The daily Cairo bulletin., 1883-05-02

Col. Hamilton came here last week for that
purpose; and after looking over the situa-
ton, and meeting the members then in the
city of the Joint committee OF the Council
appointed to consider the subject matter,
stated tha while he had no authority to con
clude negotiations in behalf Of his com
pany, he would recommend to his Prcsi'
dent to make, substantially, the following
proposition to the city;
| The railroad company to raise New leyee
| to IS feet above zero T. s. water gauge at
Cairo, widen 10 10 feet on top surface, and
maintain the present slopes. Also to ex-
tend that levee, from the elbow, IN a straight,
line, on its general course to Intersection
with Mississippi levee; and to agree to
maintain the slopes from abrasion. The
city to permit the railroad company to
cross all necessary streets and Cross levee
and to lay and operate its track along New
levee street, sc. we have every reason to
expect that the company will adopt the rec
ommepdstion of its superintendent and that
the president will make the proposition,
While am of the opinion that it would
| be 10 the interest of all concerned for that
company to make its perm anent roadway
along and near the Mississippi river bank,
where its track is now laid yet | am will
ing to yield to honorable compromise, and
settle the differences between that company
and the city upon the basis of the PROPOSE
tion named above. And respectfully rec
ommend that the Council accept such a
proposition when made.
am informed that the 81. Louis & Cairo
r. r. Co. is under covenant with the
owners of the Mississippi levee TO restore
and maintain so much of that levee as If or
may be covered by the right OF use OF that
company, to the original height width aud
slopes. Which would make the greater
portion of that levee Of about equal
strength with New lcvec when increased as
above proposed. And if the arrangement
referred to above is carried out that rail-
road company will occupy all OF Missis-
sippl levee, except the portion westerly of
its uction with the extended New levee.
Thus it would seem that there isgood pros
pect of receiving the cooperation OF al! 10
terests in securing substaptal evees around
the city. Should the negotiations with
the St. Louis g. Cairo r. r Co.. however,
fail, though it is hardly probable they will,
earnestly recommend that you, at once,
or as soon as conditions will permit, direct
that the work already ordered to be done
on New ievee, be commenced and pushed
to early completion. And also TO adopt
such other measures as may, in your judg-
ment, seem necessary to secure a levee syS.
tenn around the city, substantial and safe
beyond question in any emergency. A bill
prepared aud introduced into the State
Legislature by our representative, Hon. D.
T. Lnegar, contains provisions that give TO
the city authority to construct levees and to
condemn ground for that purpose. While |
believe and hope the city will not have to
resort to such extreme measures, at least
for the ;present, city situated as Cairo,
should have such authority to exercise
when needed. From the progress already
made by this bill 1t would seem that It's
final passage is assured.
RAISING THE CITY GRADE.