The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-16

ing in the defeat OF all substitutions
as to the number TO be employed.
Hummel wanted 90, Voolfolk 90, Pot
ter 90 and Fowler 20. Councilman
Hummel stated that as the mayor and
police commissioners recommended
that this city employ 80 policemen,
he thought that should be done and
the wishes of the chief executive
should be respected. Councilman
Fowler did not think so much Of Coun-
Gilman Hummel's speech and said be-
fore he would let himself be lead
about by ring in the nose he would
resign his position.
The report of James Collins, chief
Of police, for the past month was re-
ceived, filed and concurred in.
A prayer from Loeb and Bloom, who
claim to hsve been assessed for 10
acres Of land I'D the county for tho
years 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902, with
the property was not theirs, wa read
and referred to the relief committee of
both boards.
A resolution to refund the Padu-
cab and st. Louis railroad bonds at
a rate not to exceed per cent inter
est by May /, 1908, was adopted.
The rate now paid is l-2 per cent.
The report OF the joint street com
mittee recommending that legal pro-
ceedings be begun to force Clerk Pat
terson to repair the sidewalks AMI
street on Broadway was coDcurred in.
Several deeds to property in Oak
Grove were ratified.
A petition from residents on West
Harrison near Fountain avenue, was
read. They want the water mains
extended and agree to trke water
for the requisite time. The water
company will be notified to extend the
mains.
President Reed then made full re-
port on all the ordinances he had |
signed, including the saloon ordinance.
This has to be done on the rulings Of
the charter and he had neglected re-
porting the same to the council.
Engineer Washington presented the
dedication of street and alley from
Mrs. william Fisher in what is known
as the Fisher addition, near Bockmon
and Eliza beth streets and the dedica-
ton was accepted and the alley and
street ordered recorded with the plat.
The street will be Damed Fisher ave-
nue..
City Engineer Washington reported
that there were two alleys ON the
Husbands and Bookmon streets that
he property owners had fenced in and
wanted to know what 70 do aOout
hem. He was ordered to notify the
residents and property owners to re-
move the fences and open the alleys
rs they were public alleys and the
,ity would have to pay for the inter
sections in street Improvements that
have been made. The report of the
work done by Contractor L. o. Terrell
On these streets, was then presented and
A dedication Of an alley from Chris
Libel, the alley located between Ninth
and Tenth, Caldwell and Husbands
streets, was received and the alley or
iered recorded as the property Of the
city.
It was ordered that the residents
and property owners on the west side
Of Bockmon street on Ninth remove
their fences back IL feet, the distance
they have encroached on the city
street. This has been going on steadi-
ly for the past several years
improvements near the Seacoast
Cos plant in the way Of
lights and psvements were asked for
by the company. The matter was
to committee to confer
with the company representatives.
Councilman Hummel stated that
he thought improvements should be
made to the seven blocks running
with jefferson and Court, Third and
Fourth streets by the way of laying
surface draining sewers aud other
needed improvements. He estimates
that ii will cost not over sl3, 900, and
asked that the engineer be instructed
to draw a profile and make estimates
on the cost of the improvements.
Fowler was opposed to