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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
THE CROSSING MATTER.

Today at Springfield the board OF
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ars will meet to consider III matter ct
GRO sing near Santa Fe. by The Cairo
( Thebes railroad over The c. & E. l.
racks about which SO much has been
printed in the Cairo press Cairo has
2 large &. legatlon OF leading citizens
n he state capital, who will appear
oefcte the commission as witnesses
Or advocates They are nearly all in
terested in tire Cairo & Tn bes rail
road The c, G E and Illinois Cen.
tral will al be represented by strong
delegations as witnesses aud attor-
1eys. I'll comnissl rers VISITED the
ceEc Of NE proposed crossing and
VIII probably be able TO judge of the
situation iHtclligcnily.
Much that has been said on the sub
icet in til local pres has been tingcd
with ill,will toward ono Of he pa. ties
o the controversy. the Illinois Cen
raj company which although but a
enanp f the c & E. l., has the same
light To be heard in this matter that
ither Of the other parties has, especi-
ally SAGE it may, some day become
he absolute owner of The G. & +. T..
racks in question. This faint of in.
win, and he citation Of matters which
an have no bearing upon the issue,
naturally tended TO weaken tn posi-
ion OF those who pposed the demand
for an overhead crossing. But a wri
20 In The Buile in several DAYS ago
mad" . very strong -repres utation
against this demand. by citing other
crossings in this section Of the state
where the Illinois Central had grade
crossings and where the circum-
tauccs $751; re such as go make them
much more dangerous 20 traffic bar
are these at Santa Fc
Naturally we should bc careful iu
ppn.ins amy cdcta by railroad com
panic tp prevent conditions which
may be- dangerous to The travelling
public cor those cuglg q IN tho opcrt
ton oj Our railroads and $50 know
hat grade CROSSINGS are auc careo
of .hg fearful buichrry which goes or
from one year, end 'o toe other on
onr railroads But in the case OF
such 90 sings as is proposed at or
3 ar Santa Fe. Or does cot seen that
he danger would ice very great with
ordinary precauti5n in the operation
of the TWO railroads: and while the
commission today probably will ignore
all the criticisms hat have been di-
rected against the Illinois C. atrial over
this matter it can not afford to- ignore
The conservative statement at facts
made by The Bulleti- s. correspond
cat Of lasr FRIDAY
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

Ebers Of lhe House to have passed q
bill for that purpose with the aid of
the Democrats
Throughout he life OF this Con
gress and almost mp to its last day
Republican members from the inter
or of the country were so firmly set
against the shipsubsidy bill that its
fate seemed hopeless
In every instance the powerful in.
lluence eXered BY the President aud
The speaker triumphed over the CON
yietions of members ard the wishes OF
their constituents.
The House touched not the tariff
at any point except to pass the Pres
idens Philippine tariff bill which
would 50 clearly have benefited no in.
terest in this country except the Sug
ar Trust and the Tobacco Trust chat
The Senate could not stomach II. Ey
cry move for broader relief from tho
tobherles Of he Dngley schedules |
was sternly suppressed by the Speak |
er and his lieutecants welding the /
club OF Reed rules.
The House promptly passed the I
bin to make only two
States Of the -four Southwestern Ter 4
'itories, though Congressman Roden-
lerg and others afterward frankly eX
planned chat they did not believe it
vas right The "insurrection" Of Re
publican members in favor of more
.beral statehood for the Southwest /
vas put down, and II was only a Re
publican revolt il the Senate which
aved Arizona from effacemen in
tatehood with New Mexico
1T was only on he shlp-subsidy bill
ha a considerable body Of RepubH
ans in the House asserted their in
ependence and voted their convict
ms II is significant Of future polit ~
,al divisions ina Of the forty Re. y
ublcans who. on Friday, voted y
sainst subsidy. all but one were -
ON the States Of the Middle West /
nd the Northwest ~
The value TO the country of the
residents pet measures enacted by
MS Conaress-his rate,regulating
eat-ins1a o.jon and pure-food laws
mains K iC tested by time and ex- y
'riencc. b
THE policy of bossism and suppress T
on, but for which the Flfty-ninta
% gress might have made a better r
cord in behalf Of popular interests.
TO receive the seyeFest test of all
the election OF next year Passing
10 history as the Gagged Congress
e record it leaves does not stfentb- =
he party which has controlled it
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
TALKED TO SLEEP

