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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.

Council Chamber. Cairo, Illinois
September n, 1870.
Especial Meetingl
Present. Hon. George Parsons
Mayor. and Aldermen Ferguson, Cor.
man, Kelly Magner. Meehan, Nellis,
Thistlewood and Thomas.
Absent: Aldermen Bourgeois. Burke
Davis, Koehler, Scullin, Snyder.
The mayor stated the object Of the
meeting to the consideration of an
ordinance to extend the time of the
Cair0 Electric q Traction company
for the completion OF the street rail
way tracks on Washington avenue
Alderman Meehan introduced an or
dinance entitled HAn ordinance ex.
tending the time for the completion
by the Cairo Electric and Traction
company Of its street railway track
on certain parts of Washington ave
nue., and also extending the time for
the completion BY the said Cairo Elec-
trie and Traction company Of the Sec.
ond street railway track on certain
parts OF Washington avenue which it
is also to construct as provided for
by the terms aud conditions of an or
dinance authorizing the construction
and operation of said street railway
tracks on Washington avenue in the
City of Cairo. Illinois, said ordinance
being numbered 119. adopted March
22nd, 1907, approved March %. 1907"
The above mentioned ordinance
was read at length the first time.
Alderman Meehan moved the ordi
rance be referred to the ordinance
and street committees and a recess of
FIVE minutes be taken to give the
committees time to consider and re
port, and that the mayor be EN-.
powered to temporarily fill the vacan-
cies on the ordinance committee
caused by the absence Of a quorum Of
that committee The motion was
adopted unanimously.
The mayor appointed Aldermen
Ferguson and Thomas to said vacan.
cies.
After recess the ordinance and
street committees reported recon,
mending the adoption of the ordi-
nance above mentioned.
Alderman sculiin appeared and
took his seat
Alderman Magner moved report b.
received. rules suspended and ordi
nance placed on second reading. The
motion was adopted by the following
vote: Aye-Fergnson. German. Kelly
Magner. Meehan, Nellis. ScullIn. This
tiewood and Thomas-9. Nay-None
The ordinance was then placed on
second reading and read at length.
Alderman Nellis moved the adop-
tion OF the ordinance as read and
recommended. The motion was
adopted by the following vote: Aye
Ferguson. German. Kelly, Magner
Meehan. Nellis Scullin. Thistlewood
and Thomas. Nay--None.
Alderman Meehan moved to ad.
jonrn. The motion was adopted.
The council then adjourned.
. ROBERT A. HATCHER.
City Clerk.
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NEWS Of RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
CAPT. FAuDREE OF THE COAL
COMBINE RESIGNS CAIRO
AGENCY TO GO INTO
BUSINESS.
CAPT COLE ON TRIAL
Charged With Permitting the Dick
Fowler to Jam One OF the Boats
In Presidents Fleet to
Memphis.

1t is understood In river circles
here that Capt. Faudree had resigned
Sis position as Cairo agent of the
Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal ana Coke company He win en-
gage in business in Cairo for himself.
Capt Faudree has been with the COM
pany as Cairo agent about two and q
half years, He was with the company
under Capt. Bradley for some time
before that. His resignation has no
connection with the trip 10 Memphis.
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HARD FIGHT EXPECTED
Concluded from First Page.)

ing practically life tenure of Office.
The popular sentiment for some
kind Of a primary system is 50 strons
hat the state committees Of the two
parties are likely to recommend a vol
lntary primary election in each coun
y. following as nearly as practicable
The provisions of the law just invali
lated Objections will be made in
many instances to the expense inyOl-
we'd. but it is probable that a major
ity Of the counties viii hold some
kind Of primary election.
The decision Of the supreme court
has simply created a new situation in
Illinois politics. Previous predictions
and calculations amount to nothing
COW. The political developments dur
ing the next two or three months viii
be both interesting and important
J. M'CAN DAVIS.
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CAPT Marx Cole "on the Carpet

Capt Mark Cole, of the steamer
Dick Fowler. is ~on the carpet as a
-esuIt of the Dick Fowler jamming
II light house tender between Cairo
and Memphis en- route to the water
ways convention held in Memphis last
week. Az soon as the fleet Of steam
ars reached Memphis an lnvestigat.
tion followed an inquisition as to
Capt. Coles conduct in allowing the
Fowler to bump into the little tender
in the course of the trip. Passengers
cn the Fowler weir net aware Of the
collision ANA did not know there
vas anything wrong until the alarm
was sent up. The bump was only
slight and no damage done, but the
captain. It IS alleged was held re-
sponsible for the accident.
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Inspecting River Gauges.

