax TO pay for the |
SAINT"
Alderman Kochler moved the re.
port be received ard ordinance placed |
on second reading The motion was
adopted Tae ordinance was then
plac on second reading and read at
length,
Alderman Davis moved the adop-
ton Of the ordinance as read and |
The mo icu was adopt
ed by the following vote: Aye-Eoar
sois. Davis Kelly, Koehler Wagner
Me han. seullin. Snyder Thistlewood |
and Thomas-l0. Nay-None.
The ordinance and street commit
tee reported Further recommending
The adoption of the ordinance entities
An ordinance for the construction
Of vitrlf d tile pipe sewers. house
@ connections ANA inle's aud brick man
holes in Twenty-second and West
Twenty.second streets. Twenty-tbird |
and West Tweutythird streets. TWEEN
.y-fourtb ard West Twenty-fOurth |
streets. Tw uiy-fiflh and West Twen-
.y-hfth streets. Twenty-sixth and Yves,
rwenty-sixth streets. Twenty-seventa
and West Twenty-seventh streets,
Charles and Walnut sire is. in the
,ity of Cairo and for filing the same
With earth from lot line to lot line
md to the grades % the said streets
Is nov established by ordinance, and
or the levy!ng aud collection Of q
special tax to pay for the sam
Alderman Davis moved the report
le received and ordinance placed on
second reading. The mo ion was
ADOPTED. The ordinance was then
,laced os cond reading and read ct
engih
Alderman Snyder moved the ordi
rance ne adopted as read and recon-
nended The motion was adopted b.
he following vote. Aya-Bourgois.
Davis. Kelly. Koehl T. Wagner, Nee
IAN. sculIin. Snyder. ThistiewOod AM
fhomas-la. Nay-None.
The ordinance and street commit
ees reported further recommending | I
he adopt on Of an ordinance en-
iied An orfinanc for sidewalk on
Commercial avenue from Nineteenth !
treet d point IS feet south or ]
Commercial avenue in the city #
afro. County Of Alexander and L
sta-e OF Illinois,
Alderman Davis moved the report
. received end ordinance placed on .