The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-23
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois,
August 10, 1912.
Second Regular Meeting. J


mayor, and Aldermen Cox, Ferguson,
Flack, Fry, Greaney, Wagner. Mich
elson Neff Saup, Serbian, Walsh.
Absent: Aldermen Faudree. Hurd,
Kelly.
Alderman Greaney moved the
minutes of last meeting be approved
without reading. The motion was
adopted unanimously.
Reports Of Officers.
The mayor reported the resigna-
ton of Louis Jaeckel as substitute
fireman and placed in nomination
Will j. Valdez to succeed him.
Alderman Magnec moved the
nomination be confirmed The
motion was adopted by the following
vote: Aye-Coy, Ferguson, Flack.
Fry, Greaney, Magner, Nicholson,
Neff Saup, Serbian and Walsh-.11.
Nay-None.
Reports of Committees.
The street committee reported
having appointed a subcommittee Of
that committee to Investigate the
methods employed by VIM. Linn
vile, the contractor, in cleaning
brick streets, and from the report
of the subcommittee made the fol-
lowing recommendations:
1st. That there be an inspector
appointed by the city council to ex-
anime the work every morning and
to make daily report to the chairman
of the street committee
End That the dirt be removed
from the cutters more thoroughly
and more promptly.
3rd That the contractor put on
additional wagons and remove the
sweeping before 600 o'clock a. m.
4th. That the catch-hasins be
cleaned at least once each week.
Alderman Greaney moved the re-
port be received and recommended
tions concurred in. The motion was
adopted.
The mayor announced that he
would, unless objected to by the
council, detail patrolman to act
as inspector provided for in the re-
port just adopted.
The street committee reported
further recommending that the
comptroller be authorized anda in
structed to purchase weed mower
of not more than four feet in width.
Alderman Wagner moved the re-
port be received and recommended
tons concurrel in.
AT the request of Alderman Grea-
rey, Joined by Alderman Ferguson,
the report was laid over under the
rules to next regular meeting.
The street committee reported
further recommending that the city
comptroller be instructed to pur.
chase ten t10) cars gravel.
Alderman Magner moved the
report be received aad
recommendation concurred IN
The motion was adopted by
the following vote; Aye--Cox,
Ferguson, Flack, Fry, Greaney,
Magner, Nicholson, Neff, Saup Ser
bian and Walsh-1l Nay None.
The street committee reported
further recommending that a per-
init be granted Cairo City Gas 90.
to open brick pavement and excayste
in Washington avenue at corner OF
Sixth street and at corner of TWEEN
tieth street TO. the purpose Of re-
pairing leak in main.
Alderman Neff moved the report
be received and recommendation
concurred in The motion was
adopted by the following vote: Aye
Cox, Ferguson, Flack, Fry,
Greaney, Wagner, Nicholson, Neff,
Saup, Serbian and Walsh-11 Nay
None.
The finance comm!ttee reported
recommending the approval of the
bond of the Cairo City Gas Com
pany for the above permit. Alder
man Greaney moved the report be
received and bond approved The
motion was adopted by the follow
ing vote. Aye-Cox, Ferguson,
Flack, Fry, Greaney, Magner,
Nicholson, Neff, Saup Serbian and
Walsh--I1 Nay--None.
The committee on claims and &C.
counts together with the respective
committees to whom they had been
referred, reported recommending
payment Of the following
Miscellaneous Claims and Accounts.
Nj. O'Donohue, foreman
street gang, July 1912s so 90
John Higgins, 2S1a days on
streets, July 1912 .... 35. %
i Louis Christmas, 1917 days
ON streets, July 1912.... %. rs
Steve Doane, 26 days on
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