The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-11
WAN Sunday Closing.

was read as follows:
In view of your recent order clos
ing the saloons Of the city on Sundays
land in view of the fact that tine Sab
bath is being more and more generally
observed as q day Of rest, we the
undersigned proprietors and Journey
men BARRIERS of Cairo. 10 most respect
fully, hereby petition you to take steps
(which will bring about q Sunday clos
ing Of all barber shops of the city.
/ Signed-G. NJ Dcwney. L. Logsdon.
&c. r. WunderHch, f c Wightman. s.
I A. Douglas, J T. Steinhouse, George
Boede. 5. f. Osburn f. C. Steinhouse,
~ Rich, Jas Jaynes. F. C. McGee,
Obed Groom. ]. A. Meschew. VI Y.
johnson, w A. Pruett George O..
Perry. VIM Rubach. Chas. Arnold
Walter Sans LATE Briggs, S. f. Sack
berger. c. r. Ray. Ben Kobler
A motion to refer the ordinance to
the ordinance committee and city at
Itorney received no second. nor did
lone to refer it to the mayor, chief OF
police and city attorney, with instruc.
tions to enforce the ordinances in re-
lation to barber shops. il there were
any This latter was urged by Alder
man Thistlewood.
The question was asked the city at
torney If there was an ordinance on
the books under which barber shops
could be closed He replied he be-
lieved there was an ordinance under
which every business place in Cairo
could be. closed
Alderman koehler moved to lay the
petition on the table, which was un.
animously carried
The salary bin was allowed ami
other claims were referred to commit
tees.
Alderman Nellis offered resolution
and a petition Of citizens. asking for 4 !
crossing on west side Of Washington
avenue over Twentieth street. Re.
ferred to street committee.
6aFU0Nf AXIS by Cftt2enS.
At this point the mayor called upon |
3 number OF the citizens present. OF |
whom there We're nearly hundred,
to address the council upon the sub.
iect uppermost in the minds OF all. |
Judge Dewey was first called for. He
said he with number of other citl.
sens had taken an active interest in
he interurban railway project Much |
earnest work had been done. all with /
he sole and earnest purpose of pro-
curing for the people of Cairo this i'm.
)ortant improvement Mistakes had
)een made but they were made unin-
entionally. He was glad to be able
o state that. while the old ordinances
lad been defeated an agreement had
1een reached By all parties with re-
.pect to the new measures which hal
been forwarded to the officials OF the
Company for their approval.
As to the new frontage petition he
iaid he anticipated no serious diff
'ulty; not only would ii be signel
1y all who had signed the old peti
ion, but BY owners of much additional
rontage, The promoters had been
lctuated only by one common purpose
o bring an interurban railroad into
cairo from villa Ridge Mounds and
Mound City. in the hope that it would
% further in time to come.
Attorney Leek said he had tried his
lest to get the other ordinances pass
d and bad failed There had not been
'ery many Objectionable features in
hem to his way Of thinking: but he
lad gone over the ordinances offered
~ the mayer and made some changes
which had been accepted by the may
r. He was glad an agreement had
,een reached
Hon Reed Green felt very much
ratified that what appeared to be
N ugly contest bad developed into
riendly and proper agreement as TO
% enterprise that all citizens would
et the benefit Of All want the inter
Irhau. the only difference is as to the
equirements and restrictions. There
lad been differences Ct opinion anil
hese bad given way. Two ordinances
would now be passed which would
leet the approval Of every one in the
its No criticism was in order
gainst anybody. The people Of Cairo
Tere 10 be Congratulated upon having
MAYOR and city council who had
hcWn ability 10 handle so great
uestioa aHa bring it to such a happy
ssu.
John S. Asthorpe said he felt sure
hat shat had been done had beer
onestly and fairly done by all con.
eued He vas most emphatically in
asor q an intefurbsn railroad for
afro Be did not want to be misun-
erstood on that subject All the pee
j. Of Cairo were n favor Of that
That others had said on the subiee,
p Eoail accept IN good faith: AMI
e Eas pleased 10 know that a.