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

4 tHdA tlAt tue pHlu4HS was ~ ''N'tHN
absolutely city property respect
fully urge the most careful consi5era
ton OF your Honorable Body to the
matter Of cons ructng suitable city
I buildings.
With the construction OF the main
sewer and the laterals 70 connect
with II as provided for by the scheme
|cf our city engineer. the heal hfulness
I Of Cairo would be very materially in
creased. were il not for the fact that
the disposition OF the garbage and
iohal OF the city is becoming a most
serious burden 1t has been the Gus.
tom to deposit the garbage upon
lands lying on side Of and south Of
the Mississippi levee These lands
have been recently pu chased by a
Cairo citizen and are now becoming
very valuable and likely to be i'm
proved within the very near future,
~ that it will be impossible to con
tinue 20 deposit the garbage upon
them mu-h longer
"The dispos ton III the ofal In the
city is even a moe serious PROPOSE
ion than of the garbage Formerly
The gardeners Of the city used prac-
ucaly all of tie offal from stables
fer fertilizer bur since all Of the land
used for gardening purposes has been
purchased by corporations for rail
road use. this method Of disposing OF
offal has been enti.ely eliminated and
Il is now a very serious question for
the city authorities o determine how
best to handle. recommend that the
proper committee of Your Honorable
Body give this matter their serious
attention.
The efficiency Of the police force
and the FIRE depar ment have been
particularly noticeable and are en-
tilted 10 recognition at this time The
collection of fines in the CITY courts
has amounted to nearly Eight Thou
sand Dollars during the past two
years, and but few criminals OF any
kind have escaped arrest In add
ton TO these collections ana arrests
the city iaAer has worked prisoners
upon the streets during the past two
years 4.l95 days The records of the
city of Cairo DO no show parallel
of these facts
The general moral condition of the
city shows marked improvement
brought about without any great
demonstration, bat nevertheless ef-
fectiy ~ accomplished. Such results
are more lasting and better enable
the bringing about Of further needed
reforms. which will be followed up
BY constant and conservative con
rinuation of the present policy.
THE wok OF the firemen has been
no less noticeable. as will be appre-
ciated when il is remembered that
during the two years pas there has
not been a fire within the city Of any
.erious character either financially
or in the loss OF high priced buildings.
These results can only he attributed
to The efficiency Of the respective
officers Of the city.
n canno. close this message with
out referring briefly TO some of the
events that have taken place here in
the past two years. Duing this al
ministration The city Of Cairo has
been IGNORED by the presence within
her border. OF the Rivers and Har-
bors commit ee Of the National Can
eress. together with a large number
Iof prominent citizens living along the
banks of TIE Ohio river and it's tribu'
taties all The way from Pittsburs to
Cairo This, perhaps was the most
important ea herring ever held in the
city and brought together more dis
tneaisaed people of national repnta
ton than have ever been here at any
one time
Following closely upon this visit
the Ohio Valley Improvement associa-
ton held It's annual NEE ing here.
ems it #s~ attended by ye,y many
prominent people from all lines Of
business The work accomplished at
that meeting was the most important
of any Of tho meetings held by this
powerful o.. organization. the resuf OF
which promises in the very near iu-
iurc mine foot stage Of water in the
Ohio river from Pittsburg TO Cairo.
Tae Lumbfrmen and Miilers have
feil impo tant and interesting ses-
Fions here during the past two years
end have booa Instrumental IN bring
.ne manv prominent people into the
city. These industries represent
large commercial interests in the city
and are imrartant factors in our
cuys welfare
9WHbin tGe past month he Bank
ers Of soutlcfa Illinois met he q Tor
rho purpose ri organizing themselves
into an association. in order That they
NAV strengthen our financial condi-
tieB- and continue To hold the con-
fdence II The people.
In addition to these important
meetings there have been several
orher gatherings Of greater or lesser
importsn-e 10 our city.
These meetings have been instr u
mental iu Bringing the atien son 81
lhe outside world fo the great ad-
vantages within orr borders. aud the