The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-11
CITY COUNCIL
TRANSLATES BUT
LITTLE WORK
Alderman Acts as Mayor Protein
by Slight Illness Of
Parstns

The second city cotncil meeting
FOR September, held last night, was
noteworthy because OF the small
amount OF business requiring con-
sideration and the rapidity with
which the work in hand was
handled The hot weather had some
thing to do with this hustle. Mayor
Parsons was absent owing TO Illness
and Alderman Greaney was made
mayor pro TEN. Alderman Serbian
was the only other absentee.
Mayor Pro TEN Greaney stated
that Mayor Parsons had reque sted
that action on the bills of Street
]. contractor Linville and the CAIRO
Electric Light and Traction Co. be
held for adjustment and that the bill
of the Cairo Water Co, be allowed.
/ That another trial sbf a month be
given the company to see If the
proper water pressure will be main
tanned. 1t was explained that the
| big sewer break which also affected
I, the water mains had had much to
| do with the lack of pressure.
Pet tons.
| Voorhees, Coombes OF 3115 Wash
In yton avenue petitioned the coun-
ell to have the weeds cut on ST.
lMlry's Place East from Twenty
ninth to Thirty-third street inclu-
siye The petition was referred to
| the street committee.
The police, Jail and fire commit
tee was instructed to investigate the
| condition of the Tenth and Twenty
leighth street city pumping stations
and also the sewers leading to the
lTwenty-eighth street pump.
| City street cleaning contractor
| William Linville's request to be re-
leased from his contract was grant
ed. Linyille also submitted to the
council a list OF the street cleaning
lar paratus which he desired to dis
Ipcse of at a much less price thai
lit cost him. He asks $135 for tbs
iStudebaker sprinkler and meter at
ia ehed which cost him safe; $22;
for two Austin sweepers costins
$3.50; $65 for two patent dump bed
costing $3.50, The matter of pur
chasing this outfit was referred tt
the street committee
Resolutions.
Frank Sebille received a vote o
thanks from the council for the fire.
lse of his dining room, kitchen AM
meeting room for the commissary de
partment used by the Citizens Elk
ecutive committee during the fioot
time. A resolution to this effect wa
| in reduced by Alderman Hurd.
Alderman Greaney put in a reso
luton to have the Board of Loca
Improvements have ordinances draft
ed ordering graveled and curbed ant
/, suffered Thirty-ffth and Thirty
sixth streets from Sycamore to TIL
big Four tracks and Thirty-siXtf
land Thirty-seyenth from washing
ton avenue west The resolution
| was referred to the Board.
A resolution was introduced b.
| Aldermen Kelly and Walsh askinl
II at an ordinance be drafted for tn
construction of a sewer on Cros
istreet, Twentieth street and Nine
teenth street, Walnut to Pine wa
referred to the Board Of Local I'm
proyements.
Bonds.
Tint bonds of Joseph Solomon AM
Jdorris Solomon, junk dealers, we~
Improved.
The second hand dealers bord o
s. Cohen was not approved owing t.
two of the bondsmen being member
Of the city council.
The bond of Clyde Jones as a sub
stitute fireman was approved.
A special meeting will be called
soon to investigate the main sewe'
proposition. Contractor Rich's rep
resentatives will be here to attend
this meeting.
The final steps were taken in tn
abatement of the nuisances as pre-
viously reported of barn at Cen
ter and Pine streets and two shack
Nos. 230 and 232 Twenty-eightf
street If the nuisances are not abat
ed within 80 days the city viii have
l hn