The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
ThistIewood Charges
Attempt to Beat City Out Of
S325 This Year
Called Down by Mayor-Bids Irregular and all
Rejected--Bids on New Fire Station Re-
ceived---Picture Shows to be Inspected


/ built on two sides or the premises
The attached statement Of the
special library fund shows In detail
the expenditures Of the year. The
bolance left viii be rsed to dafray
expenses until this years collections
are made.
The librarians reports also accom-
panying this, show the work OF tie
institution for the year The very
large Increase in the number Of books
issued for home use, Is highly gratlfy-
ing and the general appreciation of
the library by c.r citizens apparent.
Public acknowledgement is h reby
made 70 the donors Of the daily city
q, efs, books, magazines and or
ticles rfthe museum
The very fine gift. beautiful
white seal in handsome case, from
Mr.. Fl. NJ. Cornell, Of this city, has
excited much interest and admifa.
tion causing special trips to the
museum by several persons who have
felt well repaid
The mayors gift OF larga p'ctl re-,
OF Cairo on Roosevelt day. have be n
framed and hung in where they cal
be seems souvenirs Of that mamorab
occasion.
The members of the library star
have given their best efforts, In car.
rylne out the instruction Of the
board.
Your interest and support OF the In.
stitution has been much appreciated.
end we respectfully ask you to con
tinue yorr policy. ana In making 40
the tax levy In 1909 to levy the two
mills for library purposes.
Respectfully submitted
ANNA f. Stafford
President.
Public Service Bids.
Tho committee on streets recon.
mended that the bid of Kelly Brca.
10 furnish lumber for the current
year be accepted Report received
lhd recommendation ccneurred In.
Alderman Thistlewood asked wba,
lad become OF the report OF tho
Board Of Health on the garbage bids.
The clerk replied there was no re.
'ort The alderman said he knew
mere was a report favorng the bid
John Reynolds, for he was pre- cent
nj had signed tlKdSHRDLUUUG
ihen II was agreed upon and hal
igned it. He did not propose TO per
at this matter 20 be rairoadel
trough the city council in the inter
st cf any one who was not the low.
3, bidder. and he demanded that the
'port be produced and read.
The clerk explained that the locu.
lcnt referred to by ghe alderman
as not a rennri of the eo,n,.,ilta.. -
Ie bid Of Mr. Reynolds. but rerely
resolution adopted by the board
hen it was attempted to procure
o signatures OF the members of the
endorsing the bid Ct NJ.
eynolds IN accordance with the
solution that had been adopted. the
embers refused 10 sign II because
ey had discovered after adopting
e resolution that the bid Of Mr..
'molls was not regular.
Alderman Kelly as chairman cf the
1ard cf Health. explained that Mt
ly vas Mr.. Reynolds BID irreguiat.
4 all the bids were so excepting tse
fhest bii-all Of them had omitted
ference 20 the removing - dead
imals which was specifically caiiei
r tn the advertisement asking for
ls
Alderma uThistlewood insisted that
n matter was thoroughly under
bod when the resolution was ADOPT
Mr.. Reynolds being called before
p board and asked IL he understood
vat he was bidding on and he bal
lied in the affirmative The alder
ir moved that the matter be taken
Z ~ the hands OF the committee
4 the bid Of Mr Reynolds b. az
fted by TIE city council
The mayor stated the bids DID not
yer what the advertisement called
+ aui Therefore were Irregular he
g. lot only the lowest bid was de-
,tiYe On this respect but all Tire
is excepting the highest. and he
" no Way ont but % reject all bifs
: % advertise
Pstitionz
Petition cf John A bourgeois thsi
.u shon license issued 10 bin fCi
; Commercial avenue be trans
red % q. C.. SculHn anl b r
etstts. also bonds q runners fsf
Gel Marion and pirmber's bond ui
r. Waters Were referred % CON
fiees and recess taten 10 uass Gn
ne The committees reported
.orably and the petitiCn and bCnfs
re- granted AM approved Aldes
" Thistlewooi voted no On tbs
.nosIfica 20 transfer the license
Ine D. souid OPPOSE All trznzfers