The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-14

iHG IL dS the HlUht important pTODUSl
ton now before the public-more i'm
portant even than sewers, and he felt
that the Board should not allow any
! thing to Interfere with pushing this
matter through after having gotten
so far with it. He referred to objec.
lions raised by some citizens against
filling The low streets before the sew
ers had been put in but he said the
raising of the low streets in the upper
| part of the city so as to bring them
out of the mud, was of much greater
| Importance than the sewers. The
sewer question was matter for the
| future; the great main sewer had first
| to be put In before any lateral system
time before the sewer question could
be settled. The additional cost for
excavation If the sewers were put in
after the streets were filled would
be very slight and should not be
considered against the long time the
people would be left in the mud if the
present movement TO fill up were de-
feated and they waited till the sewers
could be put in. All the down town
streets had been filled first and the
people were ready for them. (The lat
ter portion of Judge Lansden's argu-
ment was in reply to Alderman Full
Ter who though not member of the
Board had begged permission to say
hot II In nj Il
were opposed to filling the streets be.
fore putting in the sewers.)
Alderman Snyder said there was a
difference of opinion among citizens to
whom he had spoken on the subject.
While there were some who felt as
Alderman Fuller had stated, there
were others who were glad the sew
ers and the filling did not come togeth
er. They were in favor of both, but
did not feel able TO stand the cost OF
both at once, and we're entirely will |
ing to have either made first and the |
other come later on.
In answer to questions the city
engineer stated that the only ordi-
nances he could find establishing any
grade for Washington avenue, above |
Twentieth stree, wasone fixing the |
grade fthe side walk on both sides, !
for portion o fthe avenue, at 80 feet, |
The center of the street, he said was
from 33.1 to "a with an average grade |
Of 1913 feet. The grade Of the dirt |
filling on the cross streets, as fixed in |
his estimates and surveys was 81
feet allowing one foot for the paving
which would bring it up to 81 feet
which was the established grade of
avenue and Sycamore
street.
There was considerably more talk
on the same lines as given above, but
the prevailing sentiment was to let
Washington avenue take care Of itself
at the proper time and to push through
the matter in hand. A vote on Alder
man LAWYERS motion to adopt the
resolution to endorse the original reso-
luton and TO authorize the preparation
Of an ordinance providing for the fill
ing as outlined, was adopted by vote
Of 4 TO 2, the negatives being Alder
men Scullin and Nellis, who stated by
way of explanation that they believed
that the grade for Washington avenue
should be fixed before the intersect-
ing streets were ordered filled.
Alderman Snyder said while he
would not favor cutting down Wash
ngton aveue, he did not think il had
anything to do with the matter now
before The board. and when 1t did
come up for action. some way would
doubtless be found to harmonic the
conditions then existing.
Alderman Koehler agreed with Alder
man Snyder