The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-07


ular session last night with all men,
bers present except Councilman Jack
son.
The minutes of the last regular and
called meetings were read and adopt
ed and Mayor Yeiser then presented a
recommendation from Street Inspector
James Esker who reported that the
streets were in bad order and that
many complaints had come in to him
ON this account. He recommended
that the city parchase 1000 yards OF
gravel to be spread on city lots for
the use of the city during the winter,
gravel beiag haru to secure in that
season. Councilman Hummel moved
that the gravel be purchased but Coun-
Gilman Fowler said that he considered
the crushed rock procured from the
Iron furnace people better for street
Purposes as it had stood the test on
the levee and that no better test could
possibly have been given the material.
The former councilman's motion was
adopted for the purchase Of the gray
oil.
A communication relative to the
payment of the railroad bond debt
was read from bondholders who want
ed to know what disposition had been
made to pay the debt. No action was
here taken as a resolution was later
offered covering the point
An invitation from the Carnegie H.
brary co mmittee for the council, board
of aldermen and city officials to at
tend the laying of the cornerstone on
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock,
was read, received, fled and con-
CURED in and the officials will attend.
The treasurer's report was read. 1t
showed balance left in the hands Of
the treasurer amounting to s2,32S. so
after all debts had been paid. The re-
port was received, filed and conourred
in.
The report of the joint finance com
mittee was read, received, hled and
ooncurred in. 1t showed balance of
s9,756.17.
L. p. Rasor was allowed 90 for
work on the city fire engine.
The bill of the Democrat Publish.
ing 90. for printing official proceed
ings of the codncil meetings since that
paper was installed as the official or
gan of the city, was presented. 1t
amounted to s6O3. so. The report
stated that the rate charged was
cents per line aud Councilman Hum.
mel wanted the matter referred 10 the
ordinance committee, as that commit
tee had lately drafted an ordinance
governing the pay of the city printer.
He thought that the committee
would be better acquainted with the
laws, having examined them thor
oughly on this point in drawing up
the ordIpance. After few remarks
by several different Oouncilmen, Mr..
Hummel withdrew his first motion
and moved that the matter be referred
to the council, as a committee, for ac-
tion as soon as possible. The motion
WIS adopted.
The wharfmaster's report showing
collection of sl2 since the last re-
polt aud the back tax collectors re-
port showing a collection of s22s. Al
since the last report, were presented,
r eceived filed and concurred in.
p. W. Brown wanted to lease fouE
acres of the city ground adjoining the
old pest honse at $40 por year for a
period of five years to use as a stock
lot. The matter was referred to the
street committee.
Clerk Patterson read an exp'Nna-
tory report relative to the apparent
discrepancy in the finance committee
and the auditor and treasurer's re-
ports.
The motion to have the mayor and
Joint fnanca com,nittee horrow AZ. 600
with which to pay off debts against
the city, was adopted.
The following ord inances were
brought ups
Public printer ordinance providing
for the rates charged by the official for
city printing. The rate per line for all
printed stuff shall be cents per line
aud cents per line for every insertion
after the first has been made should