The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-14
CAIRO'S NEW SEWER SYSTEM
DISCUSSED IN CITY COUNCIL

The city council held It's second
regular February meeting last night
and said much, heard much and did
much for the public good, and it
would be impossible to give more than
brief outline of all in the short time
and space at command now and here
p. c. Sculln, the newly elected
member from the First ward was duly
installed into office,
Reports of committees and officers
reports were approved
Petition of Nj. ana Mrs. A. T De.
Baum TO restore McGahey's addition
was granted.
Claims and accounts were allowed
excepting two which had failed Of
committee approval
Alderman Koehlar protested against
sending yagrants beyond certain lin
its on railroad tickets north or south
and the mayor said he had arranged
This with the health officer.
Ordinance to increase the police
force of the city by three men. was op-
posed by Aldermen Neff, Antrim, June
and Koehler on the ground that the
city finances will not permit the in.
crease II was strongly favored by
Alderman Fuller and the mayor who
said various increases of revenu
might be looked for this year Alder
man Fuller said $2,300 had been col
lected from fines last year, and he
urged the lack Of police protection in
the upper part Of The city and the
danger of single officer patrcllng
dark places. Chief Egan also declare;
il desirable to have several extra mer
in order to supply the places of men
temporarily off duty for cause. But
economy prevailed by vote of yaas
10 6 nays. it requiring s votes TO pas.
the ordinance.
Finance committee reported destroy
ing cancelled warrants in various
sums
Police, Jail and fire committee was
authorized to secure prices Of ha-nes.
for patrol horse,
Pump committee reported Tenth
street pump out Of order, pipes in
heater beng frozen and bursIel. AL
dermen June and Magner gave tn
necessary information on the subject
the former declaring that the pump
could not be operated in its present
condition The Twenty-eight h street
pump was reported by Alderman Mag
ner 10 be in good condition. The re.
pairs asked for were granted.
Petition for fire plug on Twenty-sec
Ond street was granted. Like petition
for plug at warehouse in NJ. & o
yards was denied Alderman June de
claring II impossible 10 render any
service there in case of fire as the
many tracks. constantly obstructed b
cars, would prevent such service.
Petitions for permission TO erect
buildings read at previous meetinf
were granted upon recommendation oi
building committee, and three new
petitions we~e referred to the said
committee for action. to-wit Craig
Laules. broom dwelling on lot II
block 2, second Feuchter e. Lansden
addition, to cost $1,000; Mrs. f. a
Copeland. l-siory building on lot Z,
block 5, Feuchter & Lansden addition
10 cost s1.550: B. W. Hale. 2-story
dwelling on lots &c and 81. block G.
First addition TO Cairo. to cost 1Go0
Petition that Highland avenue be
straightened was referred to street
committee
Appropriation ord nance was re
ferred to finance committee.
Mayor stated that several meetings
had been held by the Boarj Of Local
improvements and general discussions
were had regarding plans for work
proposed aud he would like TO have
the council hear from Judge Lansden
(who was presenD upon the subject.
Judge Lansden addressed the c3un-
Gil at some length upon the subject
which seems now uppermost in the
minds Of the council and people. He
said several meetings had been held
by the board at which the subject hai
been discussed quite at length and the
din .culties had been pointed out The
formation and execution Of plans TO
a new sewer system was the most
difficult problem that presented itself
Brick paving was comparatively easy.
LIT when II vas desired to prepare
an that would properly drain an
stts a 200 acres-a plan that would
.tand the test Of lav-it was neces-