The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19

The mayors of Illinois had posses
sion of the city of Cairo yesterday
and from their expressions at the
smoker last night they were well
pleased with their first days work
and entertainment. The day opened
with session at 10 a. m. at Armory
hall, which has been beautifully fitted
up for the accession, with bunting and
banners under the direction Of G.. #
AFTER. Here Mayor Parsons vel
coined the visitors and a feeling re
Spouse was made by Mayor Paden, oil
Evanston, president of the Mayors
Association; committees were ap
pointed and then the meeting al
iourned for dinner.
AIT the afternoon session the heavy
work was taken up. President PadeI
delivered his annual address In
which he dwelt upon the need Of sys
tematic record-keeping to enable the
mayor to make a detailed report OF q
city's affairs at the end of each year;
also the need OF care for the health
of the community in more systematic
inspection to insure against disease
Mayor Woodruff Of Peoria present
led a paper on Finances and Ac.
counting" which was discussed al
length, presenting some valuable sug
gestions for uniform book keeping in
cities Of the state so that receipts and
expenditures In each department
could be properly accounted for al
all times.
Another able paper was presented
by Mayor Rawleigh of Evanston, ILL.,,
on Public Service Corporations" in
which he eontended for fair treatment
for them and for the public He
quoted from decisions of courts to
show that cities had full control over
corporations, the only requirement
being that the demands must be rea-
sonahle. The difficulty usually was
in determining what was reasonable,
and to do this experts should be en-
ployed. But the best method was
that in vogue in Wisconsin where a
state commission was provided, to
which all matters pertaining to pub
lie utility corporations could be re-
ferred and whose decision al-
though not final. was generally ac-
cepted by both parties concerned be.
cause it was recognized as fair,
Enforcement of Ordinances" was
discussed in paper hy Ex-Mayor
Mcdonald of Decatur, and his address
Is given in full Elsewhere.
To Mounds and Mound City,
Mayor Parsons announced at this
stage that the interurban cars kindly
furnished by Supt. Mclaughlin for
the occasion, were ready to take the
visitors ON a trip to Mound City and
Mounds. and the meeting adjourned
The visitors and number of citi
Gems boarded the cars and were
whrled to the two neighboring towns
where they were cordially received
by the officials and citizens. Al
Mounds Mayor Britain and mum
Der of citizens took the visitors In
charge and conducted them to places
Of interest, including the extensive
railroad terminals, and the beautiful
Y. w. c. A, building. But what i'm
pressed the visitors most was the
presence of the rs pupils of the grad
uatng class in the public schools
who met them on their arrival.
The Smoker.
Last night the visitors were en-
tertained at smoker at Armory Hall
| THE T.. M. r. band rendered severa
excellent selections in the street, ant
had large and appreciatiye audi
ence, before the hour set for thu
smoker. The mayors arrived from
The Halliday In procession, a jolll
crowd. all wearing papier mache hats
and singing Were here because
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