The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-31
DR.. Paul G. Schulz Says All Should
Pay For Privilege To Do
Business in Cairo.
To Get City Hall Merely "a Matter of Money,
and the Money Should Come Through
License Ordinance is Predominant
Opinion of Speakers.

TAcre was representative gath
ering at the Merchants Luncheon
Yesterday, at the Alexander clut
grill room. Nearly two score of the
leading business and professional
mer were there, and Dr. Paul G.
Schulz presided at the board In tne
opinion Of Or. Schuh the city hall
proposition was still the most i'm
prrtant subject before the meeting
lie believed a city hail SHOULD and
could be built and the subject ought
to be discussed until it was settled
ami settled right II was a matter
in which all citizens were interested
and all ought to be willing to con
tribute toward it, He agreed that the
vital point in connection with the
proposition was "A Matter Of
Money" and believed also that a
License Ordinance was probably
the best or only way to get the
money But he would not expect
one class of citizens to furnish all Of
the money He did not see why all
citizens who did business in Cairo
should not pay something for the
privilege grocers, d2y goods men.
clothing men hardware men, doc,
tor. lawyers. etc. There was no.
reason why saloon men. druggists
and a few oyners &fbela'' iHHI"saIIessl
apcp 10 bear the entire burden. He
Iysfla favor a general license ordi
Nance imposing a tax upon all lines
Of business or occupation He
called upon Chas FeEcnter of the
City Hall committee, TO make re-
port of progress.
Mr. Feuchter said the committee
was waiting for certain data on tae |
ciy's financial condition before re-
porting These would be f0rthcnm
M perhaps in time for next Satur-
laws luncheon. at which time a re.
bort might be- made He said the
block In the way was UNI
louhtedly a want of revenue for the
'.tN he did not know just what
would be- the best way 10 get the
eyoEue but doubted that a general
license upon an classes Of business
would be- constitutional Some years
Gc an ordinance having this in
lev had been adopted and when
omc OF those affected by IL had con
ostcd it In the courts it. was rem
cred null AMI void. But tho city
nuncil could require citizens en-
srtain lines of business 90 pay
licenses and a. ought 10 20 over the
situation carefully with a view -
lak'ng all pay that il csu under the
tate law t.
o. Schuh said he felt sure there
.ouli ta no difficulty about getting
boz money from citizens 10 urt unI I
be- building He would take a tH0...
and dollar clance ga H. AMI tue8-I
-tye or thirty other citizens wouIII
70 doubt 10 the same. % nas only a !
uestion Of enabling the city 10 take
iro of the proposition in due course
T time |.
croeers Want License. L.
Peter Lind said the gr0cprs auItr
pitchers OF the city would De- glad ,
b have license of SIo0 a year or
D Imposed upon them. 70 wouII r. Z
bee Tho number Of dealers anal
rul1 have a regulating fuGueuee
b the business. Under present ror-l
fi1Es anybody with fta f1uart
I'D could start grocery store orI
hitcr'r -HoTs-etart BE- FOB tha front
.oH of bis house and sleep. ast an
'oz aHI live boz the hack room
here were 500 Er1ror- and bufth-rHl
Cairo when there ought not Co. q
het tenth thst manF. anil tI.e 3
OUll he Erf ci4z- e-faffia Frlr Hf- p
Thos p. o-shea sail tfs riafl Fl
o,ers ta1 gone into tire matt -'
license ordinance Frrr f-fr|
ben they bad tueI 90 get au eraE
'nro passed imposing n Hrrrza tavI
feudlfrs u was asr1zirrF fsH
e1 hy At'orne- L-et fH1t tre ,r- lr
nance would have 90 boz general Is IH
application or o. would not stand d.
the oout-- t could not exemn lI
rners from Hs OPERATION 81 tHrFl oi
'dleI BE coutd not unl4rs-srFI
aver Par-cns' statement 81 Il
q vious luncheon. that ua4 rf.rl
Fenue was no GREATER nou ffar E
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