The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-29

/ rr,arycai.tf any hind c. Il SCRIP
tim. t*
ms understand It the city
council DOCS MT a. sire to abort
the rntcr',r'la1 ordinance except
liptn ~, tr XIII n that the d'y
shall at iva sarn timc bal, the
conFNrcirn cf m llterulbin
I road 10 Mound City and Mounds,
/ and that shN'id thrrn be a failure
~ construct an intrrurban + AL
t. wound CITY aud Mownis. {
would not want any grant by It to
take effect as to any proposed
road Cr. roads within the city"
Judge Lansden suggested amend
n,ents which aimed to compel the
building of an interurban railway and
these We're accepted by the promoters
md by the CITY, council But other
matters to which the Judge took ex-
rtitn In his report, were left un-
changed One Of these was referred
to by Judge Lansden as follows.
AS drawn. it Is well night inn
possible to obtain definite un-
Outstanding OF the meaning or
legal effect of the ordinances.
Sections /, 2. g. 4. 5, g. I, s, II.
Y and Is, CT the Interurhan ordi-
nance are identical with sections
/ 3, As. 6. Z, s, Q, 10 IL. II and
IS of the Terminal ordinance,
and there seems to be gra
of the same rights and privileges,
within the city, to each one of
the companies separate and dis
tinct corporations as they are
1t may wen be a question in the
minds Of wise representatives of the
people whether or not measures
should be placed upon the books of
the city which, in the opinion of the
city's legal representative. have such
doubtful meaning, and the question is
the more serious because of the inn
portance Of the measures aud because
Of the length of time during which
they are to he effective, if effective
at all
Bot the ordinances are not right
in other respects. They are lacking
"a some important provisions which
they should contain which similar or
dinanees in other cities do contain.
and witch the interests of the people
doma~l shall be embodied in them
President Mckinley was quoted in
tn ese columns some days ago in elc-
uuent eulogy of the people of Dan
vile for their liberaiity in the treat
'neut of interurban railways, and Mai. |
Hogan In his letter elsewhere speaks |
~ that city as an example for Cairo. |
md yet the authorities of Dalville !
1ave given the Mckinley company no |
such ordinances as those proposed to
70 forced through the city council
,cre. 4asl The Bulletin has already |
,ointed out. As The Bulletin has
stated Cairo can well afford to give
70 iptesy'rban company what the Nc
[Inley company has in Danville. or in
ny other Illinois city where 1t is
operating and the 50-year term of the
ordinance need not stand in the way
L all II the ordinances are made to
.uard the interests of the people prop
rly.
II Ia Of the greatest importa nee
hat the Cairo Traction company, nor
ny other local selfish interest shall
.ot be permitted to influence the rep
esentatives OF the people against an
aterurban railway. or against any
ther pseject of value to the people;
ut 1t Is of equal Importance that no
nan or set OF men shall be permitted
% use. or arorse, prejudice agai1t
he Cairo Traction company, or
gainst any other private or corporate
interest for the purpose Of making 1t
cloak or cover for unreasonable
Y questionable schemes against the
ublic good.
The Bulletin. in common with every
ian aud woman in Cairo, is earns ly
nj honestly in favor of an interurban
ailway and for that reason it de-
lores the very unsatisfactory state
Ito which the project has. fallen and
deplores especially the seeming de-
,rmination IN the part of the prN-
oters not to yield to such reason
bic demands as are plainly dictated
y common senSe and good law
demands which are yielded to In
her communities where interurban Il
always operate. and which are
early in line with the public IN I
rests. Ii