The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-23
BY City Council on Unexpired Por-
ton for Year 1914 KIM
mel Theatre.
$4,000 SUIT FILED VS..
CITY ESTATE JAS. AUGUSTUS
Counter Petition Filed IN Matter
Street Fakirs ard Carniva!
Shows.

Whether, after a lease on a
theatre has been surrendered. the
owner should give rebate on the
unexpred portion of the license
which was bought at the time OF
the lease, was a question brought
before the council yesterday by
George Demos and James Dooley,
former lessees OF the Kimmel
theatre, who ask a rebate OF $50 on
license.
On Feb. IS. Demos and Dooley
leased tho Kimmel theatre on
Eighth street at an annual rental
OF $1,000, 5000 quarterly pay
ment, being made in advance. The
city license made to the kimmel
theatre was sold to Demos by r. A.
kimmel for the unexpired port ion
OF the present year, SIS being paid
tor it
About June /, the theatre being
a losing proposition. Kimmel ac-
cepted the surrender. after l~rnos
had suffered loss Of $1,000, but
Kimmel refused to rebate on the
license. Demos asks that Kimmel
pay the city $50 so they will suf-
fer no loss. The matter was refer
red to Commissioner Hurd
The attorney tor the heirs
of the estate of James
Augustus, brought suit against the
city of Cairo for $4,000 damages,
and notice was served the city to
appear before the circuit court on
July l3.
Augustus was an employe of the
city and worked on the big sewer a
year ago He died while still in
the employ of the city, supposedly
from natural causes. Ii is stated
that Augustus death was caused by
becoming overheated while working
on the sewer.
An ordinance to create Board
of Examiners of Plumbing was in,
troduccd The function Of the board
will be to see that all plumbing is
done in an approved manner and tC
license all plumbers. The ordinancs
provides for the city health officer
a master plumber and journeyman
plumber as members of the board
Another petition asked for the
plating of twelve and a half acres
of ground located between Thirty
seventh and Fortieth streets and
between Sycamore and Elm, to b.
known as the Boyd-Cabler plat.
Another petition asked that the
council take no action on the peti
tion presented at the last meetinc
which asked tor the elimination o
carnival companies. It, like it
predecessor, was referred1 to The
mayor.
On the approval of Commissioners
Feuchter, the following buildinf
petitions, presented at the las
meeting were granted:
Mrs. Lucy F. Champ .Co ~ ore
cottage to cost about $500 {
2204 Park avenue.
Mrs. Laura Theis to erect shet
at 3615 Highland avenue.
Mrs. Louise Bouchet to erect two
story dwelling at S13 Cedar stree
to cost about $4,000.
John Pennick to erect addition
to building at 2l0 Twenty fftI
street.
II. V. Cullum to erect shed at 81
Thirty-sixth street.
r. A. Burke to erect garage a
5l2 Tenth street.
Nat Lee to remove building fror
lot Z, block l, second addition (
lot 80, block 9, third addition.
Mrs. Blanche l.. Nelhs presente
a petition to erect two stor
stucco house at SOFIA Washington
avenue to cost s4,500.
Commissioner NJ. J. Howley IRE
sented a petition to erect garag
for his recently purchased automo
bile on his lots at 2101 Walnu
street.
George Shaw and George Gilmor
presented application for plumber
license to excavate dirt streets. Th
matter was referred to Commission
Kelly.
Plumbers licenses were granite
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