The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-16

| fUL. xiv. NO. ll6.
beginning the work of fixing the
leyees in the District and the delay
in the U. S. Government beginning,
or rather advertising for bids for the
construction of the levee system at
Cairo in accor dance with the under
standing with Col. Jeryey and asso-
ciate engineers when last here.
The county court records were in
troduced during the meeting, which
were found to compare exactly with
the figures published in The Bulle-
tin of June 4 and which are the only
correct figures Sd far published. The
Bulletin figures were referred to fire.
quently during the meeting.
The whole ground was gone over
in detail 1t WAS shown that the IT,
S. Government had appropriated the
$3.50, 900 for Cairo and the Cairo
Drainage District and that the ap-
propriation had bcen secured solely
through the efforts of Cairo. the city
making the fight and defraying the
expenses of the campaign. II was
further unfolded that Cairo had re-
linquished all right and title to any
~ ,ho ,,.noa,, a;cod nv Tho r.iIroa n
interests, although entitled to the
greater amount of the S219,000 in
round figures. contributed by that in
terest, the whole of the amount go
ing to the Drainage District.
Uultimatum Was Delivered.
There was no part of the ground
left uncovered during the argument
but the Drainage District Commits
sioners refused to yield until an ul-
timatum was delivered, which in
substance was that the City of Cairo
would let the District look to itself,
the City of Cairo taking up the mat
q .
under whose supervision the appro-
priation of s25O,OOO is to be ex-
pended.
Under the fearful gruelling of
Reed Green. d. S. Lansden, Angus
Leek. NJ J. Howley, Mayor Wood, T..
A. Smith, Seymour Antrim, Sheriff
Fraser and Chas Feuchter in
repeated remarks. which was dem
onstrative of the loyalty in which
they held the City of Cairo and the
fight that was being made for its
preservation, the commissioners of
the Drainage District saw the futil-
ity Of their effort to divert any OF the
$117,473 from the City of Cairo to
the Drainage District and they
agreed, after conference between
themselves, to stand by the appor-
tionment as made in the county
court by themselves, which gives to
Cairo the $l17,473 of the $25O,000
appropriated by the U. S. Govern
nent.
Vt was agreed that Col Jeryey was
to be notified Of this fact, the matter
being left for final settlement to the
officials of the City of Cairo and the
Commissioners of the Drainage Dis
trt,A par a
To Change City Plans.
The present plans providing for
the raising and enlarging of the
stone retaining wall to SIS feet and
the levee from Eighteenth street
north to its junction with the Bic
Four to 81 foot elevation, are TO be
further enlarged so that the stone re-
tanning wall shall be raised to so
feet and the levee from Eighteenth
street all tho way around to the
junction on THE south where the
leyee on the west side of the city
interseets with the dirt levee and an
I tdot' III tuithtiNoo Va tit oNViiI9 tS'
ltaining wall from three feet, which
lit will be at an elevation of SIS feet
to four feet in thickness with an ele-
vation of so feet
An effort is being made to push
Through Congress the 100000 ap.
preparation bill now pending in tht
Senate and the House, although ac.
cording to advices received Frida,
from Congressman Hill, the chance,
Ito secure favorable action during
| the present special session is yer,
small, the matter, however, will b,
brought up again when the regnla'
session convenes in December next
Senators Lewis and Sherman are con
fident of securing final favorable &C
tion on the bill.
| This appropriation of $500,00i
will be fairly divided SO as to Civ,
the Drainage District levee system
of 60 feet eventually.