The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10

You without my approval the Ordt'
, nance adopted by your honorable body
at regular meeting OF the city coun
ell on the evening of January IA, 1908
! which Il shall designate herein as the
! 20 year Interurban Ordinance, and Is
: Ientitled:
AN ordinance granting to the
Southern Illinois Interurban Company,
Its successors and assigns, the right
Ito construct, lease, maintain, operate
and use a railway upon parts of
Fourth street and Washington avenue
land parts of Sycamore street In the
lefty of Cairo, Illinois"
! MY objections to this ordinance,
Though not so numerous as the OBJ
Elections entertained to the ordinance
passed by your honorable body at the
same meeting as this ordinance and
under the same circumstances grant,
Ing fifty year franchise to the Cairo
Terminal Traction Company, yet such
loblections so far as they go, are on u
line with my objections to, the latter
Iordinance as set forth In my commu.
nication addressed to your honorable
body returning said last named ordi.
mace without my approval, and In that
communication so fully discussed, that
deem 1t unnecessary in this commu-
nication to do more ,iian. briefly state
my objections to the ordinance now
under consideration, as, follows:
| First: ! object to the provisions Of
Section of this ordinance which re.
latns to the four switch tracks a,,,
tlorized to be laid. 1t is practically
a COPY of Section s of said fifty-years
lordinance and my objections ana
views upon the same are Identical
with what | have said as respects
Section 5 of the fifty-year ordinance
I In my communication returned to your
honorable body with said last named
ordinance of even date herewith.
Second. | object to the provisions
|of Section Of this twenty-year ordi.
nance. 1t is identical with Section. 10
of the fifty-year ordinance, and like
that Section, gives the railroad com
pany the right to stop and receive and
deliver freight at as many stopping
places (even every street corner,
along Washington avenue. Sycamore
and Fourth streets as the railroad
company above may choose to select
as stopping places, allowing no voice
whatever in the matter to the city or
its street committee The suggestion
as to amendment of said Section 10 Of
iifty-year ordinance made by me in
my communication of this date. re
turning that ordinance, without my
approval, applies with; equal force to
said Section 8 of this twenty-year |
ordinance.
Third: object to Section Ii OF /
this twenty-year ordinance. 1t is an /
exact copy of Section IL in the fifty,
year ordinance 1t grants the un.
qualified right to transport over the |
entire line of railroad any and all |
kinds of freight in any kind Of cars. |
in any length of trains and under no |
other restriction whatever other than
that cars carrying bulk freight shall I
not be run except between 1900 D. m.
and 600 a. m. 1t should. to NEE;
with my approval be amended for tho
'eason and In accordance withvsugges.
ions set forth as respects Section II Il
II the fifty-year ordinance inf my said
communication returned with that or.
finance
Fourth: object to Section 90 of
MS twenty-year ordinance. which is A
opy of Section Is of said tifty.year
fdinaDce, and gives the right to in,
limper the streets with as many
witches and connections with other I
as grantee sees nroper 10
make, when. in my Judgment one
witch and Connection laid on tho
treet to connect grantees railroad
'ith each railroad 1t may cross Is all
nat Is necessary or should be permit.
I'd. Said Section 20 should be
mended same as suggested by me I'm
agard to said Section 10 of said
fty-year ordinance in my said com.
lunlcation relative to that ordinance
Fifth: object TO Section 2l of this
ordinance, viz-That nor.
on of 1t which excludes from compu.
ition of time within which the road
to be completed ON Washington
venue aud Sycamore street. as also
lie entire line, delays due to "aecI I
ants, occurrences and proceedings |
" reasons fully set forth with refer. {
ice to Section 10 identical with said I
eetion II in said fifty-year ordinancel '
my said communication with refer. I
ice to that ordinance. The language e
too broad and affords little or no
objection. More specific language ]
'ould be used. Delays without fault o
ID beyond control Of grantee" by I'm. ="
nction, or acquiring right of way by q
gal proceedings or high water v
ould only be accepted as an excuse y
not building the parts OF road on q
streets OF Cairo and full compile. n
N OF the road. leaving no loop hole
which, under pleas from time 20
ne Of accidents" or Occurrences q
proceedings" of one kind and an. az
her TO which grantee may be a viii. Is
party, the construction OF the work 't
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