The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-08

An interesting meeting WAS held b,
The city council last night made 3
by the mayors annual message an
lby the announcement Of his commit
tees also by proceedings with refer
encs ID ordinances to increase salar
les. There were present Hs Honor
Mayor Parsons, and Aldermen Bour
gois Burke, Davis. Koehler Kelly
| ThistIewood snyder Nagner Nellis
irhomas Scullin and Ne nan.
| The usual motion 10 dispense viii
reading the minutes Of the preyioa,
meeting was carried ami the mayo
then called Alderman koehler to the
chair Will be read his annual mes
sage On motion Of Alderman Nee
aan the message was received its va
rlons recommendation referred 10 the
several committees. and it was order
u 10 be published with the proceed
egs ana in pamphlet form Follow
ing was
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
Cairo Ill.,, May 7 1907
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of
The City Council The result OF the
recent city election II strong evidence
IL endorsement By the people OF Cairo
4 the administration Tor the past two
Years. and at the same time clearly
Indicates their desire to have The
work OF Improvement continued for
another two years This endorse
ment places new obligations upon the
newly elected officers and viii require
lf them tae continuance OF their best
efforts secure prompt and per
nanent improvements,
THE changed condition OF our city
fer the better Is noticeable on every
hand. and particularly Is this true Of
be extensive building Of homes and
business houses Of substantial and
modern character. and it is a source
If more han ordinary pleasure to-
nov that this character OF work is
,eing pushed forward at the present
line more rapidly than ever before in
ne history Oh caro-
"The most important work Of the
ity authorities has been carried on
largely though the effor OF the
Board Of Local Improvements In or
leI to establish more systematic
and permanent character of improve
rents II became necessary to build
rom the foundation.
Up 10 the present time no per
nanent sewerage has ever been con
aruc ed in The CITY, the sewers placed
Il different parts Of the city being
1nly suitable for surface drainage.
Through the enc getlc efforts of the
1oard of Local Improvements. con
irmed by the city council. per
nanent outlet sewer has been
planned developed and contracted
or at a cost Of over One Hundred and
Eigh Thousand Dollars This piece
;: work has been So carefully handled
-y the city's legal advisers that no OBJ
lection whatever has been made to
h. improvement from the beginning
b
nent in the county cont. and il is a
sreat pleasure o state to YOU at this
ime that al the proceedings relating
% this particular improvement have
been reviewed by able attorneys for /
the purpose of passing upon TITS
eeality. and NO error has been dis. =
covered whieh in the least viii in
validate the assess ment. OF he bonds
'hich VIII be- issued for the payment
I This main outlet sewer
Brick streets aafe been cont act . +
for and completed a cost of abort .
Eighteen Thousand Dollars. and th fa
now under construction work on
brick .reejs 10 COST Twen'ysik Thou 4
and Dollars"
"One Hundred and S'ztr-one Thou =
and Two Hundred square feet OF &C. i
ment sidewalks have been completed 4
IT a cost of Twentyfao Thousand /
five Hundred Dollars. and sixty NO
thousand square feet 81 cement side .
walks are now under construction A. I
, cost Of about Eight Thousand Dol 1
.ais- making iu length IFS ance ~ i
nearly ten mile
The Wors now untor contract for !
ireet filing amounts to over A.
"e cubic ards AT IL COS OF Twelve .
Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars
and there Is under construction /
lesIlv eight Thousand linesl feet ~ /,
aieral sewers Al cost al ai0u Ten
Thousand Dollar. Additional street I
sling and seRers have been divided I
.cr by ordinance NJ cosl Of about 1
Fifty12o Thousand Dollars. and the /
Busfd Of Local improvements has un- I
ier consideration the construction 81 I
81 Sers. street filing and stree paw /
ng. amounting 10 nearly Three Hun
bred aud TGeniyThuusand Dollars
making ~ oil for work that has been 4
completed is under construction. or /
j. being Planned toI hv ordinance