The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-08
CHARLEY POWiRS ALSO
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reported that the license be not grant
ell. Alderman Snyder said Powers
| had not made satisfactory adjust
n,ent Of the matters at issue between
lin and the chief and the committee
, had therefore refused 10 recommend
taat license bc granted.
Alderman Nellls spoke warmly n
protest. lie said all that was against
Powers was that he had not paid a
fine and costs in case in which he
! had been found guilty in Judge Rob n
son $ court some six months ago. This
would have been collected had the
legal department Of the city tried to
do So 1T ~ only TO fix some out
siders that this man Is refused a
license" said the alderman.
Chief Egan asked permission to
make a statement. He said Alderman
Nells was misinformed that the fine
and cost could not be collected by
the legal department of the city, be
cause Powers had taken an appeal
ana no action to collect the fine and
costs could be taken as long as the
case was pending in court.
The report Of the committee was
received and the recommendation
concurred IN by a vote Of 10 to l.
Alderman Nalis vc;ing no
Junk Dealer Solomon.
In the case OF Junk Dealer joseph
Solomon Alderman Meehan moved
that he be granted a license, or that
his bond be approved
Alderman Scullin said the council
had started the new year with good
resolutions and was about to tear
them all to pieces. Solomon had been
charged with violation of the ordi-
nance. by. the health officer and had
come into court with niggers enough
tic free ireland" and sworn himself
free.
|. Alderman Koehler said from the
report of the chief it appeared that
Solomon had given msscl trouble by
receiving stolen property and refus,
ing to surrender it.
Alderman Meehan replied that n
Irregularities were likely to happen in
any well regulated business. Ii Alder
man Sculiins statement was tire
that Solomon had enough niggers on
his staff to free Ireland he must be
pretty good citizen and he was
needed down in the First ward
The motion to grant the license
was lost by vote OF 5 to s.
Reports Of Officers.
Judge Ross reported collecting 1898
during December. Judge Whitcamp
SIS. Chief Egan reported 290 arrests.
Taller Lutz reported 1S0 days work
en- streets by Jail gang and feeding
prisoners before and after trial.
Captain Wedding of fire station No.
/ reported responding to eight fire
alarms during the month and making
50 trips with the patrol wagon. In his
requisition he included 300 feet or
cotton hose and new shed for a
store house.
Captain Jones OF station No. re-
ported responding to Is alarms dur
Ing the month and submitted report
for the year which showed that there
had been sc fires during the year,
with an aggregate loss OF $16.S70 Tic
heaviest losses we're the Blackman
dairy fire $4,000 and the Indiana BOX
company fire $4,000.
More Licenses.
Applications for licenses were read
as follows: ]. NJ. and r. L. Meyers
for dram shop at the northeasterly
corner Of Sixth and Commercial 1.-THE
Old Joe Steagala place.; wholesale
liquor license OF f. p. Fitzgerald,
pharmacists license of Otto Schulz,
hotel runners li5enses for r. r.
Henry. w. NJ. Wheeler for Illinois
Hotel, Lee Williams. and Frank
Brown for Planters Hotel. and W. A.
Spence, plumber On motion re.
cess of five minutes was taken to en-
able committee to report on the ap.
plieations. Committee recommended
that all be approved which was done.
Petitions.
Building petitions were referred to
committee as follows j. II.
Mulcahy to erect barn. VIM. SIT
sanka to build an addition, Mt. Car
mel Mission Baptist congregation to
build church at PIG Fortieth street
Mrs. Josephine Gilhofer TO erect a
dwelling at Fourteenth and Wolnut
Alderman Ferguson said he had no
doubt some Of these buildings We're
already up and wished to know If
there was no way to stop that sort #
thing. II SO whose business was it?
The mayor said the city attorney
might bring action or suggest some
means.
Petition OF citizens that old build-
ings be condemned and torn down
was referred to building committee.
Petition of Cairo & Thebes railroad
that water main be laid IN
street from Washington to
Walnut and fire plug placed at Sit
tenth and Walnut. also that mains
be laid on streets about to be filed.
crossing the company's rightof'way.
was referred to pump and water com
mittee.
Petition that light be placed at
and Highland avenue
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