The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-21

what they should do A park looked
would be like Washington park, only
another expense Let the railroad com
pany manage it and Cairo will be bet.
ter off. [ApplauSel 1t seemed that a
very few had been doing the talking in,
the papers. but they didn't know eveV
thing The thinking people of the city
were In favor of granting all they
asked for. Three-foUrths of the people
would say let them have il. Let them
go 10 Commercial avenue, II they
want to, and through the parks, too.
I'D. l.. Marx endorsed. what Dr..
'Schuh had said We should have bet
.ter rates on railroads than we have
al present. st. Louis. Chicago and
Memphis had the. long haul and he
short rate while Cairo had the short
haul aud the long rate Our travelling.
men go out and. we have 10 meet
rates from points that have from 100.
10 $50 miles longer haul. This would
be overcome by railroad from Cairo.
The council should consider well and.
act wisely, He believed the RAILROAD
company should have what 1t asked
for In the old countries no railroad
built station without beautifxipg. it
with shrubs, flowers, and beauty
should not be neglected. But let us
have the. railroad, right or wrong.
I ApplauseI..
Alderman Fuller said the railroad
company seemed 10 be Well repre-
sented and suggested that a meeting.
'be called at the opera house where all
could have a show.
On motion of Alderman Lawler The
committees went into executive sos
sion. with the representatives of The
two railroad companies.
Alderman LaNlor desired to have
the ordinance submitted by the rail.
road company read section by section
and let the railroad people state how
many tracks they wished TO lay over
The streets mentioned.
The first section called for one or
two tracks over Twcnty-cighth and
Twenty-sccond streets. This was
changed to one or not more than -four
and thus adopted.
Section . called for right-of-way
over Twenty-frst. Seventeenth. Pine
and Sixteenth streets, with one or
more tracks.
Representatives OF tho company
said they would need eight tracks
over these streets.
Alderman Fuller objected. saying
there were now two tracks over that
st-eet. and this would make ten.
Twcnty-nrst street was a much tratel-
cl street. and would be entirely
blocked of. He was willing to give
the company twenty tracks If II could
show tina, &c needed them but he be-
Heved arrangements could b. made by
which the blockade could be avoided
Alderman Nen proposed that the
matter be delayed to permit the az
gincer OF the railroad company to pre-.
sent details Of what the company
wanted. He wished TO have the Who'll
matter referred to the attorneys and
engineers of an parties concerned.
President Smith said be- wanted an
express on from she committee tonight
-p fi,at hr wouli know what 10 expect
Alderman Fuller said The railroad
COMPANY had as yet promised moth NJ
and would not even ell what railroad
were TO come into the city on their
road.
Various amendments we're mci
AMI amendm ITS TO amendments uu,--
Alderman Koehler moved fbat all mo-
lions be laid on the table and the com
mittae begin over again. which was
done.
The motion to recommend risht-of-
way over the streets named, for eight
tracks was then adopted. Alderman