The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-30
PETITIONS FILED
WEDNESDAY, MORN
IN WALLS COURT
E.ect.on for Commission Form Of
Government Will Be
Ordered.
Will BE DECIDED FRIDAY.
Judge Wall Of Opinion Selection Of
u Date Can Interfere With
the Bond Issue.
WILL BE DECIDED FRIDAY.

days issue OF The Bulletin relative
to the legal possibility Sof adopting
the commission form or government
in 1918, was borne out by Judge
w. A. Wall. anting for Judge w. $.
Dewey in the County Court Judge
Wall held that any dxte not less than
10 days nor more than SO days
could. at the discretion or the court.
be selected Tor the holding OF spec
ial fe ection on the proposition.
Judge Wall will set the date Friday
rrorning after hearing arguments
from the advocates and opponents OF
the proposed change in government.
The petitioners through Attorney
Thomas Fl. Sheridan. requested
Judge Wall to select some date not
later than Feb. 1S, declaring that a
further delay might interfere with
the adoption OF the commission form
this year Attorney w b. Gilbert,
representing Mayor Parsons. the
only opponent to appear. asked the
Judge to select date later than
Feb. rs. declaring that his client
had Information to the effect that
a change In the plan OF government
wou d Interfere with the fioating or
the proposed sloo,U00 bond issue.
Judge Wall expressed himself as
heIne ot NM oFafslcn \ tliak asaaac~s
| fion Of tha datn Tor the special sIec-
tion would not affect the bond Is
sue. Attorney Gilbert was instruct
ed to look further into tine matter
and present the result OF his investi.
gation Friday morning. Attorney
Sheridan was instructed to present
reasons why the proposition should
be submitted not later than Feb. is.
1T Is discretionary with the
cour. to select date for th.a
special election in conformity with
the law, but in SO doing 1t 10 my de-
sire to serve the best interests OF
the peope OF Cairo" Judge Wall
| said. II do not see how the hold
ing of the special election on Feb.
| Is could interfere with the bond is
sue, but I am open to argument
Judge Wall declared that he
would not consider the political
phases OF the matter.
| The petition was taken to the
court house by Justice OF the Peace
A, Comings and NJ, Easterday Judge
Comings. acting as spokesman for
the petitioners. presented 1t before
Judge Wall and few minutes later
Attorney Sheridan arrived at the
court house on other business. He
was asked to represent the petit
tioners SO that matters would be ex-
pedited
The petition bears SGT names of
voters. Under oath Judge Comings
and Mr. Easterday testified as to the
validity oil the signatures and then
testimony to the effect that the total
/ number of votes cast for all candi-
dates Tor mayor at the last city
| election was submitted The rec
ord produced showed that the total
| number OF votes cast at this time
was 1901. The law requires that
signatures to the number OF not less
than 10 per centum Of the total vote
are required.
Judge Wall held that under the
provisions OF the law the PROPOSE
tion could not be considered by the
voters with the bond issue. The bond
| issue. he ruled, is to be considered
at special election, while the law
requires that the commission form
| question shall be submitted at a
general eection il such an election
should ocur within a period OF SO
days after the fling OF the petition.
He did not express any definite optn-
ion as to whether or not the cleo
ton should be held before Feb. 25.
as requested by Attorney Gilbert.
This is matter 10 be determined
| Friday,
| At this lunctarc Mayor Parsons
and Attorney Gilbert arrived. Judge
Wall explained what progress had
been made.
.'The only issue now to be set
tied Judge Wall explained. ''is the
date for special election on the
/ proposition. The petitioners have
requested me TO name date not
ater than FEB. Is. The matter OF
selecting the date is discretionary
with the court and If you have any
objections win be glad TO hcsv
them.
g
1 Attorney Gtibert declared that his
client was not opposed TO the sdop-
tion OF the commission form Of Kes-
i ernment and that their only interest
was 10 preventing the proposition
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