The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-08
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BOND ORDINANCE
So Mayor Parsons Stated at Last
Nights Council Meeting Chi
cago Attorneys Declared.
THREE PUMP BIDS RENDERED
CITY Engineer Cameron Refused
Permission to Give His Reasons
for Resignation.
THREE PUMP BIDS RENDERED

The FIRST regular council meeting
Of the year 1913 was held last even
ing with Mayor Parsons III tha
chai. and thirteen aldermen present
TO answer the roll call at Sill, tho
absentee being O. r. Hurd.
The first matter OF Importance
was the notification OF the resigna-
tion Of W. Robert Cameron as city
engineer. the resignation TO take en-
feet January TO-
Several OF the aldermen desired ID
hear from Mr. Cameron relative ID
the cause for the resignation. but ii
motion was hurriedly made BY Al-
dernan Grcaney 70 accept the rcsiG
nation. This motion prevailed by
vote OF to 6, Mr. Cameron TINS
being denied an opportunity OF ex-
planning to the council tho reason
Tor his resignation.
Mayor Parsons filled the lob iln-
mediately, appointing y. b. nortner
OF st. Louis 70 fill the vacancy. Tho
mayor stated that his new appointen
had been here for some time observ-
ing the work Of repairing the broken
Commercial avenue sewer fol- tic
bondsmeu Of the Rich Construction
CO..
Relative to the ordinance provld-
ms for a special election when the
question of voting the slUo 900 bond
1871 eviff-s1e ssiffn etef VI i vBfe oF
the peopi# Mayor Parsons stated
that the ordinance mad neen drawn
up by ! firm or Chicago attorneys
who make a speciality of these mat
ters, although he said that the ordi-
nance for the same mater had ilrst
been drawn ZIP by Attorney Leek
and submitted TO this firm. This
| firm approved of the legality Of the
Leek ordinance but said there were
loo many words in 1t
This remark caused a sally os
laughter on the part Of the alder
men.
The mayor furthe- explained that
he was assured the city could finance
the bonds al probably Ala per cent,
which spoke volumes In favor Of the
eity's standing in the financial
world. Prior to this the city had
| been compelled 10 issue bonds at &
per cent II
As the city Is awaiting the arrival H
of ! the engineers Interested in the
proposed reconstruction Of the levee
system about the city and the drain
age district. in order to obtain their
endorsement of the plans and speci-
fieations, he said he would withhold
| the Grst reading OF the ordinance. az
the work could not begin until netx
April or May.
The ordinance reducing the Opera
House license from 5000 to 500 was
amended to read $3.50. aud passed TO
a second reading. and a law Sew
| eral Of the aldermen contended that
this ordinance does not apply 10 the
year OF 1918 and that the theater
must pay 5000 until 1871 The
mayor stated that the city would OBJ
tain a legal opinion on this matter.
Reports of vaiions city officers
were read and referred.
An amended ordinance for
switch track down Ha liday street
iron, a point 275 feet north OF Twen-
ieth street to the northerly side c
Eighteenth was read the secona
imo and adopted
The amended ordinance as passc,f
gives the right tcs any road to nse
ne track with the Die Foav the
constructing road
Aside frem allowing the regular
ponthly salary bills and the refes
ring OF miscellaneous claims and ae-
| counts to appropriate committees.
he only matter Of Importance thar
presented itself was tne opening of
| hree pump bids made by the Reeves
{ skinner Manufacturing Co. the
american Well Works and The vul-
an Ircn Works.
These bids were for 20. p and "a
neh double suction, centrifugal
pumps, direct connected and eec-
| -ically motor driven
| The bids ranged from S1,TaSsa
up TO $4,000 for the pnmn and mo-
or delivered here. The capacity OK
he pumps ranged from 1g.00O sal
ons per minute UP to 1900 gal-
ans per minute against iifteea
| GOT head of water.
The council adjourned at sf0
ifter referring tho bids to the eofa-
nIttees on runap and Water suppaT
md Finance. the two camuttteea ~
meet At loo O'Clock this eventre A.
sonxider them. n y