The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-16

, Fred u. Nallis, alderman $50 500
p. c. Seulln. alderman .. . 0t
b r. Thistlewood, alderman. So
Total ......... ...........S 2243.1t
| Alderman Gresney moved tie sal
lry bill be allowed as read.
TIE motion was adopted by the fol
lowing vote: Aye-Bourgois, Can
non, Davis Ferguson. Greaney, Kelly
Kcohler. Magner, Mean, Nel.is and
Scullin-lt. Nay-None.
| The miscellaneous claims and ac.
counts were read and, on motion of
Alderman Koehler referred TO the r.,
spective committees:
Resolutions and Motions.
Alderman Nells offered the follow.
ing resolution:
| Resolved: That the Beard of local
| Improvement take up and consider,
with our special attorney, the ques-
| ton of devising some way or means
| by which We can relieve the prop
erty owners en- the abutting streets
(where improvement by filling has
been ordered and now under cOntract)
| of having to pay interest on future
assessment On the above work, AMI
report 10 this council
On motion of Alderman Nellis the
resolution was referred to the Board
Of Local Improvement.
Alderman Nells offered the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resolved That the city engineer
be and is hereby instructed to have
Division street graded and put in
passable condition as soon as wea-
her conditions will permit.
Alderman Nellis moved the adop-
ton of the resolution.
Alderman Greaney moved to amend
by referring to street committee and
city engineer Alderman Nellis ac-
cepted the amendment and the mo,
ton as amerded was adopted.
Alderman Nellis offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved That gas post be
placed on north side of Division street
between Poplar and Sycamore streets
in the center of block. On motion of
Alderman Nellis the resolution was
referred to the street committee.
Alderman Greaney moved that the
chairman of the street committee
and the engineer be authorized to EN-
poy such additional labor as may be
T5ce ssary 10 remove The trash ana
refuse placed on the streets on next
Thursday, Clean Up day"
The motion was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Aye: fourgois. Can
lon, Davis. ferguson, Greaney,
Kelly Kcahler, Magner, Meehan Mel
lis and Scullin-11. Nay-None.
Alderman Nellis offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved: That the city engineer
be and is hereby instructed to have |
the water west of Walnut street be-
tween Seventeenth and Center
streets drained
On motion of Alderman Nellis the |
'esolrtion was referred TO the engi /
7eer to give relief
Miscellaneous Business.
The following communication was
'ead from Mr. II. S. Candee:
Cairo, April ;, 1909
TO the Hon. Mayor and City Council,
Cairo. Illinois.
Gentlemen: With the approval and
consent of your honorable body and
yorr parF commissioners having
in such ma tiers, It is de-
sired to improve the appearance of
riangle produced by the intersec-
ion OF Washington avenue Elm and
rwentyfifth streets and known as
'Candee Park" without expense to
10 city other than repairs to the
once recently erected by your park
at this point
It is proposed to crnam~nt with
oliagc. flowers, etc. and ~ add one
IT more vases or ether ornamental
ion anil generally mae the spot
] therefore rett'on your horor-
Die body to take tie necessary steI S
o re-hang the missing gates and
amt the fence AM beg to suggest
he propriety of doing such work,
hould my petition be fayorably re-
eived. in time for the Merchants
nj Manufacturers Trade Exposition
e be held in this city the 18th to
18th inst.
Very respectfully yours.
II. S. CANDEE.
Alderman Cannon novel the COM
be referred to the street
ommittee with power to act. The
notion was adopted by the following
ote: Bourgeois, Cannon, Davis,
'ergrson. Graaney. Kelly. Koehler,
Iagner. Meehan. Nelli5 and Scullin-
I Nay-Ncnc.
an ordnance emitted AN ordi-
ance amending section 3 of Chap
r q Of the laws and ordinances
-verning the city of Cairo. compiled
nd Arranged by Alexander Wilson.
ttornev at law. and published by