The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
CITY Fathers HELD LONG
AND INTERESTING SESSION
Park improvements viii Pc MsdeCaro EIe,rc and Traction
Company Offer to Open Subway--Mnor
Business Transacted

The psttion stared that the cos
would be the same per lot as was
charged the property owners for paw
ing Ohio street between Fourth an,
Eighth streets. The cost OF doinl
The work will probably be greater than
on the lower portion of the street FOL
the reason that some support must be
furnished for the sidewalk above
Eighth street. The mater was refer.
red 10 the street committee.
Louis Herbert presented petition
for license to conduct saloon al
3ll5 Commercial avenue. r. S
Maupin asked that the saloon license
of W. Walker. Of 100 Commercial ave
nue. be transferred to him. Thomas
Gardner and M. Egan asked that the
saloon license OF II, HiXon. Of 32l5
Commercial avenue be transferred to
them. The requests were referred to
the proper committee.
The regular salary bill was allow
ed, and the claims and accounts We're
referred to their respective commit
tees.
A book case was ordered purchased
in which 10 keep the recently revised
and printed city ordinances.
Brick Crossings Asked For.
Four brick crossings were asked
for al tbs corner OF Nineteenth and
Poplar streets. two q 'Inirl street
and Commercial avenue, one at the
north side Of Fifteenth and Walnut
traetS. one at the north side of See
ond street ana Washington avenue,
one on IN north side of Thirteenth
and Poplar streets and ore on the
north and one on the south side Of
Eighth street on Railroad atroat. The
matter was referred to The street
Office Of City Physician.
The matter OF creating the Office Of
a city physician at q salary of $50
per month was discussed ana referred
TO thu ordinance committee. board Of
health ana c.ty at,ornav f9r the pur-
pose of drafting an ordinance
Ordnance were introduced aai
read for the building of brick side
walks on the following streets On
the south side Of Nineteenth street
between Washington avenue ana
Walnut street, on the south side of
street between Wash
ington avenue and Walnut street
and on the north side of Twenty-sec-
ond street between Washington ave-
nue. and Walnut streets. The ordi-
nances were referred to the street
and ordinance committees.
The Subway Question.
A proposition was then read from
the Cairo Electric and Traction com
pany Offering to open up the Syca-
more street subway and light The
same free of cost to the city II tho
city council would gran. the corn.
nany tweniy.year franchise to run
their cars or the streets of the city.
The matter was referred 10 the ordi-
nance committee, the street commit
tee and the city attorney.
A petition was also read signed by
the portion of the city affected, ask.
ing that the Cairo Electric and Trac-
ton company be granted permission
to maintain a single track of electric
street railway along the following
4 the north side
of Tweaty-second street on Holbrook
avenue. thence southerly along Hol-
brook avenue TO Center street, thence
easterly on Center street TO Cedar
stree thence soatherly on Cedar
street TO Twentieth street thence
easterly on Twentieth street to the
east side OF Walnu street with the
right AID privilege TO connect said
street railway with the company's
present tracks at Holbrook avenue
and TNenty-second street. also at
rwenti, "a and Walnut streets. with
the right 10 put in the necessary cut .
outs or pa sing switches, also put Ia
the necessary curves at the intersec-
ions OF the above named stress for
safe AMI easy passage 81 It's cars
Also the right when the proposed 4
leE route is completed to take up
and remove the ccmpany's present
tracks On Twenty-second street be-
.ween IiolblOok avenue AID Walnut
stress. Also IFS west track on Wal
lua street between Twentieth AMI
Twenty second streets. Gnd connect
rs east TRACK v iis track souih Of I
twentieth s;ree,. ami north Of TWEEN
iieth s-gee.. and north Of Tgenty-sec- /
Dnl stree THIS was also referred TO
he ordinance and street c0Emittes
and city attorney.
IL. council then adlon.ned