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

any one place luhkef thah hoSoHshy
to discharge or receive passengers and
that each shall carry on both sides a
lighted lamp with the lettered license
number painted thereon and the regu-
lar standing place for the hacks shall
be on Court street between Third and
Fourth streets. First reading given.
Ordinance fixing the salary Of the
city engineer at $500 per year and
fixing his bond at $1,000 given first
reading.
Amendment to ordinance granting
franchise to Paducah, Cairo and
Northwestern railroad changing the
time in which the road began con
struction work from one year to two
years and also the provisions that
make the surrender of the franchise If
the work is not begun and finished
within three years. The lstter time
was extended to four years. The ordi-
nance was given first reading.
The water company reported the ex-
tension Of mains on Ninth from Hus-
bands to Elizabeth street and on Camp
bell between Sixth and Seventh
streets. The report was received, filed
and ooncurred in and the fire plugs,
five in number, ordered recorded on
the books Of tine city.
1t was reported that one of the gen
orators at the city electric plant had
burned out and that 80 lights were out
as a result. 1t was ordered that the
necessary repairs be made as soon as
possible that the lights may be lighted
again.
The police, who are required to keep
record of all the lights found to be
not burning during any part of the
night, reported the following lights
out: Night of September 30, 10 lights
out; 3oth, there were IL; on the LIST
Of October 81, and 81 on the night of
the Cd, and 10 ON the Sd, and SO on the
4th, mak ing total of $50 lights out
during the week prior to the 18th of
October.
o. l.. Gregory reported a mistake
made by the supervisors in his rating
and it was ordered that the matter be
looked into and remedied.
The report of l.. p. Rasor, sewer
age inspector, was received, filed and
concurred in.
1t was reported that the railroad
company had made a cut between the
pest house and the we'll, used in Sc
curing water for the use in the pest
house, and a motion to dig a new well
was carried. This was done so that
the inconvenience OF crossi ng the deep
cut be done away with and further to
have the water brought nearer the
house so that less danger be caused in
the keeper moving about the premises.
The report of Milk sud Meat Inspec-
tor Duley was received, filed and con-
Cured in.
The following liquor license tranf-
fers were made: Phil Stephen TO
Charles Schultz, saloon at S25 Wash
ington; II. Zuber to ]. ]. Conway,
saloon at Seventh and Trimble; l.. T.
CLARK to Aver Bros, saloon at Ninth
and Boyd streets.
The following saloon license were
granted and II. Z. Whitesides, VINO
has been trying to secure license
for many months, was FINELY grant
cd a license. J. N. Bradley at ia
Court, bondmen Sol Drey fuss and W.
II. Bowman; II. E. whitesides, 104l
Court, bondmen Friedman and Keil-
err; Jarrett and Co., at Seventh and
Trimble, bondmen Friedman aud Keil-
er.
The motion to borrow s1S, 500 with
which to pay Off the bond cobt WIS
adopted The mayor stated that at
first he was unable to secure the
money but had subsequently found
that. The could readily get it.
Epes Randolph, Of Los Angeles,
Cal; James L. Frazier, Of Toledo, o.,
and A. II. Sabin, of Irvine, KY, were
mentioned as board of examiners for
the city engineer and the motion car
ried to have their nsnes placed before
the proper ones for action. Under sec
ond class charters such Lolrd has to
be in existence and city engineer
Washington will have to Undergo an
examination before he will be quail