The ship subsidy is not dead al,
though it did not pass he present con
gress at the last Sc sion II was talk
ed TO sleep by the Democrats and will
come to life again at the next SEES
sion, probably more vigorous for the
rest it has had II is no. to be ex-
pectei that this great scheme will be
permitted to die Commenting upon
the s.tuati-n with respect to this piece
of attempted legislation. ye1terdays
Commercial-Appeal SAYS
No doubt the intent to commit this
grand larceny upon the public funds
is already established against the re
publican party This vote in the
house demonstrates this coHclusiyely
This interest can an win De usei 4
Democratic advantage in the next nd
tional campaign; bur the decd Is a
far better fulcrnm for the lever than
Is the intent We saved the country
from Republican robbery" is a good
cry Bul the robbery not suffered fails
to excite the anger and indignation OF
a larceny actually experienced. We
may appreciate the police for foiling
a burglar, but our opin on OF the bur
glar continues of a general character
If however, the rascal gets away With
our possessi Us the iniquity Of the
act is brough home to US and We de-
test all burglars accordingly.
So, from a campaign point of view
it might be good policy to let the Re
publieans get away with the peoples
goods, that the people may experience
the actual robbery. thereby exciting
the stronger indignation against the
robbers. Ethlcally however. the Dem.
ocratic senator's are quite right to use
every honest means 10 prevent the
robbery II is better 70 falk the roof
off the capitol han TO permit this in
famous measure 10 pass Certainly
II would cost the Uatlon less tp r..
place the roof than go pay even por
ton Of this stupcndous sw udic. and
certainly If Democracy prevents thc
steal the country will owe Democrary
all il asks f.. when % arraigus tho
would be criminals before the bar of
the people
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
TO PROBE THEATRE FIRE
Concluded from First Psge.)

even has o feed her because her
/ ha-ds were rendered useless Il is
such persons as these and their
fri Hds VINO have demanded nat some
ono be held TO account for the fire.
Mrs Naude Jackson volunteered 10
aid Assistant States Attorney Bar
bour by taking charge Of the women
witnesses in Danyille A fixed system
has b en- adopted for taking care of
the witnesses. The plan is to require
the presence OF amy one witness in
Danyile not more than a day and
might. Assistant States Attorney 3.
Avery Kimbarii viii manage the Chi.
.cago nd Of The rial summonfng from
day 10 day The required Witnesses and
referring TO tho law books
Assistant Statc's Attorney Barbour.
saia he con. ider5 as bis bos, witness
ea souc OF the Survivors Some ~
them as .aclud ii in tine party had
went ta nanyille with him
Cook County to Bear Cost
Assistaul Chicf Of Police Schuottlor
went To DauNlil today 10 appear as
witness States Attorney Healey viii
be present at tn trial during the most
important sessions
Cook County is to be congratulated
on the selection OF the two Danville
attorneys who are to take part in the
trial" said Mr.. Barbour Both are
hard workers and have spent much
tim in acquainting themselves with
the case A rough estimate of the
cost Of the trial is $4,000. which viii
be paid by Cook county"
The prosecution is considerably Fen
he dark as 20 what Mr. Davis d.
fen.e VIII be. II viii be- altogether
technical on if is said
Il feel confident shall be acquit-
ted said Mr. Davis Those who
diod i'm The Iroquois tncater fire were
the victims of circumstances over
which could have had mo- coutrul.
OF corrso 10 is most lam ntablc affair
to m"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
THE GAGGED CONGRESS

Yesterdays ST Loui. Republi
speaks editorially as follows Of the
congtess which ended It's work We
terday at noon:
The Fifty ninta Congress. whoa
expires by limitation noon today,
is memorable for the record that its
extravaganza in pouring out tire puo-
lie money surpasses that Of all prev
ious Congresses. and that in no other
Congress has The House been 50 sui
scrvsut 70 ihe dictation OF Ire Pro
idcut ard tho SpcaFcr
The majority of tbr Housc Ihs'
has been elected A. The same time a.
tho President i3paa er never faHe
to give him l-Y9l euppo7t The ogc-
whelming Republican msiorit, in ~.
Fifty ninth Congress has gone further
II has. REGARDLESS ol The iutercsls o.
wishes OF constituencies. simply re-
corded the viii e the Executive on
ever adm,nistr5iion measure
ii haa done tn ihnez which fhc
Preside il ifei. and Jets ndonr Ia
things which he forbade
when Ire Cong es5 assembled in
December. 1905. the sentiment TO-
tariff revision and reciprocity wa
kircng among Republicans Of the
West and to this sentiment there was
sn emphatic response from Tie r.
publ ans q Maesachusetz
IN faFor Ct making four State e
tho fou: Southwester Territcries
there were enough Republican men
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

