The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-11

the City of Cairo, Illinois, be granted,
: which report was laid over under the
rules at last regular meeting. was tai
en- up and read
! Alderman Meehan moved the report
be received and recommendation con.
! CURED in.
The motion was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Bourgeois, Burke, Can
non, Davis. Ferguson, German. Kelly,
Koehler Wagner Meehan, Nellis, Soul
lin and Thistlewood-13. Nay-None.
Reports of Officers.
Ernest Nordman, city comptroller.
submitted his report showing amount
, appropriated, amount expended and
balance remaining in each item of the
annual appropriation to March 81.
1903.
On motion of Alderman Nelis the
report was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
W. p. Greaney, deputy city treasur.
er, submitted his monthly report show
ing amount collected, amount dis
bursed and balance remaining IN the
several funds in his hands on the 3Oth
day of April, 1908.
On motion of Alderman Koehler the
report was referred to the finance
committee.
A. J. Ross, police magistrate, sub.
mitted his monthly report showing
$4,000 collected in fines In April
1908 On motion of Alderman Davis
the report was referred to the city at
torney and comptroller.
NJ. S. Egan, city marshal submitted
his monthly report showing 22S arrests
made in April, 1908, which report was
signed by the sergeant of police and
the several police constables. On mo-,
ton of Alderman Magner the report
was received and ordered filed.
NJ. Lutz, city jailer reported feed-i
ing prisoners IS meals before trial and
zSG days after trial and 1873 days work
ed by prisoners.
On motion of Alderman Nellis the
report was referred to the city comp
troller.
II. l.. Wedding, captain fire station
/. reported responding 10 fire alarms
and 40 patrol wagon calls in April
and made requisition for supplies as
follows: 90 bales hay, bales straw.
) sacks oats. sack corn. sack
bran, box condition powder, gals.
oil. 2 lamps for hose wagon, Y doZ.
bars soap, box axle grease
Capt. Wedding also reported one
horse being killed by running into
street car at corner of Thirteenth
street and Commercial avenue, on the
18th of April. 1908; stating further
that the horses now at the station
are handicapped with. age or crippled.
Richard Jones, captain fire station
g. reported responding to II fire
alarms in April and made requisition
for supplies as follows bales hay,
; bales straw, sacks oats, ! 12.ft.
step ladder. ) mosquito bars.
Alderman Koehler moved the requi
sitiOns for feed be allowed and re-
mainder of reports referred to the 1
police, jail aud fire committee.
The motion was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Aye Bourgeois, Burke. |
Cannon. Davis. Ferguson. German. /
Kelly. Koehler. Magner Meehan. Nell
lis. Scullin. Tbistlewood--f3 Nay
None.
Petitions.
The clerk read a petition signed by
4 large number OF property owners
of ThirtyfOurth street praying the
council to not allow the Cairo Elec
-rie and Traction company TO remove
a part of it's switch or turnout track
rom said Thirty-fourth street. /
On motion of Alderman Meehan
he petition was referred to the ordi-
rance and street committees.
Applications for dramshop license
we're read as follows:
o. G. Burnett. lot 6, block Is. city
10 Commercial avenue. for re-
nainder Of year from June 1st. 1908.
which application was accompanied
" his state and city retail liquor
iealer bonds.
A. Baltimore. lot 8. block 10. fifth
Commercial avenue.
or s months to the end of the year
sos. which application was accom-
Ianied by his state and city retail
quor dealer bonds.
y. F. Mckee. lot I. block ?. city,
- Ohio street. for the remainder of
he year 1908, which application was