The Paducah sun., 1902-08-19
Much Business was Transacted Last
Night at the Meeting.
All tine Important Questions Deferred
Water Filtration, New Hospital
and Bond Matters not Settled.
NEW LIGHT PLANT ORDINANCE

The councilmanic board met last
night in regular session with only one
member, Councilman ellison, absent.
The mayor reported the sale of the
two street railway franchises, which
were ratified.
He also reported that he had re-
loaned the sinking fund to the Amer
lean German bank at 4 per cent
The deed to the library property at
Ninth and Broadway, and the s5, 900
bond of the telephone company, were
received and filed.
The matter of street improvements
was referred to the street committee.
The mayor called attention to the
need of improvements, and recon-
mended more paved streets, bonds to
be issued If necessary.
Assistant Fire Chief Augustus was
allowed full salary for July on recon.
mendstion of the commissioners It
had been held back because he was
away for his health.
A number of bills presented by
Chairman Fowler Of the finance COM
mittee, were allowed.
The ordinance making the chief of
police absolute head OF the police de-
partment was given first passage with
Taylor and Potter voting no.
The ordinance requiring ordinances,
ETC., copied IN full on records was
given final passage,
The cattle herders ordinance was
given final passage.
The ordinance providing for the i'm
provement of jefferson street 10 Twen-
ty-fifth street was presented but En-
gineer Washington reported that all
the property is not owned by the city
and the matter was then referred.
An ordinance was given first pas
sage providing that the electric plant
is to be placed in the hands of the
joint light committee of the general
council. which committee under 1t is
to employ all men in the plant from
the superintendent down, at = total |
cost not exceeding s3I5 month.
Heretofore the superintendent has
been city Official, and subject 80 the
requirements of law like other Off
oials. Under the ordinance ne is a
hireling and may be a stranger or citi-
zen as the committee sees fit. COun-
oiimen Hannah and johnson opposed |
it and said that the various commit
tees should all be given absolute con-
troll over their departments. It was
explained by Councilmen Hummel and
Voolfolk, who championed the ordin-
snce, that the object was to seoure
better service, as the ordinance would
enable the committee to discharge =
man at any time without the formal
ity Of preferring charges and trial. |
1t is probable hot fight will yet be
made against the ordinance.
The steam heating ordinance was
given first passage.
The ordinance regulating the plant
ing Of telephone poles and the string
ing Of wires was given final passage.
Two ordinances were referred to the
railroad and telegraph committee.
They were introduced at tine instance
of Councilman Potter, and one pro-
vides that an overhead bridge or ele-
waited tracks be built by the Illinois
Central at Tennessee street, and the
other that all railroads entering the
city be required to put up automatic
gates at all intersections with streets.
There was some little opposition to
the overhead bridge, as people are not
compelled to cross at Tennessee street,
the Baumer fill having been built es-
pecially to enable them to go in an
other direction.
The fire commissioners reported
two disabled horses IN the departments