The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-21


| MoelaU. Nells, Sculin aud Thistle
wood II Nay None.
The may and city engineer pre-
scented the Towing recommendation
Cairo linois, Oct. 18th, 1905
To the City Council, Cairo, Illinois.
conference.-the would recomm an,l
to your honorable body that the new
sewer outlet at Te til street be pro-.
tected at the outfAl by driving four
piles two on eacl side of the sewer
md a timber cap laced between the
liles and just ab We the top of the
sewer as a protection against ram.
ming by boats, TO guard against the
washing CT the river bank from
lround the submerged outlet would
recommend that the bank on each
side of the sewer be covered with will
low brush and this coye.ad vita
rock.
While we feel the protective WORK
icing done by your street comm ttee
the leyee at this point is amp. W.
suggest as matter of additional lers.
caution that the leyee be opened ffo 4
the river side, portion of the TIM
,ers removed east of the core YAH
nd a smaller core wall be constru
Il just west Of the outside retaining
rall en- the river front.
Respectfully submitted
CSigned GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayer
w. B. THISTLEWOOD,
City Engineer
Alderman Greaney moved the street
committee be instructed to procead
With this work as suggested in the
recommendation of the mayor ana
city engineer. The motion was adopt,
ed by the following vote Aye
Burke Cannon, Davis. Ferguson Grea
'ey. Kelly Magaer. Meehan. Nellis,
Scullin and Thistlewood--tl Nay
None.
The mayor reported further that
Ne had met Mr. Miles Fred'k Gilbert
18th reference to putting the city
headquarters in repair and that Mr.
;i!bert had agreed to repair the
over floor and roof with the under
standing that the city repair the in
erir as provided in lease.
Alderman Neiis moved the build
ms committee he authorized to have
he interior CT the building put in
'epair The molten was adopted by
he following vote: Aye-Burke,
cannon, Davis, Ferguson, Greaney
Kelly. Magner Meehan, Nenis, Soul
in, Thistlewood-l1 Nay-None,
Thcs. f. Mahoney city treasurer.
submitted his report showing amount
received amount disbursed and bal.
ance remaining in the several funds
his hands on the Goth day of Sep
ember, 1908.
On motion Of Alderman Magner
he report was referred to the
nance committee.
Alderman Koehler appeared and
ook his seat
Reports of Committees.
The street committee reported
commenting that gas post be
placed at the south side of Twenty.
18th street, half way between Wash
ngtCn avenue and Walnut street
md one at southeast corner of
Nineteenth and Poplar streets.
Alderman Meehan moved the re.
port be received and recommends.
lions concurred in. The motion was
adopted by the following vote: Aye
Burke. Cannon, Davis, Ferguson,
ireaney, Kelly, Koehler Wagner
Weehan. Nellis, Scullin and Thistle
wcod-13. Nay-None
The committee On claims and ac-
counts together with the respective
committees to whom they had been
referred, reported recommending
payment OF the following
N scelisneous Claims and Accounts.
rim Mahoney month, fore
man street gang, Sept 19OSs so. 90
John Higgins, 2G days on
streets. Sept. 1908 ......... 5000
Mike Driscol 24ia days on
streets, Sept 1908. ......... 1915
Pat Carey % days on streets
Sept 1908 ................. 100
lanes Long % DAYS on streets
Sept 1908 ................. $3.50
Iohn Holland. 90 days on
streets. Sept. 1905 ........- 80 90
Dave Fowler. p days on streets
Sept. 1908 ................ 5000
henry Collier. % days on
streets. Sept. 1905 ......... 81 50
Albert Thomas. p days on
streets. Sept. 1908 ........ 33.c9
Ohm Massey. "a days on
streets Sept. 1908 .......... Sc 90
stephen Doan. 25iz days on
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