The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-06
STRONG ANNUAL MESSAGE
BY MAYOR GEORGE PARSONS
TO CAIRO'S CITY COUNCIL
Recommends Saloon Regulation and Limitation
Passage of Liberal Interurban Ordinance
Building of New City HaII-CounciI
Proceedings

The first meeting of the city cour
Gil since the election was held las
night with only one member absent
There were present His Honor, MAYO
/ Parsons, and Aldermen Koehler Ma
ner Burke, Ferguson German. Soul
! lin, Kelly, Nellis Canon. Davis
! Meehan. ThistleWocd BCnrsois.
The mayor stated that a rumor had
come to him that he prrposed to re
sign the office Of mayor for political
! reasons. He said THIS rUmor was
without any foundation. that ne had
never entertained any such idea. The
mayor then read his annual message
which is given at the conclusion Of
this report
On motion Of Alderman Meehau
message was received and ORDER d
published with the proceedings, also
that 500 copies be printed in pamph-
let form
The mayor said he was not pre-
pared to make all appointments at
this time. owing to a pressure of
other matters but would offer the
following to succeed themselves:
N. s. Egau chief of police. James
Cowell as sergeant of police, M. Lu'zt
as city iailer. W. r. Thistle wood as
city engineer Ernest Nordman as
city comptroller John Sheehan as
street supervisor Abe Hoagland as
night clerk All We're unanimously
confirmed
Standing Committees.
The mayor named the committees
for the present year aud submitted |
IN ordinance filling the vacancies on |
he Board of Local Improvements. as
.ollcws
Streets, Drainage and Leyees--Mee-l
nan. Kelly Burke, Magner German
Bourgeois, Davis
Claims ana Accounts-Cannon,
SculIin I
Ordinances-Burke, Koehler Mag
ie..
Finance-Greaney Meehan, Fergu-
on.
Police Jail and Fire Department
toehler, Scullin. German. Greaney,
'-..s,,s-,a D,,.t-e Cannon
Building-Scullin. Ferguson. Kelly,
'ellis Greaney Thistlewood Davis.
Board of Health-Dayis. Bourgeois.
ELY, Greaney German, Meehal,
hlstlewcod
Pumps and Water -Magner,
annon, Meehan, Ferguson Davis,
ellis. Burke.
Electric Wires-Nellis, Kelly, Koch
Board of Local improvements u
ayor Parsons, Scuilin, Nellis, Koch. Il
r, Bourgeois, Thistlewood Cannon,
agner.
Alderman Nellis called for report II
comptroller on street cleaning,
ethods in other cities. Clerk read
tier from clerk at Alton. ILL.,. show u
& that paved streets were swept II
ice a week I'm business portion OF d
~ and twice per month in residence ,
rtions, Work was done under con J.
act at night at cost of $4,000 per v
mum. Correspondence was all re- g,
rred to street committee on motion Z"
Alderman Meehan
Petition OF Jacob Solomon fer per "
ssion to replat lots at Twenty
ghth and Elm streets was granted. III
Police Magistrate Ross reported oI
Ilecting 1886 from fines during =
'ril; NJ. S. Egan. chief OF police. =
ported 22S arrests. ~ Lutz, city ~
Ter reported feeding prisoners 2S6 ~
Us after trial and IS meas before IN
al, also 1873 days WORK on streets No
city prisoners. "
Captain Wedding of ire station No. ls
eported responding to eight alarms 20
ring April and making 40 tfi s "t
n patrol wagon. Also reported on WI
laWay in which one horse was w
led in collision with a street car. iel
said the horses became frightened 81
lie all firemen We're in building of va
lliday Milling company, l. has -,
n the habit of firemen to leave the ~
m standing unattended in the u"
aet during fires. He said a new
Sc was urgently needed and asked I'd
neil to give matter attention. Car ..
] Of station No. reported eleven ~
rms. Both captains made requis- ,S
IS. Referred to committee. vi
signed by citizens on d''
rtyfourth street. protesting ""
inst removal from that street IF p'
tch track of Cairo Traction com SN
", and asking that said company W.
required to maintain said switch '"I
bear its share of the cost OF i'm
wing said street. was referred to wy
ret and ordinance committees. we
Editions and bonds for dram shop .''
nses were referred to committees i"I
follows a. Baltimore. 1915 Com am
'cial avenue. n. F. Mckee Planters 'u'
Use bar TRANSFER from d. W. John. nu'
> O. G Burnett, 40 Commercial mdi
nue.. tloI
hiding petitions were referred to an
'mittee as follows: '"'
NJ Whitney two-story horse on ,ou
liar street, lot :, block rs. first adj uo'
on. uh'
. kusener one-story frame COTTAGE WI
cost $4,000 on tot 10. block Is. yea
=, south side or Twenty-second .
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