The Paducah sun., 1902-12-02
THE BALL Is ROLLING
Council Takes Steps to Cut off Fees
Of Several City officers
Marshal Grow will BE Ignored Here.
after--Number Of Police
Not Agreed On.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL

The principal thing developed at last
nights council meeting was that the
members of the council could not agree
on the number Of police officers the
city ought to have. Some wanted ss
few as sixteen and some as many as
&c, with Reed, Brooks, Fowler, Jack
son and Voolfolk for small number,
and the others for more. One Of the
other side wanted 80 men, but lost.
The initial steps towards inaugural
ing much litigation were taSen in
passing the ordinances fixing salaries
instead Of perquisites for several oity
officers, city attorney, wharfmsster.
city weigher and sexton Of Oak Grove.
All the members were present at
last nights meeting when the council
was called to order.
Mayor Yeiser presented a request
from e. q. Terrell who wanted until
April to gravel West Madison
and HARRISON streets. He was given
until January 1 to complete the work,
as he has had over year already.
Repairs were ordered on the mar.
ket house.
A 90 days extension Of time was
given the Independent Telephone com.
psny TO complete its system.
A contract with e. O. Terrell to
grade and gravel George street from
Sixth to Seventh was ratified. He
agrees to do the work for 65 cents per
linear foot
The treasuIer's report showing col
leotions amounting to s52, 1888 with
disbursements amounting to tl0,2i4..
81 leaving balance of s24, 1873. IA,
was received and fled.
The finance report, showing bills
against the city amounting TO tis,-
06l. 81, was received and filed and the
bills allowed.
The bill for $3.50 from Flournoy and
Harrison, for revising the city ordi-
nanoes, was allowed.
The city weigher's report showing
total collection of t304.05 for the
past quarter was received and filed.
The wharfmaster's report showing a
collection Of s2s since the last report
was received and filed.
The bill Of s5l.o5 for the polise-
mems caps was allowed.
The report OF Marshal Grow was
presented and received, filed and CON-
Cured in. The report shows s455. 40
due Attorney Gilbert; sl,062.60 due
city less commissions; s334.75 due
city in costs; s15s. 10 due city in wit
nesse fees with 1864 replevined, max
ing total Of ~, ,007.s5.
Attorney Gilbert's fees were allowed
but as to Marshal Crows there was
some contention. A motion was made
MOTTO allow the fees ss Mr.. Grow was
not an officer under the second class
charter. There was some debate over
the matter and Solicitor worten stated
that while he did not wish to have 1t
understood that he had any personal
interest in the matter, he did not think
that legally Mr.. Grow was entitled to
fees from now on, but from q moral
standpoint he thought that the salary
for the past month should be paid.
The motion to not allow was with
drawn and the motion to concur in
the report to adhere TO the second
class charter. was adopted. After some
little debate the salary was allowed
by vote Of 10 to 2, Voolfolk and
Hummel voting nav.
A bill from the Paducah City Rail
way company for work done at Fourth
and Broadway in 1900 was referred.
The bill is for sl92. so.
An ordinance fixing the salary of the
wharfmaster at 800 per year with
$500 bond was given first reading.
An ordinance fixing the salary of
the city attorney at $1,000 per an