The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-05-04
THE CITY DADS
Held an Important Session and Take
Steps in Many Matters.

The regular May meeting of the
City Council was called to order by
Mayor r. Kinnaird Monday night and
each member answered Here" to roll
call. After adopting minutes of last
meeting the members buckled down
and proceeded as follows:
Committee appointed at last meet
ing to investigate certain streets i'm
DuncantOwn, reported that repairs be
made on same.
1t appearing that the supreme court
has decided that holders of stock i'm
banks shall pay tax on same, instead
of banks paying it, it was ordered that
assessors books be changed according
~ and the assessor was ordered to get
lists of holders of such stock from the
banks.
The question of putting on night
Waterman was then acted on. men
tiOn of which appears elsewhere.
Capt. Herndon then stated to the
Board the probability of the Kentucky
G. A. r., meeting i'm Lancaster, and
the clerk was ordered to draft for
NAL invitation to the old soldiers.
The old eye-SOre, the burned corner.
was then brought up and the danger
Gus condition and unsightly appear
ance of same commented upon The
attorney was directed to look into the
matter and see to what extent the
owners of the lot could be compelled
to improve same. 1t was moved that
they be made to put a dressed board
fence ten feet high around it, but
some one suggested they be made to
fill up the old cellars and sod it. 50
the matter was referred to the attOr-
ney. 1t was clearly the Boards inten-
ton to have all done that can be in
the matter
w. Nee. Johnston appeared for
wOrkhOuse-keeper Benge, and stated
that as the latter had just completed
a residence on Crab Orchard street. and
the further fact that he was kept busy
with his livery stable, Mr.. Benge
would like to turn over the workhouse
to any other person the Council may
select. The matter was referred to
Mr.. HigginbOtham, who was invested
with authority to make full settlement
of the case.
Property owners on Campbell street
(JOcky Row then appeared and plead
ed that they be given some relief from
the great nuisance carried on there
court days. Other parties also COM
planned of the Public Square being
turned into stock pen on court days.
1t was stated to the Council that if
the stock was ordered Off the streets
Mr.. Benge would erect regular stock
pens on his lots near the depot and
run them like it is done i'm all other
towns. The attorney was directed to
draw such an ordinance. In every
town i'm Kentucky they have regular
pla ;eS set apart for cattle sales, and.
after the traders become familiar with
it, they would much rather have it
that way. 1t is not only a nuisance,
but is decidedly unhealthy to keep
four or five hundred cattle penned on
the principal streets all day. 1t is
nuisance and should be remedied by
all means. AS to Jockey Row, prop
erty owners there state that their rent
is decreased from One-third to one
half by reason of the drunken, swear
ing crowd of hOOdlums that gathers on
that street. The Jockeys" don't
seem to care what kind of language
they use before the houses, and their
conduct is disgrace to civilization.
The plan proposed is to have the stock
pens and Jockey" at the place desig-
mated and then no property owner
will be imposed upon.
Mr.. MOritz, representing st. Louis
company, then made his application
for franchise on waterwOrkS sys-
tenn and committee composed of
Messrs. Stormes, HigginbOtham and
Robinson was appointed to consider
the matter and report at called meet
ing.