The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council { amber, Cairo, Illinois, May
5, 1908.
q ST Regular Meeting)

Tres nj Hon, George parsons
MaytiS and Aldermen Burke. Cannon
Davis. Ferguson, German, Kelly, Koch
Ter, Magnar.. Meehan, Nellis, Scullin
Thistlewoods
Absent: Aldermen Bourgeois and
|Greaney.
Minutes.
Alderman Meehan moved the min
utes OF last regular and intervening
special meetings be approved without
reading. The motion was adopted
unanimously.
The mayor called Alderman Koch
Ter TO the chair and took the floor and
read his annual message to the coun'
ell as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF
the City Council: Another fiscal year
in the history of Cairo has closed
and upon the beginning of the new
year, it becomes my duty as we'll as
pleasure, to address you apon the
various matters of interest to the
city, physically, financially and NOR
ally.
desire first to review briefly the
work of the past fiscal year
Perhaps the most eventful occasion
in the history of Cairo was the visit
of President Theodore Roosevelt, to-
gether with a large party Of distin-
guished and representative officials
from all parts of the country, on Dc
tober 3rd last. 1t is the only time
that a president of the United States
has honored the people of our city
with a personal visit The satisfactory
results of the efforts of the people OF
Cairo TO properly receive the presi-
dent of the United States, together
with those accompanying him, are too
well known for me to dwell upon at
length at this time The evidences
Of appreciation of this reception of
guests have come TO us
from all parts of the country and the
city of Cairo may well feel proud Of
the results of this undertaking.
During the past fiscal year work
has been completed upon the streets
Of the city as follows: The paving
Of Twenty-eighth street, West TWEEN
ty-elshth street and Ohio streets with
bricks. and the construction of eleven
and three-tenth miles of concrete side
walks. making an area of three hun
bred fifty-six thousand five hundred
square rect, at a cost of
upwards of ninety-one thousand dol
lars.
IN addition to this completed work
there has been contracted for during
the past year the main outlet sewer,
the paving of Washington avenue,
POPLAR and Sycamore streets, sewers
aud street filing at a cost of four
hundred seventeen thousand seven
ffty-six dollars, and ordi7I
nances have been adopted for addt
.ional sewers and street filling
amounting to sixty-seven thousand
me hundred eight dollars. making a
tai of nearly six hundred thousand
dollars worth of work completed orl
lnher construction. nearly all of
which, was handled during the pastl
year.
Another event OF no small conse-
luenee to the best interests of the
people Of the city has been recorded
luring the past year. refer to the
closing of the saloons on Sunday. On
he eve of the renewal of licenses
'or the year 1908. gave notice that
Ill applications for saloon licenses
Turing the year must he made upon
he clear understanding that saloons
must be closed on Sunday during the
year as directed by the state laws.
This Is the first time in the history
IF Cairo that successful effort has
been made to close the saloons on
Sunday. The recent election endorses
the administration OIL
the past year and it Is fair and rea
sonable for the people to expect a
OF the improved condi- |
ion of the city both physically and
morally In this connection | desire |
70 state that it is my purpose to con
-inue the order given on the first OF
the year to close the saloons on Sun
lay and in other WAYS to use my best
Efforts TO correct existing evils SO far
as it is possible to do SO. and recon- |
mend most earnestly that the mum
Der of saloon licenses be limited 20 /
hose that are now in force, and that
for licenses be scrUti- |
lized closely at all times, with thel
,iew OF lettering the character and |
of saloons
At no time has It been my purpose
O he radical in any movement In
which the city Is interested, and II
axe il that the recent election en- |
lorses this method of conducting the
business of the city.
| appeal to all classes of people to |
cooperate with the administration in |
all questions of public in
crest in a broad gagged and fair way, |
Tor without such cooperation yers |
little progress can ever be expected, |
)ut with it great good can be accom-
llished for all concerned.
Police Department.
The location of Cairo Is such that |
I is difficult TO control the different |
,lasses of people coming into the city, |
Being as it is the most important |
liver station in the Ohio and Missis |
;iDDi valleys II attracts an unusually |