The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-29
INTERURBAN COMPLICATIONS
DISCUSSED In CITY COUNCIL
New Petitions From Property Owners, and New
Charter Will be Needed--0!d Ordinance
to be Re-Enacted

people coming here and buying goods
could pot have them shipped over the
road, but would have TO send them by
( some other method. The franchise
ordinance was entirely satisfactory in
its requirements and would not have
I 70 be changed except as TO the name
Of the beneficiary The changes that
were necessary We're in the frontage
petitions and in the charter OF the
company. In answer to questions Mr..
Hogan said the Mckinley people had
stated they would build the road If
the changes asked for were made, and
that instead OF taking a year they
would expect to build 1t within three
months ALI they wanted 10 know
was, Ii they went 10 the trouble and
expense Of procuring a new charter
etc. the city council of Cairo would
be willing to re-enact the franchise or
dinance previously enacted with only
such changes as the reorganization of
the company would make necessary
Mr.. Hogan spoke of the beneficial
effects OF interurban railroads in
Building up cities, and said he felt
sure that the benefits which came to
Cairo and to Mound City from the
building of the road would be very
great and lasting. The Mckinley
people are ready to build the road IL
the legal and technical irregularities
In the preliminary steps 50 far taken
were corrected.
Aldermen Koehler, NeIlis, Snyder,
Meehan and others asked questions
President Patier replied affirma-
lively to Alderman Meehans question
if the local companys interests would
be cared for in the reorganization He
said the local company wanted moth
ing except to see the road built for
Cairo The local company could be
taken cate OF III the changes that
were proposed 10 be made and would
te party to them
Mr. Neff said that Mr. Fischer de
sired an expression Of sentiment from |
the city council as TO what their feel |
Ing was concerning the proposed re
enactment Of the ordinance, He sug
gestel that a vote OF resolution Of |
some kind would be ID order
The mayor did not think that d vote |
could be taken until the ordinance |
was presented and This was the view |
generally entertained BY aldermen.
A number Of aldermen expressed
themselves ready TO vote for the ordi-
nance Or friendly to the proposition,
among them being Aldermen SculIin.
Koehler. Burke, Magner German. Fer
svson,- Bourgeois, Davis Kelly. Nellis.
Alderman Meehan objected to any
pledge by vote at this time desiring
first 10 see what was to be presented.
iefore promising 80 vote for H. The
ity council had passed the original
ordinance by d practically unanimous
'ote and he could zee no reason why
should not do so again if the next
rdinance were practically the same.
Alderman Thomas said he had OPP
oseI the former ordinance. because
I lad eliminated villa Ridge as one
g the terminals He said he wanted
he road TO go TO villa Ridge and so
lid the people of Cairo.
A suggestion by Alderman Davis
hat a representative Of the city wire
representative of the Mckinley /
ompany that The city council of Cairo
avors he Interurban railroad project
nd will re-enact the franchise ordi-
ance so as TO conform to the state
avs was not acted upon
a resolution by Alderman Snyder
hat the mayor he directed TO notify
IT. Fischer that the city council was
-iendly 10 The proposition, was sec
nded by Alderman Burke but was
'ithdrawn after expressions aeaint It.
The council adjourned without tax
rs any' action. but with the under
landing that the ordinance will be
,enacted when presented as stated.