The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-12

Hon. Geo. Parsons, Mayor, City q
Cairo, Cairo, III.
My Dear Sir: am directed by
Secretary Ellison, who has been de.
tanned in Washington, D. c., in clos.
ing up the details of the recent con.
vention, to acknowledge receipt OF
the contribution to this organization
in the sum of $4,000, made by the
City of Cairo. Enclosed herewith
please find certificate Of membership.
Permit me to extend to you and
through you, to the City Council OF
Cairo, the thanks Of the officers and
board Of directors of this organiza
ton for the liberal contribution.
Respectfully,
E. r. MAUCK,
Private Secretary.
National Rivers and Harbors of the
United States.
Cincinnati Office, Dec. %, 1910.
Honorable George Parsons, Director
National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress, Cairo, Ill.
My Dear Mr.. Parsons: I owe you
an abject apology for not sooner MAX
ing formal acknowledgment to you,
as mayor of Cairo, for the contribu.
ton made by your municipality in
the sum of $4,000, handed to me at
Washington. The fact is that | was
detained beyond expectations at
Washington in winding up convention
details and did not reach Cincinnati
until the early part of the present
week.
VIII you not kindly, as the chief
executive of Cairo, express to your
City Council the deep appreciation
felt by the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress and its officers for the
very liberal contribution made to oul
expense fund through the action
taken by that body, and as an active
official of this organization, believT
contribution, in common with al
others received, will be devoted di
rectly to the purpose for which the
organization was formed, in which
purpose Cairo has such direct aod
vital interest.
Copy of telegram to Washington
from Mr.. Smith, has ben forwarded
by letter to me, wherein I note witt
very great qualification that, in addi
ton to the sum of $4,000 appro
priated to this organization, Ike
sum has been appropriated by YOU
council to the general expense funt
of the Ohio Valley Improvement AS
sociation and, at your convenience
| will appreciate check to cover, ii
favor of latter.
AS doubtless you know, the River
and Harbor bill which passed tbs
House on December 10th, carried SIS.
229,50o for the Ohio river. We ar.
advised that this bill will be taken
up by the senate Immediately after
the holiday recess and from oul
sources of information, which were
many, we have no hesitancy in say
ing that the bill will meet with nc
serious opposition in the senate and
in view of the fact that it is the
presidents own bill, 1t Is certain the,
ne will sign it. think you viii
agree with. me that this marks an
other long forward step in our cam.
paign for the Ohio river.
Sincerely trusting that the ,onven-
ton at Washington in all Of is de-
tails met with your approx il and
again expressing to you my personal
thanks for ali Of your efforts AMI
lntere sc in behalf of both the National
Rivers and Ha,oors Congress ana
the Ohio Valley Improvement Asso-
citation, am
Very truly yours,
I j. f. BLIISON,
Secretary.
Alderman Neff moved the communi.
Ations be received and lblished
With the proceedings. The motion was
adopted
Unfinished Business.
The reports Of the committees on
the petitions, applications and bonds
of William Kluge for dramshop ut
1915 Sycamore street and Cairo Brew
ing Company. 404 Commercial ave-
nue.. were laid before the council.
Alderman Greaney moved that nc
ton on the same be deferred to next
regular meeting. The mNion was