The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-11
the City of Cairo, Illinois. -

| Alderman Hurd moved the report
be received and ordinance placed on
second reading.
At the request of Alderman Kelly.
joined by Alderman Walsh, the re-
port was laid over under the rules to
next meeting.
Alderman Faudree appeared and
took his seat,
The pump and water supply COM
mittea reported recommending that
this committee be instructed TO have
the engine in the Tenth street pump
ing station thoroughly oyerhauled
and put in good shape for operation.
Alderman Magner moved the re-
port be received and recommendation
concurred In. The motion was
adopted by the following vote: Aye
Cox, Faudree. Ferguson, Flack. Fry
Greaney. Hurd. Kelly, Magner, Saup,
Serbian and Walsh-12.. Nay
None.
The pump and water supply com
mittee reported further recommend
ing that the city clerk be instructed
to advertise for bids 10 be received
January T. 1913. for twenty-ineh
centrifugal pump and an electric
motor To operate same, 10 be used at
the 2Sth street pumping station. one
bid for a pump OF the style known as
dou Bile suction. the other for pump
OF the style known as single suction,
the price to be F. o. b, Cairo. Illinois.
tee submitted the following report
Alderman Magner moved the re-
port be received and recommendation
concurred in. The motion was
adopted by the following vote: Aye
Cox. Faudree, Ferguson, Flack.
Fry, Greaney. Hurd, Kelly. Magner,
Saup, Serbian and Walsh-2l. Nay
None.
The police. j"'l AZ fire commit
, centrifugal pun ? ana an electrical
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council OF the city of Cairo. HI
inois:
Gentlemen:
The Cairo Daily Bulletin having
given out reports that gross irragu'
larities existed In the management OF
the Police Force OF the City OF
Cairo, your committee held meet
| ing on Tuesday evening. November
26th, at the City Councll Chamber
for the purpose OF receiving reports
and securing all available evidence
that could be obtained upon the com
lplaints that were made. A full at
Tendance Of the Committee, Including
the Mayor and a large number o
citizens, was present to hear suct
eyidence as 1t was possible for thu
Con mIttee to secure.
II does not seem necessary TO you
Committee to report in detail the eg
dence Of the various witnesses WHIT
appeared before them, There wa
no evidence whatever given to shov
THAT any police officer had been at
tackled and knocked down by citl
zen
Regarding the difference between
Jailer Lutz and Police Officer Glade
the evidence OF the parties concern
ed was conflicting. but the evidenc
of Chief of Police Egan and Nigh
lClerk Hoagland confirmed the testi
mony Of Jailer Lutz, 80 far as the dit
Terence between the two officers wa
concerned.
| 1t did not appear that the Chief @
Police had materially exceeded hi
/. authority as such officer. as 1t wa
shown that all releases under execu
|tions had been orderd by the Mayor
/ The only irregularity that appear
, ed TO exist was that the officers Q
1.-THE city had held, at the request c
. Iprisoner Childress, his pistol as Sc
curity for the costs in his case
After having careful = considere
| the evidence given to your Commit
. tee, We recommend that the Mayo
be instructed TO reprimand Jaile
LMz and Police Officer Glade for Ell
gaging in personal encounter, an
that q repetition OF such conduct wi
be severely dealt with.
". P. Greaney,
9. j. Nicholson,
Rufus P. Flack,
Tom L.. Faudree
Walsh
Hurd
Serbian.
Alderman Magner moved the n
port be received and recommended
/ ions concurred In and that the sam
{ be published with the proceeding
The motion was adopted.
, The building committee reporte
! recommending that permit be grant
> ed as follows: u. r. Dupoyster,
l raise, move west distance OF thre
I fpet and ptare on concrete foundf
ton the dwelling house on Lot /