The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-20

Observation-Disclosures CO., sup
plies. city offices, Oct. 1908 2.0T
L.. l.. Powell, salary, librarian.
Oct. 1903 ........ 50. 60
T.. A. I.ansden salary assistant
librarian, Oct. 1908 ....... 23.25
Marie G. Glauber. salary, as
sistant librarian Oct 1908 % 90
| Paul Simmons. salary ianitor
| al library, Oct. 1908 .. 35 90
| Cairo Ell. 4 Tract. Co. gas and
| electric lights. library, Oct
1908 ................. 1884
Cairo City Gas Co. gas lights
library Oct. 1908 . ~ 0J
THE Bulletin Co., 800 postal
cards, library, Oct. 1908 -, 4.25
Distilled Water Ice Mig. Co,
ice, library, Oct 1908 ... ? 90
Home Telephone Co., phone
rental, library, Oct 1908, ~. 80
Frank Hillig books, library.
J, October. 1908 ........... 29..3
Chicago Gas & FL. Fixture Co,
i supplies. library, Oct 1903 . 80
Commercial Printing Co, sup
" plies, library. Oct. 1908 ~. II 80
Halliday Rittenhouse Co. sup
, plies library, Oct. 1908 80. AZ SIS
Mahaffee & Billiard. painting,
) library Oct 1908 ........ 30 .05
Beno & Williams, repairs to
, furnace, library, Oct. 1893. 81
L. l.. Powell expenses TO H.
4 brary association, Oct 1908 q &c
A. c. McClurg e Co. books,
library, Oct 1908 ....... 71.eI
Alderman Nelis moved the bills be
allowed as read and recommended.
, The motion was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Aye-Bourgois, Burke,
, Cannon. Davis. Ferguson. German,
Greaney Kelly. Koehler, Magner.
Meehan, Nellls Scullin-13 May
, None
AT this point the following commu
, nication was read at the request of
Alderman Cannon:
Cairo, Illinois, Nov 10th, 1908
Mr. r. A. Hatcher, City Clerk. City.
Dear Sir-Please refer to our light
ing bills for gas and electric street
lightning. which were refused pay.
ment By the City Council pending an
, investigation of the outages of both
gas and eletcric lights.
, Wish to say to yourself and the
City Council that we believe we now
have these lights in such condition
that they will give the city no more
trouble, and that we are willing to
Island reasonable reduction for the
period that they were out.
With that end in view II you will
be kind cough to remit the account
we will give you authority 10 deduct
an amount equal to the cost of one
electric lamp and four gas lamps out
las an outage for thirty days each.
we trust this will be satisfactory
TO the city. and that they will under
stand and appreciate our effort is to
give them as nearly perfect service
as is possible.
Yours truly,
lCAIRO ELECTRIC & TRACTION co.
BY II. W. T0LLE
General Manager.
Alderman Thistlewood, appeared
land took his seat.
On motion of Alderman Koehter the
labove communication was ordered
published with the proceedings.
The pump and water supply COM
mittee reported recommending that
the petition of citizens for fire plugs
at Twenty.ninth and Park avenue,
lThirtieth and Park avenue and Thif
lty.nrst and Park avenue, be granted.
Alderman Nelis moved the report
be received and recommendations
concurred in The motion was adopt
led by the following vote: Aye
Bourgeois. Burke. Cannon, German,
Greaney. Koehler. Magner. Meehan
Nellis and Scullin-lO. Nay-Dayis,
Ferguson, Kelly and Thistlewood-l.
Petitions.
Building petitions were read as fol-
llows.
VI. $. Carter and A. T. Curtis, ~
erect TWO frame cottages to cost no.
less than $4,000 each on lots 90 and
p, block -, city.
A. HALEY. to erect a one story
frame house TO cost sl,5OO.00, to re-.
place building recently burned. lots
6 and I. block 90, first addition.
on motion OF Alderman Davis the
lpetitions were referred to the building
lCommitiee.
The Cairo Electric & Traction com
lpany.l bv !. :. Aisthorpe. its seers-
ury and treasurer, peitioned the
council TO grant 10 II Tor itself IT'S
successors. lessees and assigns tho
right and authority to construct.
lease. maintain and operate street
railways upon. across. along and over
lcertain public highways designated in
4 q proposed ordinance accompanying
1.-The said petition which ordinance is
| entitled An ordinance authorizing
the cairo Electric and Traction coul-
pany. corporation organized under
ia. I.Vre of tho sfafa pf Iflinnfz is