The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
cl1 Z COUNCIL.


mayor, and Aide men Antrim, Burke,
Davis. German. Koeher, Lawler. Mag
ner. Meehan, Nelis. Scnllh. Simon;
and Thomas.
Absent: Aldermen Fuller and Sny-
der
Minutes.
Alderman Antrim moved the min
utes Of last regular meeting and in
teryening special meetings be APP
proved without reading. The motion
was adopted.
The mayor called Alderman Koch
Ter 10 the chair and cad BIS annual
message as follows:
Caro-, Illinois, May l. 1906.
Gentlemen Of the City Council:
In compliance with the provisions Of
The Statute Of the State Of Illinois, Il
becomes my duty 10 pre-. ent TO you,
annually a statement cf he condition
Of The CITY ia all its phases and make
such rec lamentations as seem ncces
sary for the betierment and devotion
meut Of Cairo.
The past year Ia been one for
congratuIaion in many respects. There
Has been no friction between the repre-
seatatiyes Of The City TO mar the pro
ceedings Ct this body; there have been
no fires Of serious consequence during
the year; there has been no epidemic
of any kind within the borders of the
City, and barring he necessity OF
quarantinng the City again the pos
siblity of yellow fever coming into
our midst which was so successfully
maintained there has been no calam-
ity Of any Kind 10 alarm our people.
Therefore, | repeat We have mach 70
no congra aIuicd upon for The past is
cal year,
Street I'm .,rovements.
The uppermost thought in the minds
Of the people Of Cairo taday is the
cleaning 40 ami approving of All he
stree ami alleys % The city A year.
ago | urged the necessity Of general
cleaning up OF all the streets, but this
suggestion from me has been practi
cally ignored by the people. The de-
velopments during the past year de
mand that he City of Cairo needs all
of the streets and alleys for the buei- /
ness Of the public and that no portion
Of them can longer be given up 10 !
private Interest," Many of the people |
of Cairo have so long enjoyed The
use Of large portion Of the streets fer |
storage Of thcir merchandise ihat hey |
deem ii hardship now to be required /
TO surreader 10 the C.ty any portion OF
the treets that hey have SO long used. |
| say to you now, frankly, That The |
lime is at hand when every portion Of /
all the streets and alleys must be va.
Gated by private interests and given
up TO the general benefit of all the pub
lie, 10 be used for street purposes nniy,
excepting where necessity demands
during business hours in the
districts:
The unusual number of large enter.
prises reaching toward our City en-
forces upon IL he fact that the CITY
Of Cairo is far behind in matters OF
street improvements and this leads
me 10 present u you the necessity of
yiyi ing most earnest active and con
slant attention 10 the matter OF stree, I
beginning with the gen
ara sewerage system and following 1t
~ with street filling, brick paving
md side walk building. The sewerage
proposition has been under considera
ion Ger a long inc, hayiag been taken
~ daring the administration OF my
or; and plans that were lie
'elopcd and laid before the Councii
more than a year ago have been ap-
proved by the Beard Of Local I'M u
of he past year and
prominent consulting engineer, so that !
/ now becomes the duty of his council !
o push the matter. II seems 10 me. y
pon The lines which have been SO
arefully and sundious4y developed
With the view of securing the com. !
leiio of generals. cweragc system
dapted 70 our present and future :.
ccessities. without any further delay. :
deem II my duty al his time 10 !,
mphasizc the adoption OF The plans :,
hat have been presented as they are -
ho product Of more than enc admin
,tration and have been prepared By
lar own engineers and approved by ~ +.
engineer from abroad a
he best and most feasible plan for :
lacing The City Of Cairo In a satisfac. !,
Dry state, both with reference TO
rainage and sanitary conditions. The i
oard Of Local improvements. which =,
am pleased 10 say will be continued :.
1r The coming year the same as
was last year. with but two eXcep-
ors. has under consideration the q
nesiion Of filling all of the untitled i
reefs Of the CITY 10 grade and follow
lg this Improvement with sewerage b
nd paving Al the carl EST possible ~
Icme1t Gentlemen of the Council It n
Iaiters nol how much we may differ ri
fh reference 10 other matters per r.
iring 10 the City's Interests. but as y,
y tirfct IMPROVEMENTS Il IS absolute Al
nece sary fos US. 10 stand solidiy "a
,gciher and push ihezc improve CO
euts speedily. guarding = every point
instantly. the progress Of Whatever ";
are under way end sec
g to it thai 70 waste Of moaey g.