The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-06

ordinances as they were passed b.
the city council now solicit thu
undivided and forceful cooperation o
! your Honorable Body In securing tn
adoption Of liberal ordinance. grant
ing a franchise 10 any interurhal
: company that Will construct and orer
an interurban railroad running Into
the city and pledge you my mrst
earnest support in securing the con
summation OF such a project at thr
earliest date possible; with this end
in view, | am ready to continue the
offer that / have previously made
donating to any iuterurhau railroad
that will build and operate an inter,
urban into the city the right OF way
fifty feet in width along and ever any
lands that | now own or control on
the line Of the contemp ated railroad.
which distance at this time. amounts
70 about three-fourths OF a mile in
length.
City Hall.
! ! had hoped to have started a plan
| providing for the erection Of suitable
| accommodations for the city officials
and with this end In view, a meeting
was held on the 18th CT February last.
At which large number of represen.
tative citizens were present aud dis
eussed thoroughly the needs. as well
| as the ways and means, for undertake.
| ing the erection Of city hall After
very careful consideration of the
whole matter committee was an.
Donted to further consider the pro-
ject, In view OF the financial strin-
gency that has existed during the
past few months. and other causes.
such as the general conditions result.
ing from the approach OF a presidan-
tial election, it has not seemed wise
TO push the matter of building a city
hall TOO hurriedly but the proposition
has not been lost sight of and / trust
that active work in this direction will
be started before the end Of the pres |
ent year, The condition of the pres |
emf quarters occupied by the city Off |
cials is disgraeeful and ! would fall +!
short of doing my whole duty to the |
city of Cairo If | did not urge upon |
You the necessity of considering In !
the very near future, plan to provide |
suitable accommodations for the city
government.
Finances.
The present laws providing for the
raising of revenue for the manage.
mont If tho nitv apo r,.lo1g,- ;uclo /
quate to furnish sufficient funds with
which to conduct the affairs of the
city, even in the most economical
way. Every citizen demands modern
as rapidly as they are
Introduced In other places. and ii is
IN absolute necessity to have them,
1ut the average tax payer forgets that
Ill of these improved interests cost
money. The police force is wholly in
adequate to properly protect the '
ives and homes of the people: the
ire department is not equal to the ;
necessities of the city at the PRESENT.
inc; the lighting of the city is IN !
sufficient for. the rs,s4,s, ----a-~--s 49,
increased population Of the city The {
mounts expended on these different s
ranches OF the city government are g
MT very little larger than were used i
Fhen the city was only half its pres a
nj size in population. and yet our r
resent laws do not allow corpora
ons to raise any more money than
) being obtained now under general "
AK laws q
The mayors of the cities of the a
ate have realized this condition and "
re now organized to present to the q
gislature ways and means to Sc. 1t
Ire additional money for city pur 81
lses without materially burdening a.
lie taxable property of the state. Il
'ith this end in view. mayors of the h;
ties OF this state are today at the e.
tate Capitol calling upon the legIs- Ell
ture to enact such laws as will give p'
lief to the already overhurdened sc
easuries of the cities of the state til
18th the efforts that have been made 81
ID are being made by this body of te
men, it Is reasonable m
assume that good results will be
tained from the legislature in con. m
quence Of the action that IS now
ing taken by the 1egeI representa-,
res OF the cities of the state.
Financial Stringency.
1t is proper for me 10 record at sc
Is time the prompt, satisfactory and it
rceful manner in which the banks all
the city combined during the finan, gil
Al stringency in the money market
at came upon the people of the
untry suddenly the latter part OIL
.tober last. The manner in which
2 officials Of the various banks a
me together and organized the be-
afro Clearing House" restored the of
lfidenee Of the people generally and sh
temporary use of clearing house VIII
was accepted by the pee
without any material opposition.
e result of this action by the banks
vented any serious financial discs.
and kept business moving almost
to its normal condition. The pao.
OF Cairo owe a de bit Of gratitude to