The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-25
COST Or SEWER
WILL BE1,SNAL-L
Less Than 81 a Lot Each Year
for TWenty Years
COMMERCIAL AVENUE


twenty of the GFaasor Cairo Assocla.
I on net last n'ght at the oalca II ATE
G. R stuart of The Merchant League
for tae parpose of outlining plan
With : view 10 helping the city ooan
ell In The matter Of making tie Inn
proyeasafa cop emplated aud ap.
proved by the oitizeas at meeting al
K n Il q. hall February ID. Chair
man George Parsons presided and Mr.
G r. Stuart acted a8 secrs ary fn fha
absence 1T secretary Graaaey.
Tho iirst business transacted was
the aeiscaon DC Ar George }. Becker
% iH lie vacancy on the comm trae
eassel ny the death of Join A. MI.
ieF
Charm dr George Parsons of the As
aoe'atian asked for salta relative t3
tho matteF under consideration and
IudgsAr s. Dewey was he arst to. Re-
spQnd He thought that the FIRST thing
10 be considered was the mater Of a
main outlet sewer, such as was pro
posed on Washington avenue from
Thirfl fifth t0 Second stree thence
10 an oatlgf point ins0 th river He
said that under the law a drainage
distgiei could ee established ernbrae.
inEs almost INC entire ty and thar all
pE 3perly in such district c0Md be tax,
eG equally 0 pay for the building Of
ueh 4 Fewr The payments could
bs divided iHfa twenty instalhaents II
nccesaavv
Befera making Bis ialk Judge Deweg
EslsaEssi eznamisee -af. .fes sae b
appointed from the cofnm ice oF
twenty u aet h conjunction VITA p
commitine from lha CITY council to in.
yeatieafe and ascertain tle most fsa
IDLE nieana Of securing The sewer The
subcommittee from the committee o.
twenty 20 b9 instructed 20 report from
tme 81 cime what progress ihay We're
making
hQn " lea kfsdk Gilbe7; fpg3rcd
lnaRa Dewey3 motion ana hc said II
remained with b city council to or
gautzc the drainage district aftaf the
committee submitted its report.
The question of empowering the
committee with the right TO spend
money in making lis invest cations
was bronghf NJ and opposed by some
of lhe committeemoD,
Mr. Charles Felehter gaid nothing
could be accomplished unless ONE
money was spent Tie believed in
hiring engineers TO decide upon wbas
should be done and not waste 20 much
time organizing and appoint pg com
mitfees. lie believed the city council
should give the members Of that body
7n tho committee authority to spend
he necessary money IN getting the IN
formation desired
The question arose a. to what steps
woud be necessary 70 organize drain
age Js.ricJ Judge Dewey stated thai
such drainage commissioners as would
be required were appointed by the
county coutt upon application by the
ciJy council
Alderman Neif did NOT beli9ye the
outlet se"er a practical Plea and he
Naotcd small sewers ON the cross
streay He said q fall Of forty fiyo
te"i WoRiJ be necessary 10 properly
drain iAe cry a. pfaposet
Mr = smith thoaghi Mr. Neit S
dea wpui8 pecessita-e pump at
every se0ce olutet during p cn water
ND he thnuEht the ma n sever was
ihe only proper way The cos Of such
q sewer would be nothing like wha'
some people expected and accordins
SO rouea estimates would average
much less than 81 q lot each year TO.
wenty years on an eEpenaltnre OF
100000.
Mayor Winter approved The main
sewer dea Fle believed n giving the
committee power to eXpeod necessary
money in ascertaining its feasib lily.
Judge Dewey pointed out the TACT
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