ga per cent, per annum from the 31s
day Oh December, A. ID, 1906, payable
annually at the same time that the
said several instalments become due
and payable, respectively.
The said supplemental special tax
Is levied to be paid in Ten annual in
stallments, and the amount of the first
installment thereof is the sum OF
flfty-Nine Dollars and Seyenty-Two
Cents ($5972), and said ins,alment
became and was due and payable on
The 2nd day of January A. d. 1907 The
nine remaining instalments of said
supplemental speci1 tax are for the
sum OF Three Hundred $4,000 Dollars
each, and the same become due and
payable on the End day OF January,
A. d. 1908, the 2nd day of January.
A. d. 1909, the End day of January
ID, 1910, the 2nd day of January
ID, 1911, the End day of January.
d. 1917, the End day Of January, A.
d. 1913, the 2nd day of January A
d. 1914 the End day of January
D. 1915, and the 2nd day of January
A. d. 1916, respectively, and each ana
all OF said ten installments bear in,
terest at the rate Of five 90 per cent.
per annum from the 31st day of De
cember, A D. 1906, payable annually
at the same time that the said several
installments become due and payable,
respectively.
The combined amount OF the first
installmcnt of said original and sup
elemental special tax is the sum OF
Eight hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars
and Seventy Seven Cents (sS99.77D.
and the combined amount of the nine
installments OF said orig
inal and supplemental special tax is
the sum Of Fourteen Hundred l4O0)
Dollars each.
All persons interested are hereby |
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at he City Treasurer's |
office, at the Cairo National Bank /
No SO4 Commercial avenue, in the |
aity of Cairo Illinois, within thirty
800 days from the date hereof
Dated this seventh day of February.
\. u. 1907.
JAMES QUINN,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
CAREY HALLIDAY LUMBER co.
CHANGE OF NAME.

Notice is hereby given that by reso-
luton Of the stockholders Of the
Carey Halliday Lumber Co. adopted
al special meeting held on the 18th
day uf February. a. y 1907. and Ger
tfcste thereof flied iu office of thc
6 rrcfary If state # The state Of Il'i
nuie oH The Goth DAY ~ Fohrusrv
1909. and q Ittc certificate filed for
ecori I'm tho ofire Of the Recorder 0f
Deeds boz and for fhr Comfy Of Alex
aHGer Illinois ON the 2o.h day of
FEBRUARY. g. T.. 1907. the name ~
said CsrcyIalliday Lumber Go. has
been changed 20 National Lumber A.
NooIaai- CO.. lnl Tie capital stock
% the company increased to sz50o00
q. g. CAREY.
President IT said Company.
Attest. 7. D. CAREY.
Secretary Of said Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
COMPROMISE MAY FAIL
CONCLUDED from First PsEel

,,,.,..,, =. NJ. ~
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ing on The pure food bin on Wedne--
Gay. The ice cream and glucose IN
ieresis. ard perhaps the da.ry inter
esfs viii appear TO urge alterations.
vote in committee on this meas
IRE viii not be reached until next
week. and possibly later as Chair
man Glade has announced that all ig-
forests affected by tho memasure VIII
be given a hearing If they so desire
The appropriations committed viii
continue IT, hearings on the bills pro
vidi funds for the state Institutions
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
IA. 40. From soutl
lime CARD CAIRO ELEcTRIr RYs

BELT LINE cars due t. leave second st. 90
ing north on Commercial Ave. every Is min
utrs from a. m to p n
Going north on w alnut II. every IS minutes
from Sos a IN. to lG;6tu m.
POPLAR ST LTNE-Holorook Ave- car due
20 leave ~econ 1t s. ing ner h on Holercok
Ave. at h:h7; q n; 6;42; R;57; 7;l2 .. m. end on
same minqtes every houc until I0:42 and 1l;I2
y. m
Going west on Twenty Eighth ~. at sac;
6:i9; 6;3i; 49, and 7:0i a. and on same min
ute every hour un,ig 1881 aud :04 p. m.
Poplar st. CATS due to pass st. MarYs park
| minutes after leaving sec nd st.
BELT IL y OWL CARS north on Walnut
II 80 y. N. r.; 81 a. m; - q. m; 30 a. m;
90 %. M; 80 a. m 30 u. m.
North on cnmerelal-l2 90 y. m; 90 a.
M. . Ou a in r ru Z: ln 500 a ~. a. N,
eclt and owl cars are due To pass West
Thirty toug.h ST Is minutes after leaving
SEED nd IT
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

