The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-27
THE PEOPLE IN COUNCIL.
Tbcy Resolve tO Resent thc Pay.
Snent Of the Railroad Interest TaN
Committees Appointed, and work
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Tuesday Evening, etc.
The citizens meeting, Tuesday even
ing, was the largest ever held In the
council chambcr-thc room being
crowded with leading and substantial
citizens who seemed duly impressed with
the Importance of the work upon which
they were about to enter.
AT O'Clock. DR.. W. Il. Smith, chair.
man of the Citizens Association. called
the meeting to order. aud stated its oh
! jcct, whereupon Col. John Wood moved
that committee OF live be- named by tho
chair to draft resolutions expressive o
the sense oi the meeting.
Col. John Wood, u. II. Cunningham
VI. }. McGaulcy, NJ. b. llarrell and Col
Mckcaig were named MS SAID committee
The committee retired, and after :
brief absence. reported through thci
chairman, the following preamble ant
resolutions
WHEREAS, Our city and county wer,
induced by representations, never to b,
realized, and what is known rs the ."gral
law" to assume large bonded indebt
edncss In aid of railroad enterprises, thai
contrary to our most sanguine ant
reasonable xpectations-have wholly
failed to render us even partial return
in business prosperity and enhanced val
ucs of property, and
| WHEREAS. Said railroads have. in Their
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their machine shops, as well rs in other
matters, ignored our requirements and
claims andthcir,promiscs, thereby putting
us to many Inconvenience and adding but
insigniiicantly to the list of our taxable
property, and refuse to pay the taxes as
scssed against them, whereby they have
not contributed their just proportion to
our revenue, but contrarywise, have
| greatly augmented the already burden
| some taxes, and
WHEREAS. The rigid enforcement of
the collection of taxes levied upon our
property TO meet the interest accruing
on said railroad bonds. will in our i'm
poverished condition, wrench from us
our homes and hard earnings; we, of
dire necessity, must haye relief or sue
cumb to the fate that would place us at
the mercy OF spectators IN tax titles, or
compel us to become tenants of the COM
momwealth of Illinois; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the citizens of the
city of Cairo and county of Alexander,
earnestly protest against the levying or
extending upon our tax books, or the
collection of the taxes directed to the pay
mcnt ofthe interest upon the bond, OF the |
city OF Cairo and county OF Alexander,
Issued in aid of the Cairo and Ninccncs
railroad and the Cairo and ST. Louis rail |
road.
Rcsolced. That believing that we are
neither morally nor legally bound for the |
payment OF that portion of said railroad
interest tax, LEVIED in the year 1915. and
now due. We hereby pledge ourselves TO
employ al legal means within our reach
10 defeat the collection of the same.
Resotred, That in as much as the con- |
and operation ,oi said railroads, |
induced by the promises Of said so-called
grab law" inurc largely the general
welfare and advancement OF the state, |
while cntaiing upon localities bank |
ruptcy and threatened ruin, and In as |
much rs we were induced In view of the |
benefits 10 be derived from said grab |
law" to issue bonds TO aid said railroads |
upon promises not sacrcdly kept by said |
roads or the State; and inasnluch as after <
we had issued said bonds under such infat- |
nation and deceptive belief, the Supreme
curt OF our State pronounced the relief |
in said law unconstitutional, forgetting,
however, TO go further and pronounce all |
acts done by, under, or upon faith OF said |
law, also unconstitutional that we be-
lieye it to be the province and duty of the
State to assume all bonded indebtedness
created by reason Of said law.
ReSolced, That we heartily rejoice at the |
efforts made by the city and county adj |
during the last few years,
toward economy, and while commenting
them. trust that they will not cease to |
curtail expenses. wherever and whenever |
they can do so, consistently with an
honest, capable and efficient manage |
ment of tn. various departments.
Resolved, That we are opposed to. and |
protest against either the city or county |
administrations incuring any liabilities,
or issuing any certificates Of indebted |
ness beyond what may be legally antici- |
pated, and provided for during each fiscal |
year, by legal levy upon fair and i'm |
partial valuation Of our property.
A motion to adopt the preamble and
resolutions as read, was, after discussion,
carried unanimously.
VI. b. IIarrcll moved. and the motion |
was carried, that the chair appointa CON-
mittee of five, whose duty it shall be to |
employ attorneys, and procure subscrip-
tons of money to pay the same, and
other costs and expenses incident to a |
prosecution of the purposes of the meet |
ing as expressed in the resolutions.
Capt. w. +. Halliday, Charles Cali |
CHER, Col. G., W. McKeaig. DIR. II. Ward
ner and Peter Neii were appointed as said
committee.
The meeting then adjourned until
Tuesday evening next, to hear the re.
port Of the committee, and to take such