The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois, July
10, 1909.
Especial Meeting) i.

i Present: Hon. George Parsons
mayor, and Aldermen Davis. Fergu
son, Greaney. Kelly. Koehler, Meehan
Sculin and Williams.
Absent: Aldermen Burke, Cannon
German, Mcdaniel, Wagner and Mel
lis.
Object.
The mayor stated the object of the
Injecting was for the consideration of
general business and called for re-
ports from the ordinance and street
committees.
Reports Of Committees.
| The ordinance and street commit
tees, to whom 1t had been referred
July IS. 1909, report the adoption Of
he ordinance entitled An ordi-
nance for the Improvement of Wal
nut street and Holbrook avenue,
from the north line OF jefferson ave
nue. to the south line of West Twen
ty-eighth street. in the City of Cairo,
County of Alexander and State OF
illinois, by the construction upon the
inc Of Jefferson avenue to the east
line of Holbrook avenue, in the S id
City eff Cairo of a vitrified brick pave
ment. with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides Of said
brick pavement at the outside
edges of said brick pave
ment and with natural lime
stone marginal eur0s set on both
sides of the said Walnut street, at all
unpaved street intersections. at the
outside edges of said brick pave
ment and between the inside
edges of the gutter flags Of
said curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on BON
sides of said Walnu, street, at sail
tnpaved street Intersections, and by
the cons ruction upon the said Walnut
street Of brick catch basins.
and by building up and re-
pairing the seventeen uD brick
manholes now in said Walnut
street and supplying cast iron rings
and cast iron covers therefor. and BY
he construction In the said Walnut
street. from the brick manhole loca
ted at the intersection of Seventeenth
street and Walnut street, In the Sew
enteenth street sewer 10 a brick mail-
hole TO be constructed in the said Wal
nut street at a point twenty-four t24)
feet north of he south line of Tweu-
teth street, of a yitrified tile pipe sew
or, with house connections leading from
each side thereof, and by the con
struction in the said Walnut street OF
three CD brick manhOles and supply
ing cast iron rings and east iron covers
therefor, and by the construction up. |
on the said Holbrook avenue from !
the north line of Charles street -
the south line of West Twenty-eighth |
street, in the said CITY or Cairo, Of . |
vitrified brick pavement, with a com |
bination concrete curb and gutter Oh
both sides of said br.cR pavement Of |
the outside edges of said brick pave |
ment, and with natural limestone mar |
ginal curbs set on both sides of said |
HolbroOk avenue, at all unpavel |
street intersections at the outside /
edges of said brick pavement and be /
tween the inside edges of the gutter
flags Of said curb and gutter as ex
tended around and out to the lot line /
on both sides of said Holbrook ave
nue.. at said unpaved street intersec-
tious AMI for the levy and collection
of a special tax assessment upon con
tiguous property to pay for the said
local Improvement.
Alderman Greaney moved the re-
port be received and ordinance place !
on second reading. The motion was
adopted
The ordinance was then PLACED on
second reading and read at length.
Alderman Burke appeared and took
his seat
Alderman Nellis appeared and took
his seat
Alderman Greaney was excused for
The evening.
Alderman Nellis moved the alop
ton of the ordinance as read.
The motion was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Aye-Burke, Davis,
Kelly Koehler. Meehan.
Nellis. Scullin ard Williams Nayil
None. |;
The ordinance and street commit d
tees reported further, recommending
the adoption of the ordinance re Ia
ferred to the committees after first Il
reading July -. 1909. entitled AN or
iinsuce for the improvement oil
Twenty-first aud West Twentyfrst IC
streets. from the west line of Com 1t
mercial avenue to the cast line of
the Mississippi rrvee, in the la
City of Cairo, County OF Alexan III
der and state Of Illinois. by the con %
struction upon tie said Twenty-ffst /
and West Twenty-nrst streets from 4
The west line of Commercial avenue a