The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-15
4
CITY HALL WAS
BEFORE COUNCIL
Alderman Fraser's Plan Again
Generally Discussed
HELD A SHORT SESSION
RATHER TAME AFFAIR AND LIT.
TIE BUSINESS WAS DONE
ROUTINE AFFAIRS DIS
POSED OF MANY
BUlLiNG PERMITS.

men.
The most important matter brought
I up was the city hall project The COM
mittee appointed al the last meeting
+ TO find out what amount could be real
lied from the sale of the city's lots
on Washington avenue and fire sta
/ ticn No 2, reported thai between S10,-
600 and ST., 900 could be realized and
added that two story. stone faced,
brick building to be used as a city
/ hall. police headquarters. fire depart
ment. etc. could be erected for a cost
of about $4,000 The committee in
4 its report added thar the city also
owned several lots. known as the
railroad strip, which could be sold
but did not state the value.
Alderman Fraser, after the report
had been received and filed, offered a
I resolution that the mayor appoint a
committee of three to secure an offer
/ for the property above stated, and 10
get bids etc. for the proposed city
/ hall, The resolution carried with It
an appropriation Of 800 70 be used in
4 securing the offer and the bids.
/ AT this point Alderman Neff stated
that he did not sign the report of the
/ committee on the city hall project, be-
cause he did not think that the city
I hail should be built on the Washing
/ ton park site. He argued that the
( park was not large enough and that
twenty feet eff of either Washinton
avenue or Poplar street would mar
/ the beauty OF the avenue,
/ DR. Jocelyn arose and tated that all
the argument about the city hall on
( Washington park was useless because
he knew that the city could not Sc
cure the park for the purpose OF
4 building a hall Alderman Fraser re
/ piled that he knew that il could be
secured from the Trust Property for
that purpose
Alderman Fraser. after the mayor
had declared that he id not think
that Washington park was suitable
place for the city hall, said that his
sole object in launching the project
was merely 10 get city hall He
added that he didn't care where IL
was located. so long that II was built.
The whole argument was referred
back to the original committee upon
motion Of Alderman Egan. with IN.
structions TO secure the city engineers
ANA to find ont the dimensions of The
park and look up other details. etc,
and TO report 70 the council at its next
meetns
The mayor stated that he would call
special meeting within the next ten
days to make arrangements for the
coming city election and to appoint
the judges and clerks
Alderman Wood reported for the
board OF local improvements that En-
gineers Thistlewood and Dewey had
been engaged to investigate Cairos
sewerage system
A number Of crossings were recon-
mended by the street committee in
various parts Of the city.
The different claims and accounts
were read and allotted. but the bill Of
the Cairo Wafer company. which
caused so much discussion at the last
weeting. was presented.
The only motion before the council
last night was that of r. f. Cannon
for permission to install a set Of
scales in front of his place of bust
ness. The matter was referred TO a
committee. which took a Ave minutes
recess and reported that the work be
allowed, providing it was done under
the supervision Of the street commit
tee
A resolution that all brick wor,,
one for the city be done by union
bricklayers, after a great deal of dis
cussion, was referred TO the stree.
committee.
The following building permits
were granted:
/ Charles NJ Boascher. 10 build a six.
room cottage. TO cost 81 200. on lot 3.
block 425. fourth addition.
! G. A. Elilbmn to build a one tory
frame cottage 10 cost 1900 on Twea.
ty-second street between Holbrook
avenue aud Pine street.
James A. Miller 10 build a f,vs-s ~
frame house TO cost $4,000 on Twenty.
fourth street, between Washington
avenue and valiant street
Albert SIilier bulk a fve-roora
cottage to cost 81 leo on lot SO. block
3. Feuchter ami Lansden addition.
Ida Kenne 10 build two-story
frame house on lots p and 20. block
20.
Arthur Ramsey 10 build a three
room cottage. to cost $500 on lot g.
block 3. fifth addition.
J. w Spies 10 build store house
20 cost 5000 on lot S. block S.. first
addition.
l'ralGs Ferguson 10 build a one-story
flame cottage 30 cost sl.Se0 on lots
30 and II biact 81
Aduinh Rces 10 build two story
frame binding and bakery between
Tmi;y-lhird aud Thiriyfourth stree IS
on the vest side OF Sycamore street.
Rhode Burford Furniture company
to build an addition to store room on