The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
Ninth: | object to the ordinance

IA 'W""' opJcct W tne OTulndnc'
. under consideration because OF tn,
2 total omission Of any provision tina
the railroad shall be governed BY al
r city ordinances. rules and regulation.
I enacted or to be enacted. REASONABLE.
, and not inconsistent with the ordi
: nance granting the franchises. pro
, vision ! find In some at least, II no,
, most, Of the interurban ordinances
: and very desirable reservation or
riihe part Of the city to avoid future
litigation. further object that the
} ordinance, now considered, unlike the
Z panyille Interurban ordinance, pro
vides no penalty against the railroad
company for violation and non-observ
J ance on its part OF the conditions and
.Irestriction upon which the ordi
finance permits this railroad to operate
its lines upon the streets of the city
Ill think that If the railroad company
intends to faithfully observe these
conditions and restrictions, II could
interposc no objection to a fine OF
not less than Ten $4,000 Dollars and
7 Dollars for each violation.
Tenth: object to section 90 OF
the ordinance now being considered
which extends the franchise of this
commercial railroad for a period of
4 fifty years, without some addition and
/ amendments, as follows:
4 LIST. At the end of the section
there should be added proyiso.
Isnch as find in the Danvile Inter
urban ordinance, to the effect that
nothing in the ordinance shall be con.
Istrued or taken as giving to the gran
Itee Ga commercial railroad) the right
to maintain street railway, but only
such rights and privileges as are In
cident to maintaining and operation
Iof an interurban or commercial rail
road. Such provision as this will
fnecessitate the Joint action and CO.
lcperation of both the fifty year com
mercial railroad and the twenty year
| interurban railway Ga strictly street
| railway with no power under the law
| to engage in the business OF a COM,
Imercial railroad) in the operation OF
| the one railway possible 20 be built
under the two ordinances separately
or collectively, and viii give the city
the full benefit of the acceptance and
provisions of both ordinances.
End. In view of the serious obiecs
tons that have been interposed by
many lot owners and citizens to the
burdening of so important streets to
the city as Washington avenue and
Sycamore street with freight traffic
and especially for SO long a period as
fifty years, and the granting of such |
right is valuable franchise 1t has |
seemed to many, including myself. |
that the grantee in this ordinance
ought. at least, after the lapse of |
twenty years 1.-THE life OF the Interur. |
ban Company ordinance) be willing
tc share at least to some extent with |
the city of Cairo its net profits to be
derived from its freight traffic alone
after lapse of twenty years from its
then thirty years more of use of the
streets for freight traffic, as com.
pensation for so valuable a franchise |
and the obstruction such freight traf. |
fic, however well regulated, will |
necessarily be to the free use of said |
streets by citizens of Cairo. And In
my opinion some suitable provision
should be incorporated into the ordi. I
nance. AS to the particular percent |,
Of profits from freight traffic (pas, I,
,enger traffic excluded) grantee
should pay to the city, am not In a II
,esition at present to say. but that
icme percent at least should be re- ID
iuired after the lapse OF twenty years y
ieems to me but jus; aud right and +
will go far in my judgment towards /,
DIRECTORS 90 this fifty year :
ranchise.
In conclusion Of this communists !,
ion | beg to further say to the honor. !,
bic city council that the lnterurbau !,
abroad project has no more ardent !.
nd enthusiastic supporter in all of
afro than myself, and am willing to
end all possible aid TO the enterprise, :
with the duty owe as
mayor, to the city OF Cairo and It's =
the duty of ap.
rowing of no ordinance which in my J
onest judgment does not fairly pro. U
aet the rights of our citizens as U
hole upon our public streets As Is
whence of my desire to see suitable a
-dinances promptly passed under y
hich an interurban railroad may be d
| have at my own expense Il
id after careful consideration of the Iel
lbject, caused to be prepared an IS
1tended ordinance which ] herewith In
limit with this communication. II len
drafted so as TO obviate the objec- Is
ons herein suggested II has been In
} drafted after conferences with Isl
me of the promoters and CORE al
'ondence with Mr. L. Il. Fischer. Iju
ce president and general manager Ie
the Mckinley system, and have sh
surances in a letter from him that TO
will. If passed by the city council tn
now drawn 1.-THE blank left IN La,
ction 20 being filed with such per by
Mt as may be deemed fair aud Just M,
the railroad company and city or
rnciD be satisfactory to Mr.. lotl
scher. and also. as | have every l,n,
ason TO believe. to the general pub-