The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-23
A Number Of Important Matters
Brought up and Fully Discussed
H. {. Whtesides Refused Saloon License
Request for Extension Sewerage
Mains out Broadway.
STREET CAR ORDNANCE PASSED

The board of aldermen met last
night in regular session with all mem
bers present.
The minutes of the last regular and
called meetings were read and adopt
ed.
Mr.. Ben weille, in the interest of
the school board, spoke in regard to
getting the sewerage mains extended
to the Paducah High School. He
wanted the board to take the mat
ter up and push it rs rapidly rs
possible so that the q INJECTIONS be
made by the beginning of the next
year. The matter was referred to
the sewerage and sanitary committee.
Mayor Yeiser brought up the mat
ter of the court costs in the local
police court. There seems to be a
little difference in the costs in cities
of the second and third class and in
order to investigate the matter it
was referred to City Attorney wor-
ten and Prosecuting Attorney Jesse
Gilbert.
The II. Z. whitesides liquor Ii
cense matter was brought up The
protest from Officers Potter, Gourieux,
johnson and Marshal Grow, Captain
Bailey and Lieutenant Moore was
again read. Officers Potter and
Gourieux requested to be heard and
their request was granted. White
sides stated that the petition was
signed by the officers ON account Of
prejudice, which was denied by both
Officer Gourieux and Potter and ALSO
Marshal James Grow. The matter had
been before both the aldermen and
common council several times
and has caused some little interest.
Captain Bailey spoke and preferred
several charges againstWhitesides say
ing that he had prevsricated in several
instances in regard to police matters
and said that he did not think White
sides a capable man to run a saloon.
Prosecuting Attorney Gilbert spoke
and said that whitesides had been
regularly warranted, arrested and fin
ed in the police court for keeping
open on Sunday and that the state
ment of Whitesides saying that he
was not regularly fined bat simply
assessed the si4 fine, was false. AL
the charges in full, made against the
police and prosecuting attorney by
whitesides were denied and witness
es produced to prove the facts set
out by the attorney and police.
The charge preferred by White
sides against Officer Potter saying
that he had hired two young men to
buy beer on Sunday from him was
Investigated and found 70 be untrue.
whitesides spoke about the same
as his previous speeches. The motion
TO grant the license was passed on and
lost by full vote.
The matter of condemning the
Broadway property in order TO build
sidewalks to Fountain avenue and Sc
curing the right of way over an alley
back of the Kelly residence at Seventh
ana CLARK streets was referred to
joint committe.
The city engineer matter was refer
red to the joint street committee.
The motion to allow the cemetery
committee $50 for flowers for the GEM
etery park adopted by the common
council was also adopted by the al
dermen and the money ordered paid.
The regular bills allowed by the
common council were approved.
b The Anchor Brand rubber fire hose
was recommended by the joint fire
committee and ordered purchased.
The petition from the firemen rel
alive to the increase in pay as is fixed
by second class city charters was pre-
sented and referred to the joint fire
committee and city attorney.
The city marshal wanted permission
to build a small shed for his horse
within the city hall fence which was