The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-22
Council Last Night Transacted Con-
siderable Business.
A Report ON the jefferson Street I'm.
provement-The Compromise
Tax Case.
THREE CoUNCILMEN ABSENT

The council met in regular session
last night with all present except
Counuilmen Brooks, Johnson and
jackson.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and adopted
The mayor stated that the city had
contract with the Western Union
Telegraph Co., made in 1894, in
which the company agreed to pay a
tax of 81 per pole to the city. For
the past several years the company
has refused to pay this tax and the
council ordered the city attorney to
take such steps as necessary to enforce
the fuliillment of the contract and to
collect the back taxes.
The mayor was instructed TO re-col-
lect the sinking fund of 5000, which
is now loaned out at interest. and re-
loan the same at the best interest tina {
can be secured.
1t was reported that there was a
shortage of an average of three and
half feet of property in the Carnegie
library site and it was moved that the
city be credited with that amount in
comparison with the price paid for the
balance of the property. The shortage
occurred in the manner In which the
Episcopal church fence was built
There is five feet on the Court street
side and two feet on the Broadway
side short. The motion was carried.
The mayor read an agreement sign
ed by Mr.. W. f. Bradshaw in which
he agrees TO pay for the improve
ments, by paving to his property on
West Broadway if the city wiz pay so
cents per foot for the property. No
agreement could be reached with the
other property owners in that local
ity. The matter was referred to the
joint street committee, mayor, city
attorney and city engineer.
Councilman Fowler, chairman Of
the finance committee, presented re-
port of bills against the city amount
ing to a total of SO, 023.94 which |
were allowed
The ordinance regulating the market
masters duties relative to the placing |
of coops, boxes and other similar ar
ticles that have been blocking the pas
sages, was given its hrst reading.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment Of the firemen and policemen
semi-monthly instead of monthly,
was gwen its first passage by full
vote.
A report of the fire committee on
the hose matter set the date for re-
ceiving bids for hose at the 25th OF
the present month, in order TO rush
the matter through quickly and secure
the hose
Harrison and Flournoy, attorneys .
employed to revise the city ordin-
ances, were given permission to take
the ordinance books to their office.
A petition for the extension Of
water mains on South Sixth between
Jones and Husbands, was referred.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove |
were ratified.
The motion to have the board of |
equalization make all their figures in |
the assessors books in ink, instead of |
in pencil, as they have done, and to
require them to make full written
report when requested by the council
and the upper board, was adopted.
viii Lott, the oolored barber, was
refused liquor license at the old John
Moore stand at Seventh and Adams
streets.
City Engineer Washington reported
that the costs for the improvements to
Jefferson street would be in total
az. 800. 10 OF 1851 per linesl foot
This is for the best quality of street
Mr. e. P. Noble, representing the