The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-20
Comptroller Nordman and Engineer
Dewey Appointed to Suc-
ceed Themselves.
ALL CONFIRMED UNANIMOUSLY
Fuller Assumes Duties as Chief
Two Patrollnen Resign and
Two Others Take Places.

The council meeting of Monday
morning was productiye of more
than the ordinary legislative
routine business
Not only was an ordinance present
cd and passed to a reading which
with the emergency clause under the
state law. governing the Commission
Form of Municipal Government
made it Immediately operative, but
Thomas A, Fuller was appointed
chief Of. police, Ernest Nordman as
city comptroller, George Dewey as
city engineer and John Ogg as park
policeman at st. Mary's Park.
1t was l0:1l when Mayor Wood
softly tapped the desk with his
gavel calling the meeting to order,
Commissioners Feuchtcr, Howley,
Hurd and Kelly responding in the af-
iirmative to the roll call.
Under the head of reports from
city officers, Mayor Wood, as chair
man in charge of the department of
public affairs, stated that the main
floor and basement OF the First Bank
and Trust Company building, in
| clnding heat and steel vault could be
| obtained by the city for $65 rent per
month, the premises to be altered TO
suit the city.
Mayor Wood was instructed to en-
| ter into contract with the First
Psnk and Trust Company for a
period Of two years.
| The buisding viii be divided into
offices for the city clerk, comptroller.
| engineer, offices for each of the
commissioners and the mayor and
chamber where sessions of the
council can be held
Commissioner Howley reported
that the firm Of Warwick, Peat and
Company. expert accountants of st.
Louis, agreed to audit the city books
for the period from Jan. 1. 1912, up
to May 1, 1918, for sum not to
exceed $500 in the aggregate, the
charges being based on the services
of two men at SIS per day. In case
the city finds II necessary to 20 back
further than Jan. /, 1912, in exam
ining the city books, an arrangement
was included in the contract Mayor
Wood was instructed to enter into
contract with the firm in accordance
with the agreement rendered.
Commissioner Kelly reported that
the preliminary work of repair had
been inaugurated upon the CONNER
cial avenue big sewer and that the
work started and completed prior TO
the food was found to be intact and
uninjured.
Commissioner Hurd reported in
relation to the condition of the roof
|of Fire Station No. and he was ac-
cordingly instructed 10 secure the
best bids possible and have the
work done.
Commissioner Hurd recommended
that an ordinance be drawn CON
fiscating all weapons found illegally
upon persons. The matter was re-
ferred to the legal department.
Commissioner Feuchter recon
mended that the petition of John
Fuller asking permission to erect a
photograph tent on Fifteenth street
be not granted, which recommends
tion was unanimously concurred in.
Petition asking the privilege OF
erecting galvanized iron bill boards
at Thirteenth and Poplar streets and
oQ Ohio street In front of the va
cant lot the property of the Neff es-
tate, was referred.
An ordinance creating the Board
of Local improvements was read
passed. but will not become law
for thirty days. The ordinance
names Mayor Wood and Commission
ers Feuehter, Howley, Hurd and
Kelly as members.
A recess of 25 minutes was there.
upon taken and the council went in.
to executive session to consider an
ordinance.
Immediately upon reassembline
this ordinance, including the emer.
gency clause. which makes it ef-
feetive and operative Immediately on
and after passage was introduced
read and adopted.
This ordinance created, defined
the duties and fixed the bonds of cor
poration council, city attorney, city
jaiier, chief and assistant chief OF
the fire department, city engineer
and health officer and inspector OF
food
An ordinance fixing the salaries OF
the respective offices thus created
will be presented later.
Under the general law Mayor