The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-20


Alderman Ferguson moved that the
city clerk be instructed to refuse to
receive any building petitions adj
dressed to the city council unless the
same is accompanied by proper plans
and specifications. The motion was
adopted unanimously
Alderman Nellis offered the follow
ing resolution.
Resolved: That the city engineer
be and he is hereby instructed to in
vestigate and report back to this
council at an early date the probable
cost of making connection of all lat.
eral sewers leading in to main sewer
now in Commercial avenue, and the
cost of making connection with main
sewer and 2Sth street pump, also. to
devise some way to overcome the
large amount of mud and settlement
that accumulates in the upper end Of
main sewer.
On motion Of Alderman Nellis the
resolution was adopted
Alderman Nellis offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved: That the Board of Local
Improvements take up at an early
date with the Cairo Contracting and
Dredging Company the matter of com
pleting the filling of all contracts
they now have with the city.
On motion of Alderman Nellis the
resolution was adopted.
Alderman Nelis offered the follow,
ing resolution:
Resolved. That a two-plank walk
be laid on the north side of Seven
tcenth street west OF Walnut street
On motion Of Alderman Nellis the
resolution was referred to the street
committee.
Alderman Greaney offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That tungsten lamp be
ordered placed at corner of Charles
st. ind Washington ave. On motion
of Alderman Greaney the resolution
was referred to the street committee.
Alderman Williams offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved: That the city comp
troller be ana he is hereby author
lied and instructed to purchase ten
cars Of gravel; said gravel to be pur.
chased as needed and used under di.
rection OF the street committee for re-
moved theadoption of the resolution.
Alderman Cannon moved to amend by
referring to street committee.
The amendment of Alderman Can
non was adopted
Alderman Williams offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved; That arc lights be
placed as follows One at intersec
ton of Twelfth and jefferson and one
at intersection Of Douglas and Cedar.
On motion of Alderman Williams the
resolution was referred to the street
committee.
Alderman Williams offered the fol.
towing resolution
Resolved; That Tungsten lights, in
addition to the lights already on
these STREETS, be placed as follows: one
on Tenth street between Walnut and
Cedar; one on Eleventh street, be-
tween Washington and Walnut; one
on Eleventh street between Walnut
and Cedar; one at intersection of
Twelfth and Cedar; one on Twelfth
street between Cedar and Jefferson;
one on Douglas street between Wash
ington and Walnut and one on Ninth
street between Walnut and Cedar.
On motion of Alderman Williams
the resolution was referred to the
street committee.
Alderman Greaney introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved: That the city attorney
be and he is hereby instructed to
prepare an ordinance for the con.
struction of a cement sidewalk, six
1T. in width on west side of Elm
street between 9th and 2Sth streets.
Alderman Greaney moved the adop-
ton of the resolution. The motion
was adopted unanimously.
Alderman Greaney introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved: That the committee on
police, jail and fire department be
and is hereby instructed to take up
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
hold-over at Fire Station No. 3 for
the benefit of the police department,
land report at next melting.
On motion Of Alderman Greaney the
resolution was adopted.
Alderman Burke introduced the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved: That the chief of police
Instruct the police force, on their re.
spect.Ve beats, to enforce the ordi-
nance requiring red lights to be
placed on distractions in the strets
and sidewalks at night time.
On motion of Alderman Burke the
resolution was adopted.
The mayor announced that the may.
ors OF Illinois would meet
In convention In this city on the 18th