The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-14

agree, and It Is entirely proper tina
men shall present their objections II
i order that they may be disc icd
! Undoubtedly some OF the object on,
that will be offered to Mr.. Fraser's
plan have merit; but this much /,
certain: No plan can be Cffne
against which more serious objee
tons can not be made assuming e. al
it is practical at all,
1t may be claimed by some that
| If the citys floating debt is provided
/ for it can Issue $4,000 in bonds ana
/ erect building On its block OF
ground above Fifteenth street. The
reply Is that the city can not provide
fcr its floating debt all at once but
! can do 50 gradually IT. can provide
for enough OF 1t BY an ordiaance to
80 into effect Jan |, 1910 10 permit
the city TO incur $4,000 or $l5,f0)
debt on account of the city hall, u lie
paid off in several years
1t may be said further that if the
city provides for its floating debt It
can have the city hall built on the
postoffce block on the installment
plan, as East st. Louis did, ana pay
$4,000 annually in rental AMI on the.
prncipai The reply is that this plan
would mean the paying of from 500.
600 to $4,000 In interest, bef re the
building would be paid for, which
would make the building cost tie
people Of Cairo nearly double the
contract price OF the structure.
The objection has been made taat
The Hewer," that beautiful work of
art erected in honor of one who
must be always remembered a3I
among Cairo's greatest men, viii b
interfered with-The obje elton
would be good if this fine memorial
We're not to be properly pr1vid d
TOR In the Plan here under consil-
Grafton, 1t is proposed TO leave ample |
room for THE Hewer" at the Down,
town front of the building, and to
so reconstTuct the Fountain and
basin that It win serve its
purpose to the public even better
than now Moreover it can be
stated authoritatively that these who
placed The Hewer" there. are net
opposed to the city hall being located
rs suggested and will see that thu
loble statue is properly taken care OF
4 the structure is built there
Another objection has been pub
ished which is not pleasant to con
emplate and probably mas no founda-
ion except rumor or speculation. 1t
S that the two churches in the yicin-
ty of the proposed city hall would
Enormously object to the scheme,
because of the crowds of "undesii<
lble citizens" AMI the noise ineileif
o the police station and. fire depart
nent, II this objection is permit el J,
o hold good then itpmust hold good
llso with respect to erecting the cry
lail building on the postoffice block.
or there too it would be in close
proximity to two churchesg The two
title Churches up the strett have
made no protest, and The Bulletin is
'ot willing to believe that the two
bigger churches in the vicinity of
Washington Park would !. make any
objection. In the first place, there is /
10 reason at all swhy there should
q any gatherings ef dis rdfrly
rowds at police headquarters. OneI
fdhld think that police headquarters. !
s the last place where tlisorderly
rowds Would gather. Ana az for tie
re station-why, a FIRE station Is a,
irritable graveyard for dufatness. as 81
lent as a Church on wt'et DAYS ex-
epting two or three timts a mon h
'hen there happen to come fire !,
larms (Which never, or hardly ever
ONE on Sundays by tile way). +"
ranting however, that sinners are Ia i
at police Headquarters more q
han at most places in the city, may Z
ne not ask with some propriety f
neither objection To contact with or q
lose proximity to such can come ID
18th due grace from any who profess $
, walk in the foot steps and follow Q
le precepts of Him Of whom IL is Y
ritten: For the Son OF Man is ;.
ONE to seek and TO save that which !,
as lost?'' f.