The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-07

report showing l42 meals
fed prisoners before trial, ara days
after trial and 1877 days worked by
prisoners in May. 1909. On motion
Of Alderman Nellis the report was re-
ferred to the comptroller.
II. l.. Wedding. captain fire station
/, reported responding to five fire
alarms in May and made requisition
for supplies as follows; 20 bales hay.
8 bales straw, sacks oats. sack
corn, l sack bran. | box condition
powder. Y doz. bars soap, ; gals. oil.
y doz. brooms and shoes for horses,
Richard Jones, captain fire station
2. reported responding to five fire
alarms in May and made requisition
for supplies as follows: IL bales hay.
3 sacks oats. l sack bran and so feet
garden hose.
Alderman Davis moved the requisi.
lions for feed be allowed and re-
mainder of reports referred to the
police, Jail and fire committee.
The motion was adopted by the fol.
lowing vote: Aye-Cannon. Davis.
Ferguson. German, Greaney, Kelly,
Mcdaniel, Magner, Meehan. Scullin,
Willams-l2.-Nay-None.
Reports Of Committees.
The street committee reported
recommending that the work OF
cleaning and repairing streets, cross
ings and sidewalks be taken from
the hands of the city engineer and
put in charge of some one to act as
foreman or superintendent at sal
airy of $500 per month; said fore
man or superintendent to be appoint
ed by the mayor Also recommends
that the laborers employed In tht
street department he paid every Sat
urday afternoon upon a certificateot
service, signed by the street foreman
and by the chairman OF the street
committee.
Alderman Meehan moved the report
be received and recommendation
made therein concurred in. The mo
ton was adopted by the following
vote: Aye-Cannon, Davis. Ferguson
German, Grnney. Kelly, Mcdaniel,
Magner. Meehan, Nellis. SculIin and
Williams. Nay-none
Petitions.
Chas. Brooks made application for a
dram shop license for remainder OF the
year 1909, from June Is. at Lot B.
Block Is, City--40i Commercial ave.
nue.. which application was accompa.
MED by his state and city retail liquor
dealer bonds as required by law.
Dolphes Dun petitioned the council
to transfer the dramshup license here
tofore granted Sam West and Dolphes
Dun at Lot :, Block As, City-13ld
Washington avenue, to Sam West, the
petitioner relinquishing all claim to
any interest In said license. The pc.
tition was accompanied by the state
and city retail liquor dealer bonds OF
the said Sam West
Chas. Brooks submitted his whole
sale liquor dealer bond for remainder
of the year from June Is, 1909. at Lot
3, Block l5 City.
William and Claude Winter submit.
ted their wholesale liquor dealer bond
for the remainder OF the year 1909, al
Lot 3, Block 4, Railroad Addition 10
the city of Cairo.
Alderman Meehan moved the appli
cations be referred to the police jail
and fire committee and the bonds to
the finance committee.
The motion was adopted.
Property owners on Twenty-fourth
street between Sycamore and Wash
ington petitioned the council TO order
a water main on said street between
the points named. On motion OF AL.
derman Meehan the petition was re
ferred to the pump and water commit.
tee and the street committee.
Citizens in the upper portion OF the
city petitioned the council to not al.
low the playing OF baseball In that vi.
entity on Sundays.
On motion OF Alderman Cannon the
petition was referred to the police,
Jail aud fire committee.
Claims and Accounts.
The regular salary bill for services
rendered In May. 1909, was read az FOL.
lows:
Cairo, H., May 81, 1909
City of Cairo, DIR. To the follow
ing named persons for salary for ser.
vices rendered In the month OF
May, 1909. to the amount set Op.
posite their respective names as fol
lows, to-wit.
George Parsons, mayor ...$ SO 80
Robt A. Hatcher, city clerk 81. IS 90
Ernest Nordman. city comp. G5 90
Frank b. Armstrong, city
treasurer ...... ......... so 90
Hunter Bird, city attorney o.. 60 90
Andrew Whitcamp police mag. 25 90
NJ. S. Egan, city marshal -. 100 90
J. G. Cowell. sergt of police. 50. 90
Fred Rofheinz. police con. -. 20. 90
John Glade, police con. 900. 20. 90
James Higlin. police con. 80. 1000
Frank Hagey, police con. .. 20 90
John Carmody, police con. =. 20. 90
John Wade. police con. .... 20. 90