The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-22
The Question of Voting on Bond
Issue Comes up.
The Mayor Reports Signature of For
ty.five Ordinances-M Ter
rell's Check.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING

last night with Councilmea Neihaus
and Hannah absent.
The action of the mayor IN signing
as ordinances was reported and rsti-
fed.
The report of the committee recon-
mending that the city pay $40 for
street improvements on 10th between
Court and Washington streets, was re-
celved, filed and concurred in.
The appraisers filed report S9prais-
ing property on Husbands street at
lslOO The property is located between
Third and Fourth streets and the own
er is unknown. 1t will be used for
street improvements.
The payment OF sl,150 to Mr..
George Bernhard for property on West
Broadway to be used in opening Foun-
IA in avenue, was authorized.
A request from mail carriers ana
express companies to have all houses
in the city numbered and to correct
several mistakes in nun bering, was
filed. The city engineer is now work.
ing on this matter.
The power Of attorney furnished the
local agent by the bond company
which made Contractor Terre1i's bond
was ordered returned for correction, it
having inadvertently been dated day
after than the agents signature. The
$500 check put mp 70 insure good faith
in the last bid will be returned to Con
tractor Terrell when the bond IL regu-
lArly signed.
The matter Of returning Mr.. Terrell
his $500 check which had once been
declared forfeited on account Of his re-
fusal TO sign the First street improve.
mens contract. was taken mp and the
board voted to return the check. Coun-
cilmen johnson and Fowler voting to
retain IL.
The matter Of making repairs about
the city hall WAS referred to commit
tee with power to act.
The matter Of paving Broadway to
Sixth street was brought mp and on
recommendation of Mayor Yeiser an
ordinance providing for this work was
ordered drawn.
The finance report was read and
filed It showed accounts amounting
to ee,ll422 which were allowed.
Back Tax Collector Vim. Patterson
reported the collection of $685.; re-
port received ana fled.
The ordinance changing the name
of court street to Kentucky avenue
wss given second reading
The ordinance providing Q $500 II.
cense for itinerant merchants who
come here to dispose Of damaged
stock, was given second passage.
An amendment to the ordinance
providing for the extension Of sewer.
age on Tennessee street from an alley
between Third and Fourth street, was
given second passage.
The ordinance returning to the coun
ty the care Of Yeiser park, was given
second passage.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove
cemetery we're ratified.
the street Improvement work on
/ Harrison from 18th street to Brad
shnu's line, aud on l4th from Broad
wav to Monroe streets, was accepted.
The report OF the milk and meat in
spector, DIR. II. II. Dudley, WAS reoeiv-
ell and filed.
Charles Denker WAS granted . coffee
house license at 80 Husbands street.
The license Of A. Denker was trans.
ferred to W. P. Garter The license
of Robertson and Slack ~ere trans
ferred to Slack, Robertson withdraw
ing. The license OF X ii. Habeck was
transferred to Burch and White.
A plan for the improvement OF South
Tenth street withouf making the pro-
pe,ty owners move back fences. the
plan being drawn nv Engineer Wash
ington, was accepted and thu work or
dered done under this plan.
TIE plan appoinrm, n "f Mr Il. VI.
Cobb by Assessor Dick n. reputy tax
assessor was "a ihed.
The matter Of hSiuu the larv oi
Mr.. George Gardner wlo 81 act p
sunsrint nnent while the ii h t. ct
are being built, wa ''a.- b az "a
the mot on tn fix tte ssia. D
month first Lost, bui ist w ru
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