The government steamer Choetaw
came up from Memphis yesterday.
she has on board party of engineers
headed BY Capt Bell, who are on q
trip Of inspection of river gauges and
banks generally. all the way frorl
the jetties 10 Cairo. They are taking
note also Of river conditions general
ly In respect to sand bars state of the
banks, etc, upon which an elaborate
report will be made.
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JUDGE LANspEN,s REPORT.
Following Is the report Of Judgf
Lansden on the ordinances:

/ FOLLOWING Is LHe report Oh JuuSe
Lansden on the ordinances:
Cairo, Ill., Oct /, 1907.
To the Honorable, the Committee on
Streets of the City Council of the
City Of Cairo. Illinois.
Gentlemen: | have examined the
two ordinances placed in my hands a
few days ago by Alderman Meehan-
the one of which | will call the Inter
Urban Ordinance and the other the
Terminal Ordinance.
These two ordinances seem to be
entirely separate and Independent.
The Interurban Ordinance provides
for the repeal Of Ordinance No. 120
approved March 23, 1907, and of Ordl-
nance No. 125. approved May 49, 1907,
amendatory of the former ordinance.
Those ordinance for the repeal of
which this Interurban Ordinance pro-
yides We're for an interurban road,
but this ordinance does not provide
for the construction or operation of
any such road but for a road wholly
within the City of Cairo and wholly
upon Fourth Street and Washington
Avenue and Sycamore Street to a
roint twelve hundred 1200) feet
south OF the city limits. The road
provided for, therefore, seems to be
street railroad wholly and not an
interurban road. for there is no men
tOn of Mound City or Mounds or any
ether town or city but the City of
Cairo. Ii seems to be a street rail-
way, at least so far as the construc.
tion OF the road is concerned. and
those provisions Of the ordinance re
lating to freights. freight and funeral
cars would seem to be quite out of
place. They become. of course, in
telligible when taken in connection
with the provisions of the Terminal
two ordinances seem to be wholly
separate and Independent and to cen.
tain separate and independent grants.
Section q Of the Interurban ordi-
rance provides that the company
shall build its railway track upon
Washington avenue from Fourth
Street to Sixth Street and from Twen-
tieth Street to Sycamore Street by
the first of July. 1908. and that the
company shall have two years from
its acceptance Of the ordinance with
in which TO build II. track upon Syca-
more street from Washington Avenue
to a point twelve hundred G20Gl)
feet south Of the city limits. and that
should il fail as to any one Of these
limitations or requirements IL sha
forfeit only those rights which pertain
10 50 much of the line which it fai s
T. construct within the required time
cite this section as showing with
other parts Of the the ordinance. that
this 1nterurban Company does not
undertake in and by the ordinance TO
construct an interurban road Of ans
kind OF description.
As I understand It. the city council
ines not desire to adopt the Interlr- I
ban ordinance except upon the condi-
ton that the city shall at the same
time obtain the construction of an
Interurban road to Mound City and |
Mounds. and that should there Be a
failure TO construct an interurban |
read to Mound City and Mounds, il
would not want any grant BY it te
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The WEATHER
General Conditions.

