The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL pRocEEDlNos or THE
cIrycouNclL.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois, Feb
ruary q, 1908.
(First Regular Meeting J

mayor, and Aldermen Burke, Davis
Ferguson. German, Kelley Koehler
Magner, Meehan, Scullin, Snyder ant
Thomas.
Absent: Aldermen Bourgeois anl
Thistlewood.
Minutes.
Alderman Davis moved the min.
ntes Of last regular and intervening
special meeting be approved without
reading. The motion was adopted un
animously.
The mayor called Alderman Nee
han to the chair and read his mes.
sage vetoing the ordinance entitled
AN ordinance granting to the Cairo
Terminal Traction Company It's sue
cessors and assigns the right to con.
struct, lease, maintain. operate and
use a railway upon Fourth street and
Washington avenue and upon Syoa
more street, In the city of Cairo, I'LL
nois," which veto is In words and
figures as follows to-wit.
Cairo, H., Feb A, 1908.
To the Honorable City Council of the
City Of Cairo, nj.
Gentlemen: | return you herewith,
without my approval, the ordinance
adopted by your honorable body at a
regular meeting of the city council on
the evening of january 18th, 1908
which shall designate herein as a
fifty year Terminal Company Ordi,
nance, and Is entitled.
AN ordinance granting to the
Terminal Traction Company its sue
cessors and assigns, the right to con,
strnet, lease, maintain. operate and
use railway upon Fourth street and
Washington avenue and upon Syca.
more street in the city of Cairo, Hi
nois.'
Before reviewing the provisions OF,
and stating my specific objections to
this ordinance, | desire to record EN-.
my lisapproyal Of the hasty
and seemingly clandestine method by
which this ordinance together with
its twin sister ordinance, commonly
known as the twenty year Tnterurban
was carried through your
honorable body
Never before during my admins
tration, or. so far as can learn, dur
ing any administration In the city ofl
Cairo has an ordinance been adopted
with such undue haste and by any
such secret methods; and. sincerely |
trust that no similar effort will ever
be made to take final action of any
kind in such manner. especially on |
ordinances of so much Importance to |
he welfare of the city of Cairo as
IRE the two ordinances IN question.
Upon careful examination of said |
fifty year Terminal Company ordi-
finance now under consideration. II
ind what ! consider many material
objections thereto. which | beg to re-
'pectively call to the attention OF
our honorable bedys /
First: object TO the followingi
anguages contained in section l of
his ordinance, viz:
Together with switches, sidings,
purs. curves, turnouts and connec-
ions, except as herein provided
No where In this ordinance do !
nd any exception to the above !
ranted power. No exception being a
'ade II is very evident that the :
rantee In this ordinance. CONNER. I
lal Railroad Company and its as /
ignees, twho6yer they may be. and
o one for the next fifty years can /
III what commercial railroad or rail :
Dads may become such assignees.)
IN claim the right under said section
to lay down switches, sidings,
iurs, curves. tnrnouts and connec- >
ons without limit as to the number {
locality, anywhere 1t deems proper r
Washington avenue. Sycamore
rect or Fourth street. Being a COM 4
ercial railroad company, possessed q
right of condemnation. II could at e
~ point along the route of it's main 4
10 track along said avenue and t,
reefs establish a freight depot and Il
Irds and layfdown upon said avenUe ~
Id streets all the switches, sidings "
nrs, curves, tnrnouts and connec- n
ms leading into such depot and Ii
rds II pleased, and sufficient t.
Dck or impair the usefulness of said =,
enue and streets, No such words /,
above quoted--no SUCH unrestrict t
grant Of power-appears in the {
ID twenty year Interurban ordi u
nee No. i20; nor in any other rail- u
al ordinance in this city or other tit
y. as am advised. u Is dan "a
rous grant Of power that may BE- q
used to the injury OF the city and n
. that no mayor in the discharge OF SO
drties of his oSiees which is
bic trust. ought. IN my judgment y
give his consent TO. ~
second: object to the provisions u.
section u Cf GAIL ordinance under Il
by virtue Of which this CONNER. su
railroad is granted the right TO al
rate ordinary freight cars and al
nspcrt freight in bulk the entire tee
9Th ct its railroad extending from So
10 leYee 10 its northern TERMINUS. n
Dugh such public streets as Fourth gr;
set. Washington avenue and Syea- ths
Re- street. subject 10 no restriction Ia
stever. except that bulk freight in i.ls
load lots shall be transported over FIRE
railroad only between the hour "a
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