The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
VOTED TO PURCHASE EQUIP
MENT FOR THIRD FIRE STA
TloN INCLUDING d HORSES
Mayor Offers Ordinance to Annex
Cairo to New Drainage District
B DIS Received For
HoId-Over Cells.

The first regular June meeting OF
the city council was Aeii last night
There were present His Honor Mayor
Parsons and Aldermen Greaney, Mag.
ner, Cannon, Kelly, Walsh, Nellis,
Ferguson, Mcdaniel, Burke, Koehler,
Faudree, Scullin and Neff.
The mayor presented an ordinance
to annex Cairo to the newly formed
road district, which was referred to
the ordinance committee.
Street Tax Collector Sheehan re-
ported collecting $20S.50.
Police Magistrate Whitcamp re-
ported collecting $l4150 for fines;
Justice Harmon $500
Chief Cowell reported 1872 arrests
in May.
City Jailer Lutz reported feeding
prisoners 81 meals before trial and
401 days after trial, 1863 days work on
streets.
Fire station No reported alarms
and 76 trips with patrol wagon, No,
? reported alarms.
Petition of Bennett G. Watwood for
transfer of dram shop license at 313
Ohio street to J. w, White was grant.
ed.
Resolution of Alderman Greaney,
chairman of police, Jail and fire com.
mittee, authorizing subcommittee to
purchase equipment for third fire sta.
ton, was adopted in spite of protest
of Aldermen Neff and Burke, who
pointed out the ordinances declared
that all purchases shall be made by
the city comptroller, on orders of the
city council or its committees. The
mayor ruled at first that the objec-
ton was merely technical, and on this
ruling the resolution was adopted,
with Aldermen Neff. Kelly and Burke
voting no" Later His Honor tried
to correct his error. but the council
would not recede from its former ac
ton.
Building petitions Of J. b. Wenger
for residence on West Charles street
Louis Herbert estate for one story
brick building on Eighth street, Harris
Saddlery Co. for stucco building and
Mrs James for building in Hookers
were granted.
Salary bill was allowed and miscel
laneous claims referred to committee.
Resolution by Alderman Cannon
that mud hole at 1'wenty-fourth street
and Park avenue be filled was car.
ried.
BY same member that arc light be
placed at Twenty-frst and Holbrook,
and by Alderman Greaney that arc
light be placed at -Tnirty-third and
Highland, Thlrty-eighth and Highland
and gas light at Twenty-seyenth and
Park, were referred to street commit.
tee.
Resolution by Greaney that walk
be laid on both sides of Thrty.fourth
street was carried.
Resolution that street committee
have Charles and other streets re-
paired was adopted.
Bids for steel cages for hold-oyer
at uptown fire station were read as
follows: f. P. Smith Co. of Chicago,
$3.50, Fred j. Meyer Co., Hamilton
Ohio, s22S; Stewart Jail Works Co,
$2G1; Cairo Iron and Ma.
chnery Supply Co, ]. B. Reed, s195:
Pauley Jail Co, st. Louis 5000. Re
ferred to police, Jail and fire com.
mittee.
Alderman Scullin asked authority
for subcommittee to visit st. Louis to
horses for third fire station,
saying that word had been received
that three pair of horses we're located
there that were recommended as suit
able.
On motion OF Alderman Magner
committee was authorized to inspect
horses and authorize comptroller to
purchase four If approved by commit
tee.