The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-25

two hundred feet high and twenty
feet in diameter at the base
as was required Of Mr. Daniel
The largest mains are to be
twelve, and the smallest about four, inches
in diameter, instead Of twenty and ten
inches as specified in Mr.. Daniels contract,
The conditions, 80 far as the city is con
cerned, are to be about the same the most
important If not the only, difference being
that besides the eighty hydrants at seventy
five dollars each, the city be obliged to
take ten additional hydrants at fifty dollars
each per anuum for every mile Of pipe over
seven laid by Mr.. Lockwood. Under Mr.,
Daniels contract the city was not bound to
take more than eighty hydrants, but was
privileged to take any number over that at
fifty dollars each per year, Mr.. Daniels
contract has, of course, fallen through long
ago Mr., Lockwood's will come before the
city council at its next regular meeting,
September 9th. The probability is that
Mr. Lockwood's proposition will be prompt.
yrejected or considerably amended,
By the action of the street committee
at itsrecent meeting the street supernten.
dent is authorized to begin york immedi-
ateIy on new sewer to be laid on CONNER
cal avenue, between Third and Fifth streets.
1t is very important that this sewer shal be
laid Immediately, because of very bad
| slough in the square between Third and
Fourth streets, which can not well be
drained until this sewer is laid, and which
may become source of disease. There is
also another bad place under and around the
livery stable on the east side of Commercial
avenue, above Eighth street, which needs
the attention of the authorities at any time.
1t is the city's duty, no doubt, to
lay sewers in such a way and to such an ex-
tent as will not render the streets which
have been filled an obstruction TO the
natural flow of water 1t can and does do
this by laying mains lengthwse ofthe streets
and avenues, and by running out from
these mains sections Of pipe to the cutters
at different points around each square.
This done, the city's duty with reference to
drainage is discharged And if this does
not serve TO drain the adjoining property,
then such property becomes a
nuisance for which the owners
responsible and which they should be com
PEELED to abate. The city is not compelled
to expend it is rather prohibited from ex
pendiug-the public money for the purpose
of doing any work upon private property
with view to improving such property,
even though for the public good. The
ordinances expressly provide (section 81,
page l47) that whenever the owner, &C.
cupant or agent of any premises, in or
upon which any nuisance may
be found is unknown or can
not be found, the said health
officer shall proceed to abate same without
notice, and in either case the costs of such
abatement shall be collected by suit or
otherwise, OF the person or persons guilty
of the nuisance in addition to the fine OF
penalty. In both these cases the city
must do some sewer and gutter work be-
fore the health officer can act, or COMPEL
the property owners or agents TO act, and
this work must not be delayed. These two
places have been worse than eye.sores for
some time they are rapidly becoming dis
ease breeding boys; they must be abolished
at once; delay is dangerous, Let the street
commissioner proceed immediatly to do
such work on Commercial avenue as he
has been authorized to do, aud let the
council and street committee i'm.
medIately authorize him to do
such other work as may be
necessary to clear the city of all response
blity for the existence of either Of these or
any other nuIsauces within the city limits.