The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-10

as his share OF the proposed bond is
sue; the owner of property valued al
ST 600, assessed at $3.50 would have
to pay Al cents; the resident posses
sing property worth s1,s00, assessed
at $4,000, would have TO pay an addi-
tional tax of sl.23 per year.
Not including the shaeks, the aver
age actual value of homes in Cairo
lis not more than $1,000 Many Of
these structures are the homes of
working men, who are assessed, as
required by law, one-third Of the ac-
tual valua of the property, which Is
$500. Citizens possessing property
of this value will hardly notice the
increase, which would follow the
passage Of the bond issue, as IT
would amount TO but approximately
80 cents per year There are but
few properties in Cairo assessed at
more than the largest figure given
in the table ,$la,o00) The total
tax, per year on this large assessment
would amount to 2Ely tritie over ST
per year.
To the average property owner the
increase would not amount to more
than SI00 on the two proposed is
sues not as much as he spends in four
months to have his shoes shined,
For the past fifty years the city
officials have made many efforts TO
obtain adequate quarters for the city
hall and Jail and In each instance
they were prevented from carrying
out their plans by legal obstacles,
All these obstacles have been over
come and now, Mr. Taxpayer, it is
up to you to decide whether or not
Cairo shall continue to conduct its
affairs in a structure that does not
compare favorably with rathole,
Cairo's city hall is hideous joke
"a disgrace. 1t is sufficient to for
ever stunt the city growth; it is
badge of unprogressiveness.
Perhaps you have never been
locked up in Cairo's Jail and per-
haps you never will be-, but one can
not forecast the future! Perhaps you
may be unjustly arrested some day
and locked up in Cairo's Jail" In
that event, you would be entitled to
damages, for confinement In the
structure might kill you. Every time
Cairo confines prisoner in its jail,
the city commitsan offense for which
there should be some punishment.
The Jail reeks with filth-an ac-
emulation of many years of filth, In
the first place, the structure was
never intended for a jail and that it
is unsanitary and unhealthy is not
due to any fault of the city's Off
Gals. The man who invented jails
could not keep the place in sani
tary condition.
There cannot be any question as to
the value of the public library and as
to the necessity of the proposed al
terations. Cairo is growing and it
requires a larger library This may
not interest the man who does all of
his reading at home, but at the same
time, he must not overlook the chill
dren who make use Of this institu-
ton. The library is a temple OF
learning and no reasonable expense
should be spared in making it COM
plete.
The Bulletin has actively support
ed the two issues from the very be-
ginning and for only one reason. 1t
believes that Cairo needs a new city
hall and Jail, as well as the proposed
addition to the public library, and
if it did not believe the city's finances
would permit the expenditure Of
1000, it would devote as much
space fighting issues as 1t has in sup
porting them.
When you go to the polls Tuesday,
scratch mo" and vote YES"