The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-12
THE CITY COUNCIL
ILLINOIS CENTRAL WILL PRO.
TECT TRAFFIC AT EIGHTH
AND OHIO STREETS.
New Lights Observation-Disclosures
Over Sixth Street Reconstruc-
tion-Salaries Raised-Ap-
preparation Ordinance.

The second regular April meeting
of the city council was held last night
| There were present His Honor May,
Parsons and Aldermen Magner, Can
hon, Greaney. Kelly, Walsh, Fergu
son, Mcdaniel, Williams, Burke
Koehler, Faudree. Scullin and Neff
Mayor reported that Illinois Central
officials had consented to have extra
precautions taken at Eighth and, Ohio
street crossing, by running trairs
slower ANA keeping freight cars out
of way.
purchase of two ears screened gravel
for street work.
Alderman Neff asked if this was to
be used for improvement of Sixtf
street, west of Washington.
Alderman Scullin replied it was
proposed to use part of it there.
Alderman Neff protested against
setting precedent of demonstrating
streets at general public expense. He
said it would be setting a bad prece-
dent and would result in checking
substantial street improvements; also
in a general demand on all graveled
streets for costly reconstruction work.
He believed such improvements
should be paid for by owners of abut-
ting property.
Alderman Scullin replied that the
work proposed to be done was in the
nature of repair work, the street hav.
ing already been paved at the ex-
pense of the property owners. The
street needed shaping up, and there
was enough gravel there to do the
the necessary repairing, with some
to spare for use on other streets as
he street was too high. The new
gravel was wanted for surface finish
ing. and it would be used for similqr
work on other streets which needed
repairing.
The mayor also expressed the feag
that a costly precedent was likely to
be set in the work on Sixth street.
But the committees recommends.
ton was adopted.
Lights we're ordered at Twenty
fourth and Sycamore street, at -Four
teenth and Commercial, on Sixteenth
street between Commercial and Pop
lar, at southwest corner of Eleventh
street and Washington avenue, at
Charles and Park, at Thirty-sixth and
Big Four, on Nineteenth between
Walnut and Cedar. north side of Nine
teenth between Poplar and Washing
ton
Claims and accounts were allowed.
Ordinances raising salary of city
controller 10 $1,000 a year and sal.
airy of assistant chief of fire depart
ment to $50 a month were adopted,
Telephone was ordered established
at Wilcox's landing on Mississippi
river.
Comptroller was authorized to pur.
chase chemicals for fire department
Alderman Magner reported pumps
in operation and asked that men be
paid weekly.
Alderman Greaney offered resolu-
lion directing comptroller to get bids
in providing wagons OF fire stations 81
and 8 with rubber tired wheels. Car
ried
Building petition of NJ. J. O'shea
was granted.
Petitions of gas company to open
pavement at east side of Poplar near
Twenty-ninth street, on Washington
avenue, also Sixth street, and on Pop
lar street near Eleventh street, were
granted,
Bond of Fireman Mason was ap'
proved.
Alderman Scullin offered resolu
ion that street washer be painted.
Alderman Burke made an effort toll
have planks laid over Commercial
avenue at crossings where street Is
torn up. Referred to city attorney
The annual appropriation bill was
adopted.