The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-10
mu.t be attached copies OF ordinanceg,

must be attached copies of ordinances,
recommendation and estimates o.
costs duly certified by the city clerk
under the seal of the city; to prepare
for the president of the board the
paper and have the same catered of
record on the boards minutes. APP
pointing some competent person to
make the assessment; supervise the
.nah.pg of assessment rolls and verifi-
cations Of the same; prepare the
forms of notices to be sent upon the
! lling eff the asses ment rolls. also The
forms OF affidavit of compliance with
the laws as TO such notices, etc, etc.
We have thus sci forth in detail
most Of the matters and things to
watch We will have To give attention
mp to the time of the hearing in court
Of objections that may be presented
10 the confirmation of assess ments.
Most OF these matters and things are
what we call in law jursdictional, and
hence they have 10 be observed and
followed with very great care; and
while much of the work done will be
in the hands of different persons, it
win be our duty TO examine with care
what they do. to see that there Is mo-
omissions of other errors in the dis
charge Of their respective duties Yonr
knowledge of thes work We may be
called upon to do in the local and
higher courts in "the enforcement of
collections Of assessments Is such as
to render it unnecessary for Us to de
scribe the same.
Your Board of Local Improvements
must originate all Improvements and
carry the proceedings forward up 10
and including the preparation Of the
ordinances and their presentation 10
the council with their recommends
tons. estimates, etc. Here their duties
end; aad il becomes the duty of the
council 10 pass or reject the ordi-
nance OF make such other changes in
il a The council may deem important.
After this The work is taken up by the
officer or person appointed by the
president of The board and nam I'd in
the ordinance and thereafter all pro
ceedinss are nad and taken in the
court 10 which application Is made for
d he confirmation of assessments.
You see. therefore. something of the
nature and extent oI the proceedings
and work required in the making ST
public Improvements and paying for
the same First: We have the Board OF
Local Improvements; second the
and third, the court whore /,
All litigation viii take place which
,aa cf may arise upon objections filed
IN The proceedings Of the board or the
council or tne officer making and
ewing the assessments.
You will permit us to say. we know.
ban if the making of these local i'm
is 10 be entered upon and
.arrlcd forward ~ a system more or
ess complet,. quite as much will de
pend upon the planning. arranging and
ully completing the same as sys-
ON OF public works. as upon the pro-
-ccdings that must be had and taken
n the collection of assessments TO pay
or the work done. n will be found
bat the engineering work for street /
Hing, paving or crawling and the
aging OF sidewalks viii be compare
lively easy compared with the en-
ineering work necessary and requi-
i-e' for the successful planning Of q
; stem of efficient sewers for the CITY
7 for such parts Of il as are now un-
rovided for II the city is to be
ivided into one or two sewer dis
riots III plans for the same and the
yEtem OF sewers should be SO care
lily studied and arranged as TO leave
ttle OF no doubt a. to the work they
ill DO in ali tneir parts and as a
hole. Mistakes or errors in this mat I
sr viii be exceedingly difficult TO {
amedy: hence. We desire to express s
> YOU our desire aHd hope thai moth J
tx will be left undone TO obtain the I
est ressflls in regard to this import q
nt matter Of sewerage in our city.
Very respectfully yours.
I-ANSDEN a. LEX.
Alde1mah Fnilc- moved that the
D. received and filed
nd published al length with the pro Q
sedings. The motion was adopted. \
An ordinance for filing a Vacancy IN b
le Board Of Local Improvements Of P