The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-11-30
The MAYORS
FINAL REPORT
Il Shows the Amount Of Work Done
and the Cost Of II,
FUTURE EXPENSES WILL BE GREATER

Mayor James NJ. Lang retires from
ohice Mondaylafternoon. and has pre-
pared a voluminous report that will be
I presented TO the council Monday inst
before he goes out Mayor Lang has
been one Of the mos, popular and most
industrious mayors Paduoah ever had
and his fcur years Of service have been
fraught with hard work The result Of
this he shows in his report which
covers all departments.
The report Of finances will alleee
= that the average tax rate, for city pur-
poses. has been o. i.2 cents for tho
foar wears, the lowest in sixteen
vears The tax Gate has Of course
hcen larger. bot some Of IL was for
school purposes A. result Of this
therc has at times been insufficient
funds to 20 around. and the treasury
will h. loft rgaoiically empty.
HOSPITAL AMI IMAM -
Tho roport will show that the
amounts spent In this department for
four ycais exceed those Of any other
Admini.trntion, aud will reach perhaps
: $4,000
THE CITY's GROWTH
Tho citys growth has been rapid.
Its population has increased about
5000. The records in the city On
gineer's ofiee show that the amount
Of building'permits issued during the
-four years were t55l. $50, which shows
arApid growth in building.
BOMBED INDEBTEDNESS.
The report shows that the bonded
Indebtedness has been reduced from
ssls, 900 10 $4,000, the city hall
bonds having been paid. There are
sioO. 600 or thereabouts in litigation
being the rcppdiatei rsilroad bonds
Tho annual interest is reduced
slos7 so, Under This head il will be
reported that the indebtedness on the
city hall has been paid OF entirely.
THE MARKET HOUSE.
Tho market house will be reported a
source OF great revenue, having cost
IN repairs, etc, in four years, about
$1,000, and yielded total income Of
$4,000.
THE WHARF.
\ The wharf will be- reported source
Of considerable revenue, and twill be
recommended that the property on the
river front. which the city once start
ed to condemn. be bought to increase
the wharf facilities. IL belongs to the
Illinois Central
sALARIEa
City salaries have averaged for the
four years. $1,000 annually, but an.
der the increase just made by the
council. AMI by the prospective
changes under now charter. they
will be increased to about sie, 900 a
year
PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
The map drawn for assessing prop.
erty At a cost of $4,000, will he re.
ported to have paid for itself IL was
drawn by Engineer W. W. Lyon TO
assist the assessor in listing property.
BRIDGES AND FILLS.
It.will bc::repOrted, under the head
of bridges and fills, that the only
bridge in the city left is that over Is.
land Creek, the others having been {
supplanted by fills. This part Of the I
mayors report is one of the longest, c
and shows that the total cost in fills, I
bridges and storm water pipes has :
amounted IN four years to about {
5000
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The report highly compliments the b
Commercial. andIManufacturers Asso- 1,
citation, which is mentioned as a u
necessity, and great help in building I
mp the city. II
THE STREETS. Il
The report shows that about the
most costly department of the city 4.
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