The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-08
Tells of Street Work Estimated to
Cost S6OO,OOO- Wants New
City Hall and More
Revenue
Says Ctys Moral Condition Is Better and Policy
Will be Continued-Appoin New Com
mttees- Council In Wrangle Over
Police Salaries

lrearly Six Hundred Thousand DO
lars The streets to be improved b
the above estimates include Popla
ana Sycamore streets. Washingto
avenue ana later streets betwee
!Twenty-second and Twenty-sevent
streets, etc
All of these Improvements VIII b
lpaid for in len annual installments
with the exception Of the cement side
walks. which are to be paid for il
one year under the provisions OF h
lefty ordinances and the State laws
when il II remembered that a con
siderable portion Of the first year O
This administration was devoted
largely to guaranteeing against yellow
!ieyar. which was done with great sue
cess, he result Of this two years
work is most gratifying and more
| particularly 50 ia consequence Of thf
TACT that 50 EAR. not the slightest oh
| lection has been recorded against any
one OF the several large improve
mcnts above enumerated butt, 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 han it has SO tar
been done.
With the large amount eli work
undes construction. as above enumer-
ated. it is not surprising nat the ex
penses Of tae city have been consid.
erably in excess Of what they were
lin former years Attorneys fees en-.
cheering services and clerical help
have been constantly employed 20 ac.
complish this great work-to say
nothing Of the court expenses, print.
ing bills. mailing, etc.
1.-THE slight increase OF revenue
from personal property that the city
has been able to obtain during the
past two years win 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 1t is prob
able that the income OF he city will
be very materially increased, as This
rs the quadriennial 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
have been made upon
or as improved property
has been destroyed.
During he past four years the in
valuation of real estate has
been exceptionally large. and the i'm
nrovements generally throughout the
city have been Of substantial and
ostly character. SO that when the as
SCISSORS work is completed T. is fair
10 assume that the assessed valuation
Of the property in the city and county
will be largely increased over what it
was four years ago
There are other sources OF revenue
which the city has a right TO take
1o ice Of and ! would direct the care
NH consideration by the proper com
pHtees Of the council 10 a number Of
hem.
"A year ago the ordinance provid-
ng tor the licensing of hucksters was
lcclared invalid. and no money has
lsen received from this source during
De past year. u has been recon-
mended and now that our improved
ttee are about 10 become a reality
sould sue-est the propricty Of con
a5er.ug jhe licensing Of vehicles Of
iii kinds upon our streets. Many
.acs 81 business that are nov paving
, license. could consistently. be
rallied upon 10 pay a little additional
,mouni. and Z emphasize the susges- +
ion that his class of revenue to be
carefully and promptly considered by
yoW Honorable Body
some years ago plan was
started and casr'ci almost 10 sue
-essfuI completion. of providing suit
able quarters Tor the city government.
,ut Inadvertently. the plans con
frii by he vayslde just as
hey wei, reaching completion !
have refcren, Q fo what is commonly
known to the people Of Csim as the
"a 81 l.uis plan 81 building city
iall
Since that project wa started.
Cairo has acquired a large portion III
he block of ground tha- was desired
.o- this purpose aud is nov IN much
bette shape 20 take mp the matter in
This. a. anr other way. if it seems
best. Nith a view of completing ar
raagcmsnts fDr "a suitable building go
hc used br the a 3 autho,itics. Tn
-cheme which has been called The
East 81 Louis plan. N You al know.
was io obtain vl=s 1rze num-