Mrs D L. PelL sister Of n. V.
Lewis. viii leave today for Florida
to be with her daughter Mrs, John
Thistlewood who has bee2 there
some time for her health and who
was reported as not so we'll Mrs
Pell viii axe with her little Anna
May, the baby daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thistlewood.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
February Circulation,

The above Is q correct stat ment Of
the number of copies printed of the
Cairo Bulletin for the year. 1906. and
during the month of February, 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me
this 2Sth day of February, 1907.
LEO ]. KLEB,
(Seall Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

Messrs Dan Hartman Chas. Feuch-
Ter, Jrr and II Il Halliday have re-
turned from their trip TO Cuba Mr..
Halliday returned Saturday night and
Messrs Hartman and Feuchter yester.
day. They were gone three weeks and
had a V ny pleasant visit in the big
island
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

The Bulletin is on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
CoIeman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.


In the city court Judge Ross dis
posed Of fifteen cases, in which he i'm.
posed fines amounting about $l75,
of which about $45 was paid Three
prisoners We're granted stays. seven
paid their fines and the remainder
Wen, to board il out with Jaier LutZ.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
Rest WAY % La. Mil

MANY persons who say they cannot
take milk because thev Jrinl IT. a.
meals ss # q we're water would find
that no di-szrs- able effect would fol-
low Vhen u=el in nice - TODD and
not - Q food a,rcmpsn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

Paul Schulz loft last night for
Springfield He is one of the Cairo
delegation who are interested in the
controversy over the Cairo & Thebes
crossing over the c. x t. I at Santa
Fe. which is to have a hearing before
The state board of railroad and ware.
house commissioners
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

Appendicitis has mae such sicsd-
progress 10 Gerueay f.-l wear 10
year iA-i medical zs,,r e.. have taken
u ~ L. ----isI extended staig.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrants No, g

Special Warrants No, 3.
Notice. Public notice Is hereby
given that the county court Of Alex
4nder county. Illinois. has rendered
judgments for a special tax, and for
q supplemental special tax upon prop
erty benefited by the following i'm
provement For the construction of a
vitrifed tile pipe sewer and Of vitri-
fed brick pavement 10 and upon
Ohio street. from the north line of
Eighth street to the north line of
Fourteenth street. in the city of
Cairo. Illinois. under Ordinance No.
% of said city Of Cairo, as will more
fully appear from the certified copies
of the judgments on file in my office;
that the warrants for The collection Of
such special tax are In the hands of
the undersigned
Said original special tax IS levied
tp Dec paid ga ten annual insiallmcpis
and the amount of tho first install
mcDt thereof ia the rum Of EiCh'
Hundred and Forty D,llara aud Five
Cents $50 ~. aud aaid tr tall
ment became and vas due and pay
able on tho 1nd day ~ January. A. d.
1907. The nine remaining installmcpts
If said original special tax are IT. ihe
sum Of Eleven Hundred tsll00i Dol
lar each and the a1me lacnmo due
and payable Sn the 2nd dag ct
Ia -rr-r- "a IONS Fra n-F Fat- -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
Aere,s the Eull Life Story.

The transition from childhood to
youth is eternity. from youth 10 man
hood is season Age comes in a
night and is incredible
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete cop
les of The Bulletin printed
daily and Sunday for the year
1906 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. POPS
Average number of complete and
and perfect copies of The Bulle
tin printed daily and Sunday
during February 1907 ..,... 2o70
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
A LlttIe Comfort.

An AGED physician says, Some
'imes We da NOT farsake our sins. but
1r sins iu4Hake us-N. Y. Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

