The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-18

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chamber was largely attended by rel
resentatiye citizens AS Is known,
was called by the mayor In respons
ito a resolution by the city council, t
tdeyisc plan for building a city bal
/ Among those present were Mayor Pai
sons. Aldermen Ferguson. Thistle
/ wood. Nellis Magner Meehan. Keel
ilef, Scullin, Thomas, Prof Clendenen
10. ID. l.add, Il. A. Smith. j. y. Ais
thorpe, j. II. Galligan, j b. Magee. N
j. Howley 4 j. Smith, Nj. II. Gilbert
Reed Green, Az H. Wood, w Y
IGreaney w z. Halliday, b. McManus
Sr There were half hundred clti
lzens, or more, and a great deal OF en-
lthusiasm was developed for the grea
project in hand
On motion the mayor was chosen L
preside and he stated the object 81
the meeting briefly, expressing thf
hope that some definite steps would
be taken that would lead to success
He said he had no plans to present be
cause he desired this to be a peoples
movement He called upon Hon. Mics
Frederick Gilbert, who had been
prominent in the previous movement
to secure a city hall. to address the
meeting
Mr. Gilbert said he had visited East
ST. Louis In the interest of the citl-
zens who were concerned In the pro.
ieet and made inquiry as to the plan
pursued there He had aided in the
preliminary work here; the ordi-
nances We're drawn, and subscriptions
obtained for the bonds, but the pro.
iect was defeated In the city council.
where the ordinance authorizing the
+saeheme was defeated after months
Of labcr by citizens. He recited how
the larger portion Of the block ot
ground now owned by the city. north
OF the post office was obtained
through Mayor Halliday with a view
to building city hall upon It; how
Sther parts had been secured since
then, under Mayors Thistlewood and
Parsons. and but little more remained
to be secured to have the entire
block. He had no doubt OF the prac
tieability Of the scheme now; IL was
only question OF disposlng of the
bondg
EEAlderman Wood.said-he felt quite,
sure that no citizen was very proud
Of our present city hall. and all would
favor any practicable movement to
secure a creditable building. A com
mittee should be appointed TO report
as to what the city could do in the
way of paying for It, which COMMITTEES
should report TO another meeting. He
lad no doubt the scheme could be
If this report should be salts
factory A building to cost $35 600
should be ample to meet the needs az
The city The city should borrow the
money. putting up the building in the
manner similar TO that adopted by
The Alexander Club and the Elks.
Hon. Reed Green thought a build.
ing to cost not less than $4,000
should be built II should be made 10
be credit to the city to serve for
city much larger than the present
There ought to be no difficulty about
this. Less than two hundred men.
most Of them young men. working on
salaries. had built and were paying
'0r the splendid Alexander Club
louse at a cost Of $4,000. It ought
rot TO be difficult 90 erect a city hail
With all the people Of Cairo behiuI
he proposition. All it needed was .
ew men who were cranks on the sub
ect to push 1t through. A commit
zee must do the preliminary work.
J. B. Magee said II was important
irst TO find out what the city woull
10 g pay for the building. So far as
be Building a. Loan associations were
oncerned he did not think they could
id the project as they were restricted
"A their operations by state laws. Bur
e believed il would not be difficult
o finance the project otherwise lie
cit sure citizens would DO their part /
f. A. Smith favored building a cityl
all. The success 4 the scheme nov /
sould depend upon the city's ability /
o meet its obligations Il vas largely 1
matter Of revenue aud NO action |
ught 10 be- taken till after the April
lection. n Prohibition carried and
be city was deprived Of So 500 OF
eveauc It would be a serious blow
OF only 70 the city hall project. but
D the city finances generally il
'oull De necessary TO cut the police
Jnce. the street lights. FIRE depart
tents. etc The eity's revenue was
mited by state law to per cent Of /,
be property valuation and there
ould De no way Of making up a
ldden reduction Of revenue 50 heavy
s that represented By the saloon
ceuses. He favored looking into the .
roject carefully and putting up an
nposiue structure for the future city
Cairo. The city council shoald de /