The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-08
THE ALDERMEN MEET
The Steam Heating Franchise Given
First Passage Last Night.
The Police Chief Ordinance Was Re-
ferred Back to Be Made
Neater.
MUCH ROUTINE WORK DONE


Messrs. Lsngstaff, Boone and Leigh
absent.
The minutes were read and several
changes made in bonds Of city offic-
ials. The bills, allowed by the coun-
Gil, and audit or's report were present.
ed and adopted. The steam heating or
dinance was read as amended by the
committee and given first passage.
There was considerable argument over
the interlineat ions and the city attor-
ney was instructed to copy It. He
demurred, saying it was not his busi-
ness, but after a wrangle was instruct
ed to obey orders.
Mr.. P. f. Lally was granted sa-
loon license at Tenth and Trimble.
The ordinance providing that police
man and firemen be paid every two
weeks was given first passage by the
board.
The ordinance giving the chief of
police absolute control of the police
force Of Psducah was presented for
first passage, but on account Of inter
lineations was referred back to the
council.
The ordinance fixing the city en-
gineer's bond at IS, 900 was passed.
The cattle herder's ordinance was
ordered rewritten because of the in
ordinations.
A communication from Attorneys
Harrison and Flournoy was read stat
ing that the resolutions, ordinances,
ETC., passed by the board were Illegal
because they had not been properly
copied by the clerk, and a resolution
legalizing them, was presented and
the resolution was passed.
The sewerage inspectors report was
received.
The resolution requesting the Ii
brary trustees to locate the public Ii
brary in the center of the site was
passed, whereupon President Noble,
who is a member of the board Of trus-
tees, stated that the architect had al
ready been instructed to place the
building 100 feet from Broadway.
The Peoples Telephone Company
was given permission to excavate
across Broadway at Fifth street for
ducts for underground wires.
The action of the council authoriz-
ing a fire alarm box near the Hiram
Blow plant was ratified.
The action Of the council declining
to reduce the Cumberland Telephone
Company's assessment of $40, o0o was
ratified.
The report of the board Of supervis-
ors relative to criticisms of their work
was received and filed.
Alderman Barry asked for recon
sideration Of the vote on the Lally
saloon license, claiming that more
people opposed it than were for it.
Reconsideration was granted and will
be voted on when all the aldermen are
present.
il was reported that Engineer
Washington will have plans for the
sewerage extension on Broadway ready
by the next meeting.
A. winfrey was granted a coffee
house transfer of license from 1Oll
Court street to 1902 North Tenth.
The condition of the roof Of central
fire station was referred to the COM
mittee.
The following liquor licenses were
granted: H. Zuber, Seventh and
Trimble; Theodore Peters, 1910 Broad
way: RI. Peacher, 1929 South Sec
ond and the Psducah Distilling com
pany, 206 Broadway.
An ordinance was ordered drawi'
fixing the compensation Of public
printer.
The matter of placing filter in the
city hospital was referred to the COM
mittee. President Noble mentioned
the matter Of inadequate pay for the
matyon. and this also was referred.