The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
WAR ON SALOONS
IN CITY COUNCIL
PLACES OPERATED BY NEW MEN
UNDER OLD LICENSES OR
DERED CLOSED.
refuse TO APPROVE
lew Bond For License IN Name Of A.
S. Rothroek Who Sold Out
Other important
Business.

The second September meeting was
ED By the city council last night
here were present His Honor Mayer
'alsons, and Aldermen Magner r.
urke Ferguson, Greaney Bourgeois
orman, Scullin, Kelly, Nel.is, Can
on. Davis and Meehan.
The Board of Local improvements
aported an ordinance providing for
lie Improvement of Thirty.fCurth
treet, by filing where necessary and
lyIng a brick pavement from the
est line of Commercial avenue TO the
ast line OF Washington avenue. The
aycment to be SO feet wide from
ommercial avenue to Sycamore
treet, and 40 feet wide from Syca-
lore street TO Washington avenue.
he total cost is S21 29647 On mo-
or of Alderman Nellis the ordinance
as read the first time, and referred
ordinance and street committees
Claims and accounts were allowed
Finance committee reported De
trcying warrants.
John d. Lewis reimbursed SlS.5S
n account of overassessment for i'm
roTement on Fifth street
Lewis Herbert estate was released
rom bond of A. S Rothrock
City comptroller directed to adyer
Sc for one thousand feet more or
ass of cotton fire hose
Building petitions We're granted
Matter of Objectionable buildings in
icinity of Douglas and Walnut
treets was referred back to building
ommittee with directions to make IL
ort as required by ordinance in cases
here it is proposed to condemn
uilding
Resolution by Alderman Neiiis that
as lamp be placed at Twelfth and
Walnut streets was referred TO street
ommittee
Resolution by Alderman Meehan
Erecting city comptroller to advertise
o. street washer was adopted.
Alderman Greaney presented com
iunication from Sheriff Davis stating
hat assessment made against u. s.
Iarine hospital, on account of sewer
Improvement on Twelfth street was
OF collectable. II amounted to
1916 for the first year. Referred to
.ttoneys Lansden & Leek
War On Saloons.
New bond for dram shop license
or A. S. Rothrock caused a lively dis
1ssion. Alderman Scullin said Roth
ock had sold out his place and moved
0 Wickliffe. The man who was now
INNING the place had government
license but had not license from tho
ity authorizing him to conduct a
alcon. There were a number OF
'laces in Cairo operated in like man
Ter, the Gardner place on Sycamore
he Enoch Breeze place at Twentieth
md Washington, Mckee Bros place
N Ohio street, and seevral others
None of these men had any bonds or
licenses to run business from the city.
Some men come here" said the al
herman, Just to do business. They
la not bring their families here: they
regard Cairo as good enough to make
money in but not good enough to live
n. end they come here to help de-
rade the saloon business, having lit.
tie at stake in the city aud caring
little for the citys good name. / am
trying 10 make living in the saloon
business here; have my family and
ny home here, and am trying to con
iuct my business right and respect
ably and am put on a level with dive
keepers who do not care anything for
theil regulations. just so they make |
money"
The alderman moved that the bond
offered by, or in the name of A. ;.
Rothrock be not approved
City Attorney Moore replying 10 a
question said the city council had no
to release any one from al
saloon bond That the bonI would
held good for whatever had been done
by the party for whom Il was given