The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-21
ORDINANCE NO. 179.

Electric and Traction Company, ;
corporation organized under the law:
Of the State Of Illinois, its successors
lsssees and assigns to construct
lease, maintain and operate system
OF street railways in streets and pub
ic'ways in The CO. Of Cairo, Illinois
Whereas the Cairo Electric &
Fraction Company. a corporation or
sanized under the laws Of the Stat
of Illinois, now owns maintains and
operates system OF street railways
IN streets and public ways in the
City OF Cairo, Alexander County IN
poie and
Whereas said city desires, for the
better accommodation Of the public,
to provide for the Improvement Of
part or all of said system Of stree
railways now owned maintained AMI
operated by said company, and
Whereas petitions Of the owners q
the majority Of the real estate front
age upon the several public Highways
hereinafter named and OF each mil :
anu fraction thereof measured from
the initial points named IN such pet
iloEs, along said public highways, as
l1qHired by law, have been duly
flied with the city clerk OF the City
Of Cairo. Alexander County, Illinois
requesting the city council Of said
city TO grant by ordinance 10 the
Cairo Electric g. Traction Company. 4
corporation. its successors and as
signs the right and authority to
construct, lease, maintain and oper
ate street railways upon aud along
said thefeluafter named public high
ways, and
Whereas said Cairo Electric 4,
Traction Company. for itself its sue
ccssors, lessees aud assigns, has petit
toned said city council for the right
and authority TO construct lease,
maintain and operate street railways
upon said Hereinafter named public
Highways. and res given more than
teq tiA} ilara prb'ic notice Of the
tine dnI place Of presenting is said
Application to said city council for
said right and authority, by pubica
ton in The Cairo Bulletin a news
psrer published daily in said City OF
Cairo, as appears from copy OF said
and certificate OF the
publisher OF said paper attached
thereto filed with said city clerk
and in all other respects has duly
complied with the laws aud statutes !
OF this state and ordinances 81 said ,
city in relation To the presentation
of its said application and with re- !
spcct TO obtaipiIig said right and au !
thOrity
Therefore he it ordained by the
city council of tho City Of Cairo, !
County. Illinois:
Section l. That iii consideration !
NJ the acceptance by Grantee Of this /
ordinance right permission and su
thority are hereby granted said Cairo
Electric a Traction Company. its
snceessors. lessees and assigns to
rec construct, lease Min
lain and operate system Of street
railways. including all necessary or
sidings urnouts. curves,
spurs and connections with existing
VI future liues ~ Grantee. and also
lll necessary or convenient equip
rent appliances and apprrtcnances
or said railways in. upon. over auJ
dong the surface ~ the following
described public highway in tho
its 81 Cairo, Alexandcr County. hi
'ois, namely.
Sycamore street from tho north
corporate limits ~ said CITY OH
'siro. - the intersection % ThlrtrI
oui1h street and across alt inter
ect'ns streets sud public WAYS q
Also West Thirtyfourth street 4,
rom the place where 81 Msrt's /,
'lsce .We.t projected northwarlly !
YOU'LL mtersert said street 10 the IN h
-i.ecticn ~ Washington avenue.
nd upon Thirty-fourth street from {
b. intersection of Washington sve- Z
re 90 toe intersection ~ CONNER y
ii asiau-. aud acres an interseci
g. streets and public WAYS ID
Also Commercial avenue from tie / o.
ltersection - Thirt fourth street. q 5
10 Intersection - Sec0nI stree. D
sd scros. az interesting street, q
~ pubic -sr- q
A'so Washington avenue from ~" q
totzeciion = Ss,nrd -trori go fhc 90 :
i..eti6o - TE-nfisth STREE and >
-r=t a. iHtsr-srtiHS streets and s
fr'ir va =
80 T1-nti-th street FROM th. ih- 9
section = Cellar street "a ths ~
Section = Commercial avenrs ani NJ
,rcs. AZ 'iat.r.ectiHg streets szd e
ItIic vsys In
Also Cellar street from tie inter =
elton % Center street TO the inter y
Ction % Twentieth street AMI G
ross al interesting streets ana Vi
Ibne ways :,
Also Csrt.r stree, from TIE inter n
-tsoe - teEh-roa svsnps 70 ths IN