The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05

MEETING OF COUNCIL
A Large Amount of ROntine
Business Considered.
Proposed Consolidation Of Offices Of
Prosecuting Attorney and
Solicitor.
BRICK STREETS FAVORED
STREETS FAvoRl
BRICK

The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and adopted.
Mayor Yeiser announced the ap-
pointment of Dick Holland as apprais
or to appraise property of J. @. NOEL
rath for settlement Of street improve
ment. Holland refused to act and MIR.
Alonzo Elliott was appointed in his
place.
The Paducah Distilling company
complained Of electric wires being
down in front Of its store and the mat
ter was referred.
A proposition from the Illinois Gen
trail railroad relative to the city secur-
Ing CLARK street property without le-
gal condemnation proceedings, was re-
ferred.to the street committee.
The Register company presented q
communication agreeing to submit the
proposition Of the legality Of its APP
pointment as city printer to attorneys
with no expense 10 the city. Mayor
Yeiser had already done this. having
secured the opinion of Attorneys
Bloomfield and Crice, which was filed.
The finance committee report for
the ast-'qusrtsr was read and filed.
All bills against the city were al
lowed.
An account for CLERK Patterson's
expenses to Frankfort when he ap-
peared before the state board of equal
ization was read and allowed.
The Democrat printing bill
amounting to s266, was read and re-
ferred. If it is correct after an exam
ination has been made, will be paid.
The following ordinances were acted
on:
When the ordinance fixing the sala-
" Of the city solicitor was read, sever
al oouncilmen made strong speeches in
favor of consolidating the office Of So
licitor and prosecuting attorney. This
suggestion was adopted and the ordi-
nance will be brought in at the next
meeting.
The bill fixing the salary Of the may
or was given second reading.
The matter Of Purchasing new fire
horses was referred.
E. W. Berry, who claims to have
patented an appliance by which smoke
can be consumed, was granted the
privilege TO place one in at the city
power house and If a success shall cost
the city $3.50. No expense to be paid
in putting II in, Berry standing this.
A complaint from the Odd Fellows,
colored, as to the bad drainage near
their hall was referred.
The committee reported its decision
on brick in regard to the new street
improvement and also of having the
WORK done Immediately. The ordi-
nance committee was instructed to
bring in a report providing for this.
The reports of the milk and meat
and sanitary officers were received and
filed.
The ordinance committee was in
structed to bring in an ordinance pro-
viding for the numbering Of streets
north of Trimble street.
". ". Lyon, who was sevearl years
ago secured to furnish a map OF Padu-
cab, made complaint and wanted to
know what fsult tine city could find
with the map 1t is not complete.ac-
cordine to contract and the clerk was
instructed to write him to that effect.
The statement of Judge Sanders and
James Collins saying that Marshal
Crows reports were correct, were
filed.
Two petitions for extension Of wa
ter mains were read, one on Jefferson
and the other Monroe and Harrison
streets. They were referred.
The petition from towboat owner
asking for place to tie up at the
wharf was referred.
r. s. Lockett, a street llaborer,
claimed he earned o. aud had only
been paid SO for work recently done.
The books showed 81 paid and the
matter was referred.
The matter of granting property
owners on Broadway between Seventh
and Ninth streets privilege Of putting
down granitoid pavements was referr-
ed.
The fire alarm box at.Broadwaysand