The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-20

Congressman Hill and devise plan
by which we can secure the greatly
needed assistance will be glad
to have you advise us what you
think of our request and how we
lean best handle ii with the view OF
obtaining an appropriation of $780,
600. 90 10 be used in heightening
and Strengthening she leyees in the
City of Cairo and Cairo Drainage
District.
! With best wishes for successful
career in your new and most i'm
pcrtant position,
Very cordially.
GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor
Mayor Parsons in reply to the let
ter TO Senator Sherman received the
following:
Washington. April IL. 1918.
Hon. George Parsons.
Cairo, Illinois.
Dear Parsons:
have your letter of April 3. 1913
on the subject OF your flood t-oub es,
Colonel Lewis will be here tomor-
row | will at once take the matte~
up with him and Mr.. Hill. 1t is one
requiring some help if it can be had
from The Government.
note that the 81 foot grade can
be completed with the proceeds OF
securities now authorized in the
sum Of S64S,000. Your further
statement that probable new high
water stage might rise above the
81 foot limit is well calculated to
discourage your people who have al
ready taxed themselves heavily.
will be glad to cooperate with Rep
resentative Hill and Senator lewis
II they think we'll Of it, VIII join
with them in preparing and support
ing an appropriation.
Upon the receipt OF this letter
please mail me the latest informa-
ton on uood conditions: the raising
|of the present height of the levee
and strengthening it accordingly;
the estimated amount OF money add
ed to the s64S.0o0 levied upon local
interests that would Likely complete
| the levee so as to protect against flu
tnre high water. ! notice in your
letter TO Mr. Hill of date April 3,
1913. that the flood crest had not
yet reached you. II Is now below
you snd YOU can give me your pres
ent conditions
Yours truly.
t. Y. SHERMAN.
Saturday Mayor Parsons, in fur.
therance of the plan to secure the
100000 appropriation and in re.
Spouse to the letter received from
Congressman Hill which was pub.
ished in The Bulletin several days
ago, wrote as follows:
| Cairo. H., April 10, 1918.
Hon. II, P. Hill. NJ. C.
/ Washington, d. C.
Dear Mr.. Hill:
| We are greatly pleased to note
the deep interest that is being mann.
tested In our behalf by our Repre-.
sentatives in Washington.
| am sending you today undel
j, separate cover picture OF the Cairo
Drainage District taken from the
| approach of the l. c. r. II. Co.'S
bridge. also o picture Of the City OF
Cairo taken from the same point
These two pictures viii indicate Il
you the relation Of the City of Cairo
| to the Cairo Drainage District
Water was prevented from comins
into Cairo by bulkhead constructed
in a subway under the l. G.. r. r
Co.'S embankment at point neal
the place where the pictures were
taken. | received one copy each o
these pictures late last evenin.
which forwarded to Senator Sher
men.
| would be pleased to have yot
advise me by wire just what the sit
Iuation is regarding an appropriation
for the frightening and strengthen
ing of the levees around the City o.
Cairo and the Cairo Drainage Dis
trict; also If it seems advisable fol
me or committee OF our cits=.ns t.
go to Washington in the interest o.
the appropriation so much neede+
here.
A copy of my letter to Senator
Sherman is enclosed herewith SO
that you may know just what Il
being done at this end OF the line.
| The peop'e of Cairo appreciate
highly the great interest you hav,
manifested in their behalf and per
sonally | thank you for the activ,
and foreeful cooperation with us ii
our efforts to more thoroughly pro
teet the City of Cairo and the Cai-,