The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-15
RESOLUTION APPROVING ACTION
OF BOARD ADoPTED--ORDl.
NANCE REFERRED.
LIGHTING CO. IS 'D0CkED'
Ten Per cent. Of January BIZ on
Account cf Unsatisfactory Ser
vice-Don't Want Electric
Wire inspector.

night. His Honor, Mayor Parsons
was out of the city. Those present
We're Aldermen Greaney, Neils, nc
Daniel, Walsh, Burke, Faulree, Scui
lin, Neff, Williams, Magner, Cannon
and Koehler.
On motion of Alderman Nellis, Al
derman Williams was chosen mayer,
pro TEN.
Alderman Greaney said ne had a
| message from the mayor to the city
council, His Honor requested that
no final action be taken on the propo-
sition to issue bonds for the new
| library annex until his return; also
that the January bill of the electric
lighting company be discounted 10
per cent on account of unsatisractorS
service.
Hon. Reed Green and Phil c. Bar
clay were present, as members Of
! the library board, to urge favorable
| preliminary action on the proposition
to issue bonds. On motion OF Alder
man Greaney the rules were suspend
| ed to take up the matter.
M& Green spoke briefly, saying that
the law permitted special issue
of bonds for the purpose proposed,
within the limitations fixed by the
law; and the Library roard had pro
ceeded In strict accordance with the
law, in having plans ard estimates
made and an issue of bonds decided
upon. The law required the approval
of the council of the Boards action
and to this end a resolution and ordi-
nance were submitted to that body.
The adoption of the resolution APP
proving the Boards action would not
bind the council to final approval OF
the ordinance authorizing the issue
of the bonds. The ordinance would
be referred to the proper committee
and come UP for action at future
meeting. The Boards proposition
was to issue $4,000 in bonds payable
at the rate of $1,000 annually, with
interest at 5 per cent. This would
be light burden upon tax payers and
was fuch needed.
Mr.. Green laid stress upon the
the fact that the issuing OF the bonds
would in no way interfere with the
general tax levy of the city. The
bond issue would be separate and dis
tinct from the corporation tax and
would In no way interfere with the
city's revenue from that source.
Alderman Neff explained that the
proposed bond tax would not be much
Of burden to tax payers, in the man
ner in which 1T was proposed to cot
lect it. IT would be fraction OF
min on the one dollar and about
cents a year on the $100 of taxable
value.
On motion of Alderman Cannon the
resolution approving the action of the
Library Board was adopted ana on
motion of Alderman Greaney the ordi.
nance was referred to the ordinance
and finance committees.
Mr.. Green thanked the council on
behalf of the board
General Business.
The annual report OF the city comp
troller was read by the clerk hnd or
dered published.
City Comptroller was directed to
correspond with Mr.. Caldwell OF East
st. Louis with view 10 having SLOW
fire horse exchanged.
Recommendation of police, Jail and
| fire committee that harness he
bought for fire horses and that screen
be put into patrol wagon was ar-
| proved. m
| WalB was ordered in front OF lots
35, 36 and 81, block ~61 First addition.
| Resolution by Alderman Scullin
that barn and stable be built on city
lots to cost not less than $1,000 was
referred to street ana finance com
mittee.
| Resolution by Alderman Cannon
that light on north side of Center
street, between Walnut ..nd Pine
streets, be moved to south side was
adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Nellls for
light at Eleventh street and Wash
ington avenue was referred to street
committee.
Resolution directing chief of police
to notify citizens to trim trees which
interfere with lights was adopted
Resolution by Alderman Nellis that
city engineer and city's special coun-
sel report on ordering curb and gut.
+, ter on gravelled streets was adopted
after some discussion.
y Alderman Scullin offered resolu-
tion to permit the Cairo Traction Co.
to put in a temporary switch on Rail.
road street between Sixth and Eighth
streets to permit cars to pass one an
other while Commercial avenue was
being paved He said the street paw.
Ing had reached point where traffic