The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-08
RATES OF CAIRO WATER co.
ARE SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
City Council Adopts Resolutions to Determine If
Private Consumers Pay Teo Mrch-Citizens
Protest Against SaIoons--Cean Up
Warrants Coming

crty owners in block 23 city. re-
spectIully urge yotr honorable body
that you do not issue saloon license
to Mr.. Mckee or Mckee Bros, for
the purpose of conducting a saloon on
the corner of Sixth street and Com
merclal avenue, or any other party
who will conduct a dive in that pace.
We are DESTROYS of keeping this
neighborhoCd as decent as possible
and We petition your honorable body
to assist Us in this IS much IS you
can.
Signed: c, NJ. Els, Dr. ]. w.
Dunn, Mrs. II. o, Farrow, Rosana
Steagala j. w, Gholson. Mrs L. E.
Falconer, Mrs. F. Malinski, repre-
senting % ort of 2S lots in the book,
To investigate water Rates.
Alderman Koehler offered the fo-
lowing important resolution;
Resolved by the city council Of the
City of Cairo, Illinois, that Aldermen
Greaney, Koehler, Cannon. Nellis and
Mcdaniel be and they are hereby ap-
pointed special committee, of which
Alderman Greaney snail be chairman
for the purpose of aseertaining and
investigating the water rates or tariff
of prices charged by the Cairo Water
Company for water furnished private
consumers in the city and also to as,
certaing the water rates or tariff of
prices charged for water in the
cities Of Kansas City, Missouri. st.
Louis, Missouri, Louisville, Kentucky,
Nashville, Tennessee, and Cincinnati,
Ohio, which cities are named in sec
ton of Ordinance No. 1SS, approved
October /, 1885. and also to inquire
into and fully investigate all ques
tons as to whether or not the Cairo
Water COMPANY is complying with
the terms, provisions and conditions
of all city ordinances under which it
now furnishes water Or service to the
city or to the inhabitants thereof and
Be it further resolved that this
committee is hereby authorized to
employ such assistance and incur
isuch expense in carrying OFT the pur,
poses of this resolution as the COM
mittee may think proper or necessary
which expense shall be paid out of
the contingent fund. provided such
expense shall not exceed the sum OF
two hundred and fifty dollars.
The mayor protested mildly that
the resolution was unusual ii not un.
fair and reflection upon him, in that
it sought to appoint an important
committee and to ignore him entire
ly although it was customary to con-
suit him as chief executive and pre-
siding officer in the matter of nam
ing committee. Hs said the step was
arbitrary and to his way of thinking
uncalled for
Alderman Scullin objected that the
cities named in the resolution were
not in Cairo's class and he moved
that the resolution be laid over under
the rules. No second.
Alderman Meehan moved to amend
that the city comptroller be directed
to procure the data called for in the
resolutions.
Alderman koehler did not believe
the comptroller was equal to the task
Alderman Meehan replied if the
alderman believed this he should not
vote to pay the comptroller his
salary,
The amendment was lost by vote
of I to s and the original motion was
adopted by a vote Of to4,the mem
bers voting as follows on the motion
to adopt the resolution:
Yeas-Greaney. Cannon. Kelly Mel.
lis Mcdaniel, Williams, Koehler and
DAVIS.
Nays-Ferguson, Hagner Meehan
and Scullin--4
Miscellaneous Matters,
Chief Egan was instructed to have
old barn on Stone Bros. premises
torn down,
Resolution calling for gas lamp on
Fwenty-fOurth street was referred to
committee as was also resolutions by
Alderman Cannon directing city at
torney to present ordinances provid
ing for walks as follows: West side
of Sycamore from Twenty-second
street 50 feet north; on west side of
Sycamore from Twenty-fourth street
$50 feet north; on west side or Syca-
more from Twenty-frst to Twenty.
second streets.
Resolution by Alderman Nellis di.
cecting police Jail .l6 fire committee
to investigate electric and gasoline
motor fire apparatus was referred.
Resolution by Alderman Meehan
that Twentv-Seyentl street be placed
in good order called forth an amend
ment that the contractor and corpora
tiuns responsible for the bad condi.
ton be notified z. .estore it in Is
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