The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-06
CAIRO AUTO CLUB
HELD A MONTHLY
MEETING TUESDAY
Election Of New Member and Resig-
nation of Departing Treasurer
Reports Made.
OSCAR TAMMs WAS, MEMBER
Bequeathed Approx matsly 100000
to Construction Of Hard Roads
in Alexander County.
OSCAR TAMMs WAS MEMBER

The Cairo Automobile Club held
It's regular monthly meeting Tues
day evening in its rooms at the Com
mercial Club. @
The principal business transacted
consisted OF the following:
b. II. johnson was unanimous y
eected to membership in the club.
The resignation OF Thomas w.
Cannon as treasurer was rendered,
and accepted
This resignation was made be-
cause Mr.. Cannon will within few
days depart for Boston, where he
will reside in the future.
W. r. Vanderburg was elected to
fiji the office made vacant through
the resignation OF Mr.. Cannon, Mr..
yanderburg now acting in the capa-
city OF secretary and treasurer.
Hon. NJ b. Thigtlewood was elect
ed as a delegate from the Cairo Au-
Z tomobile club to the Second Federal
Aid Good Roads convention. which
will be held in Washington, ID. c.,
March 81.
G. G. Miller made report re a.
tive to his attendance at the Good
Roads convention at Springfield,
Jan. IL. as a delegate from Cairo.
II was announced that Mr.. Miller
had been appointed a director in the
Illinois State Automobile associa
ton
A feature in connection with
membership in the Cairo Automobile
club is that every member is also a
member OF the American Automobile
association, better known as the
Three A." This membership is very
valuable on account OF the benefits
accruing TO touring members and
the oourtesies extended to them.
The announcement that the late
Oscar T. Tamms. one of the charter
members OF the Cairo Automobile
club. had bequeathed approximate y
500. .000toward the building OF hard
roads in Alexander county, was re-
ceived with some degree of surprise,
Mr. Tamms was during his life a
devoted and ardent automobilist and
his liberal bequest was no doubt
prompted largely through his admi-
ration and his desire that the needs
of the lovers OF the auto be taken
care Of In the county.
David S. Lansden, James H. CALI
gan and Lee B. Davis are named as
trustees to carry out the provisions
Of the will with David S. Lansden as
executor
The provision leaving the bulk oil
the estate to be expended upon good
roads is.
''All the rest, residue and remain.
der OF said moneys and proceeds
shall be expended by said trustee:
for building, constructing. repairing
improving and maintaining goot
roads in Alexander county, in Tho
State of Illinois. Said roads shall
have top surface of gravel or som,
other as good or better material witt
such earth or other foundation o.
embankment as may in each case b,
deemed necessary. In all respect
the location of said roads within
the limits of Alexander county an,
the manner and character OF thei
construction and maintenance shal
be determined by said trustees &C
cording to their best judgment, an,
If it to them should seem proper L
build bridges a ong the line OF an
Of said roads, they shall have powe
and authority to do so. Said trus
tees shall have power and authorit
to make such arrangements an
contracts with the public OFFICER
concerning the location. construt
tion, repair, improvement and main
tenance of any roads existing in sal
county at the time OF my decease Q
to be built under the provisions q
this trust, as in their judgment mn
seem wise and proper. Said tru.
tees shall have power and authorit
to purchase. II to them the same al