The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-07
GARBAGE BIDS
REACH LOWEST
FIGURE EVER
Proposals Opened By Ciiy Council,
Show Saving d Large
Amount
RAILROAD WANTS STREET.
Big Four Asks Vacation Of 81.
Charles and Railroad
Streets
RAILROAD WANTS STREET.

~----- $500
The lowest bids ever received for
the contract for hauling the city gar
bage, last night were registered at
the meeting of the City Council,
when the books we're opened. The
lowest bid Is several hundred dollars
lees than the price OF last year and
very few bids went over the former
bid, although the new ordinance re-
quires the collection to be made at
some convenient place In the yard OF
house instead OF In the street, az
heretofore.
A new bidder appeared when Will
liam Linville gave a bid Of $l,555
and sent bond with 1t. The other
bidders were Thomas Meehan ST.
600; Independent Transfer Co., ss.-
geo; Charles A. Koehler $3.50; p.
T.. Mccarthy Coal Co. $f,950.
Charles Koehler's second bid, with
the increased services was 1920 low
er than his first bid, All the bids
were referred to the Board Of Health
which will report at the next meet
ing
Bonds Are Discussed.
Mayor Parsons introduced ordi-
nances which he had prepared, COW
efiag The proposed new city hall ans
jail and the addition to the public
library He stated that the city hall
ordinance was practically dupll-
cate Of one made by the mayor OF
Evanston covering similar propo-
sition and which had ben tested. 1t
calls for an expenditure Of $75.000s
| rs $1,000 4M per cent bonds pay.
able In 20 years in installments and
the library addition to cost Si5,,
GEO, Is $1,000 bonds payable In Il
years at per cent. He explained
| that the city hall bonds were to bt
l4h per cent and the library bonds
| s per cent, that the local banks
could take care of the latter bond,
and the former could be sold to Out
of town parties.
I Both ordinances we're referred te
the ordinance and finance commit
tees.
/ A plan was proposed by Mayor
Parsons to do away with the coilee'
| tion OF Coo for every arrest by po-
lliceman by eliminating this feature
! and in lieu thereof allowing each
police officer s5 month additional
| TO his regular salary 1t was voted
that an ordinance be prepared by the
city attorney and ordinance commit,
tee to cover the change
Railroad Wants tSreet.
The Big Four railroad through its
general counsel, submitted a blue
print and communication in which
that road asks the city to vacate al
of I Charles street and portion d
Of 81. Charles street and portion o'
erecting a round house. This loca
ton is south of Second street neal
4 Ohio street
In letter addressed to Mayor
Parsons the request is made as fol
lows:
We have decided to ask. for thu
purposes OF our round house i'm
provements In your city, the vacation
of Railroad street and st. Charlie
street, as disclosed by the ATTACHED
blue print. Having been unable G
reach a satisfactory agreement WITT
the Ice company we are curtailins
the territory desired.
Assuming from negotiations whicp
I understand have been heretofore
conducted, that you are agreeable tc
| this vacation, 1t Ii suggested that "
a fret step, the city should cause the
removal of McCarthy's barn as an
obstruction to st. Charles street
| Second an ordinance should be pre-
pared and other steps taken to ac'
complish the vacation. Judge Dewey
\ and MIR. Kolh advises that under the
peculiar form of the deduction tbs
| fee In the streets will possibly re-
| vert TO the Trustees OF Cairo Trus'
Property and 1t will be necessary tf
obtain deed from the Trustees.
\ II there is anything necessary Y
complete our understanding thai