The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-08

went into office was allowed 500 for
the extra work.
The matter Of the making Of new
tax collectors book was brought up
and il was decided to have the book
made like its predecessors, and the
matteriof calling for bids and the max
ing of the book was referred TO the
finance committee and the city attor-
ney.
The petition from the school board
relative to the tax levy was again
read and referred to the finance COM
mittee. They want $4,000.
The ordinance leasing to the Ar
mour firm tine LIZ feet of city prop
erty at the river front was read and as
there seemed to be some little illegal
ity about 1t, in the opinion of the city
attorney, the matter was deferred.
The ordinance increasing the num-
Der of aldermen to eight was given its
second reading.
An ordinance fixing a meeting place
for the board of councilmen, the
board of aldermen and the general
council was read and the general coun-
Gil chamber selected as the place.
The ordinance fixing the auditors
salary at 81, 5oo.per annum was passed
against hot opposition. Mr.. Potter
wanted it 81 200, but lost.
The most important thing done was
the first passage Of the ordinance
giving the right of way down Ninth
and on Burnett street to the l. @.
Colonel Q. @. Quigley, the /. q
attorney, and Mr.. b. II. Scott and Z,
W. Smith, of the p, O. and N. W.
road, all spoke. as well as the city
attorney, and this discussion consum-
ed most of the time Of the council.
The /. O. finally got the right OF
way but the original ordinance was
changed relative to the switches that
should be placed, the council reserv-
ing the right to say when and where
they shall be located.
The J. W. Orr building, ordered
condemned and torn down, was re-
ported razed to the ground.
Chairman johnson, Of the license
committee, reported that the follow
ing coffee houses had been sold; That
of Gibbs and Moore on Tennessee
street, to J. O. Whitney; S. B. Gott
and Son, at Second and Court, to ].
A. Schotta; Stom and Rose, on North
, Ninth, to-. e. O. Eaker; John Carr,
at Ninth and Washington, to Ed
: Singleton; J. A., and M. ]. whitney,
of South Second, to II. L.. Peacher.
All the transfers were ratified, while
new licenses were granted to Stom
and Rose to do business at 10 South
, Third street. The application of Bull
r ger and Lundley to open al. the south
end of Island creek bridge was defer
red on account of a lengthy protest
( being in against same.
The Elks were given permission &c
r close Broadway and Court and Ninth
a streets fos their carnival and were also
a granted all the privileges relative &c
# the sale of confetti and stands on thu
streets.
Ia The report of the sanitary commit
tee was received and filed.
\. Councilman Potter, in pursuance Il
h the child labor law recently passed
- wanted the Cohankus Manufacturing
90. investigated and wanted q com
IN mittee appointed to do the work
a. The matter was referred to the follow
ing committee. Councilmen Harmon
nj Potter and ellison.
,e The cemetery committee report wa
read and several deeds ordered record
,e ed and others ratified.
at Mayor Yeiser vetoed the ordinanc
granting the Illinois Central permii
al sion to construct Q switch to the Al
ne mour plant because the ordinance di