The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-15
IN WHICH AID. THiSTIEWOOr
LOST SEVERAL ROUNDS
TO AID MEEHAN.
MUCH BUSHES S DONE
Many New Lights and New Fire Plugs
and Sidewalks Ordered-Eigh-
teen Building Petitions
Are Granted.

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1t was more than usually scrappy
with Alderman Thistewood in th'
limelight as stickler for the rules {.
procedure. Mayor Parsons was ali
sent from the meeting and Alderman
Meehan was chosen to preside an,
there were present the followin.
other members: Aldermen Magner
Ferguson, Greaney German, Bour
gols, sculln, Kelly, Thistlewood, Mel
| lis, Cannon, Davis, Meehan.
Alderman Thistlewood began at tbs
beginning. He didn't want Alderman
Meehan chosen as chairman, but the
council did ii anyway
Petition of Cairo Traction company
for permission to remove track on
Cedar street to HoIDrook avenue was
granted. Ii is switch track, and
permission to remove II from present
location had been granted some time
ago, but the company desired &c
change the new location to facilitate
the operation of the road
On recommendation of the stree'
committee gas lamps were ordered nj
, the following places:
Northeast corner OF Nineteenth anil
Washington.
Southeast corner of Twenty-fourth
and Park.
North side of third between Wash
ington and Commercial
AT Thirty.seventh street and High
land avenue.
Northeast corner of Fourth and
Walnut.
West side of Washington at Tween
ty-first street.
Lamr at southwest corner of Doug
las and Washington was ordered II
northeast corner
Arc lights were ordered at Twenty
fifth street east side of Washington
at Thirtieth and Thirty-seeond and
Washington, and Twenty-sixth and
Sycamore.
snat occurred between Alderman
Thistlewood and Chairman Meehan.
the former contending that the propo.
sitions had to be voted on separately,
and protesting against "railroading'
the matter through. Chairman Me-
han replied that there was no dispo
sition to railroad" anything through
II the alderman so desired he coulI
have any of the propositions laid
aside for separate rction. Alderman
Thistlewood subsidized, only TO rise
again when claims and accounts were
read. He did not like Senator War
der's claim for 1000. on account of
the assessment for the Washington
avenue pavement. He had this claim
laid aside for separate action but
~hen 1t was explained that the claim
had been passed upon favorably by
Judge Dewey in the county court, AMI
thai 1t was a judgment against the
city, the alderman voted to allow it.
Building permits petitioned for at
the previous meeting were all grant
ed. The committee had reported ad-
versely upon those of Oscar Anderson
for lunch stand at 3llT Poplar street.
w Beaver for like establishment on
Poplar street between Nineteenth
and Twentieth, II. s. Candee for
stable in rear of 24l0 Elm street aud
Rothenberger for 1-story frame build
ing. Chairman Ferguson of the com
mittee, explained, that the reason
way the committee mad reported al.
versely on these petitions was that
the structures had all been erecteI
before the petitions were granted or
even filed, in utter contempt of the
city councils authority or the ordi-
nahces, and the committee felt it was
time tc teach would-be builders a les.
son But the aldermans remarks.
while generally admitted to have
forCe, did not serve 10 hold IN the
petitions. and one by one they were
granted in spite Of the committees
report. with from to ( members vot-
ing mo"
Fire plugs were ordered at Thif-
tieth Thirty.first and Thirty-third
anl Poplar streets: Twenty second
Twentyfourth and. Twenty-ifth and
Twenty-fourth and Thir-
ty-first and Sycamore. and on Charles
street between Holbrook and Park
avenue.
Petitions for dram shop Iicens IS
were granted to A. Baltimore ~
3Si5 Commercial avenue. and To A. 6
Terrell at AZ Ohio street. Transfer
of Gardner's license at 2ii5 Syca-
street to Price & James was re-
fused
Two petitions for building permits
were referred to building committee.
Alderman Nellis wished TO have
city engineer instructed to remove
sacks from Tenth street sewer exca
Walton in order that Rich construr-
uon company might resume opera
tons. He had a letter from the com
parry requesting this and he felt that
as the city had put the sacks there
II was to duty bound to remove them.
Chairman Meehan felt otherwiss.
He said the matter ought to be invest!-
gated thoroughly before any such ac-
,ioD was taken and would leave II N