The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-14

Inc second meeting OF thG month
was held by the city council las It
night, and, as had been predicted,
some important matters were given at.
tcntion
Repre- cntatWes Of the Cato 4
Thebes railroad camrany were pres
ent, with President ID A. Smith al
their hoad and unite, a suspension Of
the rules Mr. Smith was permitted TO
present his pape Theie papers Goa
sisted Of q petition ana ali ord nance.
The petition et forth briefly the nur-,
poses of the company with respect TO-
ia large tract of property on the wes
side OF Tie city between Sixteenth and
Center streets, and asked Tor permis-
son to oss intermediate streets with
tracks, also Walnut street % Washing
ton avenue, 1t also asked that the
streets leading to and Though such
ground be ordered severed filed ANA
paved. Tho ordinance as offered pro-
y.ded for permis ion TO cross the
streets indicated with the necessary
tracks for The use OF the company
On invitation of the mayor NJ.
Smith addressed The council in sup
port of the petition and the ogllnancc.
Mr.. Smith said in the consideration of
the petition and ordinance three in
terests hould be taken into account
FIRST. those Of the people of Cairo and
after that the Interests of the Cairo &
Thebes railroad company AID the
Cairo Traction company He wished
10 SEQ the interests OF all properly
guarded ana believed that those Of the
people could he taken care of without
working any hardship upon the o'Aer'.
The people who We're ideaified With
the Cairo & Tnebes railroad bad IN
Aertalen big proposition az yeey
heavy cost and they had mes With
some difficulty in financing ths Cairo
end because Of The great cost OF maxi
ing the necessary improvements in the
low ground selected for them. The
purpose was TO put up bu ldngs which
would prove a creait to the City ana
all Of the c3mpany's grouEd COM
prising li0 acres and Ave- plated
blocks would be put up 90 grade.
The company had under consideration
plan to fiji this ground by a proce
Of pumping as the ordinary method
would be too expensive. costing in the
neighborhcod of 100000, The CON.
pany desired tha property contiguous
to that of tn company be also filed
and II the present owners OF that prop
erty could or would not avail them
selves Of this opportunity - have =
filled al low cost. then he would
favor the organization of company
for the purchase of the property inI
order that it might be filied ana the
city be lid Of spot which has for
many yeas been an eye sore to the
people of the city The company de
sired to reach washington avenue BE-
low the public library and would have
to cross Nalnut street and the tracks
0f he Traction company on said
street. Variou. plans had been con.
sidered to ronder such cross ng safe
for ha public The company was will
ing 70 put mp such safeguards as the
city might deem desirable TO this end
for a nriace ceossing. IT being inn
practicable 10 have subway for the
steam railway 10 20 under the street
railway tracks. or for the later 90
pass over the steam railway tracks. or
an elevated railway. u would be
preferable 10 avoid the 0ssing Of the
tracks IN any form II it could b. done
and Mr. Smith suggested thai it would
be advisable that the Traction com
many remove ifs track from Walnut
street. between Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets, crossing over 90 Wash
ington aycnuc In froat of the Public
library on these fwo biocks Mr