The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-07
REGULATE SPEED
OF AUTOMOBILES
PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE PASSED
BY CITY COUNCIL LAST
NiGHT-PEf;A-TlES.
TO PAVE ELM STREET
Mayor Would Raise Licenses on Drug
Stores-Also Place Tax on
Poles-Some Good
Resolutions,

The first regular meeting of the city
council, this month, was held las
night. There were present His Hon
or Mayor Parsons and Aldermen Mag
iner. Cannon, Kelly. German. Ferguson
Williams. Koehler, Davis. Scullin
iGreaney Meehan Nelis. The meet
, ing was unusually important because
! OF the adoption Of an ordinance limit
| ing the speed of automobiles, motor
cars, etc, and imposing penalties for
exceeding the limits fixed. This or
dinanee had been introduced some
time ago but was lad over. 1t will OF
in force in a few days.
Another ordinance. providing for
the Improvement of Elm street at Il
cost of sl2,29730 was read first tine
and referred to committees on ordi-
nances and streets. In other improve
|ments ordinances were not presented.
The mayor suggested that a propo-
sition To raise drug s,ore licenses and
also To impose a tax upon poles be
considered by aldermen, as matter OF
regulation as well as revenue,
Petitions for transfer of dram shop
licenses were referred to committees
as follows: j. B. Shires. Fifteenth and
Commercial; A. T. aiken, il3 Ohio
street to j. T. Wilkes: Barton kilgore
514 Commercial to Philip Christman.
The report of the city treasurer
showed balance in general fund of
s1S.2S1S5.
Street Supervisor Sheehan reported
collecting 1894 in June.
Police Magistrate Whitcamp report
ed collecting s451 from fines.
Chief Egan reported 237 arrests in
June and Jailor Lutz reported feeding
prisoners 1O1 meals before trial, 429
days after trial and 207 days work.
Fire station No. 1 reported three
fire alarms and 80 trims with patrol
wagon; station No reported five
alarms
Building petitions were referred as
follows:
Cairo Bill Posting Co. to erect bill
board on lots and 8. block sc city,
Fifteenth and Walnut, also on lots
IL aud IS block rs city, on Commercial
avenue between Twelfth and Thir'
tenth
L. W. Chavers to raise building 8
feet and build addition 1ix20, at 524
Douglas street.
Max Hyman. flat building to cost
$1,000 with outside walls of Portland
cement stucco, ON lots 5 and 6. block
20, city.
J, S. Thompson, two-story frame
dwelling at 2601 Elm street.
Claude Winter. Jr., eight room two
story dwelling to cost $500, at 1851
Ninth street
II. f. Thomas, twostory building
25xiO, on lots % and "a on Thirty |
fourth street
Henry c Steinel 10 remodel cottage
into two-story modern residence,
changes to cost $1,000. at 1913 Wash |
ington avenue.
Salary bill was allowed and miscel |
aneous claims we're reTerred to va
-ious committees
Alderman GTesney offered resoiu- |
ion directing that arc light be placed |
at Thirty-third and Elm streets ami
that lamp post be placed at Thirty |
.hird and Sycamore.
Alderman Magner Offered resolution |
directing that lamp post at west en-
rance to ST. Marys Park be moved 60 |
north about a block. as II is under an |
lrc light and therefore superfluous.
also that lamp post be placed at Thir. |
y-third and St. Mary's Place West.
Alderman Kelly asked if any author
ny existed to compel citizens 10 cue
weeds from their lots; aud was told
here was not
Alderman Cannon GATED attention
% offensive condition or stable on
twenty first street
Alderman Nelils offered resolution |
directing that sigas be placed at
street intersections on upper Wash /
ngton avenue directing people to
lrive to the right