The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-17

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ty-first streets, ordinance
No. 112, of May Is, 1907
for sewers, assessment. 1889 2
lTwenty-second and all
Il streets up to Twenty
eighth street. ordinance
| No. 126 of May IS, 1907,
| for sewers and filling, as
| sessment .......... 7e.4s4 2,
Washington avenue, paving
4 ordinance No. 14lr, of
| May 81, 1907, assess
ment .............. 1879, 653 g
Sycamore street, paving
ordinance No. 147. of
September 16, 1907 as
sassment .........,.... 4LOo7. s;
Poplar street, paving ordi-
nance No. 148, or Sep
/ TENDER 16. 1907, assess IA
4 ment ....... 60.s5s tx
1.-THE total amount OF these
1 assessments Is the sum
| e or s...s......... ....... $o5f ,53S. ~
This large amount OF assessments
II made up Of the following:
For paving ............ $275, 309 75
For sewers and filling. -. 1851 29
For sewers only ........ 124,S0S .05
| Total ................$ 1854 53S "a
Besides the above, thirty-tiye ordi-
nances have been passed for the con
struction of cement sidewalks and the
same have been constructed. These
walks are of different widths but the
assessments for the same amount to
the sum OF s23.SO5.5s. The superficial
area of these walks amount to 1906
square feet and the approximate
length Of the walks is about Sc miles.
We should remark here that this
sidewalk work has been almost ex-
clusively In the charge of our city
attorney, Mr.. Moore, and of the city
engineer. Mr.. Thistlewood. 1t is be-
lieved that almost all of these walks
have been put down in a substantial
manner. and that enough has been
shown and now appears to fully jus
'tify the decision of the city authori;
ties In the construction hereafter OF
this kind of sidewalk throughout the
city The work has required very
considerable care and attention and
IL really a very considerable part OF
cur more recent public improvements.
You are all aware OF the difficulty
which has been encountered in obtain
Ing bids for street paving and other
street work. Contractors have not
seen their way clear 10 bid on or for
work without first ascertaining what
disposition they could safely make OF
the bonds issued to them In payment
for their work; and it seems that for
all OF the more recent work for which
bids have been ASKED, contractors
have not been able TO obtain such
offers for bonds as would justify them
In bidding for the work on the basis
OF the estimates and assessments
made therefor.
Early in the year 1t became evident
that greater difficulty was going to be
incurred in marketing such bonds or
almost any kind OF municipal bonds;
and later on 1t seemed useless TO at
tempt ii. and hence the Board OF Lo-
cal improvements deemed II best to
defer for a time at least. the matter of
for bids on work.
The banks here undertook TO pro !
vide for the bonds issued for the |
paving of Ohio street. Twenty-eighth
and West Twenty-eignth streets and |
for the main sewers; but they could |
give no assurances. OF any kind. as to !
further or other issues =, and II .. Is |
therefore. quite certain, that. we win |
have to depend. almost wholly upon |
themselves arranging. for /
the disposition of their bonds issued !
to them by the city: but they will not.
as already stated. desire to bid until
they have reliable assurances as TO
the purchase OF the bonds II they are
not able TO hold the same.
II is thought that at an early day
contracts can be made for doing all /
the paving now provided for by ordI-
nance. /. At all events. the board viii
no doubt soon advertise again for
bids not only for Washington avenue
but also for Sycamore and Poplar
streets. The assessments for these
three great streets amount TO two
hundred and thirty f230l thousand
dollars. and are quite sufficient TO Sc
cure contractors well equipped TO do
the work IL the bond matter does not
prevent
Besides these three streets. Il is
desired BY many persons that pro-
visions be made for paving Walnut
street. st. Mary's Place West. Thirty
fourth street and Eighth street, and II
our bonds can b. disposed OF en-
proper or satisfactory terms. all this
work ought TO be completed By thei
end Of the year. washington avenue.
Sycamore street and Poplar street
make about three and a haf miles.
and should Walnut street. St Mays
Place West and Thirty fourth street
be paved. they would make almost