The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-14
SUBWAY PROPOSITION WAS
ACCEPTED BY CITY COUNCIL
Will Be Built Without Cost to the CyTracion Companys
Line viii Be Extended to Mound City, Mounds
and Villa Ridge

"saids" and "aforesaids' and there
were two minor amendments to two
OF the sections. The substance OF In
terest to the general public is that
the Traction company agrees to build
and maintain and light the subway
free of cost TO che city in considera-
ton of the council granting the com
pany twenty-year franchise TO OPP
crate their street railway. The ordi-
nance was recommended by the
street and ordinance committees and
he city attorney. and Alderman Law
Ter moved Its adoption.
There was some discussion and
Mayor Winter asked Alderman Neff
to preside while he addressed the
council. He said his talk was made
in behalf of the city OF Cairo and the
taxpayers. He thought the building
Of the subway and maintenance of
same should not cost the city one dol
lar and from the drift Of his talk IL
was evident that he desired the Trae
ton company to agree TO protect the
subway and make the dir fill be-
mind the hulkhead formed by Fraser's
plan in case of high water
Former Mayor M, G. Wright vice
president of the Traction company,
was present and addressed the coun-
ell He stated that his company would
light the subway and keep in readi-
ness the timbers ANA iron work nee,
essary to pu. in place the bulllhead
and would also incur the expense OF
filling with dirt, in case of high water
the portion of the subway through
which the railroad tracks would run
Other than that the company would
not do ANA would wi hdraw its prop.
osiIion before assuming the respon'
sibility anu expense Of filling the en-.
tire subway in time of danger
Alderman June thought the ques.
ton Of filling the subway when water
was threatening the safety of the CITY
was minor consideration and his
experience was that there was always
plenty of willing hands He had
worked three or four days at a time
fighting the water during which he
lived ON cheese and crackers AMI
black coffee 1t was not a ques ion
of who should do it, but who could do
f.
The ordinance was pa sed without a
dissenting vote and those present
were: Aldermen Koohler, Magner.
LAWYER, June, Egan, Meehan. Fraser.
Nellis, Neff. Snyder.
Wanted 70 Adjourn.
1na hour was growing llte and
some of the aldermen wanted to quit
until some other time. A motion TO
adjourn was made and Withdrawn
and Alderman Fraser said If he didn't
get TO bed pretty soon it would be
time for him TO get up.
Alderman Neff wanted to talk but
Alderman Egan wouldn't stand for it
as long as no motion was before the
council. The mayor suggested that
Neff make any old motion so he
might talk and Alderman Egan sug
gesied that the first ward alderman be
chosen as the Great Grand Talker.
Amid pleasantrics ana with some
misgiyings among the aldermen who
expected their wives to be waiting
for hem when they reached home
considerable business was transacted.
Miscellaneous Business.
Henry Hixon was permitted to
transfer his dram shop license at No
1915 Commercial avenue TO Messr-.
Thomas Gardner and Michael Egan,
together with application, signed by
Gardner and Egan and their state ana
city bonds.
w. F. Walker vas allowed To trans
fer his dramshop license a. No. 400
Commercial avenue TO r. s. Maupin,
together with application signed by
r. S. Maupin and his state and city
dramshop bonds.
Louis Herbert was granted a dram
shop license on lot 8. block 30, first
addition. the same being No. BIS
Commercial avenue, together with
his state and city dramshop bonds.
Street signs were ordered placed
on Ohio street to take the place of
the old ones which read ohio Levee'
street.
An ordinance was introduced re.
quiring fortune tellers TO pay a II
cense Of 81 for every week they spen.
in Cairo.
Two or three building permits were
asked for.
Resolutions asking for new side
walks and crossings were also read.
Observe Cairo Day.
The Cairo Aerie of Eagles petition.
ed the council to grant them the use
Of the town streets the week of Oct.
3 20 IL instead Of one week earlier
as hal previously been asked for. II
was also requested that on Cairo
Day. Thursday. Oct IS. business be
suspended in the afternoon and that
Mayor Winter i-sue a proclamation to
that effect Both requests we're grant.
ed.
The council adjourned at HAS
o'clock.
Suburban Line.
The action Of the city council in ac- /
eepiing The proposition Of the Cairo