The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-02
Lawyers Appear Before City
Council With Plan sat-
isfying All.
CITY MAY DROP SUIT
L. q NJ, Cotton Belt and Frisco
Can Use Line If
They Wish.

| The differences between the de-
posed directors OF the Cairo and
Thebes railroad and the Il. a IN. rail-
road are about to be amicably settled.
provided the city council will assist
In the adjustment.
At the council meeting last night,
1 Attorneys Angus Leek and David
Lansden, representing the deposed
directors of the G. & T. road, and
Judge ". s. Dewey, attorney for the
Cairo & Thebes, presented to the city
council a resolution asking that 1t be
+, adopted and that the proceedings in
court be abandoned restraining the
Iron Mountain railroad from enjoy
ling the sole use of the franchises
| and properties Of the Cairo d
Thebes, which was contrary to the
rights and privileges granted BY the
city to the Cairo & Thebes
The attorneys explained that the
suit brought In the name OF Geo. j.
Becker et al against the Il. & M.
lrailroad would be withdrawn, as the
II. \ N. railroad. the holding com
pany Of the G. a n, had finally
tagrced to the terms upon which
they could consistently drop the suit.
| The attorneys explained that all
the parties TO he suit werennow sat
isfied, the =. & NJ and the Iron
| Mountain agreeing to permit the st.
Lonis and San Francisco (Friscol
and the st. Louis & Southwestern
railroad Cotton Belt) to use the
Cairo & Thebes division should they
SO decide at any time in the future,
by each paying 21s per year on
the investment as long as either
enjoyed the franchises and the priv
ilegess as now enjoyed by the Iron
Mountain. 1t was urged that the
council act upon the matter as soon
as possible, as the United States cir
cult court world be in session In
Cairo Monday and this court had
jurisdiction on the matter.
There being disposition appar-
ent to handle the matter at once
Alderman Greaney moved to refer
same to the street committee, who
were to report at the next meeting
Of the council, as he believed the
members Of the council should be
fully and thoroughly informed upon
the matter before agreeing to the
proposition, ani his suggestion that
the street committee. meet early
Thursday evening, go over the reso-
luton and then present 1t to u
special meeting of the council Thurs
day night, was approved by the
mayor and aldermen, This special
meeting will be called by the mayor.
The franchises, rights and priv
ileges granted by the city of Cairo
to the Cairo G. TEebes railroad.
worth considerable sum OF, money,
were given only on agreement that
no road then owning terminals in
the city would be permitted to enjoy
its sole use, possession of same.
The Cairo & Thebes was to be used
jointly by all new roads desiring en-
trance into the city. When the road
was leased to the Iron Mountain
nearly two years ago there was
strong protest made on behalf of
some of the directors, all Cairo cit
izens They were deposed and soon
after entered suit to compel the
road to stand by its agreement with
the city.
Ordinance for Cement Walks.
Cement sidewalks are to be built
on south side @! Eighth street, from
a point 175 feet west of Washing
ton avenue to a25 feet east Of Wal
nut; east side Jefferson avenue, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets
and north side Seventh street, from
Washington avenue to a point Ss7
feet east Of Jefferson avenue. These
ordinances were introduced by Alder
ean Saup, They were referred to the
street and ordinance committees.
Petitions.
a The Cairo e st. Louis railroad
(interurbanl asked for permission to
open up the street at Thirty-fourth
and Commercial avenue to repair
track. The petition was referred to
the street committee.
Property owners on Twenty-second
street. between Washington avenue
and Walnut streets ask to have the
street gravelei and curb and gut
ter built. The matter was referred
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to the Board Of Local Improvement.
The local lodge Woodmen Of the
World asked for privilege of chanx-
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