The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-24
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AS an introduction 10 one OF our recent
items we stated that in limitation of the
president OF the United States, the MAYORS
of Cairo had acquired the habit-and, by
the way, most excellent one--of &C.
casionally submitted messages to the coun-
Gil in which they set forth the financial
condition Of our city; made various sug-
gestions and recommended that certain
necessary Improvements be made. And
the council-in humiliation Of the congress
of the United States, had acquired the habit
OF as certainly ignoring the recommends
tons Of the mayor.
Yesterday upon carefully looking over our
mayors last message we found that many of
his suggestions had been acted upon fact
almost all OF them have received the atten.
ton of the council. This being so, and our
mayor having been very considerate con-
corning all we have .said-he never having
cursed US shaken cane at us, knocked US
down or sued us--our heart naturally went
out in pity towards that much injured
gentleman and, in the goodness of our
heart, we resolved to make immediate re-
paratlon.
The first suggestion we note, which has
been acted upon, is the following:
"The building used as city jail is not such
a the necessities OF the city demand, In fact
it is in very poor condition, and think you
should consider the propriety Of erecting a
new and larger building at an early day
There should be more yard room, strong
ly nclosed, so that employment could be
gwen to all the inmates within the Jail
yard; thus rendering their confinement as
little expense to the city as possible and
also as a means Of enforing discipline
At the last meeting or the council Alder
man Blakc--to his credit be it said
stepped to the front and introduced reso-
luton cMbodying the suggestions above
made, and no one will say that the resolu.
ton should not be Immediately acted upon.
The second suggestion is the following
which, as is well known, has already been
acted upon--Sixth street from the lcvee to
Commercial avenue and the avenue from
Sixth to Eighth street, having already been
graveled;
II would recommend the crawling or
matchmaking of all streets in the i'm
proved portion of the city which are up to
grade, as fast as an economical expenditure
of the appropriation for street work will
admit"
Another of the mayors suggestions which
have been carried out is the following
sewer having been put down on railroad
strip, from below Sixth street to the st.
Charles hotel;
"There should be immediate provision
made for sewer between Fourth and
Eighth streets, either on railroad strip or
on Commercial avenue, with capacity and
connections sufficieat to drain all cross
streets and adjacent blocks; and also to
connect the Washington avenue sewer with
the Fourth street sewer or outlet into the
river"
In accordance with the following sug-
gestion, Alderman Patler, at the last meet
ing of the council, introduced q resolution to
the effect that the city clerk be instructed
to advertise for bids for lighting the city;
"The evidences Of general prosperity to
be seen on every hand think will warrant
you in making provision by appropriation
to indulge the citizens in the luxury OF
street lamps, and l would, therefore, rec
ommend the consideration of propositions
for so many street lamps as may be neces-
sary to properly light the most prominent
Streets
As is well known, the council has also
taken action on the following suggestion
and, in accordance with it, the fire depart
ment has been recognized:
81 also believe it would be better for the
members of the committee on police, Jail
and fire department, only to be members Of
the fire department, instead Of the entire
members Of the city council rs the ordin-
ance now is"
"a "a a 81.