The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-10
TAKE STRONG STAND FOR COR
REcTioN or WRONGS AND
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS.
TO REMOVE OLD SHACkS
Sixth Street to Be Paved-Object to
Saloon Men on PoIcemens Bonds
Cairo Auto Club
Ordinance.

night Mayor Parsons and the fol.
lowing aldermen We're present: Hurd,
fanlree, Saup Flack Nicholson, Fer
guson, Kelly, Serbian, Cannon, Mag
ner and Greaney-ll Absent Neff,
Walsh and Burke.
II was ordered on recommendation
OF the police, Jail and fire committee
that Fireman Mason be relieved from
service for cause and Rober. Smith
made his successor at Station No 2,
The salary of Assistant City En-
gineer Henckel waSSasel from SIS
to 800 per month.
An arc light was ordered placed at
| Fourth and Commercial avenue. and
Tungs en- on Twenty-eighth street
between Elm street and Washington
avenue.
| All claims and accounts were al
lowed sisFE.Es
On motion of Alderman Creamy
the expense of shoeing Chief of Po-
lice Egan's horse was placed upon the
/ city.
A petition from Harry G. Sommers
| presented by Ora Parks, former man
ager Of he Cairo opera house, asking
that his unexpired license be trans
ferred to H. s. Candee, trustee OF
the opera house, was read and re.
erred to the finance committee.
The contract was awarded to Ma
loney & Bueher for he sum of $l4S
for placing rubber tired wheels upon
the hose wagons of Nos. 2 and fire
stations
The pump and water committee
recommended the extension of water
main on Highland avenue to Thirty
ei9btA street and lie plaicng of two
fire plugs, one at Thirty.sixth street,
and The other at Thirty-eighth street.
Approved
Mayor Parsons called a tention to a
COMPLAINT from citizens residing on
Tenth street between Walnut ana
Cedar streets, of the dalapidated cca.
dition Of an old shack which had not
been occupied for more than YER
and which was the rendezvous Of
'ramps. 1t is rapidly going into de.
cay and about to fall down, and it
either ought 10 be torn down or pst
in repair.
Alderman Greaney offered resolu-
ton and moved to refer the matter N
NE e.,g's special committee, and if
anything could be done to have The
nuisance abated ii should be done.
He also included the house at 407
Ohio street. This house was nartiol.
~ Destroyed by fire about a year ago.
1t is known as "Frank1ins place" The
Ienth street house Is the property rf
Sol Farnbaker, Attorney Leek was
present and stated that the council
would have to make an ordinance
covering such cases. The motion was
carried.
Aldermen F'lack and Hurd made
their maiden speeches in support of |
his resolution
Petition for building permits were
granted to James G. Cowell to fuj.i
an addition to his residence at ita
Twenty-eighth street., and to jesse ".
Spies to build one.story building on
Twenty-seyenth street.
The Modern Brotherhood Of Aner-
lea petitioned the council ia gran !
tEat organization free license for a
carnival to be given by item NAV %
to June g. inclusive, on the Bourgois
and Boyd grounds, east of Washing.
ton avenue, between Thirsy.sevent1
and Thirty-ninth streets.
The petitions were signed by near
y all the residents In the immediate
neishborhood, Alderman Maener
novel the granting OF he petition
which was voted unanimously.
The Central Distilling Go. Of AK
ohio street retitioned the council for
a new license covering AS and az
Ohio street, explaining that the firm
wished to extend its business. A new
Nond accompanied the pc ition. Re.
ft.Nsd to the police. Jail and fire com.
mitteo.
alderman Hr"d presented a res7lu-
Ion recommending that the board OF
ccal improvements order Sixth stree
from Ohio strict TO the east side Of
as.inston avenue paved with ab@fck.
fhc resolution was adopted N
1'fa bones q, the apFoih, I'VE offieersss
Teserread and approved -.. ..,,s
Alderman 4 Kelly made his tmaislen Z
'peechin his objection to policemen
'asfng saloon men sign their bonds.
! -ting that 1t might have tho affect