The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-09-06
WOULD HONOR
|. MAYOR PARSONS
Alderman Burke Presents Resoln-
tion, Proposing eParson Boule-
vr' as Name sor Seventeen
Blocks Of Washington Avenue.
MANY MEASURES OFFERED
Construction Of Nearly 10000 Feet
\ Of Concrete Sidewalks Provided
for in Ordinances--Flaek Breaks
Record by Introducing Nineteen.

Record by Introducing Nineteen.
Parsons Boulevard Ii the pro-
posed new name 10 be given To
Washington avenue from the north
side Of Center street to the northern
end of the avenue. tho change being
rontained in resolution introduced
by Alderman Burke at the first regu-
lar meeting Of the month of the city
council last night,
Some time ago nurke introduced a
resolution for the creation OF park
on the lots situated between Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth streets on
Washington avenue which for a
number Of years have been known as
the city lots"
Burke stated that Ia recognition
OF Mayor Parsons work in improv-
ing. various streets in Cairo, some
thing should be done to show the
appreciation Of the citizens.
Mentions Grass plats,
The alderman said Mayor Parsons
had put In tho grass plats and
lplanted the shade trees along this
section of the avenue at his own ex-
pense and he felt this would only be
giving the mayor the credit due to
| him.
Alderman Bnrke's resolution for
the change in name was referred to
the street and ordinance committee
| rs requested by him and will be
considered at the next meeting of
that committee.
The construction Of $3.50 feet of
| concrete sidewalks, equal to nearly
.wo miles. was provided for In ordi-
nances introduced by Alderman Saup
Iof the Second ward, Fiack OF the
Third and Serbian OF the Sixth. Saup
and Flaek earned tire tfttr OF +'Ette7
walk aldermen, for the number of
improvements proposed by them for
their respective wards.
Flack Has Record.
1t is believed Alderman Flack has
a new city council record, having
introduced nineteen ordinances In
one evening. requiring more than an
| hours time for City Clerk Robert A.
hatcher to read them all and mem
bers laughed each time Mayor pro
TEN Greaney, presiding in the abb
sence from the city Of Mayor Par
| sons would put the question on the
reference of the bills to the street
and ordinance committee, which will
now have about enough work before
II to keep that committee busy for
some time
The previous ordinance record is
believed to have been held by r.. A.
Smith when he was member Of the
City Council years ago. one time in
Producing fourteen for the benefit Of
his constituents
Hurd Jokes with Flack.
| Alderman Hurd jokingly moved
that a substitute for Flack's ordi-
nanees be one providing for the con-
structlon of side walks all over the
Third ward. Alderman Ferguson
tried to puzzle the Third ward al
dermen on the location OF the ma
rine hospital but Alderman Burke
said no one knew more about the
Third than he and Flack.
| A petition was presented against
one of Flack's ordinances BY W.
I,ahning, owner Of four lots on
| Twelfth street, included In the ordi-
nance providing for the construction
Of side walk on the south side OF
Twelfth from Commercial to a point
300 feet west Mr.. Lahning claimed
that the sewer is blocked off from
the water main and for that reason
and also because OF the good condi-
tion Of the sidewalk along there no
improvements be made for the
present
Burke introduced d resolution
to correct the defects complained Of
Lehning by having the city en-
gineer and street committee ex-
anime that part OF Twelfth street to
remedy any thing wrong with the
sewerage.
Other resolutions introduced by
Flack provided for concrete side
| walks on the following streets, eight
feet wide. adjoining the lot lines.
east side of Walnut. 100 feet south
from Seventh; south side Of Eighth
from Washington to Walnut; north
side of Seventh from Washington
extending 225 feet west east side or
Poplar street from point T5 feet
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