The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

ported to your houorable body the re
sub Of heir mtcrvi W with us in rc.
gard ~ procuring our services as al
LoiHey in connection with your city
attorney. in tive work Of making i'm
proven entp. aad the council having
agreed 70 The terms proposed by us
namcll our employment for one year
at salary OF two hundred (20J) dol
lars per month. 1t is desired on your
part, the mayo. informs us. that we
set forth with some particularly the
extern and nature of the services Won
may e,pact us 70 perform under the
terms If our employment
From what was said By the commit
tee a., from your action upon its re
port. ~e infer that it Is the desire and
purpoSa Of The city council &c cnte.
upon he work OF making public I'M
prov in all those parts of the
city Where such improvements seem
10 be required In a general way. 1t
may bee said such work will include
the construction of sewers. the filing
and paving or gravaling Of streets and
the laying or making of sidewalks
As we understand II the city Is not
IN condition 10 aid IN this work 10
any considerable extent If AT all. by
public taxation, and that "Gso~t NV
be had largely if nor wholly, TO the
assess ment 81 he property which will
be specially benefited by the improve
ments made That Is. these local i'm
provements must be paid for by
moneys collected from property own
ers according 10 the plans known as
special assessments and special tax
alton.
As YOU all no doubt know, in the
plan known special taxation tue as
aossmoui is confined 10 contiguous or
abuttlng properly: whereas. on the
special assessment plan. the assess
ments often ana generally extend &c
1tnei property besides that abWting
On the street Improved
Almost the whole difficulty. in the
way a. making these inprovem mrs. is
cncouu cred h the collection of tlese
assessments. whether by the one
method or the other and you haya
employ "a rs fer the purpose of 50
managing and conducting these as
sossmCut proceedings taar you will
with a reasonable degree of certainty. /
obtain he necessary moneys or funds /
With which 10 pay for the improve /
menrs
The asse menl proceedings are
also il pouaut in another view. The
contractors must bind themselves to
look solely ia the assessments for
great Importance TO them 10 know
that tire procaedinr are correct
otherv su they viii D. slow To BID on
work Reasonable figures. if at all
Having made this general statement.
we vii DOW set forth with some detail
what We, in connection with your city 4
attornoy will have to do.
We viii meet with your Board Of
Local improvements from time toi
time: give the board -uch information
as they may desire in regard to their
powers anG duties. see that their
clerk or secretary keeps a full AMI
careful record of all tdeir proceedings.
includlg all resolutions. estimates.
ordinances ana other matters and Z
things coming before the board for ac-
ton pi parina forms 81 NOTES to
lax PAYERS 1T public hearing apon
The boz rd's -e-Dlutions sad estimates; 8
attending The public hearings when
requesi I'd by tine board 81 ~ prp-i-
dent; preparing finA ts7oufiun- Of
he board tor ibe ,making 81 lamp urt-
nents. prepay y"fie or1inancca IL (
ected 20 b. I,rSuareGf by the boa-d. :
si-o th recommeisfs foi 81 tle beard 9
- tn council Tor The adoption VI or :
iinanc and al estimates OF costs 70 !
accom- amy The ordinances ami recon- a
nendai Ons the certificate Of the
ircsile1t q the board az TO estimates.
Irspa-i ~ The forms Of notice Of TIE
iassae OF ordinances 20 BE- seni 10 c
Ak pay ers and forms u aifidarits Of a
lie sending or service OF notices: pre- c
,aring petitions 70 the court for thef
ewing Vi assessments. 70 which Z