The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-03
AGITATION FAVORS
THE HE|MPROVEMENT
OF OUR STREET BY PAVING WITH
vITRiFlED BRICK, SAYS
MAYOR PARSONS.
MADE ANNUAL ADDRESS
Advising Against Further Delay
Suggests Plans For Building
the Big Outlet
Sewer.

The first regular council meeting of
the new year was held al the council
chamber last night, Mayor Parsons
presiding. C9uncilmen Antrim. Full
ler June, F6ehler, Lawles Magner.
Neff, Neilis, Nordman. Simon and sny-
der were present. Alderman Jocelyn
was absent
The business Of the evening was
mostly Of routine character Very
little business. ferred from former
meetings was brought up.
A petition by Charles PHILIPPE to
build warehouse on Tweafysecond
street between Poplar and Sycamore
streets deferred from last regular
meeting was read and granted.
Veto of the Increased License Ordi-
nance.
Along the line of deferred business,
the matter Of the veto of the ordinance
10 amend section 3, chapter AZ of
The city ordinances. Mayor Parsons
read his veto fthe amendment Us
follows:
To the Members of the City Council
Of the City Of Cairo. Illinois:
Gentlemen-I beg 10 return to you
without my approval the ordinance
pafsed at the regular meeting OF your
honorable body, held for general busi-
ness on the evening OF December 10th,
1905, entitled "An Ordinances 10
Amend Section 3, Chapter 43.
( Il Is a well established custom in
business II not an absolute provision
law, that all actions of corporations
Is well as individuals must be found.
I'd upon the principles oil fairness and
Justice and on this account cannot
approve Of the raising Of any license
fee without first giving all parties IN.
tere ted reasonable time in which
o adjust themselves to the new CON
iitions proposed fer them and also to
be allie to raise the additional fee
required. This feature of the ordi-
nance, under consideration. has been
Overlooked
| viii take the berty new or saying
that the proper time for Consideration
of increasing any license Is before
July | ana after the city election in
April BY taking action on such mat
ters at the time above specified. all
prejudices win be removed and part
les interested in such licenses will
have ample time to adjust themselves
to the new arrangements. either by
providing to pay tho additional
amount as required or changing their
line of business.
GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor.
Mayor Parsons Message.
Mayor Parsons called upon Alder.
man Fuller to preside over the meet
Ing while he presented the following
message;
To the Members Of the City Council
of the City of Cairo, Illinois.
Gentlemen-The needs of Cairo for
better sewerage and streets prompt
me 10 present a special communication
TO you upon the matter OF such Inn
proyements.
For long time a feeling OF needed
work has been evident but for one
cause or another, nothing has so far
been accomplished On the first of
July last. ve~y important amendments
10 the Improvement laws Of this state
went into effect, which make it pos
sible for cities like Cairo TO provide
for improvement Of streets without
serious difficulty; but the appearance
Of yellow fever N the south before
the end Of that month made II imprac.
ticeble for us TO attempt any extended
work on street Improvements al that
time. am glad 10 note. however.
that the members Of the council have
kept the necessity OF street improve
ments. including the important mat.
ter Of sewerage. before them.
In consequence Of the agitation Of
general improvements throughout our
city, a number Of city officials recent
~ visited Danvlle. Illinois. for the
purpose Of investigating brick streets
and plants in which bricks for street
paving purposes are manufactured It
is enough fer ne TO say at this tine
that those who made the necessary
sacrifice 10 90 on tnaJ TIP. sailsned
themselves that Ca TO could not COM
mence the work of street improve
ment on a large scale too soon. The
)nly question 10 be considered IN con-
leciion with these Improvements is
he cost Of the same and the manner
n which payments shall ls made. This
question can Jnow he placed before
Iou Ia an intelligent aad fcreeful way
md am sure VIII satisfy All fair
linking property owners
The br OK streets in DanFille cost
rem s104 70 aboat Sl49 per square
ard and have stood the heavy trafic
ipon them as long as twelve Or more
.ears and practically without one dol
ar's worth Of repairs. DaRYiiis has