The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-24
MORE POLICEMEN
FOR CITY OF CAIRO.
COUNCIL ADOPTS ORDINANCE
INCREASING FORCE TO TWEEN.
TY-FivE MEN.
MORE LIGHTS IN CITY
rfoposed By Cairo Railway and Light
Syster,--Third Fire Station
Established--Othcr
Business.

a special meeting of the city coun
81 was held last night for the pur,
pose Of passing a number OF ordi.
hances and for general business.
ihefe were present His Honor Mayor
Parsons and Aldermen Greaney Mag.
her, Cannon, Kelly, German, Fergl..
son, Mcdaniel Williams, Burke.
Davis, Scullin and Meehan.
Ihe clerk read communication from
superintendent Of the Cairo Railway
and Light System proposing to fur
nish 30 are lights at $3.50 a month
and TO change the 179 gas lights In
the city TO electric lights OF 40 watt
power, at $1.92 instead of $2.1O al
charged now, The arc lights are Of
Tered at the same price as now, but
the company will put in nine extra
lights free Of cost, also will light tho
Eighth street arch, Halliday Park, and
~ Mary's Park free Of cost.
Alderman Magner expressed tho
belief that the 40-wat electric lights
We're not as strong as the present Gas
lights.
The question was left to tho
mayor and street committee to whom
the communication was referred on
motion Of Alderman Greaney
Ordinance relating to stations Ma
! and was amended to provide for
fire wagon, two horses and six men
at the former, and for fire wagon.
nook and ladder wagon, four horses !
and SIX men at the latter. No pro
vision Is made for any chemical an
paratus
Ordinance establishing station No.
with fire wagon, two horses ana
I'VE men was adopted.
Ordinance raising wages of firemen
was adopted to so into effect at be-
ginning of appointive year after city
election, as follows: Assistant fire
chief s75, captains $40. hose men,
drivers. etc. $50 k
Ordinance increasing police force
Of city to "a men and chief was
adopted. Ii
Ordinance providing for walk on Z
Commercial avenue from Fourteenth d
TO Seventeenth streets, and substi ID
tute ordinance for walk ON both sides Ia
of Thirty-fourth street from CONNER
cial to Park avenues were adopted. t
Petition of Abe Goethe that his t
interest in license held by Henry and +
Abe Goethe be transferred to the p
former and petition of Henry GoettIe
that his license be transferred from
present to new location on Eighth +
street, was granted. Ib
Petition of G. p. Crabtree for dram &
shop license at 70S Commercial ave. o
nue. was granted. u
Bonds Of hotel runners and poliee K
We're approved. d
Building petition of S. j. Nicholson q
vas referred to committee.
Ordinances providing for walks on q
10Th sides OF Thirty-fourth street p
rom Washington avenue to Big Four Y
rack; on east side Of Sycamore street
iotH 20 lttt HoIlH OI YGnty-tIrSt 4
treet to 125 north; on easl side OF a.
Sycamore street SO feet north Of =
Twenty-second street. we're referred y
D street committee.
Resolution by Alderman Scullin y
hat gravel taken from Walnut street se
q used to pave Jefferson avenue be-
ow Eighth street was referred to
treet committee with power to act. Y
alderman Scullin argued that mud -
rom Jefferson avenue would be car e
led onto paved streets.
Alderman Greaney asked that comp y
roller make report on Improvement y
I Twenty-seventh street from Com -
lercial avenue to Walnut street ~
Mayor announced another special ai
,eeting would be held tonight to 81
pen bids on equipment for fire sta
ions, and asked committee on police.
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