The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-19
The Council Last Night Repeated Its
Practice of Putting
Things Of.
KILL LIGHT PLANT ORDINANCE

OF ground owned by the city at Nintl
and Ohio streets for 500 to Mr.. Alon
20 Elliott was referred to commit
tee.
The matter Of opening Thirteentl
or Fourteenth street. from Broad wa,
to Court street, was also referred.
The invitation of President Der
weille, of the baseball ASSOCIATION, t.
the council to attend the opening base
ball game Thursday was accepted. The
council also voted to ride in carriages
in the parade which will take place
on the afternoon Of that date.
The regular city bills, amounting to
s2,952. AZ, with $40, the money spent
in entertaining the jackies of the mon
itor Arkansas, were allowed.
Back Tax Collector William II. Pat
terson reported the collection of s4s
10 in back taxes.
Solicitor Worten was ordered to
make duplicate receipts to Sheriff Lee
Potter who had collected Sl60 due
from the city aud taken tine original
receipts which should have been kept
by the city.
An ordinance providing for spur
railroad track on First and Washing
ton streets, running to the Roger
Smith building, was ordered drawn up
IN accordance with the plans SUBMIT
ed.
Tho ordinance regulating the sale
of milk in the CITY was given second
passage.
The ordinance ordering condemna-
tion proceedings against property own
ers to secure property sufficient to open
Broadway to the old Clinton road, was
give second passage.
The ordinances fixing the mayors
salary at g., per annum with a
$40, LOCO bond, and the city attorneys
salary at $500, were passed.
The ordinance fixing the city solicit
tors salary at 5000 per aDnum was
also passed.
The ordinance placing the power Of
appointment of all city electric light
plant employees in the hands of the
light committee was killed, Council
man Hummel, Jackson, Niehaus, Tay-
Tor and Voolfolk voting for it. Coun-
Gilman Joe Potter opposed the measure
saying that it placed too much author
ity in the hands of these few men.
Captain Joe Fowler also opposed the
measure.
The ordinance providing for brick
street improvements was referred back
to the committee for revision. The
ordinance provided for the paving Of
Second street from Broadway to JEFF
erson, Third from Jefferson to Court,
Fourth from Jefferson to Court. and
FIFTH from jefferson to Court. Coun-
Gilman Fowler stated that he thought
the ordinance was badly gotten up as
il left Second street from Broadway
60 Court, at the Market huose, out,
and this he considered one of the most
important streets to pave, on account
Of the heavy traffic.
The ordinance providing for the
material for pavements where the
brick streets will be built, was also
referred back. The property owners
will have to pay for the entire i'm
orovemeuts except at pablo. intersec'
tions.
The matter of paying Marshal Grow
1885 for fees, etc., the time he was
ont of office, was held mp. The com
mittee agreed on paying him this much
lint some of the counoilmen wanted
more time in which to consider the
matter.
The water company reported fire
plug installed at Monroe and Fountain
avenue which was ordered recorded on
the city books.
A duplicate deed to lot in Oak
Grove to Stephen Avant was ordered
drawn. He lost his original deed.
The offer of the Illinois Central Rail
road company to sell TO the city th'
property on Clark street from Ninti
10 Tenth for $3.50 was refused. TIT
railroad company wanted in addition
to the financial consideration the priv
ilege OF running another track from
Ninth and Trimble streets to Mint
and Harrison streets. The city dad