The Frankfort roundabout., 1893-07-15
FRANKFORT, KY. SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1898
CITY GUARDIANS.
The Proceedings of the Efficient
Council at Meeting Tuesday,
Night.

G. A. Thomas was granted permis-
sion to erect frame stable.
A rebate of 500 on accounts in the
matter of Henry Ringold's assess
ment was allowed, and on motion of
Mr. j. E. Miles, the assessment was
fixed at $500.
M. T. Mitchell was granted a saloon
license.
An adverse report from the COM
nittee in the matter of a saloon
license for Sam Luscher was con-
turred in.
Engineer Mcdonald, in charge of
he improvements at the l.. & n.
raj road bridge, in a communication
10 the council, said that the trestle
across Wilkinson street could not be
raised, when Mr. Mcclure introduced
rle following preamble and resolu-
tons, whiC h were adopted, viz:
WHEREAS, The trestle on the L. &
n. railroad across Wilkinson street
IN the City of Frankfort is so low as
to be an obstruction to the free use
Of said Wilkinson street:
ResoLved, By the Board of Council
men of the city of Frankfort that the
said L. & N Railroad Company be,
and it lis hereby, ordered and directed
to so raise CT alter said trestle as to
render the travel over said Wilkinson
street for vehicles free, easy and un-
obstructed and said L.. & N. Railroad
Company are hereby notified to alter
said trestle within thirty days from
the passage of this resolution and
continue said work until completed,
and, if said L. & N. Railroad Com.
pany shall fail to raise or alter said
trestle within the time required here
in,
ResoIved, That the City Attorney
be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to take proper legal pro-
ceedings to COMPEL said Railroad
Company to raise said trestle.
On a request from Mr.. Dan
Meagher, the work house keeper was
directed to remove a water pipe
which was a nuisance on Mr.:
Meagher's property on Holmes
street.
1t was ordered that the contract
with the King Bridge Company and
the city and county for the building
of the st. Clair street bridge be spread
upon the journal.
Mr.. Rankin's petition in regard to
scales in front of his store on the
South Side was re-committed to the
street committee with instructions to
report at the next meeting.
City Engineer Bailey reported that
a new gutter should be constructed
in front of the property of L. B
Weisenburg and Mrs. Thompson on
the south side of east Main street.
The City Engineer also submitted
an important report in relation to
the street lines and the continued
use of a portion of the city's high
ways by certain property owners on
Shelby, Steele and Third streets. 1t
was referred to the street committee.
On motion of Mr.. Mcclure, it was
ordered that bids be received by the
Mayor for the construction of pave
ments and guttering on the south
side of Second street, with the ex-
ception of the property owned by
Mr.. H. Berry and Mr.. George A.
Lewis.
Mr.. Watson moved that the Capt.
tai Railway Company be required to
give bond. 1t was adopted.
The committee to whom the mat
ter Of the Manual Training School at
the city school building was referred
recommended the allowance of 5000
for that purpose and it was adopted.
The following license were fixed:
Hartstein Bros. at $50; Mrs. Nora
Reagin's at $40, and Hannen & Hur-
ser at $40. Hudson, Humphris &
Cassell were allowed a rebate on
their taxes for 1898.
On motion of Mr.. j. E. Miles, the
City Engineer was directed to have
the well near the Fincel property
filed.
The matters requiring numbers to
be placed on houses where the owners
fail or refuse to have the work done
was referred to the street committee.
The contract for building the stone
wall that fell in near the Baptist
Church was awarded to Mr.. Mike
Parker.