The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-08
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A new ordinance provides or de-
post of money with the treasurer to
insure good faith on the part OF plumb
ers and others digging up streets. in
making necessary repairs after their
work has been finished. The ordinance
requires each man digging mp streets
to deposit 80 cents for every cubic
yard of gravel on streets; so cents for
each cubic yard of gravel in alleys;
Is for every square Of vitrified brick
street or alley; 90 for every square
yard of asphalt street, 81 for every
square yard of brick sidewalk torn mp
si.25 for every square yard Of cement
end granitoid sidewalk torn up. First
passage was given.
Ordinance providing for a cement
cuivert under the street car trestle Just
beyond Fountain avenue on jefferson
street. The city will build the culvert
which must be completed by April 80.
First passage given.
Ordinance providing for cement
curbing and gathering to 10 laid along
Jefferson street where the street i'm
provements are to be made, the work
to be complete by April 80. First pas
sage given.
The monthly report of Fire Chef
Woods was received and filed. 1t
showed tnat s24. so worth Of hose had
been ruined by Motormen running cars
over it and Auditor Kirkland was or
dered to collect this sum from the
street car company.
Mr.. Abram Well. the insurance
agent, addressed the council''and asked
that four additional stationmen be
placed on the 6re department until the
first of the year. This was granted on
that sufficient funds are ia
The treasury. He also presented the
of the board of I'M
Of Kentucky and Tennessee
.skipg for an additional fire depart
nent and other improvements in Ere
lighting facilities. The recommends
ions were held mp until the new coun-
III comes In.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove
cemetery were ratified.
The matter Of accepting On offer
rom the Kentucky Iron company
which offers Stag for street improve
nent purposes provided the city hauls
! away, was referred.
The following transfers Of saloon Ii
ense were ordered: 8. p. Patterson,
sol South Third street, to g. U. Ba.
er; NJ. K. Goodman, 1l9 Broadway,
o Ed Scott; Stuart g. Franklin, 1875
deyers street, to John Dye.
Solicitor ]. M. Worten stated that
he News Democrat had erred in stat
ng that no decision in the suit to test
he validity of the bonds to be issued
y the city shortly would be had until
ext summer, as Circuit Judge Hus.
ands had docketed the ex parte petit
ion for him and it would be heard in '
anuary by Judge W. NJ. Reed.
Clerk Patterson reported the result
f the recent bond election as follows:
'aved streets, 1868 for and 2Sl against
ospital 1889 for and 217 against:
market house, 1888 for and 243 .
gainst. The report was received and
lied.
The matter Of buying 700 feet Of
lumber to repair the South Side fire
department. floor was favorsbly acted
IN. The firemen will do the work.
The mayor was instructed to buy
,edding for the two new stationmen
ecently added to the fire department.
II. W. Hand was appointed deputy
,ity assessor.
Messrs. Eli and Frank Boone were
accepted as bondmen for Attorney Ed
Puryear, city solicitor-elect.
The Title and Guarantee Trust 90.
was accepted for City Jailer Tom Ev-
it's bond.
The Fidelity and Deposit Co. was
accepted as the bond of Treasurer
John J. Dorian and Engineer Washing
ton.