The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-23
Ordinance for Destroying Dilapidat-
ed Buildings Passed on Sec
ond Reading. /
BIDS RECEIVED FOR CIrY's
SUPPLIES FOR COMING TEAR
Resolution Of Regret Adopted
Death Of Corporation Counsel
r- Angus Leek.

On January I. an ordinance pass.
ed yesterday by the city council
providing for the razing OF the
building known as 'Wild Cat
Chute" will become effective. and
the city can start to work tearing
down the buildings.
The city received bids for furnish
ing the city supplies during the
coming year. for hauling the city
garbage and for the city's printing.
Bids for furnishing coal we're re-
ceived from p. r. Mccarthy. Fred
d. Nellis, r. L. Cannon and tho
Cairo City Coal company. Bids for
hay and feed were received from
the Consolidated Hay and Grain
company and Samuel Hastings COM
pany. These bids were referred to
Commissioner o. p. Hurd.
d. F. Mccarthy and w. s. Davis
bid on hauling the city's garbage
and these bids were referred to Com
missioner Feuchter.
The bids for printing. turned
over to Commissioner M. j. Howley.
were received from The Bulletin
company and the Citizen company.
| Commissioner Feuchter recon-
mended that the city pay the cost
Of printing the monthly health bull
ietin issued by Dr. w. G. Clarke,
Ieity health efficers and II way de-
teided this should be done, provided
the cost did not exceed SIS month,
/ Mayor Wood announced that he
had received word that the Rivers
and Lakes Commission would meet
N the Governors Office tomorrow at
which time the proposition to ex-
tend the stone wall around the
Halliday elevator would be consid-
cred and advising him to attend.
The mayor left at Ills for SPRING
field and was succeeded in the chair
by Commissioner Howley
The following resolutions were
prepared by Commissioner Howley
and adopted by the council. in mem
ory of Angus Leek, late corporation
counsel:
Angus Leek, late corporation
| counsel of tho City of Cairo. de-
parted this life on Sunday, Decem-
Der IA. 1913 at his home in this
| ity in his sixty-frst year. The de-
| ceased had been employed as special
| counsel for the City of Cairo con-
tinuously for seven years previous
% the adoption of the Commission
Form of Government last spring.
When the new system of govern
ment was inaugurated, Mr.. Leek
was elected Corporation Counsel by
4 unanimous vote of the commits
sioners. He has proved a most faith
'ul officer, prompt in the perform
ance of his duties. watchful OF every
interest of the city and ready at alr
ines to give to the council legal
advice whenever asked for. Mr..
Leek's knowledge of the law was so
thorough his zeal for the welfare of
the city so earnest, and his concern
for a successful administration of
city affairs so keen. that the eoun-
Gil at all times felt free to confer
with him upon all questions in
yolMng legal points and always felt
secure in following his advice.
Mr. Leek's rapidly failing health
compelled him to resign his official
position on November "a, 1913, very
much to the regret of the coJFnel.
THE mayor and the commission
ers deplore the death of Mr.. Leek
and all count his loss to our city as
irreparable. IN our meetings we
shall sadly miss his valuable advice
and his genial and gentlemanly
companionship.
| The resolutions were adopted by
a rising vote of the council.