The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-04

The first regular meeting q tH'
city council in Angus; was held last
right There were present His
Honor Mayor Parsons and Aldermen
Greaney Magner, Kelly, German, Mel
lis. Ferguson. Mcdaniel, Williams,
Keehler. Burke, Davis, Sculln AMI
Meahan.
Under the head of reports of OIL
GERS Street Supervisor Sheeha1 re-
ported collecting s2l450 for street
taxes in July; Judge Whitcamp re
ported collecting 1921 from fines;
Chief Egan reported $50 arrests
Iailer Lutz reported feeding prisoners
CO meals before trial and 49, days
after trial and q; days work on
streets fire station No. | reported
four fire alarms and 100 trips with
patrol wagon ard No. five alarms.
Cairo & St Louis railroad company
and W. = Halliday estate petitloned
that water mails he extended on
Sycamore street to Fortieth street
with three fire plugs. Referred to
committees.
Petition of Sol Farnbaker that his
saloon license at SIS Commercial ave
nue. be transferred to 1915 Sycamore
street was de-el
Petition Of Jack Dessinger f..
wholesale liquor license on Railroad
| street in Hotel addition. was granted
Salary bill was allowed and mis-
cellaneous claims were referred 10
committees Some controversy Was
had over the salary of Mr. Do. ahue
who has charge CO the street sang
Aldermen Nellis, Koehler and Others
wanted his salary made s75 as pro
vided for in the resolution adopted
some time ago authorizing the mayer
to appoint street superintendent.
The mayor explained that this reso
{ luton contemplated the appointment
es ai,peanr I'd "rnls POSITION. The cit,
engineer was still directing all repair
work and was held responsible for H
by the city council The mayor di(
not think the higher salary should
20 into effect until some one hac
been appointed to relieve the engi
neer as contemplated in the resolu
ton
| The motion was withdrawn ami the
salary bill was allowed as read.
Alderman Greaney offered a resolu
ton calling for street crossings over
| Washington avenue at Thirty.sixth
street over Commercial avenue at
TweT ty-seventh street and over Eli
street at Thirtieth street. Referred
TO street committee.
Efforts of Alderman Ferguson TO
| have crossings ordered over CONNER
cfal at Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Sev-
enteenth streets failed.
Water Co. Saved.
There was a warm contest over
Alderman Nellis resolution directing
the city comptroller and the city's
special counsel to notify the Cairo
Water Co. and the Cairo CITY Gas
Co. to put in service pipes from their
mains to the lot lines. on streets or
dered paved as required by ordiI
nance
Alderman MeehN said he believed
the better way of handling the mat.
ter would he to refer the resolution
to a committee with Instructions to
confer with representatives of the
companies and the citys special /
counsel. to seo If some understanding
could be reached the committee to |
report next Tuesday nieht lie offered
an amendment to the resolution call |
Ing for sHch a conference and report /
Aldermal Burke protested against /
any acton at all by the council. He |
said the ordinance wa7 on the books /
and it ought 10 he enforced like auv
other ordinance by the proper au
thcrities He saw no reason WIZ the
city council should take any further
action in the matt
Alderman Kcehler said Attorney
L2ek had told him the council ought /
to take such action in order to bring
the matter to an issue.
The mayor expressed the belief /,
that the adoption G. such a resolution
now would precipitate fight that!
would check inpP rements. He also
argued that the ordirance requiring
he Water company to put in and
MAINTAIN service l-pes could not be
'nforcel because it sought 10 impose 6
new duty upon the company not
allied Tor in the ORIGINAL fra--hiso