The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-12

give proper care and attention an
perform the work of closing the sub
way in case of possible danger OF
break in the drainage district levee
this company will. during the life o
its franchise, give the bond of So,
600 demanded by the drainage dis
trict commissioners that the cit,
of Cairo will perform their part o
the contract
We will further agree to place moi
less than five incandescent electri,
lights in the subway and arch over
Sycamore street and operate AMI
maintain the same free of cost tt
the city.
In consderating this matter we
call your attention to the fact
| that that it would be virtually giving
MS an extension of franchise for only
about ten years. as we have an aver
age of about ten years on the three
roads unexpired.
| Frasers Plan.
The subway will be sixty feet wide
On line with the north entrance OF
| the subway will be sunk concrete
strip extending from one side to the
other. This concrete strip or base win
be about one foot below the surface
of the roadway and in the upward
side of it will be sunk three iron
shoes or castings. fifteen feet aparl
and of sufficient size and depth to re
ceive an iron beam which will be
placed in an upright position in the
foundation and the otlter end of which
will extend and fasten 10 the iron
.girders which will span the top of the
subway above. These steel beams
Will he of sufficient size and strength
to stand many times the pressure
they will be required 10 bear and
will have fanges on both sides so
that timber ten inches square may
be fitted between and held in place.
by the flanges. Two more of these
beams with fianges will be sunk in
the masonry work on each side OF
the subway and on a line with the
three which would fit in the iron
shoes or castings in the concrete
strip. After these timbers have been
placed in these flanges, and extend
from one beam to the other it viii
form a bulkhead and will serve as Ii
support against which sacks filled
with earth could be piled as high as
the levee Is at the present time.
While NOT being used the space above
the iron base or foundation would be
filled with gravel even with the road
bed.
The iron beams and the heavy tim.
bers which would be needed only IN
case of extremely high water would
be kept on brackets provided by the
Traction company in the archway
overhead. They could be removed
and adjusted in two hours time and
part OF the earth which Will come
from the subway and which will be
piled on both the north and south
sides OF the levee could be used foi
filling the sacks in case of danger.
This plan would serve equally as well |
as protection for the drainage dis. |
triet in the event that water should |
get on this side of the levee.
The cost OF this plan will be in the |
neishborhood Of $500 and does away
with the loop leYee which would cost
several thousand dollars. A diagram
Df the plans may be seen by calling
At The Bulletin office.
Aldermen's Opinions.
Following are the views of several
Cairo aldermen on the subway ques.
ion.
Alderman Koehler: Il am certain.
y In favor of allowing The Traction
company to put in the subway in con
'ideration of the city granting the
company a twenty year franchise.
some of the aldermen want the com
'any to issue transfers from the /
'edar street line to the Walnut street {
Inc and from the latter to the former.
)thers think the aldermen should be
'ermi,ted to ride free on the cars. {
think these matters will be settled
Alderman Neff: i think the coun-
II will grant the Traction company
ermission to build the subway. and | |
ayor H. There are some minor Z
hanges to be made In che ordinance 9
ubmitted by the Traction company a
ut they viii not amount to much. c
raser's plan OF protecting the levee a
rom overflow H. a good one and will
eduee the cost Of building the sub. .
'ay about $1,000 less than the orig
lal plan. p
Alderman Jocelyn: don't know s.
hat will be done about the subway |
usines. but | think the height will q
OF be sufficient and that the Illinois n
entral should be compelled 20 raise n
] heir tracks about four feet. With
street car running through Il
le subway. wagons passing both
avs. trains running overhead and n
lie Illinois Central switch track Just "'
rs side of the entrance. I think the s.
lbway will be a dangerous place. In
be heigls, of the subway viii be on
thirteen feet and that will not 81
low wagon loaded with hay to N
iss beneath
Alderman Naehan. Tho c-+,- fs hi