The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-11
CA|R0'S BIC SEWER
CITY COUNCIL VOTES UNANI.
MOUSLY THAT ~ SHALL
BE BUILT.
VIII Cost $4,000 Or About SO Per
Lot to BE Paid For in Ten
Yearly Install.
ments.

The second regular July meeting
was held by the city council last
aight and il was another history max
er for Cairo. in which the last off.
cial act was done which will result
| IN giving Cairo sane and sanitary
sewer system. Those present at this
memorable meeting were His Honor.
Mayor Parsons. Aldermen Antrim.
Davis, Fuller. German. Koehler Mag
ner, Meehan, Nellis, Scullin. Simon,
Snyder-Alderman LAWYER being alb.
sent because Of illness. Comptroller
Dewey, City Clerk Hatcher. City Engi.
neer Thistlewood. and City Attorney
Moore We're in their places and City
Counsellor Leek was there 10 read
The long ordinance providing for build +
Ing the big sewer on Commercial ave /
nue. from Thirly-fourlh 10 Second
streets and on Tenth street from
Commercial avenue TO the Ohio river.
Mr. Leek read the document delib-
arately in compliance with a motion
by Alderman Koehler hat il be placed
IN second reading Ii took Mr.. Leek
fifty minutes TO read the formidable
document, without any interruption.
Al the conclusion he explained that
he time for paying the assessments
lad been left blank TO be filled out by
he council SO as to give whatever
line they might deem proper He
aid as there We're about 10000 lots
n the city and the total cos. of the
ever was $50 GOO, the cost per lot
you'd be less than IS which extended :,
Yer five years would be less than So q
er year II would not be advisable
o extend the payments on such n
mall amount over too long a time
Alderman Fuller thought It would
G IN the interest OF the people 10 -
rake The Time five years as IL would :
ave them interest
Alderman Snyder said the proposi. =,
on which had been approved by the =,
eople was fer a ten-year term at 81 -
less per year and he thought the !,
ouncil should keep faith with them. i
g moved that the blank in The ordi =,
lnce be filled to read ten years. ~
Alderman Koehler took the same o.
'sition as Alderman Snyder and sue.
lded the motion. :
Alderman Scullin said a number of
$ constituents had asked him about la
is and he had told them it would an
less than dollar a year for ten int
'ars. He would favor the ten.year an
an wa
Alderman Nelis asked if tax PAYERS Sc
ght NOT pay the full amount when. ed
er they desired to do so and thus
We further interest and Mr.. Leek asl
swered in the affirmative. Str
Alderman Davis said in view of the
It that TAX payers could pay the full
lount a any time if they so desired y
would favor the tenyear term. iii
alderman Fuller wished Ia know If w
payers should pay their share of
cost before the assessments were
de,they would save the cost of max. Va
the assessment and Attorney Leel
iwered affrmatively
alderman Koehler aid there would
other assessments. for street nm.
, walks paving. etc. and il would 4
advisable 20 make the burden as JI-
1t as possible. PR;
ne mayor also favored the ten. Ger
r. plan 10
alderman Snyder's motion 10 make MAI
.en years was unanimously adopt ar
.lderman Scullin moved that the '''li
nance be adopted as read. which prl'
also carried n,a,ir,o,,.1.. tick