The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-21
reading. March 10, 1908.

Alderman Magner moved the report
be received and ordinance placed on
second reading. The motion was
adopted.
The ordinance was then placed OIL
second reading and read at length.
Alderman Magner moved the adop
ton Of the ordinance as read.
The moticn was adopted by the fol
lowing vote. Aye-Davis, Kelly
kochler, Wagner, Meehan, Ne.lis
Scul.in, Snyder, Thistewood and
Thomas Nay-None,
The ordinance and street commit
tees reported further recommending
the adoption Of an ordinance entitled
AN ordinance granting to the Cen
/ trail Union Telephone company, its
successors and assigns. the right to
erect, use and maintain telephone
poles, wires and other telephone APP
paratus in the City of Cairo, Illinois, -
which had been referred to the com
mittces after first reading March 10,
1908.
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be received and ordinance placed on
second reading. The motion was
adopted.
The ordinance was then placed on
second reading and read at length.
Alderman Nellis moved the adop.
tiCn of the ordinance as read.
Alderman Koehler moved to amend
by inserting the following to be
known and designated as section SiA
Section S1a The said Central
Union Telephone company grantee
herein. its successors and assigns,
shall. one year from the date of the
approval of this ordinance. and an
nually on said date thereafter during
the life Of this ordinance. make to thu
treasurer Of the City of Cairo. Illinois
la written statement. under the hand
Of its resident manager and verified
by bis affidavit and itemized to the
satisfaction of the treasurer, mayor
and comptroller of said City of Cairo
showing the gross receipts Of said
company during the year past and
such officer or officers of said city
shall have the right. if desired to eX'
anime the books. records, etc, of said
company to verify such statement and
make such corrections, additions
etc, if any, as the facts may Justify.
And the said Central Union Tele
phone company, its successors and
assigns, shall on the first day of July
A. d. 1909 and annually on said date
thereafter, pay into the city treasury
Of the City of Cairo. Illinois, three per
cent G. per cent? of its gross receipts
as shown by such statement aforesaid
as is approved by said officers of sail
City of Cairo, and on failure of saif
company its successors and assigns
to make such statement or to pay
such three per cent of its said gross
receipts. the City of Cairo may inst
tute suit and recover therefor in any
court of competent jurisdiction. an6
provided further that for any failurf
{, make such written statement or for
any failure to pay. the city council OF
the City of Cairo, Illinois, by a ma
jority vote of its members. ma
terminate all the rights and privileges
in this ordinance granted.
Alderman Magner moved to table
the amendment of Alderman Koehler
The motion was adopted.
The motion of Alderman Nellis tC
adopt the ordinance as read was then
by the following vote; Aye
Davis. Kelly, Wagner, Meehan, Nellis
Scullin. Snyder, Thistlewood, Thomas
g. Nay-Koehler-1.
The special committee appointed
to consider the matter of selling par
Of two city lots submitted the follow
ing report:
Cairo. ILL.,, March IL, 1908.
To the City Council of the City OF
Cairo, Illinois.
Gentlemen: Your special commit
tee appointed to investigate the mat
ter of selling a strip off of the west
md of lots ! and 2. block 5. city, re
spectfully report that they have ex
amined into the necessities of the
city as to the use OF the west twelve
feet of said lots and find that he CITY
loes not need that portion of the lots
N connection with the Tenth street
station aud recommend that
he made for the sale
IF the same according to law, in &C
,ordance with the petition of Mr.. JOS
oph b. Reed who desires to make sub
;tantial improvements on said part
u said lots in connection with other
property which he now owns, pro
,ided the price at which said lots
igure.
Respectfully.
GEORGE PARSONS.
n. c. SCULLIN.