The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-06
MAYORS MESSAGE.
HrcKMAs, KY, Dec. lst, 1889.
: ChlsRs az Hickman, Kg.

hA hphS VI ESSAsE.
I. HrcKMAs, KY, Dec. lst, 1889.
t. he GdssHs Of Hctnsn, Re,
IN obedience 10 the requirements Of III
City Charter we make report 10 you o
, our official acts, together with a state
, ment OF the eity's 6nancial condition a
this writing. when We we're indue,e,
into Oftee we recognized the perfect ssai
, tstion Of the city as one Of the creates
responsibilities resting upon na We i'm
mediaiely appointed q heath ofioer an
I Instructed hiss 90 vi-is s.srp p@st OF en-
city frequently during the year. and pro
coed, by law, 10 abaie any nuisance h,
might discover, either on public ground
or private lets sand early In the season
the Mayor published an address oallin,
upon the citizens TO aid ms In our Atismp
60 keep The city clean and healthy by per,
hitting no Nth TO accumulate upon ihelI
premises, and We are glad TO know that
With bat lev excrptienS all saw the ne
eessity for this good work aud gave as
their help, the result Of which has been
that we have not been visited by any Of
those terrible diseases which are hroughi
on aud fosisred by uneleanlinsss. aud our
death rate has been approximately low,
there being among the ~hile. ls ara
among the eolored l4-iotal 30 deaths for
the eleven months Of this year Of these
~ we're infants and young ehildrsa, q
adults, Of consumption; 10 from other
diseases, aud from old age.
Qua CENErERIEs
As a solution Of the question - 20 what
shcald Ne done 10 secure the propsy ss,,
and Keeping ef the eolored cemetery.
which had heretofore received no stten.
ton whatever from the city government.
We carried cut a plan which se had pre.
'iously Tasured to-wil; We had the trus.
tees Of that cemetery 10 convey 10 the
city, by deed, said grounds. We then had
II cleaned oG nicely, surveytd Aad stsksd
of aud mapped by Mr.. Holmes, city en-.
ginssr, which map, With the deed 10 the
city, was recorded in the Couaty Clerks
Office. We then executed deeds 10 those
persons who had previously baught aud
paid for lots, sfer which We placed IL ia
The hands OF Mr.. Dillon, the Cemetery
Superintendent with instructions TO have
as good care taken Of IL ss vas taken Of
'se city Cemetery 20 ooter the addition.
al work thus placed upon the sexton. we
U.s. - 80 ttf1faf a. aS9 N
lieu ct the compensation which had here
totore been allowed the Superintendent,
IA commission 90 the sale OF loi-l We save
bin salary Of $50 a year. We have
succeeded in getting the cement Of most
OF The lot owners 20 remove the fences
IRON around their lots, which, under the
present system OF management. are en-.
urely unnecessary. We also had the man
Of the eiiy cemetery recorded In the Coun.
y Clerks once. We are glad 10 report
10 you the very excellent condition Of ihis
our City OF tho Dead" aud msy the pro.
lection aud beauiifeafion Of this saer.d
spot ever he upPermost in the minds Of
our authorities.
OUR sTREErs.
Believing that the tharonrhfar-. lead |
ing into the oiIy should have our especial
attention, our hrst work was 10 grade and I
open for travel Mosco~ Avenue from the /
college 10 HELMS corner, cutting IL the
full width Of the street. ADD mAk inR the
grade al least Two feet lower thaa the Par
don survey. for the reasonable sun Of
tlO96 ~. Upon the cOmpletion Of tbi.
work ws reminded Mai Thomas, Of the
y. G. ST. X X Of his promise 10 fur.
nish the city with so car loads Of gravel
Tor same, Which he L. now delivering Our
nett work vas TO grade and levy up Troy
Avenue frem Moscow Avenue to Lovers
Leap. We then proceeded TO widen and
raise the West Hickman leyes from two
o three feet, putting IL above high water
mark; then 10 grade 7th street from
B0yles corner tHOily street, TO the DEPOT:
hen repaired the Dreslga road TO the
Holly aud lVey streets from
IFoy Avenue TO 9Th street; the street
'unhinR down through Gourley's addition,
md did such other repair work as was
'eedeh 10 the various parts Of the city
ma endeaVossd 10 give every portion OF I
he city the benefit Of = portion Of the :
axes paid BY the citizens thereof We
commend thai The reg, CoaasI! grade
'abash street from Efhngsr's corner 10
iourleys sddiiien, sHi thus give 10 the
linens Of that portion Of the town direct
'agoH oemBuhieatiOn With the busin ess
oriion OF the city, which they nov have
My by circuitOus route and through 9 !
AFRO" alley, which 10 almost impossible
gr,At portion Of the winter.
Qua oUrrEEs AND SEWERS.
We have put in and repaired such street
n'ters - NEEDED aiiea,ioa, ssd pa; Ia
YER twelve hundred feet Of sewerage,
very foot Of which has been Of vitri6ed \
ay uling, which we adopted after care
u investigation Of its cost, which We
ind liHetsdise the labor Of putting 1t In .
be less than the necessary amount OF r
press lumber 10 construct sewers Of the
me capacity wosld have cost, tereildiag
e labor Of putting u I'M, while the clay .
Ing 10 comparatively indestrucf lille and y
can, and the cypress planks rot out
cry three or four years snd are aaelssu y
I'd unhealthy. We had good, substan- @
al ~alk-w'y built on the south side 90 4
oseow Avenue across the I'll, over four .
inbred feet long, for the con veniencs and u
tier protection Of those who have TO
oss IL. a
Ous CITY HALL. [,
Under our management this property 81
IL been open TO our citizens for all pub. N
gatherings free OF cost. We have rent =
II. from time TO time. for purposes other y
an public gatherings, for sums aggre.
ling $40 net, 10 this date. The bust. n
80 portion OF IL Is stiil occupied BY
'ssrs. Siepbess 4 Tyler. We have con- m
'ucted two large ventilators In the roof n
the Hall, which add greatly TO its com. y
I, and we recommend for the still great
comfort Of it's patrons that The uneon- II
table benches be removed from Il aud n
era chairs be supplied, with the back IL
Its raised. =,
QUA PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. w
Recognizing the inieresl you have in n,
: Public School buildings. aud knowing
. the destruction Of either Of them BY
J would necessitate a special tax for It's
unless said loss was provided ..
by Insurance, We have bad the College o
the colored school building insured as
three years from Nov. LIST, 1889. n
Qua POLICE COURT. pI
his year the police court has been more :
u self sustainiDg-paying the salary
The City Judge and che cost Of impris.
rent OF parties who were not able to
their fines. In many instances such
sons were required 10 work their dnes TO
upon the streets. While imprison- ca
Il il legitimate punishment for RI
ne, inhumanity or cruelty should not a
Inflicted upon these unfortunate per-
;, add for the purpose Of relieving TIC
Il IL.