The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-07
Mayor Yeiser Appoints Three Demo-
Gratis, Aldermen.
The Regular Meeting Was Held Last
Night BY Board of AL
dermen.
NEW BUSINESS REPORTED
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The minutes Of the last regular
and called meetings were read and
adopted
Mayor Yeiser appointed Messrs. Joe
Riglesberger. Charles Smith and Gus
G. Singleton to NIL the existing va
cancies in the board. Messrs Rigles-
berger and Smith were present and
took their seats after having been
sworn In. They are aldermen elect
The action of the board OF council
men in ordering improvements made
on the South Sixth street bridge; in
ordering new statute book for the
police department; IN ratification of
r. Holland as deputy assessor; in or
dering Mayor Yeiser to borrow o., 900
with which to defray the city expenses
for the month Of October; in ordering
a building rented to be used by the
wheeler Guards, 1.-THE local state mil
itia company, as an srmory, and in
ordering new bedding purchased for
the fire departments, was ratified.
Mayor Yeiser stated that the test
had been made of the remainder Of the
fire hose recently purchased by the
city and that the hose stood the 300
pound pressure, and recommended
that the board order payment for the
same. The suggestion was favorably
acted on. The bill is about $3.50.
The bond of Harry E. Wallace, the
city electrician, was presented and
accepted.
Repairs to a small street bridge at
First and Jefferson streets were or
/ dered.
Mayor Yeiser stated that within
the past several years the Illinois
Central railroad company had been
reducing the value of its property
here and in this way reducing the tax
and that he had spoken to the railroad
people about it, After a conference
he had decided to send Auditor Alex
Kirkland and City Engineer L. A.
Washington, both being well scqusint-
ed with the railroad business, TO the
meeting Of the railroad commission
ers, which is now being held. He
stated that Messrs. Kirkland and Wash
ington left last night and wanted
his action In sending them ratified,
which was done.
The potion of the board Of council
men in purchasing ~ foot strip OF
ground from S. B. Caldwell, with which
to widen street, was ratified.
Chairman E. d. Thurman, Of the
finance committee, pr esented the d.
nance committee report showing to-
tai collection for the month Of Octo-
Der amounting to sl5, 662.6 with ex-
penditures amounting to total of
Si3,3I3.l2, which was received, filed
and concurred IN.
The report of the finance committee
on the city expenses for the month Of
October, showing a total Of o., 996. so
bills against the city, was received,
fled and conourred in.
The report Of Back Tax Collector
William II. Patterson, showing col
lection of s47o. az since the last report,
was received, filed and concurred in.
The action of the council in ordering
the bill of the News Democrat Pub
fishing 90. checked, and IL found to
be correct. in regard to the amount
of work,to pay the same at the rate
of cents per line, was ratified.
The ordinance fixing the salary of
the city engineer at ST. per an
mum with 5000 bond, was given
second reading.
The ordinance fixing the salary Of
the city treasurer at 81, 800 per annum
with a SIS, 900 bond was given first
reading.
The ordinance ordering improve
ments by grading and graveling to
George street between Sixth and Sew
enth streets, was given first passage.
The ordinance providing for i'm
provements to an alley running be-
tween Court and Washington and
Tenth and Eleventh streets, was read
but not acted on as it had not been
sent to the board in the proper form.
Chairman Greif, of the light and
water committee, reported the defeat
of the filtration plant project, which
was ordered placed on the minutes of
tina fnaatinOs