The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-14
DISTRICT NO. ONE TO Be FILLED
ACCORDING TO ENGINEERS PLANS
Board Of Local Improvements So Decides--Wash-
ington Avenue Left Undisturbed For
the Present

The low streets in District No. / ar
to be filled, as per resolution adopted
and confirmed at public hearing helt
at the court house on the night d
June g. This was the action taker
by the Board last night at the council
chamber where il held an adjourned
meeting. Much argument was hae
over the subject of the grade of Wash
| ington avenue and there were those
who felt that this grade should he
fixed before the filling Of the inter
secting cross streets was finally decid.
ed upon. but the prevailing sentiment
was that Washington avenue could be
given attention at future time and
that fixing its grade was not so i'm.
portant at present; that 1t should not
be permitted to stand in the way of
the street filling proposition which had
been favorably passed upon by the
Board and by the public
Those present at the meeting last
night were His Honor, Mayor Par
sons. Aldermen Scullin, Snyder, Koch
Ter, Nellis and Lawler; Attorneys Lans
den and Leek, City Engineers Thistle
wood and Nutter, and City Clerk
Hatcher.
The minutes of the previous meet.
ing of the board were read by Clerk
Hatcher and approved without amend
ment.
The mayor stated that the purpose
of the present meeting was to con.
slider further the matter of street
filling in District No. / from Twenty.
first to Thirty-fourth streets and be-
tween Commercial and Washington
avenues; also to conclude the consid-
Grafton of the sewer proposition, His
Honor deprecated the fact that the
Board had been led away from the
main purpose in the street filling mat
ter, declaring that the Washington
avenue grade had really nothing to do
with the proposition as 1t had been
framed by the Board and passed upon
at the public hearing. He believed
the Board had nothing to consider ex-
cept the filling of the streets in the
aistricf named according to the sur
veys and estimates made by the en-.
gineers.
Judge Lansden read a resolution
which declared that the Board affairm-
I'd the resolution adopted at the pub.
ic hearing. J
Alderman Lawler moved to adopt
his resolution.
Alderman Scnllin moved to exclude
from the district that part lying be.
ween Sycamore and Washington ave.
hue.
Judge Lansden stated that this
could not be done without beginning
all over again.
Alderman SculIin thought the Wash. |
ngton avenue grade ought to be set.
led upon before this street filling
proposition was adopted, because ii |
would cause inconvenience and dis
ord hereafter.
Aldermen Nellis and Lawler express. !
ID themselves against any cutting
Town of Washington avenue at any
point.
A proposition to make the proposed |
filing rise to the present grade OF |
avenue. from Sycamore |
street was not acceptable for several |
'easons stated by Judge Lansden, who |
iaid Il would increase the amount |
+ the filling and the amount of the |
'ost and would necessitate new sur. |
rey to ascertain the exact extent Of /,
he Increase. But while this might |
perhaps be done without beginning
III over again provided the increased /
'ost did not exceed 20 per cent, there |
vas the other objection that it would
change the grade of the filling and
his could not be done without having
another public hearing--it would rem
der void all that had been done and
make il necessary to begin all over
again.
Alderman Snyder believed the
Board rhould 90 ahead with the street
filling proposition according 20 the
plans and estimates presented by the |
engineers and which had been ap- /
proved by the Board and by the pub 1
&c; and let the Washington avenue
natter be attended to When the prop |
,siiion 10 pave II came mp.
Alderman Koehler expressed SINH
ar sentiments.
The mayor declared out Of order /.
alderman Scullin's amendment to cut I
'ut portion Of the district. in view 4
VI the opinion Of Judge Lansden. that
% do so would render the action hith /
srto taken null and void.