The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-09-13
MAYOR DECLINES
|. OFFER Of HONOR
Tells Aldermen He Does Not Want
Name Of Washington Avenue
Ch- 9sed to Parsons Boulevard
Expresses Appreciation.
GIVES CITY Two LOTS
Announces Railroad Company's Offer
to Pay $4,000 Of Viadnct Cost
Ministers Attend Meeting and Ask
for Information.

for Information.
The announcement that Mayor
Parsons will convey to the city.
without money consideration. two
city lots, to be used Az part OF the
site for the proposed new city hall,
and that the Big Four Railroad Com
pany has agreed to pay s20,o00 of
| the costs OF building viaduct over
the Sycamore street grade-crossing.
were interesting developmnts at laa
nights melting of the City Council
Another feature of the meeting
was Mayor Parsons request that no
effort be made to rename portion OF
Washington avenue In his honor, as
suggested in d resolution submitted
| by Alderman Burke.
Thanks Burke.
Il feel that have been sufficiently
honored in being permitted to help
In improving the city," the mayor
said. Il appreciate the effort to
honor me. because ] know II was
made In good faith but would pre-
fer not to have any ordinances
adopted that would change the name
of any portionn of Washington ave
nue.
The resolution was withdrawn by
| Alderman Burke at Mayor Parsons
| request
The report of the Finance and
| Building Committee. which is com
posed of Mayor Parsons. r. C.
Creaney and G. v Neff. declared the
demand of $1,000 for lots 2 and 3 as
prohibitive. and recommended thFt
proceedings be taken at once to build
City Hall without the use OF this
property
Claims Price Prohibitive.
The report states in part Lots
and now belong TO Mr.. George
Parsons, and he has signinhed his
willingness to convey said lots to the
city without money consideration,
provided arrangements are made
without delay for the construction
of the City Hall"
''The report also calls attention
to building. perspective outline
Of which was submitted, which the
committee thinks well of in general
way for the use of the city. The re-
port announced that other plans are
also being outlined
The building suggested is copy
OF the Lee County courthouse at Bis
hopviIle, S. c., handsome two-story
brick and stone structure, picture
OF which was exhibited by Mayor
Parsons.
Ask Immediate Action.
| The committee recommended that
steps be taken to at once provide for
an election as required by law to Sc
| cure funds necessary for the con-
struction and equipment of new
City Hall in the following manner
Fifty thousand dollars to be used
in construction of the City Hall
building and $4,000 for furniture.
making the total cost 100000 for the
completion of the proposed building
1t Is also recommended in the re-
port that at the same time an cleo
tion bo held for the voting upon OF
the question of raising $4,000 for
the additions to the Public Library.
Referred to Committee.
! Py vote of the Council the mat
ter was referred to the Ordinance
Committee, which will take tCtion In
calling special election on the two
propositions,
Mayor Parsons announcement
concerning the progress of the work
toward eliminating the Sycamore
street embarrassing, which Is con
sidered the most dangerous In the
city, was received enthusiastically by
the alderman. He announced that
officials of the Big Four Railroad
Company and the city engineers held
a conference In Cairo yesterday.
which resulted in the discovery that
the original estimate could be reduc-
ed at least 10000
The mayor said he expected the
Traction Company TO pay its share OF
the expense Of building viaduct
over the crossing
Among those present at the con-
ference on the grade-crossing propc-
sitlon were: G. +. Smith, chief engi-
neer of the Big Four Railroad Com
pany; II, J. Maloney superintendent
OF the Cairo division Of the railroad
Mr. Hurley. draughtsmans MIR.
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