The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-17
olutfcn was adopted.


outicn was adopted
Aldermen Nellis and German intro
duced tho following resolutions
Resolved that the chief Of police
notify the parties doing blacksmith
business In stone Bros building ~
lrear, 1T Twcntyilrst aud Sycamore
streets, that they must keen .strnat
free from old wagons and other mt
ltoral
on motion Of Alderman Nellis the
resolution was adopted
Alderman Snyder offered tho fol
lowing resolution
Resolved that the city comptroller
be and Is hereby instructed to have
gas lamp placed on north side Of
Twenty-fourth street between Wash
ington avenue aud Sycamore street
in the middle of the block.
Aldermen Nells and German Offer
ed the following resolution:
Resolved that there be placed one
| gas lamp at northeast corner of Nine.
teenth and Washington.
On motion of Alderman Snyder the
above resolutions We're referred 10
the street committee
Miscellaneous Business.
Mrs, Anna r. Stafford, president Of
| of Library Board submitted the fol
lowing report;
Cairo, ILL.,, Jan, l. 1905
The Honorable Mayor and Members of
the City Council Cairo, H.
Gentlemen Another year has
pesscd and the tine has arrived for
The official report OF the Directors Of
the Cairo Public Library to Your honor.
able body.
IN presenting the statistics made
from daily and montiiyreeords am
pleased To call your attention to the
increase in circulation, patronage, and
other matters that show the appreca.
item Of the library ~ the public.
Ii is the wish OF every member Of
the library board to SO administer the
affairs of this Institution which You
lave placed Ia our charge, that it may
be OF the greatest benefit to the peo-
pSe Of orr city as it Il tneirs for use
Ion their Improvement aud recreation
rne financial report shows d
greater expenditure than lit former
wears axe principally to the hot
water heating plant Installed this
gear and which VIII III the long RIM
result in economy of coal aud save the
of heating plants ana result
III clculiness cf thea books and walls
etc.
One mere payment, s2G25o is e
be made from the balance Of the fund
Dn hand The increasing work made |
L necessary TO ala member TO the
l.trary force durlng the year. and
some ether expenses nave been met
III believed to be for the benefit OF
the 4 library. In consequence our
finances are lower at this time Of |
Year than ever before
Prospective Obligations Will make |
as large az amount as possible neces
5ary for the progressive work Of the |
library that our fast srowing city de
serves.
We therefore ask you to continue
sour former course in behalf of the
ity by granting the mill tax levy
or library purposes.
We thank these who have con
ributed books, magazines and curios
turing the last year
During the vast year as YOU yell
NOW. the library has suffered a great
css in the death of the President Of
he Library Beard AR r W. Bar
lay
His high ideals. and wise and just
6unsef endeoredsi5m 10 every mem
,er Of the Board and his passing
way is not only a personal loss &c
ne members Of the Board, but to the
ity at large rs he was ever anxious
o advance every good work,
In closing this report, we thank yor
or your generous support Of this city
nstitCt ton.
Respectfully submitted
ANNA e. Stafford,
President Of Library Board
The above report was accompanied
y the annual report Of Mrs T. l.
lowell, Librarian summarized as FOL