8 city Of Cairo, Illinois, that iiemized
q scaled bids will be received by II i'm
n iii the hour of ten o'clock A. M. o
Al Tuesday, March 12th, A. d. 1907 70
the construction of the following 10
\ cal Improvement in the said city o
Cairo, namely;
For the construction Of main con
crete sewers on Commercial avenue
and Tenth street in the city Of Cairo
Illinois, first. sewer on Com
mcrcial avenue from a point
eleven GD feet north of the south
line Of Thirty eighth street to Il point
ten (10) feet south of the center line
OF Tenth street: and second, a sewer
on Commercial avenue from the north
line of Second street TO a point ten
tl0) feet south of the center line of
Tenth street, the two sewers con
ye,ging into a third concrete sewer,
10 be constructed on said Tenth
street, extending from the intersec-
ton Of a line ten G0l feet south Of
the center line Of Tenth street with
the east line of Commercial avenue
along line parallel to but ten (l0)
feet south OF the center line of Tenth
street TO a point in the Ohio river one
hundred and thirty-eight 1881 feet
east Of the east line of Ohio street,
etc, under ordinance No. Sc of said
| city Of Cairo adopted July 10, A. D,
1906, ana approved July H. A. d.
/ 1906
Itemized sealed bids viii be re-
Ceiyed for the construction Of said To-
cal Improvement as u whole in ac
cordance with The said ordinance
providing for the making of said i'm,
proycment Said bids shall be ac-
compaued by cash, or by a check,
payable TO the order of the President
of the Board Of Local improvements
Of the said city of Cairo, in his Off
ciai capacity. certified by a re
sp0nsible bank for an amount which /
shall equal ten per centum Of the az /
srogate OF he proposal or bid for the
making Of said local improvement I
and no proposal or bid for making
said local improvement will be CON
sidered by the Board unless the same
is accompanied by such cash or
check; and said proposals or bids shall
5e delivered TO the said Board of
Local Improvements and the said
Board Will in open session, at the
hour Of ten o'clock A. NJ, Of Tuesday
March 18th, A. D 1907 at the city
council chamber No. 1ll1 CONNER
cial avenue, in the said city of Cairo, I
open, examine and publicly declare
the said bids or proposals so delivered
10 il.
A COPY Of The ordinance above De, :
scribed can be obtained from the city
clerk Of said city of Cairo, at his
Office. at No iii Commercial ave
lue, in the said city Of Cairo, and !
he specifications for the said local :
can be found and ex.
mined at the office of the City Engi
leer of the said city of Cairo, a No
I'LL Commercial avenue, IN the said i,
eity of Cairo
The contractor, whose b4 shall he
accepted for the making Of said local
Improvement, will be required to on
or into contract with the said city Of
Cairo for the construction of said :
ocal improvement, and viii also be -
cquigcd to enter into a bond, payable
% the said city OF Cairo in the sum =
# hfty f5Hl per ccutum of he amount
# his BID, with security to be ap q
improvements. conditioned for the 7
# his contract ANA for holding said I
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

w Rolla Smith. the real estate
man, returned yesterday from bus.
mess trip.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05


the 2nd day Of January. a. y. 1916. re.
spectively, and each and all OF said
ten installments bear interest at the
rate Of five 60 per cent. per annum
from the 31st day Of December. A. u
1906, payable annually at the same
time that tho said several install.
mcnia become duo aud payable, TO
spe~ively.
The combined amount # ihc first
iuetaHmrut ~ aid original and sup
Elemental special tax is the sum If
Twenty Four Hundred. Eighty Eight
Dollars aud TbiriySix Cents 81.
1880. and the combined amount -
Tho nine remaining insialImouis If
-aid original and supplemental spec
iaI iav is The sum nf Seventeen Hun
dred u705l Dollars each.
All persons Interested are hereby
notified 10 cali and pay the amount
assessed az The cl.y treasuFer's Office
at the Cairo National Bank. No. s0l
Commercial aveT-1e. in the city Of
Cairo. Illinois. within thirty C5O) days
from the date hereof
Dated This seventh dsy u February
4 y 1921
JAMES QulSg.
Gig Treasurer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05

After 2 man reaches p O. ain age
MS shprers seem n he almost his sole
-Cuf1rt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS; CON
STRuCTION OF MAIN SEWERS.

Public rctice IS hereby given bv The
Board Of local improvements Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
JAMES QUINN.
CITY Treasurer
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrants No 4

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex.
.ander county. Illinois, has rendered
judgments for a special tax. and for
a supplemental special tax upon prop.
erty benefited by the following i'm
proyement: For the construction az
yitrifed brick pavement and other
improvements on Twenty.efghth
street from the west line of CONNER
cial avenue to the east line of Wash
ington avenue, in the city Of Cairo
Illinois under ordinance No. SO OF
said city of Cairo, as win more fully
appear from the certified copies of the
judgments on file in my Office: that
the warrants for the collection Of
such special tax are In the hands
of the Undersigned
Said original special tax is levied
70 be paid in ten annual installments
and the amount of the first install
ment thereof is the sum OF Twenty.
Two Hundred Dollars and Seven
Cents (E22o007), and said install
ment became and was due and pay.
able on the End day Of January, A. d.,
1907 The nine remaining install
ments Of said original special tax are
for The sum Of Thirteen Hundred
0$0O) Dollars each, and the same
become due and payable on the end