The day was fair ana cloudy By
turns with d strong breeze from the
nefth Rain was reported by the
government bulletin IN the section Of
country east OF the Mississippi. being
heaviest In the Tennessee valley;
Columbia Tenn reporting l.2S
inches, Johnsonvilse. Tenn, 1874, and
Paincah, KY. LOO. Rain was re-
ported from 1g points. The extremes
Of temperature were SIS at New Or
leans and 32 at ST. Paul
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As to the fifty (55) years clause or
section in the Terminal ordinance. !
have to say | see no objection to the
same; provided the ether sections
and provisions OF the ordinance are
satisfactory. A shorter term would
bc of course. to the advantage OF the
eity: for to every renewal of the term
cr to every extension thereof, could
tc attached new conditions that might
serve many good purposes both for
the city and the public at large. But
corporations undertaking enterprises
ike this cannot afford to make large
expenditures or Investments without
obtaining reasonably long periods Of
time for the use and enjoyment Of the
Grants made TO them. The construc-
ton Of an interurbau railway to
Mound City and Mounds, such as will
serve the public and the company to
the best advantage. will require the
expenditure of a large sum of money.
This money. of course. while called
an expenditure. is really nothing but
the investment of so much actual
capital: and these w1o make the e.
ronditure and investment mUst see.
with reasonable clearness. that the
grant to them both as to terms gen
orally and time in particular is such
that they viii not be found to be
losers in the end.
The twenty years limitation found
in al Of the street railway ordinances
was required by the street railway
act of March 18th. 1874. called tse
Horse aud Dummy act. and is now
required by the street railway act cf
March 7. 1879. which repeals the for
mer act
But this terminal railway company
Is, as I understand it. incorporated
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
MOUNDS GUN CLUB
Annual Tournament in Which Much
Sport Was Had and Cairo Won
the Amateur Honors.

The Mounds Con Club had a tourna
meat yesterday which was one Of the
events Of the sea-on in this section.
1t was attended BY several profes
sional shootists. and by members cf
the Cairo Gun Clrb. Much enthuss.
asm was shown. The amateur honors
we're woa b. the Cairo members the
FIRST trophy by ". E. Whitney who
scored p IN 2s and the second BY
Thomas Gardner who scored p in Is.
All who attended had a good days
sport
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
HARRIMAN'S POLICIES
Endorsed in Resolution Adopted BY
Union Pacific Stockholders in
Annual Meeting in Utah.

Salt Lake City, Oct. Sc. H. Har-
riman and his policies were endorsed
ir a resolution passed by the annual
meeting Of stockholders of the Union
Pacific railroad company here this
afternoon. The board of directors
directors was reelected without oppo-
sition and the meeting was almost en-
tirely Of a routine character.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio. at Evansville, not much
change during the next sc hours. AT
At Vernon will continue rising dur
ing the next 30 hours. At Paducah
1ot much change during the next %
hours.
The Tennessee. from Florence to
the mouth not much change during
the next sc hours.
The Mississippi, frcm helow St
louis TO Cairo. will continue rising
slowly during the next &C hours.
n. NJ. CUNNINGHAM,
Observer.
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snzrp tcncues.

Men ousht to find the difference be-
tween saltness aad bitterness. Ger
tainly he that hath satirical vein,
as he maketh others afraid of his wit,
SO he hath need be afraid of others
snarnnrv Francis Racon
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Free Lecture This Afternoon.

A free lecture on Ibsen will be Civ
On at the opera house this afternoon,
which ought TO attract a large audi
enee. II will be by one familiar with
the subject and with the lecture plat
form.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
Passss the Limit.

A man may have an intense love
for children. but It all departs for q
time when he clutches the aftermath
OF molasses candy on the doorknob. .
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

