The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Regular Meeting.

Second Regular Meeting.
Council Chamber, Cairo, Illinois
September Ia. 1909
| Present; Hon. George Parsons. may
or, and AElermen Cannon, Davis, Fet
iguson, German. Greaney, Kelly, Koch
er, Mcdaniel Meehan, Nellis, Soul
| in and Williams.
| Absent: Aldermen Burke and Mag
liner
Minutes.
Alderman Meehan moved the min
utes of last regular meeting be ap
proved without reading The motor
was adopted unanimously
The mayor submitted the followine
communication from the Cairo Flee
trio e. Traction Company which was
read at length.
To the Honorable. the mayor and
City Council OF the City of Cairo. III
inois,
| Gentlemen.
The undersigned. the Cairo Electric
Il Traction Company, hereby respect,
| fully withdraws it's petition and com.
munication presented 10 you on Jnly
IL, 1909, with reference to the rene
| al of its railway track, with the agasa.
tenant appliances. on Walnut street
from Eighth street to Twentieth
street and on Eightn street from
Washington avenue to Walnut street.
At the time said petition and com.
Imnnicatlon was presented the pT0Vfs.
ions of Ordinance No. 179 adopted by
the City Council on November fs,
1908, were not kept in mind. That
ordinance does not give this company
any right to occupy and rse Walnut
street south of Twentieth street or
Eighth street west of Washington ave
nue. and the ordinance ALSO repealed
.ali other ordinances or nartss of ordi
flanceS heretofore granted to this
company or its predecessor eompari-
es. 1t is our duty therefore. to re-
move the track and It's appliances.
from that mart OF Walnut street and
Eighth street In question.
On August 81, 1909, under the re-
Gently adopted paving ordinance, all
special tax assessment was naleI
against our line on Walnut street
to $l0.4S00f No objection
were made by rs and the assessment
was confirmed by the county court |
We intend to meet the installmentr
IF the assessment as they become due
Bids are 20 be received as we under |
stand, on September 20, 1899 for nav |
ng Walnut street. We believe that |
III contractors intending to bill upon |
his work will reduce their bids if
hey understand that orr track and
appliances connected herewith are to /
'e removed from Walnut street south
u Twentieth street before the work
Vt improving the street begins.
We, therefore, hereby notify Won
hat we propose at an early date to
discontinue the operation of our cars
N Walnut street south Of Twentieth
treet and on Eighth street west of
Washington avenue aud that we SHALL
emove therefrom our track with its
ppurtenant appliances.
All OF which is respectfully sub
1itted
Dated, this 18th day of September
90q
AFRO ELECTRIC & TRACTION co
BY l.. f. Fischer,
Vice-President. !
On motion or Alderman Meehan the
aport was received and filed and or 7
cred published with the proceedings.
Renorts of Officers. Il
John Sheehan, street supervisor ana
oundkeeper submitted the following
port:
Cairo. Illinois, August 81. 1909 II
o the Honorable the Mayor and City
Council, Cairo, Illinois. t
! herewith submit report showing !
ames of persons who paid their
rect taxes for the year 1909 durinc 7
e month Of August, as follows. to
il; In
Ed. Russell Walter Clarke, Franz
onnell III. c. Clarke, Marcus Shuhan r
opt. Gregory, John Kanar, MarvirI
oren, Ollie Gardner, Jas. Allen. Sam !
leXander, G. w. Murray, Jacob Ste
#. Julius Hermann, Chas. Owens. Ir
IS. Mcnamara r. III. Spann. Frank
'hnson. Jas, Jones, Ernest Howard. Y
III. iHeVers, John Barnett Henry
eynolds, L. H, Paul. John Steger, A
scar Bell, Phil. Greble, w. D. Young