The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-05
Adjourn Without Acting on May
or's Veto Messages in ..
Spite Of Protests
Mayor Gives Strong Reasons For Action--Offers
Compromise Ordinances Which He De-
clares Are Satisfactory to All
Concerned

The city council OF Cairo held
short and exciting session last nigh
1t was the first meeting Of the mont
and 1t was expected to be an impor
ant one. as the interurban railwa
ordinances called for further after
tion. It was generally known that tn
mayor would veto the ordinances, bu
what the subsequent proceeding woul,
be was matter of conjecture. Wha
was done Immediately after the mayor
had concluded the reading of his mes
sages and the correspondence relating
thereto with Mr. Fischer, of the Nc
kinley Company, was a surprise tn
the mayor and his partisans. al
though it was evident that some sort
OF coup had been planned. from the
secret conferences held before the
meeting between promoters of the
project and various aldermen, anil
from the self-satistied manner with
which the members took their places
and listened to the mayors messages.
There were present His Honor.
Mayor Parsons and Aldermen Burxc,
Davis, koehler, Ferguson, German.
Meehan. Snyder. Thomas, Scullin,
Thistllecwood, ,Nellis, Kelly, Magner. Al,
still at the hospital. Tie aahnbrium
was thronged with citizens who gave
close attention to the proceedings
The mayor called Alderman Nee
han to the chair and read his mes.
sages vetoing the two ordinances and
giving his reasons at length for doing
so. He also read correspondence
which he had with Mr. Fischer of the
Mckinley railroad cc;npany. in which
that gentleman approved the amend
ments proposed by the mayor. The
motion prescribed In such cases is to
reconsider the vote by which the ordi-
nances were passed. II this motion is
carried it must be done by a two
thirds vote of the city council, or ten
votes. But the ordinances had only
eight votes on their passage, with Al
derman Bourgeois who was unavold-
ably absent, and 1t would have been
impossible to get more than seven
votes last night. Under these circum'
stances the promoters Of the project
determined that the council should not
act on the measures last night.
When the mayor had concluded
reading his messages and correspond
ence Alderman Meehan stated a mo
tion to receive or dispose of the mes
sages in any way was not necessary
the messages being before the coun
Gil
Alderman Snyder moved that thu
council adjourn till Feb. 10.
This took every one except those II
the secret agreement by surprise
None of the regular monthly busi
ness had been given any attention.
Alderman Meehan as presiding off
Ger, protested against this. statin
that he did not regard any motion Il
order except one relating to the may
or's veto messages or the ordinance
that had been vetoed.
made by several aldermen, and an al
peal from the decision of the chat
was loudly demanded. A roll call o
this motion was announced by tn
clerk as 6 to s. Alderman Meehan nc
voting. being in the chair. The aide
man declared the appeal not su
tanned
Protests against this were made ;
several aldermen and on a recall {
the vote the clerk announced IL to
to against sustaining the ruling
the chair. and Alderman Meenan
declared II.
The mayor then took the chair, ar
the vote was taken on Alderman Sn
der's motion to adjourn till Feb.
which. on roll call. was declared ca
ried by a vote of Z to s.
When his name was called on tn
motion Alderman Burke said he al
his friends desired TO take this ST
in order that the matter might
brought thoroughly before the peoT
before 1t was finally passed upon. a
discussed in all its phases. He want
the people to see and understand
actly what was proposed to be done
The council was declared adjou
ed and the crowd dispersed after sol
minutes in more or less heated co
ment
Mayors Message vetoing
Terminal Traction ordinan
Cairo. III, Feb. 4. 1908
To the Honorable City Council Of