The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-11
Mayors Veto Messages Sustained
and All Will Unite on New
Ordinances He Presented
Over One Thousand Feet Additional Frontage
Signatures Promised Citizens Inter
ested Make ConciIiatory ard Con-
gratuIatory Speeches

the controversy over Inc lntefufDau
proposition in the city council last
night and there were mutual express
sions of good viii and satisfaction.
1.-THE meeting was II the nature Of a
Hove feast, after the formal proceed
ings on the proposition hal been
passed, In which several citizens who
have been prominent In connection
with the project took part
| The manner OF settlement was as
isuggested in yesterday mornings But,
letin-the mayors veto messages be,
ling sustained and the new ordinances
loffered by him being taken up with Il
lnew frontage petition, which will be
much stronger than the first
There were present His Honor.
Mayor Parsons and aldermen Burke,
Davis, Koehler, MagHer. Ferguson.
Thomas, German, Scullin, Kelly This
tlewood, Nellis. Snyder aud Meehan
Immediately upon the converting OF.
the council the mayor stated that the
business before the body was the mat
ter of his veto messages of the two
interurban railway ordinances, and
the question before the house was.
shall the ordinances pass notwith-
standing the mayors veto?" The first
question would be on the message
vetoing the Terminal ordnance The
clerk would call the roll and those !
fayoring the passage Of the orlinace
over the veto would answer yes and /,
those who favored sustaining the veto
would answer mo
Alderman Snyder rose to move that |
this matter be deferred till some OF
the other regular business had been
disposed OF. but the mayor ruled this
out OF order.
Alderman Snyder arose to a point
OF order. claiming that the proper mo
tion would be to reconsider the vote |
By which the ordinances had been
passed..
The mayor said the effect of motion
as he stated it would be to reconsider
the vote and raped the alderman to
order.
Alderman Burke very politely took
issue with the mayor calling atten-
ton to the language of the city char
ter.
But the mayor felt sure he was
right and again raped for order
The clerk then called the roll on Z
the proposition as stated by the mayor /
and it was lost by vote of to I l.
as follows: To pass the ordinances Il
over the veto Aldermen Burke. 4,
Davis, Thistlewood. Nellis. Thomas Ii
Snyder, To sustain the mayor-Al- }
iermen Koehler. Magner. Ferguson. Il
Kelly, German. Scullin and Meehan. {
BY the same vote the mayor was !
sustained in the case Of the other !
ordinance.
The mayor then explained that the I
ordinances he had prepared and offer ,
I'd in lieu Of the ordinances whnn
had just been defeated had been sub :
nitted 10 the gentlemen interested il {
he interurban project and there hal I
been an agreement with reference to Il
hem by all parties interested. With Il
to the frontage petition he q
would say that there would not only {
be no trouble about getting this. but {
hat the new petition would have one :
thousand feet more signed for than s
he old petition had.
The city attorney submitted an or D
finance relating to the fire limits AMI 8
petitions. N
Judge Ross reported collecting II
1889 in fines during January. Chief D
Egan reported 23S arrests: Jailer b
Lutz reported iol meals before trial. y
i66 days after trial and 2i5 DAYS work 10
on streets h
Fire station No. l. reported nine fire
alarms and So trips with the patrol 2
No. reported Is alarms. a
Both made acquisitions for supplies II
Ordinance extending franchise OF a
Home Telephone Company 10 twenty z
years from date vas adopted unsni IN
mously.
Before voting Alderman Koehler D
,ailed attention TO the fact that il did Ii
net provide for free telephones for "
he city departments. II. r. Aisthorpe @
speaking for the Telephone Company. e
stated that this was provided for ia a
he old ordinance which vas amended j y
lnly so as 10 extend the term of the r
ranchis. Is
Alderman snyder reported that q
ION " r Gilbert. agent for the i.
'uilding occupied by the city author
ues- desired a conference with a Il
rmmittee o. the city council TO agree h
u What should BE- done in the way OF q
epairs. The mayor and building 8.
ommittee were designated for this c
uTOse. The alderman stated tha. q
wo other buildings could be bad a. p
= per month which would b suit- n
be Mr. Gilbert had agreed to re- ~
air the roof and the floors. Ih