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

lrvarly Six Hundred Thousand Dol
lars. The streets to be improved By
the above estimates include Poplar
and Sycamore streets Washington
avenue aud later streets between
Twenty-second and Twenty-seventh
streets, ctr
"All OF these Improvements Will be
lpaid for In ten annual installments,
with the exception Of the cement side
walks which are ~ be paid for in
one year under the provisions Of he
icitv ordinances and the State laws
When il Is remembered that q con
siderable portion OF the first year Of
Ithis administration Was devoted
largely to quarantluing against yellow
fever. which was done with great sue
cess. he result OF this two years
work is most gratifying and more
particularly 50 in consequence OF the
fact that 80 far. not the slightest OBJ
lection has been recorded against any
one of the several large improve
meuts above enumerated: BUT on the
contrary. the people are urging upon
he CITY council and the Board Of Lo-
cal Improvements the Importance OF
pushing This class OF Improvement
work in different parts Of the city
even more rapidly than it has SO far
been done.
with the large amount Of work
t,nf,e~ construction as above enumer.
ated. it Is not surprising hat the eX
Dense- Of the city have been consid,
erably in excess of what they were
I'm former years. Attorneys fees. en-
cheering services and clerical help
have been constantly employed to ac-
complish this great work-to say
nothing Of the court expenses, print
line bills. mailing. ETC
THE slight increase Of revenue
from personal property that the city
has been able to obtain during the
past two years viii not. of course, be
sufficient To meet the large amounts
that have been expended in connec-
Jon with these public matters; but
the special assessments have included
the cost Of making them and will be
collected and returned to the city as
the assessments become due
After the present year il is prob
able that the income of he city viii
BE- very materially increased, as this
is the auadriennial year in which the
assessment of real estate is made
The county assessor is only allowed
10 make changes in value Of real es-
tate once in -four years excepting as
improvements have been made upon
property. or as improved property
has been destroyed.
During he past four years the in-
creased valuation OF real estate mas
been exceptionally large. and the inn
movements generally throughout the
city have been Of a substantial and
-ostly character. SO that when the as
SCISSORS work is completed j. is fair
"a assume that the assessed valuation
Of the property in the city and county
viii be largely increased over what IT.
was four years ago.
There are other sources Of revenue
which the city has right 10 take
no ice OF and ] would direct the care
fui consideration by the proper com
n,rtees Of the council 10 number OF
them
a year ago the ordinance provid-
ing tor the licensing of huck-ters was
Feciared invalid. and no money has
tt.rn received from this source during
she past wear It has been recon-
meudcd and now that our improved
=tree + ara about Is become a reality.
could suggest The propriety OF con-
STEERING Tho licensing 81 vehicle OF
az kinds upon our streets. Many
hars If business that are now paving
a license. could. consistently. De
called upon to pay "a little additional
amount. and emphasize the sHgges-
zion tha, his class Of revenue 10 Dee
carefully and promptly considered b.
your Honorable Body
some years ago plan was
started and carItei almost 90 q sue
lceesm completion. of providing suit
able quarters for the city government
lieut. inadvertently. ihc plans con.
.tempIsted fcH hy he etyside just a.
+ shey were reaching completion
; Pave reference FOB Nhst is commonly
known to tbs people 81 Csino a. the
/ - 81 Louis plan 90 building a ci'y
fran.
since that project wa started
Cairo has acquired a large portion OF
iflo hincb ri ground ira was desire
If8- this Burpazr and g. nov in mucl
bcffe saape to take up the matter 90
ittis o- anr other way. u o. seem.
he-f. 9th q Fiee 81 completing ar
lraaeemfHis ior a suitable bailding q.
boz used hF fhe 81 s aafhoiities. Tn
scheme atich bias been called fh'
Easi 81 louis piannaf IN an know
uss 10 obtain ~ fqtze Hum