The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-05-13
THE LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
The Tax Levy Fixed and Opera
House Leased-Other Business
Transacted by the
Council.

There was full attendance of the
members of the city council at the
regular meeting Of that body Tues.
day night and business of much i'm
portance to the taxpayers was trans
acted.
The following petitions were read
and referred, viz:
Citizens Of Steele street asking
that sewer be built along that street;
to street committee.
F. M. Caldwell, asking for re-
duction of the rent on the site of
the Blue Booth, at the end of the st.
Clair street bridge, on the North Side;
to license committee.
John Ries, asking that his butcher
store license be transferred to Jose
Aubrey; to license committee with
power to act.
Jake Ahler, to remove his saloon
to the store-room in the Odd Fellows
building lately occupied by the
United States Express Company; to
license committee with power to act.
Citizens of wilkinson street, re-
questing the removal! of the telephone
poles which now obstruct the plank
walk; to street committee.
Ed Porter, for license to sell beer
at the corner of Clinton and Wilkin-
son streets; to license committee with
power to act.
The petition of G. w. Mitchell to
build frame house on Holmes street
was granted.
A petition Of sundry citizens asking
that the Louisville and Nashville
railroad be required to raise the
trestle across Wilkinson street to adj
nit of the passing under it of the
highest vehicle, was referred to the
license committee with power to act.
Permission was given to Barg &
Ginsburg to remove their business
from High street to Broadway.
G.. Russell Sneed was granted a
license to sell goods on commission
Mr.. Grant Green, in person, asked
the council to reduce the Farmers
Bank assessment of furniture from
$1,000 to $500, but no action was taken
in the matter.
Mayor Tobin, in lengthy message,
recited the evidences of bad manage
ment of the work-house, and keeper
Willis appeared and made an expla-
nation of the part referring to him,
when, after discussion by the council,
the matter was referred to special
committee composed of Messrs. Nc
Clure, James N. Miles and Furr.
Mr.. Ellwanger introduced an ordi.
nance amending the street railway
ordinance so as to complete electric
circuits by allowing the railway COM
pany to lay tracks for passengers pur-
poses only, on Todd, Murray and
Shelby streets on the South Side and
on Ann and Clinton streets on the
North Side. Mr.. Watson moved that
the amendment be referred to the |
street committee with instructions
to report upon it at the next meeting.
1t was adopted.
The bid of Messrs. @. d. Bercaw
and E. J.. Parker, of this city, for the
lease Of the Opera House at 1921
per year was accepted. These gentle
men are enterprising and competent,
and will no doubt prove worthy and
efficient in discharging their trust
as managers of house of public en-
tertainment.
DIR. James, Chairman of the Health
Board, appeared before the council
in regard to sanitary regulations, to
prevent cholera and the spread of
amy infectious or contagious diseases
this summer, and recommended that
carts be employed to 60 around the
city and collect all kitchen garbage,