The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15

| itlstli. 9EhlllH, NN'hiNi ulil MHHhVi . Z,
nays Burke. Davis, Snyder, Thomas,
lrhistlowood Bourgeois. Nelis, Kelly
! kcchlerg
Alderman Burke moved that the or.
dInance be adopted ~ amended
The mayor asked TO say few
words before the vote was taken He
4 asked the clerk to read section II
rclating to che running Of freight cars
lover the road We could not be too
lear iuI IN framing ordinances of this
lnature Taera had been disappoint
ment II tha Cairo & Thcbes ordi,
lpar5c which al who voted for II
hceeAt provided ter flling tewnty.
ite aefes & gfoUHd lying partly be-
tween ~ isllt f-waY and Walnut
irot Whereas Il tranapirnd when it
camc 10 d} tha hlliag that the com.
iHany roul3 do ths filling on its own
ernad west cf this line, ana still be
/ within the reading Of the ordinance:
800 tae compap had taken advantage
~ ibis Tine section referred to in
tha iutcUrban ordinance seemed to
aiya the Railroad company right to
nun freight trains q more or less than
four cars each al amy time ii pleased
Both ATTORNEYS Leew ana Dewey
s'gaestad hat this section be amend
IL ~ as To prohibit Che running az
any freight cars over the road except
between the hours of i p. M. and
q ~. This was done
Alderman Seullin wished to have
the petition Of citizens read
Clerk read petition with names of
property owners who stated they
had signed the ramonstrance pre-
viousiy presented and desired to
withdraw from 1t ANA asked their
names ~ restored to the original peti
ton asking that the ordinances be
passed
Clerk also read statement from
City Engineer Thistlewood showing
that tn nterurban company now had
signatures representing a majority Of
frontage on Fourth street. q majority
or $50 feet on Washington avenue
ANA a majority OF G2l feet on Syea
more street GS feet IN the FIRST mile
ana 55@ feet IN the remainder Of thf
street
The motion to aaopt the orliaaac
was ethn carried BY the foIlowiu
vote Yeas Bourgeois Burke, Davis
War Of Words
Tho sensational part Of the proceed
ings were bad over the ether crl
rance, almost duplicate Of the first
aud granting a fifty yer franchise
the Cairo Tretiaon & Terminal CON
rany Alderman Errke moved tina
This ordinance be out upen it's sec
cnd reading and II was read bY AttoJ
rey Leek, City Clerk Hatcher bsin
hoarse from reading the FIRST ordi |
nance, and Judge Dewey having a baf
cold
Alderman Burke moved on amend
ment providing tnat If the road b.
built BY this company instead Of tn
Southern Illinois Tneerurban company
then il should pay proportion Of the
cost Of filling and paving the street
Alderman scnlin asked the purpcs
Of passing tho two ordinances for The
same rialroad
Attorney Leek explained this was
because it was necessary |
10 organize two companies, one to dc
p regular city street railway business
and the other to do an lntcrurban or
business and to have thu
power to condemn property for right
nf-way etc.
Alderman Davis moved 10 amen
section - so as TO include villa Ridge
as enc Of the terminals the road t.
BE- built there within ten years
Alderman Meehan moved to amend
t. strike out the word present" in
the section providing that a five cent
fare be charged to the present city
limits" Lost
Alderman Meehan moved that the
company be required to put up a bond
Of $4,000 as evidence cf good faith
He read from the East St Louis ordi-
lance which required bonds Of 800
'e3 fro mthe Mckinley Company
Attorney Leef protested against
his saving it had not been required
rom any company that had ever ask
"a franchise from the city.
Judge Dewey said sufficient proof 4.
# earnestness of purpose &c build the
cad was found in the work done by
he promoters who had secured fran.
'hises In the other towns, and right OF
way to the city The delay had oc.
urred IN this city and it had hamper
"a the promoters so that some Of the
'ptions had lapsed and some of the
work had to be done over.
Hon. Reed Green asked permission
@ say 2 few words more before the
ote was taken. He said he wished L.
i've notice as one who had studied >,
ho ordinance and knew what could :,
g done under 1t from a legal point
view. that the ordinance gave to
be- company a right 10 operate freigh.
cal o.