The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-02-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Defeat Of the Citizens Co.
operative Light Company Propo-
sition, and Standard Time
Again Considered.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday night, all the members were
present with the exception of James
N. Miles, who was ill and unable to
attend.
A petition signed by large num-
Der of the business men asking for the
repeal of the order Of the council to
enforce the ordinance to prevent
vehicles from being kept on the
streets was presented, when Mr.. Nc
Clure offered an amendment to the
ordinance to except the transient
trade from the provisions. The
amendment was adopted by vote Of
seven to one, Chairman Milan being
the negative voter.
Mr.. VIM. Cromwell, in behalf of the
Frankfort Furniture Company, re-
quested the council to defer the col
lection Of the city taxes against that
company indefinitely, in order that
authority may be had, after the pass
age of the third class charters by the
Legislature, for the exemption of the
company from taxation for five years.
A letter was read to the council from
the board of trade Of Muncie, Indi-
ana, in which great inducements
were offered the company to remove
their plant to that town. AS it is the
intention of the council to grant the
exemption later, motion that the
request for postponement of city
taxes against the company was
adopted. Leave was given the fl
nance committee to examine the
reports of the city officers before
their presentation to the council.
The claim of Mr.. d. M. Woodson
for $54 for work performed in sur
veying the route for the street rail-
road was allowed.
An ordinance amending the ordi-
nance granting the right of way to
the street car company was reported
by the street com mittee without any
expression Of opinion. The.amend-
menttgrants the company the privi-
lege to haul freight. On motion of
Mr.. Swigert the matter was post
poned until next Thursday night.
The license of B. j. Nickles & Co.
was fixed at $50.
Mr. Miles, of the work-house COM
mittee, reported that the jailer had
agreed to take city prisoners at a
fixed, rate, and recommended that in
the future all such prisoners arrested
after dark, if arrested nearer the Jail
than the work house, be lodged in !
the Jail. The report was adopted.
This arrangement precludes the
necessity for station-house in the
old bridge property, as first contem-
plated.
Mr.. Miles, from the same commit
tee, reported favorably an ordinance
creating the.office, defining the duties
and fixing the salary of city engi'
neer. The ordinance was passed and
Mayor Tobin, who was present, i'm
mediately affixed his signature to it.
The new officer will superintend the
construction of all street work and
see that the work house inmates are
properly cared for. He will receive
salary of fifty dollars month.
An election for a commissioner was
then announced in order, and the
following 4 names were presented:
Joseph H. Bailey, Jerry Brislan and
w. p. Ely. The first ballot gave Mr..
Bailey Ave votes and he was declared
duly elected.
Three gas lights on both upper
Main and Wilkinson streets were or
dered erected.
The gas committee reported the