The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber. Cairo. Illinois, July
IA. 1908.
(second Regular Meeting)

cHiieG the HltttiiiS W oiaNis
Alderman Scullin placed in nomi
nation Alderman Meehan 10 preside
in the absence of the mayor.
Alderman Thistlewood placed Il
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, Nellis an'
Seullin-9
The following aldermen voted for
Alderman Davis: Bourgeois Meehal
and Thistlewood-3.
Alderman Meehan took the chair
The clerk read 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
munication be received and filed
The motion was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Magner
the minutes of last meeting We're ap-
proved without reading:
Reports of Committees.
The street committee reported
recommending that the Cairo Electric
g Traction company be allowed 10
nut the turnout or switch track which
the council had heretofore given II
permission to remove from Cedar
street, on Holbrook avenue between
West Twenty-frst street and West
Twenty-second street
Alderman Davis moved the report
be received and recommendation
coIcurred in The motion was adopt
ed
The street committee reported FUR
Their recommending that gas posts be
placed at southeast corner Of West
Twenty-fourth and Park avenue;
northeast corner of Fourth and Wal
nut; Thirty-seventh street and High
land avenue; west side of Washing
ton avenue at Twenty-third street;
north side of Third street between
Commercial and Washington ay'-
nues, northeast corner of Nineteent
and Washington avenue; and that the
gas post now at southwest corner OF
Thirteenth and Washington be novel
to the northeast corner of SdhfS ~
tersection; also that arc lamps D.
placed at Twenty-fifth street, east
side of Washington avenue NJ Ihlft
tieth and Washington avenue; ihlrv-
second and Washington avenue, AMI
at Twenty-sixth and Sycamore streets
Alderman Magner moved the r.
norts he received and recommends
lions concurred in. Tie motion was
adopted by the following vote Aye
pourgois, Cannon, Davis Ferguso' !
German. Greaney. Kelly, Magne'
Meehan. Nellis and Scullin-ll Al
derman Thiatlewood passing.
The street committee reported 1T
Their recommending that the wafer
tank now located at division ana
Washington be not removed To inter
section az Washington and Sycamore
Alderman Davis moved the report DE-
received and recommendation con
cnrred In. The motion was adopted
The committee on claims and ac'
counts together with the respective
committees to whom they were re-
ferred, reported recommending pay
ment OF the following
miscellaneous Claims and Accounts
rim Mahoney, ] month fore
man street gang, June,
1903 Observation-Disclosures ..9 ~ ~
Mike Drlscol, % days on
streets, June, 1908 ..,...... 81 'o'
John higgins, &c days on
streets, June, 1903 ........- % TT
pat Carey, % days on streets,
streets. June, 1908 .......' VI
James Long, Is days on
'a meets Iune 1908 ~ 81 81
Johr Holland 25iA days on
streets June, 1908 .,...... - %
Dave Fowler "a days on
streets, June, 1898 ......... So ~
Henry Collier. 20 days on
fae treats lime. 1908 ... 80 0,
Albert Thomas, Is days oh
streets. June, 1908 ........ ~
John Massey, IS days on
streets, June, 1893 ...-..,. So
stephen Doan, 2412 days on
streets, June, 1908 ......... 30 q
William Taylor. 25h days on
streets, June. 1908 ...... - ~
1an,es GRAY "a days on
streets, June 1908 ,....... 80. u
George Robinson, Is days on
streets, June, 1908 .....,... ~
Regan Davis. s days on streets
June, 1903 .......,......' "a
Lewis Christmas DAYS Oh
streets. June. 1908 ....,,. ~
patrick Kennedy, % days on
sidewalks, June, 1903 49,. 81
Der Britton, 25i2 days on
sidewalks, June. 1898 900 5S,
Julius Serbian, "a days with
team at 81. June, 1908 ..,,. 90 :.
n r. Mccarthy, As days with
team at So. June. 1908 ..... l44.
Earl Quellmalz, 26 days on
streets. June, 1908 ,'..... 81
Austin Lee, 2G days on
streets. June, 1908 ......... 81
8 4. Miller. / month assistant
engineer, June, 1908 $500. 100
II. M. Klentschy. ! month In
strument man, June, 1908 90