The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-08
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
MAYOR APPOINTS JAMES HlGLiN
TO SUCCEED FORMER SER
cEANT FRENCH.
70 BUY Z BL00lH0uADS
civ and County VIII JOIN In Propo.
sitlon-- Resolution to Issue
Bonds for Library Annex
Was Referred.

4 ne nISt regular rNHi va ihtV'i"5
OF the city council was held last
night. There was present Ills Honor
Mayor Parsons and Aldermen Gfea-
nev. Magner. Cannon, Walsh, Nellis,
MCDANIEL. Koebler, Williams, Burke,
Faudroe, scullin, Neff
The mavor nominated JAS. Higlin
% fl TIE vacancy created b. the
death of Sergeant French. Unani-
norsly confirmed.
TIE mayor nominated Vim, Evans
% fiji the vacancy created on the. 20
Ire force by the promotion OF Officer
ttlalln. His honor stated that Mr.
Evans had been acting rs an office
since Christmas In answer to ques
lions. ii was stated that he had been
a bridge carpenter, working Sergeant
French, deceased. The nomination
was confirmed
The mayor submitted some rules
and regulations fer the government
NJ police officers, which he asked b
referred to the police, jail AMI IRE
,ommittee, or subcommittee, for
consideration ad report, to be pre-
;anted at the first March meeting o
Ne city council The mayors recon-
,endat'on was adopted.
The mayer presented the resigna
or of Fireman Edward Hatcher
hieh was accepted. and nominate3
~. Rcanett in his place, WHO waf
onfirmcd.
An asc la2n was ordered at lGt'
nd Locust streets,
The report of the city treasure
bowed balance Of s26,517.9S in tn
'eneral fund.
Street Srnervisor Sheehan reportef
ollecting s62 in log taxes in Janu
ry.
Police Magistrate Wnitcamp report
4 collecting 1856 from fines in Janp
Try.
Chief Cowell reported 29f arrests
= Janrary.
Tailor Lutz reported feeling prison
rs 167 meals before trial and -:
avs after trial; 1873 days work on
,reets.
Assistant Fire Chief Lind reporte|
alarms al station No. ], IS at No
and AZ No 3, with Is trips by the
trcl waao1.
With reference 70 80 c073'fi9n r
le two horses tcp-ht -e-e7tIv. p
nd gaid # "7 re- tire taqt on
IS blind end tho otho" cro"v. II
id one OF them - hptted bis hea
gainst a nos. and injured bis eve
1t vas all right again He admitted
at ore OF the horses hal been pu'
TO the street wagon. because ,,
as too slow, and his place taken Il
, the fire department by one of the OIL
horses that had been relegated
the wagon. but was a better mattel
for the other horse in the matter o
speed
Aide man WilliaUs did not conside
Re horse to Re what he was repre-
santed to be, ii no was toe slow IL
efve as a fire horse. BEING too SLOW
was serious fault IN fire aanar,
ment horse. He believed some effor
should be made TO have the ci-'
made good by the parties from wao
thc horse was bought.
Alderman Ne'lis moved that The
'ity comptroller be directed to CORES
onl with the sellers Of the horse
0 learn II a trade could be made.
The mavo7 declared the motion GU
II order because previous motor
o refer Inc FIRE chiefs report to tn
ommittee was rerding.
Claims and accounts were referre3
nd salary bill was allowed
Pump and watee committee w,
wen permission to pay men week.
y oNeratng city pumrs.
"etiticn Of citizens for lumber
uiid wax on Park avenue was r,
'rFed 10 street committee with move
act
Resolution by police, jail ami fir
Hnmittee authorizing purchase
iood-nounds in partnership with the
ounty commissioners, each to pa,
al, cost not to exceed $3.50, was
fierrei to the police, ,ail and fire
'mmittee. Deputy Sheriff Greaney
rs letter in which two one-year-old
POUNDS are offered for 5000 and two