The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-17
people who own improved real estate.
Increased Police Force.

people who own improved real estate.
| Increased Police Force.
The rapid increase iE the number
of business houses. which means an
increase in population and more
homes for the people, has rendered it
practically impossible for the present
force to properly and effectively po-
lice the city. /, therefore, recon-
mend such provision for an addition
to our police force as will furnish am
iple protection to life and property and
nreserve the peace and good order oi
| the entire city. No portion Of the
city should be neglected, but careful
supervision and attention given to ev-
cry section.
Health Department.
The location of Cairo is such as to
reouire constant care and preeaUuon
To nrotect it from contagious diseases
which are so easily brought hefe by
the great number of people coming
to and passing through the city. Many
Of our residents live in tenement
houses. wholly destitute Of sanitary
connections of every kind While
| Cairo has always been noted Tor IT'S
rood health, these unsanitary condt
ous are menace to the safety OF
| our homes. With the completion o.
the new sewer system radlca
,hange in the eitys sanitary arrange
| nents will become absolutely neees-
sary: old fashioned open closets wall
have TO be abandoned and all sewer
lage disposed of by the house con-
rection sewer pipe as is provided TOT
1by the new sewer system.
am glad to note that the Board or
Health has already taken hold OF tee
natter of some improved method OF
1 disposing of the eity's garbage with
the intention of improving the SAM
| tary condition of the city, and have
very reason to believe that 1t Will
10. in a measure, successful In It's ell
4 forts without further delay. The high
est efficiency of the city's health de-
| mands at this time, better methods
and better equipment. including
permanently employed Health Ottcer,
whose sole duty it shall be 70 give
attention to all meters pertaining 70
tho Improvement Of sanitary and
health conditions To do this will re-
oure an increased appropriation for
the Board of Health for the coming
year, and this, | recommend TO be
=, made adequate to meet the require
ments of the situation.
Financial Outlook.
The urgent and ever increasing de.
mands of a rapidly growing city have
caused the municipal revenues, during
the past decade to fan more or less
behind the necessary current eSpen-
i ditlres. While earnest and contin
nous efforts to economic have been
/ male from time to time to meet this
situation, the limitations placed by
/ law upon taxation for city purposes
have prevented the successful carr.
ling out of plans for doing away WITH
the annual deficit The outlook for
the coming year is far more promis'
ing. The increase in the saloon Ii
cehse from $4,000 to $si00000 per
year made by the ordinance recently
adopted hy your Honorable Body, and
the increase in the wholesale liquor
license from $4,000 to S5G060 have
already demonstrated that 1t VIII
cause very considerable increase in
| the amount Of the city's revenue
while Il has had the effect to decrease
the number OF saloons; this VIII he
! augmented by the tax of one dollar
: each upon all Of the telephone, tele
: graph and street railway poles in the
, city. ana many other licenses tr
! which the city Is entitled 1t is a safe
proposition to say that with prudent
management the city's finances can
and will. in reasonable period OF
J tine. be placed upon sound and per
, rcctly satisfactory basis. | desire
\ Therefore, in this connection
10 urgently eHIolH uVOn your hOilol
able Body, as well as upon all city of
J fleials and employees, the exercise
during the coming year, Of the strict
Il est economy in city affairs, consistent
with safe, progressive and effective
: administration
} Conclusion.
In conclusion. ! congratulate you
and all cf or citizens upon having en-
. ioyed. during the year 1909, the mest
: prosperous year in the history Of
Cairo, as indicated by the statements
Of our banks which have just been
! published, showing the business 81
! the year in Cairo to have been greater
than in any previous year, of its his
tory, and the report Of the United
States Postoffice. which has just beer
| publishody shows the increase OF re
ceipts in that office during the veal
| 1909, to be s9,403,2 20 more than thcs
have been during any previous year
For the year 1910 we''have every in
4 dication of still greaterprogress and