The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-17
STRONG PROTEST
BY A CITIZEN
JOHN S. AisTHoRPE SAYS GREAT
INJUSTICE WAS DONE IN
PASSING lNTERuReAN oRpl.
NANCES.

Scene. Council chamber, Cairo Hi
nois Congregated within the council
auditorium enclosure, occupying their
respective seats; the Hon Mayor OF
Cairo, and fourteen aldermen city
clerk, city attorney, two attorneys
representing the Southern Illinois In
| terurhan company and the Illinois
Terminal & Traction company, news.
paper reporter for the Cairo Bulletin,
rand newspaper reporter for the Cairo
| Evening Citizen. Outside Of this rail.
ing, in auditorium usually occupied by
visitors and citizens, were two citi-
zens attending said meeting in the
interest Of an extension for tele.
phone franchise two citizens, attend
ing said meeting In thf interest Of the
granting Of license, one citizen, an
official Of the Southern Illinois Inter.
urban company aud the Illinois
Terminal & Traction company news
paper representative of the Thebes
star representative Of the Cairo
Labor Journal and young man who
going to be some run, subsequently
enters a young lawyer who has heard
what is going on.
Without public notice, secretly and
unannounced, almost the first action
taken, was to take from the table two
ordinances granting franchises to the
Southern Illinois Interurban com.
pany and the Illinois Terminal &
Traction company. which had been laid
on the table the early part OF Novem-
Der last. An exciting scene, rn,I
paraleled ia city council Of the state
q illinois, premeditated and afQre
Thought, eight OF the aldermen voted
and subsequently passed the fran
.cilises granted in the two ordinances
mentioned II is not necessary to.
comment on the unusual proceedings
which took place for they viii speak
Tor themselves.
As a citizen of Cairo who favors an
interurban railroad and has the in
terests OF the city Of Cairo and the
welfare CT its citizens at heart as 10y
ally as any living being that lives In
Cairo, and who believes that IA grave
injustice is being done to our citizens, |
appeal to the newspapers Of the city |
Of Cairo to, al once, publish In full a |
correct copy of the two ordinances re.
lsrred to above SO that the property |
owners and the citizens at large. may |
z AL them for themselves, and de- |
termine for themselves. whether or
mel they want sucn ordinances to |
.Nist | believe la fairness and in |
ustice TO my fellow citizens of the
-ity OF Cairo, and that this should be
lone. While | protested against the
lassaRe Of said ordinances because
Z the terms and rights they grant
herein, ! am willing to go on record
'efore the business interests and citi.
ems at large. recording my protest.
nd If they are willing TO ratify and
oncur in such rights and privileges
IS are granted In those ordinances, |
hen feel that my duty as a citizen
8 ended relative to same.
! am giving this expression of my
ceilings in the matter without any
rejudice or malice toward any one,
at as ! was one Of very few to be
resent at such an unusual meeting.
feel ii my bounden duty to cali the
itention Of my fellow citizens to
hese conditions
! request that all the newspapers of
ur city will do the citizens of Cairo
he Justice Of publishing In full the
rdinances referred to and If they
hould feel that it would incur Upon
Icm an unnecessary expense I am
iliing TO pay the cost Of such labor
nd service. t.aa
Fellow citizens, allow ne to urge .
pom you the necessity Of reading
'ese- ordinances and taking such ac
On in regard thereto as you may
est desire. before it is too late to
'medy the wrongs which ] claim are
eng done
J. s. AISTHORPE.
As a Citizen and Property Owner.
other CariO papers please publish. 1