The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-01
NOENrANGLlNG ALLIANCES WITH
lOkpUnAT1ONk.

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NOENrANGLlNGA ALLIANCES WITH
| CORPORATIONS.
Tic Argvs-JoWuoi breaches we'll but
practices badly. II says, with apparent
candor, that the city should take no part
with any corporation in its quarrel with
any other corporation. Then it immcd-
lately proceeds to attempt to lead tho
city into tn. light between the Cairo and
st. Louis railroad company and tho
Trustees nj the Cairo City Property
We believe we can, without difficulty.
prove this assertion.
There now war between tho Cairo
aud st. Louis railroad company ana tho
| Trustees Of the Cairo City Property.
| The cnasus beiN Is this the Trustees
assert that, in consideration of the right
of way over the Mississippi lcvcc and
other valuable things given by them TO
the company, it agreed to protect the
levce from destruction by the crod'
ing waters OF The Mississippi; tIIat
the company has failed TO perform us
| part of the contract; and thai, to compci
the company to do its duty IN TINS re-
gard, they are moving upon II. works
The company, on it part, denies that II
entered into such a contract, declares
that il win not agree protect the river
bank from erosions. and asks the city to
permit 1t to get inside OF the levee and
cross certain street. so that it will not be
under the necessity OF expending money
In resistance of the currents of the
river--so that it will not be compelled to
comply with the contract il made with
the Trustees. Ii says to the City Coun-
ell: "Taylor does not tell the truth. !
did not agree to protect the banks from
erosions. To ask me 10 do SO is not tair.
TO do so will require much money and
much labor. If You refuse to let me
come inside the new levec or run
on top Of it, will be compelled
to build an embankment on the outside
and the river will attack me before it does
you. will be compelled to fight with it
before you 10. You ought not to ask
this of me. have 100000 OF your and
the county's bonds. and therefore you
should get between me and the river. so
that may be saved from the expense Of
resisting the washing propcnsities Of the
river. II you compel me to go Oh the
outside Of the lcyee ] must spend money
in protecting the river banks and will be
obliged to do all | can to get the govern.
ment to look in this direction. 1t you do
this you will force me to comply with the
contract made with the Trustees
''The little road is right" says the 4.
j. 1.-The contract that Taylor speaks oil
is only pretended one, and the city
should not hesitate to do what Messrs.
Canda and Ssarls require. Give them
what you have no right to give-the top
OF the levee for their track; or, If not
this, let them get inside the levee. In
this way the Trustees may be defeated
This is the manner in which our neigh.
Dor would have the city attend to his own
business.
| vi wv paw, w Nisil wv Why ~ tIlltl
Into no entanyling alliances with any
corporation. We have lcvcc--a piece
of leyee--ol Our own. Before we would
build it we required Trustee Taylor to
dedicate the ground on which it was &c
he located to the city As u public street
Why Because Ne wished it beyond Tia.
control of the Trustees shall We now
that VIC have avoided the Trustee frying
pan rush into the Narrow-Gaugc lire
Is 1t wise To surrender 10 one corporation
what We were 50 careful to secure agains
another corporation; We believe il
would be folly to do so.
But if we do not give to this road III,
levcc why not permit it to come inside
Because if the railroad company canno
get the top Of the lcyec or across il ant
certain streets, Messrs. Canda, Scarf
and Smthers will be compelled to seek
their depot grounds at the Ola Fort by
going down on the outside OF the new
levee. This will give TO our city greater
security against the dangers OF high wa
ter. Ii viii throw the railroad cmbank
ment between the lcyce and the river
and II the destruction OF the banks con
tinues, the company will be compelled to
protect them.
Mayor Winter aud Mr.. Line
car need not tell H. lhat tn,
company cannot do this--lha
it Is too poor-that the tasl
is too great. 10 say this, is to say
that a task those gentlemen are unwill
ing TO impose upon railroad company
they are willing to impose upon the city
tor IL the road Is not between the lcvet
and the river, the attack OF the river vii
bc first made upon the levce, and this IN,
city will be compelled to protect. Tn,
railroad company, poor rs it is is richer
than the city, and II possible it should BE-
compelled to go between the city and the
watcry danger that Is at our doors. Thi,
1t will be compelled to do IL the City
Council refuses to let the company put
Its track on the levee or cross Washington
avenue and certain other streets.