The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-07

WASLONG DRAWN OUT
Council in Session Over Five
Hours Last Night.
A Number Of Important Matters
Brought Up and Acted
On.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING

man Wheeler be employed to assist So.
licitor worten in representing the city
IN the r. @. Callissi damage suit
against the city for $4,000, was pre-
scented by Mayor Yeiser but the board
declined to employ anyone to assist
the solicitor.
Appraisers were ordered appointed
to value property held by Mrs. J. g..
Fisher and MIR. +. NJ. Fisher, who
claim that the property is not worth
the amount that it will cost for street
Improvement to be made.
The matter of refuuding q young
man named Ross the money he paid as
a license TO sell hamburger steaks was
referred. He was put out of business
by the police because of the odor.
The electric supply contract amount
ing TO 90, l15. given 70 the Fort Wayne
company, was ratified.
Chairman Fowler, of the finance
committee. presented q report showing
s1l, 9s7. 20 on hand March /; collect
ed during the month, s5,o54.ys; DIS
burse, s7,6Os. so; on hand now, So
439. 50. The report was received and
filed.
Bills amounting to S12,5lS.62 were
allowed.
Marshal Grow was allowed $500 as
four months regular salary and s407.
As commissions due him. Prosecuting
Attorney Gilbert was allowed 1856. 80
less s73. so as back commissions due
while the suit was pending.
The monthly report OF the wharf
master and back tax collector was re-
ceived and filed, the former showing
collections of s5S during March and
the latter S1065 50.
The report of Marshal Collins show
ing 90, 429. CO collected from December
10 to March "a, was received and
filed.
Authority was given the mayor to
borrow money necessary to run the
city durin April and May,as there are
no city funds and taxes are not yet
due.
Action was deferred on the ordi-
nance giving tie steam heating people
rigat to cross Fifth street at Broadway,
which the company has already done.
The street originally designated was
Fourth street, but the company asked to
change 1t to Fifth street and proceed
ed with the work there, but it is now
reported intends to go down Fourth
street, also The council declined to
pass the ordinance.
The ordinance giving the Illinois
Central railroad permission to run O
spur track down Myers street on SIN
feet of private property was passed,
those voting against it being Fowler,
Brooks, jackson, Potter and Taylor.
The ordinance requiring persons
who go on any kind of city bonds to
certify that they are financially quail.
d ed to become sureties was passed.
The ordinance increasing the fire de-
partment TO twelve men, a chief and
eleven others, nine to receive $50 and
two $50 month, was tabled.
An ordinance was given first passage
providing for the improvement OF
Fourteenth street between Broadway
and Monroe.
First passage was given an ordi-
nance providing fer the condemnation
of enough property to open Husbands
from Third to Fourth streets.
An ordinance repeating the provis-
ION requiring merchants to pay IL
cense based on the number Of clerks
employed was lost. 1t provided an
entirely new schedule, and only Hum
mel and johnson supported it.
The ordinance authorizing oondem-
nation proceedings for Clark street
property of the Illinois Central decid-
ed in opening the street was held up
as the auditor did not certify that
there wa enough money in the treas
ury to pay for the property after /. is
condemned.
The ordinance providing for the con-
domination of the river front property,
however, was passed.
An ordinance providing that the
police shall perform the duties of san
itary officers was killed, receiving only