The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-15
Resolutions On Rain water. Taxation.
and Railroads Appropriately
Referred.
Standing Committees Of the Association An.
nounesd.

The Association met according to al
journment In the Council Chamber. Or.
W. II. Smith In the chair.
After the minutes Of the last meeting
were read, an order Of business was
adopted.
The executive Committee submitted a
report accompanied by the following res
olutions:
!. WHEREAS, 1t Is provided by Section
1. of Article y, OF the existing cOnstitu-
ton OF the State that 1.-THE General As
sembly shall provide thorough and eff
Gent system OF free schools, whereby all
children of this State may receive good
common school educdtion,' and
WHEREAS, The Public Schools, as now
conducted, appear to be carried OH upon
principles clearly in violation Of the or
ganized law OF the State, and In conse-
| quencc, u great burden OF taxation Is
thrown upon taxpayers without warrant
of law, therefore
Resolved, That the subject OF the Pub
lie Schools, generally, be referred to the
| Committee on Educational interests, with
instructions to inquire into the subject,
and report to this Association ut an early
day the best mode OF remedying the ex-
istiDg evil.
Resoired, That while We are in favor
of giving a liberal support to Public
Schools, while managed and conducted
| In accordance with the provisions of the
constitution Of the state, and OF securing
| to all children the full benefits OF good
common school education, we are not In
| favor OF extending the system beyond
| those limits; and believe that the taxes
imposed tor such extension are unwar.
ranted bylaw and an imposition upon
taxpayers, and we hereby pledge our.
selves 10 each other to use all lawful
means to prevent the imposition Of sucl
taxes and to confine the use OF the Bubble
Schools to the limits above indicated.
2. Resolved, That the subject Of the drain
age of the city be referred to the Com
mittee on General improvements with In
structiOns to report to the Association a
an early day the best mode, In their opin
ion, OF relieving the city Of the raii-wa
ter which accumulates In the low place
| in the city while the sewers are closed
periods Of high water In the rivers.
3. Resolved, That the subject OF taxa
ton be referred to the Committee on TaA
alton with instructions TO examine tn
whole subject Of taxation in the city an
county and report at an early day to IN
Association such suggestions and consic
erations. as in their opinion, will tend I
bring about reduction In the gener,
volume of taxation, and secure rigidl
: economical aud judiciOus expendituI
aud appropriation Of the revenues co
| lccted.
4. Resoioed, That the subject OF tn
railroads in the streets and avenues
the city and how tar they are constructed
! laid down and operated in accordanc
{ with the ordinances Of the city be referre
!, to the Committee on Railroads with III
= structiOns to report to the ASSOCIATION
e an early day. such recommendations as
any action thereon as they may deem
e expedient.
The resolutions were appropriately RI
ferred.
, The Executive Committee also re
7 | ported. asking instructions to rent
room for the use of the Association, an
were so instructed.
After which the chair announced tn
following as the standing committees
the Associations:
On Manufacturing and Commercial In
terests-Samuel Walters, j. Il. Rennie
: William Stratton.
p On Educational Interests Dvas Z
NJ Parker, n. Comings, Reuben $. YO
Z. cum.
n On Railroads-Peter Cuhl, &. ID. WI
IL hanson, NJ. j. McGauley.
N On General ImprOvements-G.
W Greeley, Peter NefI, l.. d. Mathuss.
T. On Taxation-J. II. Oberly, Woo
l. Rittenhouse, p. G.. Schulz.
v, On Statistics and Advertisements!
,H b. Harrell, q. w. Dunning, NJ. Foss.
After which the Association adjourne