The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-08

Ne Ho iEuuDlt III StltlnS huhrs anu
that lac city could pay In due bills.
Mayor Winter assured the aldermen
that the city was all right financially.
The alderman was of different
opinion and said:
There has never been time, Mr.,
! Mayor. since | have been In the city
council wnen We had to anticipate in
! January to pay officers salaries and
other expenses and | don't see any
/ chance of Installing a municipal light.
Ing plant | don't know why il Is,
| bu this lighting business always
comes up before election. II appears
very strange that this matter was
not brought mp in the committee
meeting until after the appropria-
ton bill or ordinance was completed,
said the alderman.
We'll. what does that indicate?'
inquired Alderman Neff.
II shows" said Alderman Wood.
that you did NOT care 10 have The
matter investigated by the council.
You are not telling the taxpayers
that you viii do these things. YOU
merely say you are considering them
and getting estimates and the cost,
etc | think the city cannot afford il
and that Mr.. Neff knows that the city
cannot afford it, | am surprised tnat
business man should propose such
thing"
Alderman Neff thought the engines
naed by the city for running the
pumps could be utilized for a light
plant
Alderman June wanted to know
what would be done for lights in case
of high wafer when the engines We're
being used to run the pumps.
What's the matter with running
the pumps during tae day and run
ming the light plant with the engines
al night" asked Mr.. Nen, Then
nave nor the engines extra power suf-
ficient to run BOTH he inquired
Alderman June informed him that /
the engines would not be able to do |
more than furnish power for the |
bumps and be didn't SEE what weuld /
be done for lights waen It became
necessary 10 run the pumps nigh |
and day which might happen al any I
time. The engines cannot be used [
for anything but pumping. said Nh. [
June, and they must be kept in read I
ness for that. The people VIII nor I
stand for them being used other
wise
We have been told continued
Mr. June, that men could come here
and install an electric lig4t plant
md make money You have had ex-
1erience in tais ling, Mr. Men, and
perhaps YOU would like 10 start
plant and turn ii over to the city
when il proved a paying investment.
You have plenty Of money and con
siderable experience. Mr. Nef, and
would be glad 10 vote 10 take the
he plant on your hands If # pays
According to Alderman snyder,
MIR. Men stated that the matter Of de
mcting the S. 900 from the TWO funds
.or the purpose mentioned came up
n the committee meeting Monday
light and that the committeeman
had broke even on It, two being for
md rwo Against IT,, the other mem
ser being absent
Alderman Egan was a member .of
he committee and it was understood
hat he was one OF the men who op
1csed the measure. AT the conclu-
don of Alderman Snyders talk in
which this was mentioned Alderman
Cyan arose. IF Neff told you thaC
was opposed 10 il, he lied to you,
aid the alderman lie was in favor OF
municipal lighting plant If il could
'e obtained in business way and
Without embarrassing the city
Alderman l-awler said tina. from
be best Information he had the plant
would cost about 100000 II would
lso cost $1,000 per month for help
o run II and this would amount 10
acre than the present cost Of lights.
lis information was that the lights
eing run under municipal owner
hip in different places were failures. /
Alderman Men contended that he ,
ould get twice as much light for one
aft the money now paid.
Alderman Wood said that consider I
AZ the present financial condition !
{ the city no business man would 4
et up and say thar the city could in {
tall lighting plant ana he was sur :
rised tdat Mr. Neff should say 50. II
Mayor Winter a. ured the alder {
len that the city was no worse OF
than in former years.
Il want 10 tell you. said Mr. T.
Iood. that the affairs OF the city T,
RE worse on than they have been =,
nd were last year I don't say that y
MS administration Is worse than
Tiers, but the aldermen have been :,
wish in many expenditures. We =
ave been losing for the past four or
We years and We are continuing 10 ,
o 80. The city is in bad shape and :
iere is no going behind thar fact :. :
don't say the city is busted. we can :
et money. but this is moi the time
, talk municipal lighting a
Alderman Mcehan said he was In n
lvor OF municipal ownership and e
as willing TO vote 20 make the il
mount TO be taken from the general q