The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber. Cairo, Illinois, July
IA. 1908.
fsecond Regular Meeting)

Alderman Scullin placed III hoilii'
natior Alderman Meehan to preside
in the absence of the mayor.
Alderman Thistlewood placed IN
nomination Alderman Davis TO preside
in the absence of the mayor
On putting the question the follow
ing aldermen voted for Alderman
Mehan Cannon, Davis, Ferguson.
German, Greaney, Magner Nellia and
Scullin-9.
The following aldermen voted for
Alderman Davis Bourgeois, Meehan
and Thistlewood-3.
Alderman Meehan took the chair.
The clerk read a communication
from the MAYOR stating he had made
a previous engagement and would not
be in attendance at the meeting to-
night.
Alderman Nellis moved the com
mnnication be received and filed.
The motion was adopted.
On motion OF Alderman Magner
the minutes of last meeting We're APP
proved without reading:
Reports Of Committees.
The street committee reported
recommending that the Cairo Electric
& Traction company be allowed 10
nut the turnout or switch track when
the council had heretofore given II
nermissfon to remove from Cedar
street, on Holbrook avenue between
West Twenty-first street and West
Twenty-second street
Alderman Davis moved the report
be received and recommendation
coneurred in, The motion was adopt
ed.
The street committee reported fur
Their recommending that gas posts De
nlaced at southeast corner OF West
Twenty-fourth and Park avenue
northeast corner of Fourth and Wal
nut, Thirty street and High
lard avenue. west side Of Washing.
ton avenue at Twentythird street;
north side of Third street between
Commercial and Washington ava,
nues, northeast corner of Nineteent
and Washington avenue. and that the
gas post now at southwest corner Of
Thirteenth and Washington be novel
ia the northeast corner of sdffc ~
tersection. also that arc lamps D.
plarea at Twenty-hfth street, east
side Of Washington avenue, M ihlf
tieth and Washington avenue lhiF's
second and Washington avenue a'ri
at Twenty-sixth and Sycamore streets
Alderman Magner moved the re-
norts be received and recommends
lions concurrea in TIE motion was
adopted by the following vote AYE
pourgois. Cannon, Davis, Fergusoi
German. Greaney, Kelly. Magne I
Meehan. Nellis and Soulful NJ
aerman Thistlewood passing
The street committee reported IGf
ther recommending that the water
tank now located at division aui
u.aslingtou be not removed 10 inter
section OF Washington and SVcaholV
Alderman Davis moved the report DE-
received and recommendation con
curred In. The motion was adopt'a
THE committee on claims ana ac'
counts together with tue RESPECTIVE
committees to whom they We're re-
ferred. reported recommending pay
ment of the following
miscellaneous Claims and Accounts
,sim Mahoney, month fore
man street gang, June
1908 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .-=.S ~
Mike Drlscol, % days on
streets. June, 1908 .....t... 81 o.
Iohn higgins, &c days on
streets. June 1908 ....,.'. ~. W
pat Carey, - days on streets
streets. June, 1908 ........ ~
James Long, % days on
streets, June, 1908 ......,. 81 81
Jobp Holland 25ia days on
streets. June, 1908 -....... ~ %
nave Fowler "a days on
streets June, 1898 .......... 50 "
Henry Collier. 20 days on
streets. June. 1903 .......' 50. "
Albert Thomas, Is days on
streets. June, 1903 .....-.. go
John Massey, 70 days oH
streets. June, 1898 ........ So
stephen Doan, 24l2 days on
streets, June, 1908 ......... 90
William Taylor 25h DAYS on
streets, June. 1908 ........ % Z
lanes GRAY "A days on
streets, June 1908 .....,.. 90 =
George Robinson, Is days on
streets. June. 1908 .....-.- -
Regan Davis, days on streets
Mne. 1903 ....,.-.....s..' -
lewis Christmas 2 days on
streets. June. 1908 ......-- @.
patrick Kennedy, % days on
sidewalks. June, 1908 $500. %
per Brltton, 25l2 days ON
sidewalks. June. 1898 ..' %.
1nIius Serbian, "a days with
team at 81. June, 1908 ...' 10 .
n f. Mccarthy. AS days with
team at SO. June. 1908 49,. la.
Earl QueIlmalz, 26 days on
streets. June, 1908 ....-... %
Auetin Lee. &c days on
streets, June. 1908 .......'. 81
9 a. Miller. month assistant
engineer. June. 1908 ....... loo
u Al. Klentschy, month In
strument man, June, 1908 oo