The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-16

stone bEoLHefS, 10 eTett fWU-
story building, frame construction
with stucco finish exterior, 34x56
feet, same to have ten rooms, lots 5
and 6. block rs. city, 1i09-1411
| Walnut street Il So
Mrs Catherine Osterlof, 10 erect
two-story frame and Aueoo dwell
ing with concrete basement, lots 80
and 40, block 10. fourth addition.
l. Motchan, to erect brick, addi-
ton 25x25, one-story, metal roof and
metal ceiling, LOT 5. block 46, city,
1909 Washington ave.
On motion of Alderman Ferguson
the petitions were referred to the
building committee.
The Cairo Outdoor Advertising
Service petitioned the council for
permission to erect a galvanized iron
bill board, 100 feet facing CONNER
cial avenue and 80 feet facing 18th
street, lots 5. G, Z and s, block 81.
city, sw corner Commercial avenue
and 10th street.
On motion of Alderman Magner
the petition was referred to the
street committee.
The Cairo d ST. Louis Railway
Co. petitioned for permission to
open brick pavement at 3Sth street
and Commercial avenue. There be-
ing no brick pavement at that point
the petition, on motion of Alderman
Greaney, was ordered returned to
said company,
The Cairo City Gas Company petit
toned the council for permission to
open the brick pavement and make
excavation in Washington avenue
near the corner Of Twentieth street
aud also near the corner of Sixth
street, both for the purpose of re-
pairing leak in main. The said Pc
tition being accompanied by a bond
for the faithful restoration of said
avenue
On motion of Alderman Neff the
petition was referred to the street
committee and the bond to the
finance committee.
H. l.. Halliday Milling company
retitioned the council for permission
to it, its successors, lessees and as
signs, to lay down, maintain and
operate a railroad switch track up
on Railroad street, in the City of
Cairo, from a point of connection
with the track now on easterly side
OF said street about 230 feet south
OF the southeIly line of Twentieth
street, and thence along the easter
ly side Of said street to the north
line OF Eighteenth street, which or
dinance was accompanied by pc
tition signed by the owners Of the
property representing more than
one-half of the frontage OF that. part
OF Railroad street in which il Is de-
sired 10 construct said track, and by
an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
| 3 rtttfftftfgpermission to the II. l.. Hal
liday Milling Company, its success
sor, lessees and assigns, to lay down
maintain and operate railroad
switch track in Railroad street from
point about two hundred and
thirty (230) feet south OF the
southerly line of Twentieth street
to the north line of Eighteenth
street, in the City of Cairo, Illinois, :"
which ordinance was read at length
the first time and, on motion of AL
derman Kelly, referred to the ordi-
nance and street committees.
The following petition was pre-
scented and read at length;
TO the City Council of the City of
Cairo, Illinois:
Your petitioners, The Cairo, Vim
cennes and Chicago Railway Com
pany and The Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago and Saint Louis Railway
| Company, respectfully petition your
Honorable Body to vacate that por-
tion of the streets indicated on the
blue print attached hereto, as fol-
| lows:
All those parts of Railroad street,
| ST. Charles street and Commercial
| avenue (if any in the City of Cairo,
Alexander County, Illinois, included
in the following described property,
lto-Wit.
From the intersection of the
northerly line of ST. Charles street
with the westerly line of Levee
street IN said City Of Cairo (safd in
tersection being also the southeast
erly corner Of lot No. in Hotel ad-
dition to said City Of Caro- measure
westerly one hundred and twenty
! five G25) feet along the southerly
| limo OF said lot No. 9 to the south.
westerly corner thereof (said sou tn
westerly corner being also the south
easterly corner of lot No. 8 in Rail