The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-12
the general iund. the improvemcnt fund
aud the Interest fund, and n suaic5ent per
cent. ,pay tie interest on the Fox How.

4. ~ IA a ii
per cent. last year; the entrc tax levied
last year icing two per cent upon the ass
esscd value 81 the rril and personal prop
crty returned By the assessor.
| This is the extern. of the taxing power of
the city, not I" inenti"n what powers are
given IN certain railroad charters for tbs
! levy and collection OF taxet
For the means io pirchase lumber and /
9th r materials for sidewalks and f,t the |
pawn mt for labor on sidewalks. stree aud |
sewers, e., We have To lok % the |
improvement fund, before mentioned, |
which can, in no case, excsed about
Sil.7iO exclusive CT tb nin,un collected |
BY The treet supervisor which will no. ex-
ceei 81 900, Il seems.
From January 4th. 1871, L, January
4th, 1877, the city expand on the side
walks and streets 81 SOS 50. fully us
much as We can expect t. REALIZE under
the most favorable circumstances from the
Improvement fund, including the money
collected In lieu of street labor. By far
the larger portion of this sum has been ex-
pended IN the repair OF sidewalks, no en-.
trely new sidewalks having ia any case
been built during the year.
This work of repairing sidewalks aud
streets will have to 20 on, of course; but
IN making ali such Improvements, at least
, up to the time when We can resort To
specia! assessments, we will necessarily he
limited to the means furnished by the
e improvement funds.
4 The matter of street.flling and the
y building Of new sidewalk, will no doubt
/ receive the attention they rrquire ut your
A hands. j have this 10 say, however, that
: should the city commence the building of
h new Sidewalks wholly ut the public ex-
v pence, and then abundon that for the
Al system Of special assessments, II manifest
Y injustice would he d me. To tx the
ir public for n new sidewalk in one place
D. aud thpn throw the whole burden or sx-
Jf pense ot new sidewalk in another place
q upon those who happen {, own the pro-
p perty upon viii Il fronts, is neither ju,t
IL nor equitable. As to the general repairs
N upon the sidewalks, it is best that they
,n should be made at the public expense
~ especially where they have originally
been built by special taxation.
TO Daring the Past year but one suit has
c. been instituted against the city tor injuries
by received on account of defective sidewalks
T. This suit resulted in n judgment against
ly the city for $3.50. Considering the condi
nd ton of the walks, although the city ha
i'll deem doing all che could to keep them IL
nd repair, there would have been no occa
he sion or reason for surprise had there beef
ic, other suits besides the one mentioned
is The citizens have very generally fully ap
re precinted the efforts made by the city t,
keep the walks in repair. and have no
he been disposed to take advantage of wha
We has been to the city a source Of more o
m less concern and embarrassment.
v The entire amount paid out for ma
IL terials and labor for the sidewalks alone
during the year Just past, is Sll,42l %
IL hall ual thnt l..
i'll sum has been fairly and iudiciousl,
In expended for the best interests of the cit '
as generally. More than this sum coulC
e. scarcely have been expended without 81
~ increasing the volume of scrip as to dc
n preciate its vslu' in about ths same ratio
rs the increase in amount.
MS Last May the city council provided 70
ne the payment Of interest upon city orders
10. since which time they have remained al
g. most at par, and this fact, taken in con
Dt- nection with the large expenditure for la
Dor and mate rails upon the streets, show
nut what the city has gained By thus apprecia
he ting or enhancing the value Of its order
M ar scrip.
ar NJ recover, although the large sum n
n. Sl0,l16.o7 of thi, interest bearing scri,
m has already boon redeemed by the cit,
treasurer, yet the amount of interest pti
to- IN the redemption of the saine was onl.
m. the small sum of S32i2.
~, None of ms will b,wcver oyor,,oL IA,
In fact that upIe.s our .,oend,rres or. ga
vs stricted on every hand consistent with IN
h.. uctual wants srtbe civ rho nnvn,cnt ~ n
10. ninoul. Of intere.t viii ke.n mn ma calm,
,sl of sc-ip of the civ. Wbenevcr,be vnIum
nd OF scrip is expanded beyond what will b
H. absorbed bv licenses anos an,
IN taxes for the general md i'm
Ma proyoment funds the snrolus will nov h
in demand and the whole ynlume will be
a. come moe or less deprecated.
nv A before stated IN. srrin nov nm,
-, standing amount. 10 nbont 500 one 20
10 and had the CITY TREASURER becn ennbl.
oh 10 30 on with the collec,ion NJ the Tvs a
IN ls7l and complete the sam. almost Mi a
ke that sum. or at lens; the larr,r portion .
ks it, would have now been ab.orbed Diff
he cuti.s huye. however, arisen in The wnv a
completing the collection; but as soon a
Ne they are removed, it will be carried for
of ward as rapidly as circumstances vii
la allow,
n. Tho bo,doa ,raoh,.a,o,, os ,,oo;,r
in bava 49,. ot.aI ~
10 SSoS ,sI 90 nr az o,',, si5 ~ q "'
q. nov oy.rdro and ., ,ha 1i,h a., :.
IA sa- az nors ~ s.id hard. hao,,o a" dno 90