The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10


} ping places upon such Indispensable
: streets to the city Of Cairo as are tn,
avenue and streets in question.
} Fifth: The so-called twenty-yea
lIlnterurban ordinance (sectlon 81 re
lquires the Interurban Company Il
maintain electric lights and one sec
ton OF the bulkhead at Sycamore
street subway; also (section 10) tc
Il Furnish funeral car, and pay an an
nual tax OF one (S100)) dollar fol
each of its cars. object TO the nifty
lyear Terminal Company ordinance
because Of the absence from 1t OF any
requirements whatever TO do any oil
the above things; and by reason
thereof this company could build the
road as 1t is authorized to do under
this ordinance and claim exemption
from doing any of such things which
the Interurban Company would have
to do during the twenty years its or
dinance had to run If 1t built the road
lunder its ordinance. and even If IL did
there would be thirty years beyond
could operate the road and be ex-
empt from doing any or said things.
There should have been a suitable
provision In this ordinance com
polling the Terminal Company to do
these things during the life of its
fifty year ordinance In case the
Terminal Company neglected to do so
| otherwise 1t Is plain to be seen that
the city may not get what it is evil
IDENTIFY intended it should get as a
consideration for allowing this Inter-
urban railroad the right of passage
reason alone II there were none
other | would be recreant to my duty
as mayor to approve of this fifty
| year Terminal Company ordinance
The most charitable view to be taken
OF the matter is that the above defect
| III the ordinance was a mere over
sight due to the haste with which 1t
was passed after it had been laid
upon the table for want of the re-
quired number of signers authorizing
passage of the ordinance.
Sixth: object to section 10 of the
fifty year ordinance now under con-
sideration for two substantial rea-
sons, viz:
1st. The omission from said sec
ton of the requirements of section
II of the twenty year Tnterurban
Company ordinance, that the railroad
shall be constructed and completed
IN Washington avenue from Fourth
street to Sixth street and from Tween
tieth street to Sycamore street by the |
6rst day of October, A. ID. 1908, and |
on Sycamore street within two years |
from the date OF the passage of this |
ordinance. The only requirement in |
this fifty year ordinance is that the |
railroad shall be completed from Ohio |
street to Mound City and Mounds be-
fore three years. and to Villa Ridge |
before ten years from date of passage
Of the ordinance. 1t is thus plain |
that under this fifty year ordinance
the railroad company is not required |
to build any part of its railroad with
In any specified time and can decay
It's work until the avenue and all the
streets have been paved and owners
assessed therefor, and then tear up
he paving. and commence and finish
lp the railroad within the required
,hree years. But this Is not the
worst feature of it.
End. The language OF the section, I
a tr,.sr liz
lelays caused by accidents, occur, Is
ences or proceedings is so general II
IS to put it in the power of the rail-, Is
Dad company to seize upon any and a
u accidents occurrences or pro- s
ceilings" to which it may be secretly "
ext for delay in either commencing {
= finishing the railroad; and, not
My can no one have any assurance {
$ to how many years may eiapse be. 2
IRE the railroad authorized by this r
rdinance will be built, but in the a
leanwhile the city of Cairo is pre- c
ented by the existence of this or i
nance from granting a franchise to C
Their parties who will build the road n
he very least that this railroad com W
any can reasonably ask for is that p
he delays TO be excluded should only h
? such as were not attributed to its e
Hn fault and beyond its control v
Seventh: | object to section 16 of e
lis fifty year ordinance. II gives to oil
Ie grantees therein In case of W
or termination of the 81
anchises granted to Interurban al
Dmpany by the twenty year ordi- 81
'nce. the unqualified right az
TO lay down tracks and con- 81
struct, maintain and use and is
operate railway for the opera til
ton Of its railways, with right so
to erect poles. string and main SO
tain wires, cables and all suit 81
able equipment. appliances and vi
appurtenances for said railway" of
As to under what restriction the as
sht SO granted should be exercised II
nowhere provided in the section as
re words subject, however" at all Sc
aes- to each and all of the several &c
DIVISIONS of this ordinance" should by
We been added at the end of the CO
elton. to the end that this new FIJI
zee of railroad should be subject to re;