The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-13
WILL THE COUNCIL LIGHT THE
CITY,

WILL THE COUNCIL LIGHT THE
CITYq
Editor Cairo Daily Bulletin.
Within the last few days the above cues
tion has been frequently propounded by
numerous citizens. 1t remains for the city
fathers to answer it; whether negatively or
atirmatively time will show. Ii atfirma.
lively, it will he in accordance with the
prayers OF a majority of the taxpayers and
legal voters of the city, ana also with the
wishes OF Dinteen-twentieths of the balance
OF the population. BY virtue of law made
and provided IN the last clause of See. .
Art. on the Incorporation Act for cities
and villages approved by the Legislature of
Illinois, April 10th, A. ID. 1872, the council
have explicit authority to make every nee.
essary provision for securing the means of
lighting the city III obedience to the legally
expressed wishes Of their numerous peti
TONERS. The clause above referred 10 reads
as follows; mo further appropriations
shall be made at any other time within
such fiscal year, unless the proposition has
been first sanctioned by a majority of the
legal voters OF such city or village, either
by petition signed by them, or at gen
eral or special election duly called there
for" Such petition has been signed and
submitted by nearly nine hundred tax
payers, business men, and labores, all legal
voters, declaring their safety, business.
comfort, and honor, demand that the streets
be lighted as soon as practicable. The
council at their last meeting referred the
matter, with other matters, to the appropri.
ate committees. 1t is but fair to suppose
that the final action of the council
will not be antagonistic to the expressed
wishes OF the people. And so far as men,
bers have expressed themselves in assem-
bly, they have generally shown due regard
to the wishes of their petitioners. recoeuiz-
ing the principles which lie at the founda.
ton OF free government.
The council will probably take such &C.
ton in the premises te-night as will satisfy
its petitioners that there is no disposition on
its part to trample upon or disregard their
petition for light. Had the streets been
properly lighted on the last night which the
council met, and had there been visitors
from abroad at our city council chamber on
that night, to hear the sound and well ex.
pressed ideas Of Mr.. Lincgar on the pros.
porous condition. OF our city, and on her fn-
ture prospects, as he elegantly stated his
reasons for offering resolution for the
matchmaking or graveling the streets, and
bordering them with durable guttering
next summer and fall, or in the near future
they would have felt that Cairo was soon to
take place among the more epvied cities
of the land, or al least that her public spirit
and self-respect entitled her to the respect.
full consideration of her enterprsing neigh
bors.
Let us trust that this high sense Of our
welfare and honor may receive new and
enduring impetus at the hands of our city
fathers by their properly lighting up our
city, and thus give substantial evidence that
in the near future we may hope to look with
cxcusable pride upon perfected sidewalks,
gravcled or macadamized streets and ave-
nues, bordered with durable drainers or gut.
tering; all which we fain would see in the
future. Very Respectfully,
4 A VoTER.