The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-04

He DiD.-TEe lSx1 wishes to know II
the BULLETIN man. as vice-president Of
| the Cairo and st. Louis railroad cOin-
pany. didn't sign the contract between
the company and the Cairo trustees. In
which the company agreed to protect the
levcc from the river. lie did. and did so
with much pleasure. lie believed. when
he was doing so. that he was doing sone-
thing Cairo would have reason to be
thankful for; but the men now IN control
of the road, having rcpudiated the con-
tract and denied upon oath that they knew
there was such contract IN existence. lie
Is IN high state Of disgust. and knows
there is crooked swearing in the world.
THE BIDs.-1he bids for printing and
binding the revised ordinances were us
follows
Is. F. Bowen & Co.--'For binding and
Intoxicating 100 copies ordinances. sos /;
printing same per page. using brewer
type. loaded, 5! ~ per page. The work
10 be done as good as the present or'll-
nances in binding, paper aud printing"
Bulletin Company" We will priu,
AMI bind the revised ordinances and other
matters IN a volume IA follows
"lst. Pages in size and number, the
same as the pages Of the book Of ordi-
nances now in use by the city, aud saine
quality Of paper.
"2d. Type to be used, small plea.
I'D. Binding to be the same ~ thu bind
ing OF the volume Of ordinances now be-.
Ing used by the city; flfy tj0) copies to
be interviewed with ruled writing paper.
18th. Number Of copies to be printed
and bound, one hundred 400.
"rhis work to be done Tor the sum OF
two hundred aud .hirty-iiye dollars"
The APPROPRIATIONS TO obtain an
appropriation from congress TO improve
the Mississippi river at Cairo ought 10 be
the great object Of this city: but Is II ?
We cannot believe that il il. 1t seem to
us our people are criminally indifferent
In reference to this matter. But few of
even our property holders give to the
matter even a passing thought. Each
man says: "Oh il will be done. lay. |
lor will do 1t or Halliday and, In any |
event, We are secure. Let me alone
There Is not, We venture To assert. an I,
50 great a possible danger as that con-
fronting u. ia which the people would
not have assembled Tor the purpose of
but We have remained |
apart each man to himself saying: ut |
will be all right. They will fix things, |
and If they don't we Will know the rea.
son why" They tix things. The citi. |
zen who says: Il will do nothing my |
neighbor will do it tor me- is u man Of |
no Use to any community. They Tx |
things! Is tins papa < 'yernmcnt city |
DO the people care 80 litAle for themselves
hat they can cody say, 1--WE will do
nothing; they will do it?" IL they are. the
city should b. put up ut public cutlery and |
sold out as u Useless piece of furniture
sold for a nicklr. Our people should no
onger say. They" and should begin to
.ay, We" Ii Cairo is to be benefited
BY her present misiortune--if she is TO
pluck from this nettle. danger. the flower
II safety--if what is to.day to be rrgret-
led - 10 Ue made "a blcscing tor the iu-
lure. our people must say: We will
work for our city: zee will ward of its
present danger; zee will build it up" 1t
!, time this fact were impressed upon the
minds of our citizens. for they must do
something for hcm-elves. They eau
help themselves efirctually no longer.
They must give way to We.
The MEETIsG.-lesterday afternoon
little handbills To the following effect
we're circulated through the city:
CITIzgA's
NEE Ting.
FRIENDS OF CAIRO
and it, best interests. will hold
CITIZENS MEETING
at the
Tounpil ctan,h.r ~. Ni,l, Thup-