The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-02-05
SALARY RAISED
THE HEALTH OFFICERS PAY IN.
CREASED TO $3.50.
Very Little Of Interest Done al the Regu-
lar Meeting Of the Council
Last Night.

All councilmen except Mr.. Davis
who is i'll. attended tho council meet
ing last night
The regular bills were allowed and
City Tax Collector Kraus' report
showed collection Of t579l4 and
wharfmAster Fowler's t4s.
The committee appointed to dispose
Of city property on Island creek to Mr..
Louis Kolb reported that 1t had been
sold for 1900, which action was rati'
fed.
Joseph Davidson was granted coffee
house license at 1875 South Third.
Don Gilberto's coffee house license
at Fifth and Norton was transferred
to Gal waggoner.
winfrey & Marshall applied for a
coffee house license at i04 Court
street A protest from residents and
property owners provoked discussion,
but the license was granted BY a vote
of s to 8, Councilmen jackson, Bon
durant and Rudolph voting nay.
Enoch Brown applied for q coffee
house license at Eleventh and Tennes'
see streets, where Phil stephen was
two or three times refused. After
considerable argument the license was
refused by vote Of 8 to 8, Coun-
cilmen ellison, Smith and Jones vot-
ing in favor Of it.
Chief Woods regular fire report was
fled. It showed average water pres,
sure for the month to have been ~
pounds,
The bondsmen OF stationmen were
accepted as follows; Ed shAnks, W.
Y. Noble, Ben weille and Louis Levy
Harvey Allen, Chris Liebel, Elmo
Garter and James GlAuber; John Nc
Fadden, James weille, Peter Rogers
and John Riucliffe; William Graft, W.
Y. Noble, James Eaker and James
Robertson; William Burton, Bud
lQuarles, Peter Rogers and George
Towel; James Trease, Joseph Gard
liner, Joseph Yeiser aud ], Q. Gilbert,
Jr. Joseph Cook. Joseph Potter,
James Robertson and James Weille
Jake Elliott, Charles smedley, Charles
Reed and George oehlschlaeger; John
slaughter, John Terrell, VIM. Kat
terjohn and James Robertson.
Mayor Lang made report relative
to the conference Of committee ap'
pointed by various organizati ons to
look after the sanitation Of Paducah,
saying an agreement had been reached
to increase the health officers salary
to $3.50 o year, NO fees 70 be collected
by him for anything. The agreement
was received and concurred in, and
an ordinance based on II given frs,
passage.
Dan Meyer, colored, was granted q
reduction of 800 on property at 1911
South Fifth, assessed at $500.
The request of the late O. W. King
for reduction in property assessment
on North Sixth street, was referred
back to the relief committee with
power to act,
The prayer for relief from over as
sessment from Geo Short, on horses
and wagons, was refused.
The finance committee was autho
rized to make settlement with J. II
willett, who claims s2e,5 80 for dam
ages to hack.
Five dollars and sixty-fve cent
assessed against Mr.. r. Rowland, foi
= taxes on houses he had previously sold
was assessed against Mr.. John Var
Culin, who bought them.
Il The committee appointed TO investi
gate the duties Of various members o.
the police department was grantee
further time.
Further time was granted the com
mittee to investigate the sdvisabilit,
| of placing light at Sixth and CLARK
Councilman Hymarsh was instruct
! ed to notify Street Inspector UtterbacA
, Of some bad places on North Sixth
street, between Trimble and Boyd.