The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-16
Resolution adopted.

meeting
| Resolution adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
! Alderman Padcr moved that the cor
poralion counsel be instructed to report 70
committee On streets in reference 10 rights
OF railroads on certain streets, and that
/ they report his opinion to the council at
the next meeting. Motion carried
/ Mayor returned ordinance granting the
right Of way to Cairo Street Railway com
pany adopted Dec. 7th 1880, with his OBJ
jections thereto, as follows
CAIRO, liz, Dec. l4th, 1850.
! Gentlemen Of the CITY Council.
respectfully return to YOU without my
! approval, an ordinance passed at your last
regular meeting, granting the right Of way
over and along certain streets OF the city
for the construction and maintenance of a
horse-railway The ordinance sought to be
| passed Is very important one and have
no desire TO place any obstruction or make
any opposition to anything that would tend
so much TO the city's improvement and the
convenience OF the people as will a well
regulated street railway, but there are, as
believe, two very important reasons why
this ordinance ought not 20 pass
First. Tie act OF incorporation pro-
vjdcs that the city council shall only have
the right to grant the use Of the streets, as
this ordinance cOntemp.ates, upon the petit
ton OF the owners Of the property repre-
scnting more than one half all the frontage
upon so much Of the street as is sought to
be used.
II you will carefully examine this petit
ton. think you will readily agree with
me that it is not such petition as will
authorize YOU to pass this ordinance.
Ii all the signers were such rs no ques-
ton might be raised as to their ownership
of property, or where exceptions are made
then there are grave doubts whether the
petition would represent one half the
frontage, but when you take cases that
have signed and accepted as to the style Of
rail- aud Others who had no legal right to
sign, there remains no question IN my
mind, that this petition would confer aay
power at all upon the city council-and
while il may be urged by some that the
company take the risk (Which is q
fact, yet if We can pass an ordi-
nance without proper petition. We can
pass one without any petition at all, and
would in my opinion be establishing very
bad precedent. The other objection is as
to privileges granted in the ordinance, and
which, | think, were possibly overlooked in
its passage.
It's as to the length of time and style Of
rail, and while il may be best Us lnduccmcnt
to the company to allow them to use a
cheap raj and operate a cheaply constructed
road, the right should be reserved TO re-
quire the use of standard rail and guage
Mt the expiration of five years certainly
not more than ten years think it would
be grave mistake not 10 have this reserva
ton incorporated in the ordinance before it
shall finally pass. | believe that tins re-
scrvatlon will not deter the company from
building and eQuipping the road.
am in favor OF the ordinance when q
petition, such as the law requires, shall be
presented with reservation that the city
council may, by ordinance, require the
change Of rail to standard rail and suage
at the time above mentioned.
Respectfully submitted,
y. b. TmsTLEwooD, Mayor.
Alderman Blake moved that the vote be
reconsidcred by which the ordinance was
passed Motion carried.
Alderman Blake moved that the ordi.
nance be adopted notwithstanding the may
ors objections thereto.
The mayor stated the question before
the council WAS, will the council on recon.
sideration, again to pass the ordinance, the
objection Of the mayor Notwithstanding
Mayors objections sustained and ordinance
defeated by the following vote.
| Ayes Blake, Pstier, Petit, Smith, Saup
and Swoboda-6.
Nays Halliday llowlcy-2
On motion Of Alderman paticr meeting
adjourned. D.J. FOLEY,
City Clerk,