The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-20

nance and also wanted some change
made in the health officers salary.
Bills against the city to the amount
Of t3, 8O7. Ia were all allowed.
The ordinance creating the Office of
back tax collector and fixing his COM
pensation at n 20 per cent commission,
with 81 900 bond, was given second
reading.
A prayer from the Retail Merchants
Association, asking that an ordinance
be drawn mp PROHIBITING the shooting
Of firearms and dangerous fireworks on
all public holidays and other occasions
or celebrations, was fsvorably acted
on. The ordinance committee was in
struct It So confer with the association
und ascertain what kind of ordinance
was wanted and 20 bring in such a
one at the next regular meeting. This
is one result OF the sky rocket crash
ing through Ogilvie's window on
Christmas day.
The annual report of the fire chief
was read. In the report he recon-
mends that an additional station be
built in the northern portion Of the
city and that three additional men be
allowed him This will make a total
Of IL men, IL allowed, n very small
number for so large a city, he thinks.
A petition from residents of Wash
ington street, asking that the water
mains be extended from Ninth to
Eleventh street ON Washington, was
favorAbly acted on and the water
company ordered to lay the mains.
Loeb. Bloom and Co. recently put
in a prayer asking that an assessment
for 10 acres Of grounds, near the old
fair grounds, be taken Off their list
rs they owned no such property,
There seems TO be some doubt here rs
Mr.. Alex Kirkland was at that time
ono OF tho com missioners, and said
that Mr.. Loeb had given in the proper
ty himself. The matter was referred
sgain for further investigation. The
total bill amounts to sl05.l5, for four
years assessment
The Illinois Central road asked
permission to put up thirteen tele.
graph poles on Ninth street. This
will be done by ordinance but the
privilege was granted them and the or
dinsnce will be drawn later. There
seemed to be a question rs to whether
or not g franchise had 10 be sold but
the city solicitor did not think IL did
The Paducsh steam heating company
asked permission TO cross Broadway at
Fifth street instead OF at Fourth. The
pipes will reach Broadway this week
and the change was made TO avoid the
street car curves on Fourth street
The ordinance will have to be amend
ed.
LA. Lagomsrsino's saloon license
was renewed. The Henderson Brewing
%. liquor license was renewed. The
liquor license of the Paducah Distill-
ing Co., Dreyfus and We'll, NJ. Kahn
and Co., and Friedman and Keller
were renewed.
The license of Overstreet and War
ner was transferred from 900 Boyd
to SIS Boyd street. The license of II.
O. Hinton was transferred to J. t.
jenkins.
Mayor Yeiser suggested that each
committee make out list of the run
ming expenses OF each department that
will be necessary this year to furnish
the same to the finance committee
when it meets to make out the appro-
pristion list.
Solicitor worten here stated that
he had been referred the matter of
repairs to the sidewalks on Broad
way from First to Fifth streets, and
notified the city that no repairs had
been made by the contractor, and
suggested that the city do the work
and present the bill to the contrao.
tor.