The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-05

power given grantee IN and by sectio
q 10. TO construct switches and ccl
/, nections" on the avenues and street
m question lad libitin and OF sue
KIND and as many as It pleasesl u
!, and with such railways" as wer
|, crossed by grantees railroad. In 81
! der to guard against multiplicity o
. switches In the street connecting on
railroad with another, and Mt tin
: same time permitting of a connection
: think the right should ne restricte,
to such switch track as shall Di
. necessary to connect said grantees
RAILROAD with such of said railway.
and railway tracks as said grantees
railroad may cross,
! Ninth: | cbjtcoi 20 the ordinance
under consideration hecarse OF tho
rtotal omission of any provision that
the railroad shall be governed by all
city ordinances. rules anu regu ations
and not inconsistent with the ordi.
france granting the franchisc-a pro
vision | find in some at least, ii not
most. Of the interulaan ordinances
and a, very desirable reservation on
the part of tho city II avoid future
| litigation | further object that the
ordinance. now considered, unlike the
! Danville Interurbau ordinance. pro.
yides no penalty against the railroad
company for violation and non-obsorv-
ancc on its part of the conditions and
restriction upon which the ordl-
rance permits this railroad to operate
its lines upon the streets of the city
| think that ii the railroad company
Intends to faithfully observe these
conditions and restrictions. it could
internosc no objection TO fine Of
net less than Ten $4,000 Dollars and
not TO exceed One Hundred (Sl0000)
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
fifty years. without some addition and
amendments, as follows;
list. At the end of the section
there shonld be added a proviso,
such as | find in tine Danville Inter
Urban ordinance. to the effect that
nothing In the ordnance shall be con
strued or taken as giving To the gran
tee Ia commercial raiirnad) the right
to maintain a street railway, but only
such rights and privileges as are in
oidenf IN maintaining opJ onaratiop
OF an interurban o. commercial rail.
road. Such provision as this viii
necessitate the joint action and CO
operation of both the fifty year com
mercial railroad aud the twenty year
interurban railway "a strictly street
railway with no power under the law
TO engage in the business of a com
Inercial railroad in the operation OF
the one railway possible 10 be buii;
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 objec. |
ticns that have been interposed by !
many lot owners and citizens to the |
burdening of SO important streets 10 |
the city as Washington avenue and |
Sycamore street with freight traffic !
and especially for so long period as
fifty years. and the granting of such
right is a valuable franchise II has ,
seemed to many. including myself /
that the grantee in this ordinance (
ought, at least. after the lapse of
twenty years tthe life or the Tnterur-
ban Company ordinance) be willing
C share at least to some extent with
he city of Cairo its net profits to be
derived from its freight traffic alone
after a lapse of twenty years from its
hen thirty years more of use of the
streets for freight tra1Iic, as a com
sensation for so valuable a franchise
md the obstruction such freight traf
ic however we'll regulated. will :
he to the free use of said
itrcets by citizens Of Cairo And in L
ny opinion some suitable provision
hould be incorporated into the ordi- |
lance. As to the particular percent {
VI profits from freight traffic (pas
enger traffic excluded) grantee L
hould pay to the city, am not in a
'osition at present 10 say. but that !
cme percent at least should be re- /
'uired after the lapse Of twenty years {
gems to me but jus; and right and 4
will go far in my Judgment towards II
atisfying obiectors 20 this fifty year .
ranchise /,
In conclusion Of this communities ,
ion beg to further say to the honor ,
hle city cornell that the Interurban
abroad project has no more ardent d,
nd enthusiastic supporter In all Of .
afro than myself. and I am willing to
end all possible aid to the enterprise,
with the duty ! owe as
mayor. to the city of Cairo and It's
;le duty Of ap-
rowing of no ordinance which in my
Ioncst judgment does not fairly pro
Get the rights Of our citizens as a
hole upon our public streets. As
violence OF my desire to see suitable
rdinance promptly passed under
which an interurba1 railroad may be