The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-31
new ORDINANCE
| REQUIRED ON ALL
HOTELS AND inns
Manila Ropes Be Placed in All
Rooms, Chemical Extinguisher
Every Floor. 1
1000 FEET HOSE ORDERED
FROM FOUR LOCAL DEALERS
Water Works Question Discussion De.
ferred Until Future After
noon Session.

The Water Works question. con-
cerning an extension of the fran
chise FOR thirty years. was brought
to the attention of the Council.
Mayor Wood stated that this CUES.
tion should be covered thoroughly.
One of the commissioners made >
brief talk in respect to the new ordi.
nance, which he said was merely q
copy of the one granted thirty years
ago and suggested that mass meet
ing OF the citizens should be called
to give everyone chance to be
heard.
Commissioner Howley suggested
that the matter be not discussed at
this meeting and stated he thought
it should be taken up at an afternoon
meeting to be held at an early date.
This was agreed TO by the commits
sioners.
An ordinance for the providing OF
fire escapes for hotels. inns and
rooming houses where there are ten
or more rooms was introduced by
commissioner Hurd at the council
meeting yesterday morning. II was
practically a copy of the state law
which was enacted last year by the
| general assembly. 1t calls for iron
stssirwdyG wita platforms at each
landing, for buildings three stories
or more or iron ladders with wrungs
t5 inches apart, under this size build.
I ing. and chemical fire extinguishers
on each floor. 1t also provides that
La knotted manila rope with tensile
strength OF at least 500 pounds be
placed in every room. A penalty for
not providing these safety contriv-
anees was also attached The ordi-
nance was given its first reading.
Commissioner Hurd, his table COW
cred with samples of fire hose, stated
that bids had been receiyd from loue
city dealers and he thought the or
der for 1000 feet of hose should be
divided equally with the four deaf
ers. The council voted TO do this.
The bids were:
l. Woodward Hardware. Co., go
| feet of Patrol brand at ninety-twO
aud onC-half cents.
Reel Hardware Co. $50 feet Res
cue brand at eighty-hve cents.
| Mccarthy & Malinsk, $50 feet
Underwriters" brand at ninety.
cents.
Vulcan Iron Works. $50 feet
Patriot" brand at ninety cents.
A saloon license was granted Ray
F. Olmstead at 2s14 Poplar street.
The application was accompanied by
bond with sureties Chris Beck and
| f. Teichman. Clmsted formerly
conducted saloon at Mound City.
He was asked If he would attend 70
the actual business of the saloon him
self. He stated that he would do so.
The new saloon will occupy the build
ing formerly used as a saloon by
Arey Brothers.
Winter Bros. are to place a metal
bin board on the corner OF Ohio
street and Eighth street, provided
the council gives the firm the permit.
The petition was referred to commit
tee.
A permit was granted The Out
door Advertising Co.. to place a
metal bill board on Fourth street
near Railroad street.
Kelly Bros. petitioned for perrilr
to erect four six-room cottages on
Twenty-third street west of Com.
mercial avenue,
Emanuel Lutheran church to erect
a shed 4 by /, 90 feet in height en-
lot 40S Douglas street.
Two bills of $3.50 each were al
/ lowed z. A. Burke.
~. r. Gilbert, who was present at
the meeting asked permission TO
; bring up the matter of cutting, down
r cottonwood tree. located on Twen-
ty-ninth street across the street from
his property. He wanted the city
to have this work done, stating that
! while sh'e tree was in fair condition
. as to life Ii was a nuisance and OF
!, no benefit to anyone. The commits
sioners voted to have the woodmaa
lput bis axe to it, s,a~> -