The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
ALDERMEN HAVE MET
They Gave Final Passage to the Sa
loon Ordinance Last Night.
Brick Street Contractor Ordered to
Repair Sidewalks and Streets
at Once.
30 POLICEMEN AGREED ON


bers present.
A report from Street Inspector
James Esker showed a total of s216.-
55 collected for work done by him
self and employees for outsiders and
also for dirt sold.
A contract with E. O. Terrell to i'm
prove George street from Sixth to Sew
enth streets at So cents linear foot
was ratified.
The petition to repair the market
house was referred.
E.C. Terrell was given until Janu-
airy 1 to complete Harrison and Madi-
son streets.
A petition from the carpenters union
was read. II asked that the contract
with B T. Davis to do work on the
Sixth street bridge nos be ratified as
he did not employe union labor. The
communication was received and filed
and later upon the recommendation Of
Engineer Washington. who received
the bids, the contract was ratified with
out regard to the petition.
The trsssurer's report showing col
lections amounting to tS2, 1898 with
disbursements amounting to sl0,2 o.
81, leaving q balance of ga, i99. IA was
received and filed.
The marshal's report was received
and filed and the commissions allowed.
The motion to allow the bill Of s5i..
05 for the police caps was lost by .
vote of 8 to 2,Aldermen Rigglesberger
and Smith voting yea s6.25 was re-
funded the steamer Tennessee for over
paid license.
Attorneys Flournoy and Harrison
were allowed $3.50 for revising the
city ordinances.
The, back tax collectors report
showing total collection of 800. 81
since the last report was received.
The wharfmaster' report showing
a COLLECTION of s2s for the past month
was received.
|. The report Of the city weigher show
ing a collection of 1904 05 for the past
quarter was received.
Jsmes Wilcox was allowed $50 for
the buggy lost or destroyed in the use
of the city some time ago.
The saloon closing ordinance was
given second passage by vote of to
3,Aldermen Smith, Durrett and Single
ton voting against 1t.
The recommendation TO have Chief
of Police James Collins collect fees in
court and to have Judge Sanders as
sess no more than 50 In costs in cases
in his court, was adopted, and the fol-
lowing ordinances were passed.
Ordinance fixing salary Of city at
orney at $1,000 per annum with si,-
900 bond given first reading.
Ordinance making offices of market
master and license inspector elective
instead of appointive given first pass
age
The ordinance fixing the salary of
the city weigher at s720, as passed
by the council, was read and Aldermen
Singleton thought this too much as he
had investigated and found several
men willing to take the place at q
less salary. The salary was made $50
per month. The ordinance fixing the
salary of the sexton of the cemetery
at 81 900 per year with 81 900 bond
was read and the salary reduced to
s720 per year. Alderman Singleton
favored 5000 per snnum.
The ordinance fixing the whsrfmas
ter's salary at 800 per year was Civ
en- first reading.
An ordinance making the Office Of
patrol wagon driver appointive by
the fire and police board instead Of
elective by the council, was given first
passage. with . salary of $50 a month
The ordinance fixing the number Of
policemen at 20 men was given frs
reading. The aldermen differed greai
ly on this question and several though
that the city could get along with few
err than 30, Aldermen Singleton think
ing that IS or II would be enough.
The ordinance fixes the salary of the
officers at s72O per year with 81, 200
bond. In speaking of his efforts to save
the city money, Alderman Singleton
said that he was not trying to pose as
an Office seeker. He was there simply
to represent the people and intended
TO do so; that he had often heard il
SAID that Gus Singleton would do as