Moving pictures and song of much
merit at Pathe, on Eighth street AMI
at the Nickelodeon on Washington
|avenue.
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/ lt is well known. however, tnat tne
city and the people generally desire
the early construction Of an interur.
ban road. and they are willing to
make any and all reasonable conces-
slons to obtain the same; and all that
they desire, as | understand IT, is that
these ordinances shall contain pro-
visions which win reasonably well
protect the city and the public in the
making of these grants and secure to
them the best results attainable un-
der present existing circumstances.
To aid in doing this, | have pre-
lpared an amendment to each one OF
these ordinances, and | herewith sub
nit them to you and the representa-
tives of the two companies If ac
ceptable to both, they can be incor
porated in the respective ordinances
IN proper places; out it must be OBJ
served that their introduction into the
ordinances will necessitate the
change OF some other sections, at
least to a limited extent
The section which should, in my
Judgment, be incorporated in the said
Interurban ordinance is as follows:
The rights and privileges herein
granted are granted upon the express !
and precedent condition that the road
or railway herein provided for, shall
be constructed and operated only as a
part of an interurban road or railway. |
to extend from the said Ohio Street. |
along Fourth Street, Washington Ave
rue and Sycamore Street and on to
Mound City and Mounds, in Pulaski |
County; and the grantee herein it's
successors and assigns are hereby
given to the first day of July. 1908. to |
construct and complete its railway on |
Washington Avenue from Fourth |
Street to Sixth Street and from Twen-
tieth Street to Sycamore Street, and |
should the said road or railway not |
he constructed and completed from
the northern terminus of the railway
herein provided for on to Mound City
and Mounds, aforesaid, within three !
$50 years from the date of the pass
age of this ordinance, all the rights
and privileges. of every kind and de-
scription, herein granted shall cease
and determine and be null and void;
bat lapse OF time caused BY nnavoid-
able accidents. occurrences or pro
ccedings shall be excluded from the
above time limitation. Should the
provisions of any other part or parts
Of this ordinance conflict in anywise
with the provisions of this section,
the latter, that is, the provisions Of
this section, shall govern and con-
troll.
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There Is comfort in the thought that
the barking deg never bites until Tou
happen TO think that the biting dog
seldom barks.-SomerviIle Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
Yankee Ingenuity.

An item Of news from the insect
world is that an American is said
to have trained a silkworT1 to sing
cocoon songs.-Londcn Punch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

Results is what the advertiser vssfs
ana that 70 what he gets when he
places his advertising In the Bul
-<<n-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
The section which, as / view the

The section which, as ] view the
matter, should be included in the
Terminal ordinance is as follows:
Section The object and purpose
Of the City of Cairo, in the enactment
Of this ordinance, is to obtain the
|construction OF an interurban railway
from Ohio Street in the said City OF
Cairo along Fourth Street Washing
tor Avenue and Sycamore Street on
TO Mound City and Mounds in the
County of Pulaski, and Unless such a
-ailway shall be fully constructed,
completed and put. into operation,
from the said Ohio street to the said
Mound City and Mounds aforesaid by
1r before three (3) years from the
date of the passage of this ordinance
all the rights and privileges herein
granted shall cease and determine
and be null and void; but lapse Of
time due to unavoidable accidents,
occurrences or proceedings shall be
excluded from the above time limita-
ton and should this section or any
mart thereof in anywise conflict with
the provisions of any other section Of
this ordinance, this section shall In
al respects govern and control.
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WANTED-Piain sewing. 529 CeI-
ter street Children's dresses z5c;
dressing and shirt waists 55c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

FREE LECTURE ON TSBEN" BY
MRS. SARAH E. DUNBARS--AT
CAIRO OPERA HOUSE, q p. M,
WEDNESDAY,.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

As above stated, the amendments
to the ordinances, as herein advised,
will make necessary certain changes
lin other sections OF the same These
changes can be made at an early day
and the ordinances made ready for
fassage by the city council. and very
little frrther delay caused. These
are matters Of importance; and the
delay about which some persons seem
to greatly complain is due wholly to
the action of these companies them
selves. The city council has done
almost everything that any company
could have asked and It seems quite
willing now to accept much less than
was promised at the outstart.
Those parts of the two ordinances
which provide forforfeitures pro tanto,
that is. forfeitures only of those parts
ct the line over which the companies
may fail to build their road or roads.
ought to be stricken out. Neither the
city nor the people want only a part
of an interurban road. Villa Ridge
should be no further curtailment or
shortening OF the line or chance
therefor. Such a thing. 7 am sure. is
not thought OF by these companies or
either of them: but these restrictive
forfetures do not look well and teld
only to create doubt and distrust.
After these ordinances have been
changed. as herein suggested. please
return them TO me. and will. no
doubt. be able to return them to the
or to the city council with
ir an hour or two. All interlineations
Dr other like changes. when agreed to.
should be made in ink and not with
pencil.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN N. LAN'SDEN.
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Too Late to Classify.

