The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-11
PROTEST
AGAINST BRICK
HEARD BY BOARD OF LOCAL I'M
PRoVEMENTs FROM ciTl-
z-N9 OF WALNUT STREET. (
FOR MINERAL ASPHALT
IClalm II AS Durable, Nolseless,
Gle amer and $40 to $50 Per Let
Cheaper Than Brick
E5ard Adjourned.

There was a Formidable gathering
lof citizens last night at the coun-
lsponse to the call for public hear,
ling on certain street Improvements
which We're to be finally acted uron
! by the Board Of Local Improymenta.
! The interest centered chiefly in Wal
nut street where strong opposition
to brick had grown up which mani
tested itself effectively at the hearing
| last night under the leadership OF
! John S. Aisthorpe; and the Board de-
ferred action on all the streets till
Monday, June 2S, at p. m. to which
time the Board adjourned
The four dozen new chairs ordered
| TO be bought AZ former meeting
were in place and were all taken, anil
thera We're nearly again as many
tanding Among these present We're
7. b. Maeee A. HALEY Tbos p. C +
ter, JCdge Dewey. +. A. Smith. John
s. Aisthorpe. j F Rector g'rof Ban
mister, r. J. Kerth A. Lohr, Y. q.
Pink Douglas Halliday Chas Young.
Or Dunn, A. s. Fraser, Judge John
NJ Lansden. J t. Parham, Hon.
Reed Green u. s. Tansden. F. r.
Aver. ], d, I-add n, A Harmon Vm.
KIuge. b. McManus. e. Pucher Col.
W. S Simpson
Council Meeting First.
~
was takeen mp a special council meet
inc was held called by the MAYOR 10
take up matters referred to the sev.
eral committees at the regular meet.
ing Tuesday. There were present His
| Honor, Mayor Parsons and Aldermen
Greaney Magner, German. Nellis.
Ferguson, McDanio; Williams Koch
Ter Davis. Scullin and Meehan
The Brooks petition for dram shop
license at 404 Commercial was
granted.
The city clerk wa directed to adj
vertise for bids for making needed
improvements at fire station No. ..
Alderman Meehaa's ordinance rails
ing theater licenses was adopted,
being amended TO make the license
1000 for the opera house and sl00 for
1ictrre shows.
The council then adiournei,
An Hour- Reading.
The Board of Local improvements
vas then called to order by the
mayor. The members nres mt teng
Nldcrmon Magner. Ferguson. Neri7.
| Noehler. Williams and Seullin
The mayor announced the purpose
If the meeting and ATTORNEY Leek at
NnCe began 10 read the esi imates and
resolutions for the Improvement Of
Sycamore street, Walnut street .Ho'
| brook avenue Twenty-t}rst street,
| West TwentyGrst street. and Elm
street Although a fluent reader II
took Mr. Leek over an hour TO read
the voluminious documents The es-
imated cost of the several improve
ments is rs follows:
Sycamore street .........S ~ 075.Hl
Walnut and Holbrook 60. 77471 99
Twenty first and West
| Twenty-hrst ..... ....- 32l55.4
Elm ..................,.. 12.297 81
Total ......... ........Sl71. 600 O5
The mayor calief or remarks on
the various streets in the order In
which they were read There was m
rotest from any one regarding Syca-
| more street but when Walnut street
vas called John s. Aisthorpe stepped
| forward with a roll Of documents agd
3 sack full of samples Of asphalt con.
] .rete. or mineral asphalt or btho-
ithic paving Mr. Ais'horpe presented
y petition signed by seyenty-five
ovucrs OF property on Walnut
ttreet. representing 5.47i fe7t of
frontage The petition asked for
| rayel or asphalt conore-e or any
Kind of gool paving except brick. Mr.
Nisthcrpe said he was authorized 10
state for the sieners a the petit
hat hey did not ask for gravel. but
FOR any good pavement except brick.
They obioete3 TO brick because 1t
ras noisy and dirty He spoke
| tronglv for the asphalt Compcs ton
= which he haj samples. cue =
which had been cut from street in
| nit sburg that hal been IN use six
.seeu wears and which was IN an eN-
ellen state Of preservation. showing
lvarv little wear MuskeEee. Meh..
had paved nine streets with the ma
| -srial and was about Ia pave two
more Testimonials from officials Of
/ hat city expressed satisfaction in
| strong terms. BESIDES wearing as
sell as brick. or better, being noise
'ess AMI cleaner. the asphalt concrets
oavement was also from $40 70 so
ner lot cheaper than brick. Mr. Ais
thorpe offered a written guarantee