The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-15
iNTERURBAN ORDINANCES
PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL
Sprung as Surprise Upon All Opponents itteT
Words Passed In Discussion enounC-
ed As Great Error

Tie second regular meeting IN
January. By the city council Of Cairo.
was held last night, and It was one of
much Importance record breaker
IN the nature Of the business trans.
acted ana in It's hours OF endurance
/ II was near y midnight when the
meeting adjourned, ana the business
which held ii was the lnterurban or.
dinances which came up as a surprise
to all but the eight members Of the
council who favored them, and the
few citizens interested in the scheme.
The measures We're both read at
length, were discussed at length BY
members and BIS citizens and attor-
neys present and there were some
hetaed words passed which indicated
the earnesness of the speakers. Both
the ordinances wer- taken off the
table whore they had been placed
some weeks. ago. ana were adopted
with some amendments, whcih are
aimed to guard public interests in
the construction and operation of the
road
There were present His Homo.
Mayor Parsons. and Aldermen Koch
Ter, Magner. Burke. Ferguson Thomas,
German, Bourgeois. Scullin Kelly,
Thistlewood NeIlis Snyder Davis,
Meehan.
Minutes Of previous meetings were
rrtnysoV-eI S4ttthnut r.,.tfuu
Miscellaneous claims were allowed.
The first intimation given the out
siders" that there was something I'M
usual or unexpected in the wind was
when Alderman Thistlewood inter
rupted the clerk in reading miscel--
laneous claims to know when the or
der OF unfinished business" had
rassed, indicating that he had some
thing of this nature to bringup. al
though at the last January meeting
he business had been left diminished
The clerk was permitted to conclude
the reading OF bills with the under
standing that Unfinished business
would be taken up Immediately after
wards. And then the fun began.
Alderman Burke moved to take
from tie table the ordinances Of the
$ outhern Illinois interurbGn Co. and
of the Terminal & Traction Co
Alderman Meehan moved that the
DO referred back to the
street and ordnance committees for
further consideration He said the
matter was being sprung as a sur
prise % these who were opposed to /
NE measures and who wished to
make amendments He would oppose
he motion if Il were proposed to pass 1
hem tonight
The motion 10 take the ordinances
q the table was carried h. vote Of
TO 6.
Alderman Thistlewood moved to
'lace the ordinance Of tire Southern /
Illinois Interurban Co. on second |
Cadnig
Alderman Meehau said IL looked /
Ike an attempt 10 "raiirUal" the /
MEASURE through the city council III
he measure we're a good ione IFS
-iends hal nothing 20 fear as aI
era for an interarbau railway; hut
Was desired 70 Ttaze certain amend
lants IN the interest ~ che ruhic
he ordinance had been laid on the e
.hle because f6e reoDle owning prep Z
.ty along the streets proposed TO De
igT5rssd hY the railroad had with
I7wn their Signatures The council
ai seen nothing 10 Indicate that the
1ierions had beer Withdrawn Il
AID rman Burke said a paper snow
e the withdrav5f % names from y
e remonstfauee was ON file with the 6
ERIK. p
Tie mayor said IS was customary :