The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-23
THE COUNCIL MET
Passed the Tax Levy Ordinance, and
also the Confetti Law
The Railroad Ordinance was Given Final
Passage at the Meeting
Last Night.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN FULL.

The board OF couDcilmen held a
meeting last night at the city hall
with all members present except
Councilman ellison.
The railroad right of way ordin-
ance, about which so much has been
said and written, was given final pass
age and now goes to the board of alder.
men.
The ordinances, giving an extension
of two years to the is.year franchises
of the Paducah Railway, Light and
Power company in order that the COM
pany may borrow money needed for
improvements, were given first pass
age. One is for what was formerly
the Rowlandtown line. and the other
for the company's first lines.
Councilman Potter, who voted
against them, wanted the company
forced 10 give transfers from one line
to the other before the ordinance was
passed. Councilman johnson said this
was going to be done, and the COM
pany would shortly establish a trans
fer station and use the belt line from
Broadway around Fourth TO Court
thence back to Broadway.
Al: ordinance specifying that all
licenses shall expire the last of this
year instead of in October, TO make
it conform to the second class char
ter, was given first passage.
City Attorney J. NJ. worten, in re-
gard to the salary of city treasurer.
gave it as his opinion that the salary
may be changed and that treasurer
will have to be elected by the people
in November. Until then the vacancy
will be filled by the appointments Of
the mayor.
City Treasurer Richardson rendered
his resignation, which was accepted,
effective when his successor qualities.
The ordinance fixing the compensa-
ton Of treasurer was then presented.
1t specifics that he shall be paid a sal
ary of 81 year, and given per
cent of the first $50, 900 collected,
one-quarter per cent of the next $780,
600 and one-half Of one per cent on
the remainder, the whole amount,
however, not to exceed $780,
The tax levy ordinance. showing
amounts appropriated for various
things, and necessary to run the city
government, was then read anu given
its first passage, and is as follows:
An ordinance fixing the levy or rate
of taxation on property of the city Of
Paducah FOR the year 1902, and the
rate Of the poll tax with the purpose
of the said levy Hereunder defined.
Be it ordained by the general coun-
Gil of the city of Paducah, Kentucky
Section l. That there is hereby
levied for the year 1902, upon the tax
able property of the city of Paducahi
Kentucky, real and personal, an &c
valorem tax of one dollar and lift,
cents (sl.50 pursuant to section 10
of the State Constitution and thirty
five cents (35c), pursuant to soetiol
32l9 Of the Kentucky Statutes, mai
ing one dollar and eighty-fye cent
$3.50 total rate, on each one hume
red dollars worth of said real and pc
sonal property in the city of Paducai
and that there is also levied poll ia
of one dollar and fifty cents tsl.50) c
each male resident of the city of ov'
tweny -one (2D years of age for Il
said year of 1909.
Section 2. That thirty-fve cen
(85c) of said levy, pursuant to secti'
32t9 of the Kentacky Statutes, lie
three per cent @ per cent? theree
on the said one hundred dollars wor
OF adj valorem levy, be and the same
hereby levied for the purposes, us
support and maintenance OF the col
mon schools of the city of Paduca
that the three per cent g per cent?
the said thirty.five cent (S5c) levy
fer the purposes, use, support a
maintenance Of the public lilra-y