The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Ordinance Introduoedby Hurd to
Compel Railroads Provide
Safeguards.
AT ALL STREET CROSSINGS
IN AND ABOUT CITY
Interests on City Deposits for the
Month of April Was
$4l6.42.

The City Commissioners at their
regular meeting yesterday morning
transacted only routine business, but
to add some humor to the usual dig
nified proceeding. two letters were
read by the members. One from n
woman, who IS thought to be not
In a normal condition Judging from
the tenor of her letter. She had
written the letter to Governb'
Dunno scoring Cairo to the limit,
The Governor sent II to the mayo
for his edification. Ii is a gem in II
line.
Another letter written by lawyer
in Minneapolis states that he Aa~
been reading about Cairo in the
Grain Dealers paper and he wants tC
know why Cairo is not in the 100,
600 population class. He notes
where the levees have been built high
enough to protect the city from over
fiow. He wants to know why the
people of Cairo do not move all tho
buildings back to the hills and then
-eut canal through the peninsula to
the new city wide enough TO admit
the passage of the biggest vessels
This letter will probably be framed
The Illinois Central Railroad Co.
has appointed John Antrim watch
man and the road asked that he be
granted the appointment of specia'
police constable without pay from
the city. He was appointed.
The interest on the city's monthly
deposits for the month of April wa
Alexander County National Bank
s170.41; First Bank. Sl60.s0; Cairo
National Bank, $S5.2i, total from
the three banks of $416.42.
$40 was the receipts for dog taxes
during April.
The Motor Sales Co., 1914 Com
mercial avenue asked permission tG
place a gasoline tank in front of
its building. The petition was
signed by a majority of the 10
owners in the block. The matter wa.
referred to Commissioner Feuchter
An ordinance read the first time
providing for the protection of per,
sons and property at all railroad
crossings and requiring railroad
companies to build and maintain
sufficient safeguards at such cross
ings.
Commissioner Hurd reported tina;
the sum of $9,397.00 had been saved
the taxpayers. the salaries of four
less policemen than the usual num-
ber making a saving Of S3,760, a
saving In the expense OF the city jail
$4,000 and excess of fines collected
over last year S0,Oot.
The total number of arrests du"
ing the year was 2,i3i, over t%
thirds of which We're for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct.
Building Petitions.
The building petitions presented
at last meeting were granted as fol
lows;
William A. SaXton to erect addi
ton to building at 219 Twenty y-fftr
street.
Alexander Wilson to erect stuccc
garage in rear of lots at 429 Twen
ty-eighth street.
George Maloof to erect a two-stor,
brick business building at 110'
Commercial avenue.
The petition Of underwood
Crouch to erect an addition to lunci
stand at 1906 Poplar street, was
not granted.
The following new petitions were
presented and referred to Commits
sioner FeuChter:
Charles D. Batty to improve cot
tage at Ala Thirty-fourth street, b,
stuccoing building porch, etc.
Charles Lancaster Estate to re
pair building at 1903 Commercial
avenue, recently damaged by fire
This is the building occupied by De
Witt c. Nellis.