The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-20
THE COW QUESTION
Ordinance introduced in the Council
Last Night and Deferred
No Action Yet Taken in the Matter Of
Appointing Another City
Engineer.
MEETING or LOWER BOARD LAST NIGHT

The lower board of the general
council met in regular session last
night with all members present except
Councilmen Brooks, Taylor and Wool
folk.
The minutes of the last regular and
called meetings were read and adopt
ed.
The mayor was credited and the
psuper fund charged with sl5, for
transportation.
The deed to the L. A. Washington
property ON West Harrison street was
produced and signed, the. work the
city had contracted to do in filling the
hollows having been performed salts
factorily to the gentleman.
The mayor stated that under second
class city charters the police judge
could not assess cost over $3.50,
nor assess fine exceeding the costs
in the case. He explained that this
was not being lived up to in the
local police court and wanted the
matter referred to the city attorney,
fearing that it might cause the city
a lawsuit If not attended to. Both
the above and the matter Of taking
away the fee privileges of the city
marshal were referred to the city at
torney with instructions for a written
report at the next meeting.
The mayor wanted property in the
rear Of the Kelly property, near Sew
enth and Adams street, condemned fol
repairs and improvements and also
property on West Broadway so thai
pavements could be laid. The matter
was referred to the street committee
and the city attorney.
The mayor stated that he had beer
in correspondence with Messrs. L. A.
Washington and W. W. Lyon, the
engineers, relative to coming to Pa
ducah and accepting the Office Of city
engineer He stated that the former
wanted 81, 500 per year and the latter
800, while Mr.. Glover, of the N.
O. and St. L., would take the posi-
tion, he thought, at the present sal
airy, $1,000. Councilman Fowler
said that he was in favor of securing
a competent man for the place as it
would be a cheaper plan and that the
city was we'll able to support such q
man, and that he wanted a good
one or none at all. II was referred tC
the joint street committee, the city
attorney and mayor.
The E. @. Terrell street improve
ments contracts were read and the
written report Of City Attorney Wor
ten read recommending that the con-
tracts be pronounced as binding under
second class charters as those of the
third class cities, under which they
were made. The matter was referred
until the report of the street commit
tee.
The railway, telephone and tele
graph franchise matter was brough
mp as several ordinances relative tC
the sale of same had not been con
Cured in, but nothing was Zone
Councilmen Hummel, johnson ant
Potter were appointed committee 4
confer with other committees RELATIVE
to this ordinance.
Chairman Fowler of the finance
committee reported a total of 1888. g.
for various city bills, which wer'
all allowed.
Another COW ordinance was brough
up by Councilman johnson and refer
red until the next meeting in ordei
that all councilmen be present.
Councilman Fowler scored Council
man Potter on the matter of the
town COW. He said that he did no
consider the COW the greatest Of th'
Almighty's gifts to mankind, bu
thought that the flowers, priced high
est by the women, both rich and pooi
alike, would come in for some con
sideration. He referred to the bovine
as the "infernal town COW" and sale