FOR RENT-Furnished room with
board for two gentlemen. 529 Center
street
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

See HILLS Wonderful Clock.
tells things.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

Don't fail to see Hull. Matinee and
night
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

Forecasts for Today.
Cairo and vicinity--(I (Issued at Chi.
cagO)-- Fair, warmer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

Read the Bulletin snd get all the
oeHs whfIe Il is nsva
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN N. LAN'SDEN.

Hull and Harry Kellar are friends
belong to the same magical society.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

Flags OF all Nations-Hull master
piece will please all
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-09

under the general act for the ineor-
poration of companies to build steam
railroads or as they are now gen
orally called commercial railroads,
the act of March 1st. 1872, as amend
ed June I'd. 1891 The 5th section Of
this act limits the life of the corpora
tion to fifty (50) years, but provides
for renewals for fifty years, under
certain conditions.
The Illinois Central the former
Cairo & st. Louis R. r. Co. and the
former Cairo a. Vincennes r. r. Co.,
All incorporated under special acts Of
the legislature, and whose charter
rights were perpetual, were all given
by the city council of the City OF
Cairo certain rights and privileges on
rights are now no doubt held by said
companies or their successors, net
for twenty or fifty years but in per
retuity; and so I would say see no
objection to this fifty (50) years grant
il the ordinances are otherwise ac-
ceptable to the committee or to the
CITY council.
There are number of sections in
these ordinances which relate wholly
to questions Of policy. As to these,
the committee and city council must
decide. They are. of course, import
ant and should receive due considera-
ton. much as the public desire to
expedite matters and avoid further
delay. But | may here remark that
the general powers OF the city to
regulate the operation of all kinds OF
railroads within their limits are so
extensive that it is less necessary to
enter into restrictive details.
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City Election.
Missouri Ledger, Odessa:

Missouri Ledger, Odessa:
The special city election to fill the
vacancies caused by the resignation
of the mayor and there aldermen,
was held Tuesday, Very little inter.
est was taken in the election, about
one-half the votes OF the town being
polled.
For mayor Isaac W. Carson received
l55 votes and r. M. Taylor 80.
For alderman-First Ward w. J.
Turner 26, R. P. Marshall q, VIM,
Johnson 20.
Second Ward-James T. Blackwell62.
Third Ward-C. A. Gilbert 81,
G. U. Fishback 26. Mr.. Fishback
when he found they were running
him had his name Withdrawn at noon.
AT the election N April, 1906, the
total vote cast for mayor was 397,
three votes being thrown out because
the whole ticket was scratched, max.
ing the total vote at that time 400
Mayor Benning received 215 votes
one o than the total vote cast al
this election.
No matter what the incoming ad.
ministration does one-half the voters
of the town have no right to kick as
they shirked their duty in selecting
the men to III the city's affairs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-22
Neglect of the Bible.

Christian Advocate.
Prof. G. S. Hall, a prominent leader
in New England educational circles,
is of the opinion that the Bible is
becoming Obsolete" in the sense
that it is not now read or studied as
it once was.by students of,Colleges or
even by the pupils of Sunday School.
He says that his own observation
and that of others who have given
attention to the matter, shows that
among college students for example,
ignorance of the Rihle, mere os15o-
tally of the books OF the Ola Testi-
ment is almost incredible.a
AS a remedy he suggests that all
colleges, universities and even high
schools, should insist upon a know
ledge of the Scriptures as preIim-
mary to entrance. He is right, Our
version of the Bible was made at a
time when the English language was
at the height Of its excellence. 1t
had never before been so good and
in spite of the addition of maDy
thousands OF words to its vocabulary,
it has never since been better. Leav-
ing entirely out of the question its
character as a revelation, the Bible
is worthy of study purely as a classic
of the English language, 1t is the
source, the fountain head Of English
literature and from that fact alone,
should not be allowed to fall into
disuse among the young. Viewed
as a classic, it is worthy of all the
study that car be given it. A liter
airy taste founded on the language
and imagery of the Scriptures can
never be far astray.