The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-08
Contractor Terrell Given Six
Months Extension of Time
A Number of Ordinances, Some Of
Them New, Observation-Disclosures
& 90. offered $57s.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING

The city council met last night i
regular session with all members pres
ent except Councilmen Brooks an
Hannah.
Bills to the amount of sl5, 512. /
were allowed, and the report of Treas
urer VIM. Kraus showing on hand No
vember 81, 264 40, receipts sea, 574.
"a, disbursements $40, 663.o3, balanc
in the treasury of sl7, as, was re
ceived and filed.
The account of the county clerk 70
expenses in the recent election was re
ferred.
Back Tax Collector VIM. Patterson
reported the collection of f466. "a from
the Len Faxon estate.
The report of City weigher Baird,
showing $I15.15 collected, was re
ceived and fled.
The quarterly report Of Marshal
James Grow was received and fled. IL
showed due the late Attorney Jesse
Gilbert, s312. 40 due the city less Mar
shal's commission $492. 05; due the
city a. costs el44. Due city in re-
plevy fines S34s. Since the death Of
Attorney Jesse Gilbert, Attorney Har-
rison, the present incumbent. has
served and the report showed due him
&161.7o; due city less commissions of
marshal. 1887. 80; due city % costs
et18. so due city in replevy fines 1891.
The amounts were allowed except that
portion due the Gilbert estate which
was held up on account Of orders be-
ing out for the money, the orders
amounting to more than the total
amount due the estate.
On motion Of Councilman Joe Fow-
Ter the city offered Roberts & %. 4.
New York, 4576 a. damages in the
over the river bond case. Councilmen
Hummel wanted to accept the oompa-
ny's offer to compromise for $4,000,
but the motion was not carried. Rob-
erts g. 90. brought suit for 90,
damages and offered to compromise
for $4,000.
The assessment against o. U. Greg
ory was refereed. He claims to have
been overassessed s25.
The reports of Mayor Yeiser and
the Carnegie library trustees on the
receipt CT the library from the trus.
tees were filed and Mayor Yeiser sp-
prised the board that he would make
his appointments of board Of trus-
tees before the board of aldermen
met.
The alleged $500 overassessment of
Chsmblee Bros. stock was referred.
A letter from Contractor E. @. Ter
rell saying that the plumbers, water
works men and gas filters were tearing
up streets he was paving, and that he
would not be responsible for the delay
to the work, was received.
The bid of Contractor Charles Rob-
ertson who agrees to improve Jeffer-
son street from the present terminus
to the city limits for so cents per lin.
cal foot, was received and accepted.
DIR. s. B. Caldwell owns the greater
amount Of property to be improved
and asked that park be built in the
middle Of the street with curbing on
both sides of the car tracks. HIS re-
quest was not granted.
The matter of awarding the revision
of the late ordinances to Attorney
Campbell Flournoy for 5000 was re.
ferred to mayor and attorney with
power to act. The mayor is preparing
to have the ordinances published in
book form.
Contractor e. @. Terrell was given
an extension Of six months time in
which to complete work on the street
improvement contracts.
The following ordinances were acted
on:
Ordinance creating a board of pub
lie works OF three members to receive
800 per annum. Second passage Civ
en-.
Ordinance providing for the publ
cation Of the delinquent tax list afte
December in the official newspaper o
the city one time each week for twt
weeks. First passage given.
Ordinance charging contractors g.
per block for use of the horse stree
roller and $40 per block for use of tn,
steam street roller. First passage Civ