The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-13
TELEPHONE CO.
GETS FRANCHISE
CENTRAL UNIONS LIFE RENEW.
Ed FOR TWENTY YEARS
BY CAIRO CITY COUNCIL
PER CENT ON RECEIPTS
Was Proposed But Lost. 3. Reed
Will Get Slice Off City Pump
Lots-May Change
Poles.

A special meeting of the city coun.
ell was held last night to take up
several matters OF Importance, more
especially ordinances relating to some
Of the public utilities companies.
There We're present His Honor, Mayor
Parsons, and Aldermen Kcehler Mag,
ner, Thomas, Scullin, Thistlewooa
Nellis, Snyder, Davis and Meehan.
An ordinance amending the orli
nance providing for the improvement
of West Twenty-egihth street was
read permitting change from iron to
wood, Of the poles to be put mp by the
Cairo Electric e Traction Co, on that
portion of West Twentyeighth street,
from Washington avenue to st. Marys
Place West. The change was ordered
in order that all wires might be put
upon one set of poles, which could not
be done on iron poles The ordinance
was adopted unanimously.
An ordinance granting the Central
Union Telephone Co, right TO erect
poles in the streets Of the city for
telephone service, for a term of TWEEN.
ty years, was also adopted after some
discussion.
Alderman Koehler offered an
providing that the com
pany be required to pay per cent OF
its gross earnings to the city annu-
ally He said he believed it was time
the city was getting something for its
franchise; the Central Union was
charging nearly double the rates
charged by the Home Co., for a small
or service and he felt the people
should get something for the fran.
chise.
But Alderman KOehler was alone in
his contention. His motion to adopt
the amendment was, after some hest
tation seconded by Alderman Snyder
but on motion Of Alderman Magner it
was tabled" by a vote of to L.
The ordinance as originally read !
was then adopted ny the same vote. |
The mayor explained that the com
pany's officials had agreed to recon
struct the system at a cost of $4,000 |
and give the people good service. and |
that they would put up a bond in the |
sum of 5000 to do this He said he
" nd not sign the ordinance until !
such bond was furnished.
A resolution providing for the sale |
Of u feet off the westerly end of the |
eity's pump house lot, at Tenth and |
ohio streets to ]. B. Reed, was |
adopted on recommendation of the
special committee t. whom it had |
been referred. the Mayor and Alder
men Scullin and Neehan. 1t was stat
ID that Mr.. Reed purposed to erect
two-story business house |
here, for a retail hardware store.
Alderman Koehler again protested,
;aying that the city might need all
he ground it owned in case changes
we're made in the machinery and pump
house. At any rate the city engineer
lad so reported some months ago.
A resolution was adopted permitting
he Cairo Traction Co, to remove
witch from Cedar street to Hol-
,rook avenue.
Cement walks were ordered On
Sixth street from Ohio street to Com
nercial avenue, and on Washington
venue. east side, from Sixth street to
) feet north Of Seventh.
On motion of Alderman Nellis the
.ity comptroller was directed to adj
dds to be I'm by the first meeting In
April.
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