The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-23

Twenty. and Nest Twenty
sixth streets Sewers from CONNER
cia to Park avenues and filing the
same.
Twenty-seventh and West Twenty
S venth stree s-.-Sewcrs from Com
mercal TO Park avenues, filling from
/ Walnut street To Park avenue.
| Center aud Locust streets--Sewers
from Washington to Park avenues and
hling from Holbrook avenue TO Big
! Four tracks.
The mayor inyit citizens pres
ent TO EXPRESS themselves on the
subject thus outlined. He said II
was desired 10 build the sewers at
once as drainage was badly nseded
throughout the territory indicated
But he felt that the filing might be
| held back until 1t could be ascertain
ed whether cr not II was possible TO
procure lower price than that given
| in the estimated cost of the WORK.
J. H. Galligan endorsed this view.
He said he was interested in several
of the sire Is named in the resolution,
He was anxious for the proposed Inn
provements but felt that II bids for
the filing were demanded a, once the
cost would be considerably higher
than it would be a littls later. The
sewers We're needed at once and he
hoped no time would be lost in build
ing them. but the filling should be de.
layed, in his opinion. until later when
1.-THE Cairo Dredging Company would
be in condition to bid on it,
Alderman Koehler was opposed TO
|delay unless good reason could be
had. in the way OF some assurance
from the Dredging Company that they
would b. in a position to bid later
Mr. Galligan said it would probably
'be impossible to get any one else to
take a filling contract now He did
not believe yard of dirt would be
hauled into the city this summer.
The mayor said Sycamore street
would have TO be filled by wagons "a
any event. as the Dredging COMPANY
would not be able 10 80 there with It's
pipe. The Dredging Company had
work now rntil December %lst, but
hoped to be ready for city work be
fore that tins
Judge Dewey said he owned prop
erty on two Of the streets. The sew
ers were badly needed and could not
he built too fast for him. but in thu
filling the Cairo Dredging Company
could probably save citizens from %
To 80 per cent and it was the duty OF
aldermen to save them this if it could
be done
Alderman Snyder believed that the
adoption of the resolution calling for
ordinances providing for both sewers
and filing would not necessarily pre-
vent the city council putting off the
filing for a reasonable time. Bids
might even be called for and all re.
iected if they We're FOUND to be toe
high
Mr. Galligan said that was his view
There was no need to hold up the res
olution then pending, as the filing
proposition could be taken care OF
anyway. He suggested that a confer
ence be held by the mayor with repre-
sentatives of ths Dredging Company
TO ascertain how soon that company
would be prepared to bid on the work |
and that the future action Of the |
board on the filling be guided by tn,
result of that conference.
II was stated that President Maget
of the Dredging Company, had SAID
at a meeting Of the Board some days
ago. that his company would be able
to consider city WORK in ABOUT thirty |
days.
Several OF the negro property own
ers present also spoke briefly for the
improvements.
No further remarks were volun
teered and a motion to adopt the reso
luton calling for an ordinances provid
ing for the work outlined was unani
mously carried.
Another resolution providing for an
ordinance ordering sewers on Divis- |
ion and Center streets from Holbrook
avenue to Sycamore sire and on
Twenty-first street from Commercial
avenue 10 HolbroJk avenue.
There was no response 10 the may
or's quest for views from citizens,
and this resolution was also unani-
mously adopted.
The total estimated cost OF the i'm.
provements above provided for is $751;
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