The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06

The first regular meeting Of the
| city council this year was he'd last
night There were present His Honcr
Mayor Parsons and Aldermen Koch.
Ter, Magner, Burke, Ferguson, Grea.
iEey, German, Bourgoise. Sculln,
Kelly, Thistlewood, Nellis, Cannon,
! Eayis and Meehan.
Mayor Makes Reports.
The mayor spoke of the Cairo dele
cation to Washington commenting
the delegates for their personal inter
est In the matter of river improve.
ments. Re said while the delegates
from many other cities had their ex-
penses paid for from the public
treasures those Of Cairo paid the r
own expenses He felt that while
the present congress might not act
lagorably upon the recommendations
Iof the Waterways convention the
| next congress would be sure to do so,
recognizing the will Of the people In
the declarations OF the Rivers and
liarbors congress.
The mayor also reported the sus
pension OF Fireman Kelly on accoun:
OF drunkenness. with warning that
a repitition Of the offense would cali
for dismissal. The mayor nominated
in Kelly's place Chester Seigleman
who has been acting as a substitute.
The council approved the mayors ac.
ton unanimously
The mayor also presented a com.
munication mofr L. Il. Fischer. OF
sas and traction Interests. requesting
pcfmssion to put in gas mains on
Walnut street from Second to Twen.
tYseyenth streets, and on Sycamore
street form Twenty-first to Thirty.
attn The matter was referred to the
Board of Local improvements on
motion of Alderman Nellis as Syca.
mere street was now In the hands cfI
Contractor Williams who has put |
down concrete base for the brick |
pavement, and 1t was argued to
Grant permission 10 tear up the con.
'retc work now hight complicate mat.
crs
Alderman Thistlewood spoke of the
Iad condition of certain streets
vEere sewers had been laid. The
mayor replied this would be taken np
It q meeting of the Board OF Local \
today Claims Of con.
ractors could be held up in all cases
where they had nor restored streets. ,
Other Reports. I,
City comptroller reported balances ,
r deficits in various appropriations.
city treasurer reported balances q
nd overdrafts In various funds r
hoWing balances I'm Library fund
l.5li.l4, Levee fund sl,5G4.35. Insur !
nee fund $s.129GI. OHIO street fund "
$1,000. Main sewer fund s22.005.S5. d
hc overdraft Of the general fund
mounts to $l9,3l725. x
Judge Ross reported collections n
ON fines in December SlIS.50: CITY .
liier Lutz reported feeding prisoners v
81 days after trial, 50 meals before r
1al and l9C days work on streets m
hief Egan reported 232 arrests in n
pril. IA
Capt Wedding of FIRE station r
>. ] reported 1G alarms IN December
81 100 IN the wear 1908: 81 trips by n
ltrol wagon in December and zoo 81
the year 1905. Capt Jones OF sta. Ibr
pa No reported 10 alrms in De m
'mber aud - in 1908. i,
Public Library e,
Reports were received from the n
.lcors uf the Cairo Public Library .bl
1r Librarians report showed books
.ught durig the year just uast l3S. "a
mated 1874 Total number Of books. :,
e. on hand Jan. 7. 1909 15IB4. Mrs. ~
ma r. Stafford president OF the -
Iarl of Directors submitted the fol :.
wing.
January 1. 1888. II,
the Honorable Mayor and City =,
Cornell Cf the CITY OF Cairo. Ti I.
The annual report OF =
p Board of Directors Of the Cair
ihIic Library Is herewith respect -,
III submitted % you The two new =.
.mbers whom YOU appointed in !.
ly last have shown great interest =
% the vhoie board has c0ouerateI +. T,
giving the affairs of the library q.
rufst attention
Much care has been exercised By
p book committee in the selection
books and reaiing room supplies ( d.
De- building ana grounds commit q
p las carefully hooked into THE D. q.
is &C various improvements. before %.
lsentine matters 90 the board n
Much needed lights have been =
icel in the raii1g ana reference =.
rms H.
The anodEorE Of the exterior of d,
p huildiag has been painted. aal =.
He other ECrk done -,
The last payment On the kot water -
atinE plant aas made early il the =.
ar. affEr a satisfactory test :
A sutstanfiai fence has 5esnf