The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-18
In THE CITY COUNCIL
Much Business Was Transacted at
Last Nights Meeting.
Efforts to Be Made TO Extend Rail-
road Into Mechanicsburg-No
Assistant Clerk.
NO APPEAL IN PATTERSON CASE

The board of councilmen met in
adjourned session last night with all
members present except Councilman
Ed Voolfolk.
The regular business of the body
was brought up, the minutes Of the
last regular meeting having been read
and adopted monday night before sd-
journment.
Mayor Yeiser read the Judgment in
the case Of Patterson against the City
Of Paducah recently handed down by
Judge Husbands. He stated that he
had talked to attorneys in regard to
the matter of appealing the case and
said that it would cost about $1,000 adj
ditional to what the costs already are
and recommended that the judgment
be paid and that the joint finance COM
mittee be authorized to make full
settlement with the plaintiff in the
action. Judge Lightfoot, who was
acting for city attorney, stated that IL
would be difficult matter to secure a
reversal Of the judgment in the court
of appeals. He left the matter of the
recommendation to the council.
City Clerk Patterson, the plaintiff
in the action, said that IL the council
would pay $4,000 cash to meet a note,
that he would arrange a satisfactory
way of making the final settlement
The motion of Councilman Taylor
to concur in the mayors recommends
ton to pay the Judgment, the matter
to be left with the joint finance COM
mittee, mayor and city attorney for
settlement, the first installment Of
a., 900 to be Immediately paid, was
passed by vote of IL to 0.
Mayor Yeiser stated that about 20
years ago a mixup resulted in the
transfer Of property TO satisfy back
taxes and since that time the question
of the rightful owner has arisen. He
moved that the matter be referred to
the city attorney and the motion car
ried by full vote.
City Treasurer VIM. Kraus gave
his depository, the City National
bank, in too soon and he was forced
to make the appointment again. The
reappointment was confirmed and the
bond reaccepted by the council
( Mayor Yeiser stated that he would
like to have all ordinances made while
the city was in the third class looked
into to see if they confiicted in any
way with the charter of the second
class and if so to have them reversed.
The motion to refer the matter for
investigation was adopted by full
vote.
A report from City Attorney wor-
ten relative to the ineligibility of Rev.
Perryman to be library trustee was
read. He reported that, while Rev.
Perryman had not been a resident Of
tho city two years, he was in his opin-
ion eligible.
The report was received, filed and
concurred in.
Several slight changes were made in
the Terrell gravel contracts and the
same ratified.
The report Of the finance committee
was received and concurred in and the
bills allowed. The report of the joint
finance committee relative to the pay
ment Of the salary of milk and meat
inspector. recommending the payment
of the salary and also recommending
that the present ordinance be repealed
and new one substituted was adopt
ed.
Councilman Fowler stated that the
duties OF this official were great and
that one man could not do all the
work, hence the motion for a new
ordinance and an increase in the en-
ployes Of this department
Councilman johnson read an ordin-
ance giving the Illinois Central right
of way in Mechanicsburg TO the Kill
gore and other Misunderstanding plants
in that portion OF the city.