The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-23
ALDERMEN MEETING
A Number of Ordinances Passed
Last Night.
Steam Heat for the Fire Department
"A Number Of Matters
Acted On.
CALLED MEETING SOON


bers present.
The action taken in former meet
ing in voting down IN ordinance pro.
viding for the sale Of o franchise for
the Psducah City Railway company
to change its tracks from Bernneim
avenue out North 12th street, was re.
considered, 90 q vote may again soon
be taken.
A bill from County CLERK Charles
e. Graham for copying the registra.
tion books, and for the books, was re-
ferred.
The matter Of reducing the fran
ohise tax Of the Paducah Steam Heat.
ing company from IS, 900 to $500 this
year was referred to the city solicitor.
The franchise was sold for $500 and
the next day assessed by the city ct
$1,000.
The following ordinances were act
ed on:
Ordinance providing for the extern
sion Of the sewerage system on Ninth
between Tennessee and Jones street,
given second passage.
Amendment to ordinance providing
for the extension Of sewerage system,
providing for the completion Of con-
tract by December 81, 1904 instead of
1908. This is the job of extending the
sewers from Tennessee street between
Third and Fourth streets beyond Nor
ton street. First passage given.
Ordinance placing the city treasur-
er's salary at 81, 500 per annum given
first passage.
Ordinance giving the Rex Mfg 90.
permission to close up an alley be.
tween their double buildings in Me-
ohanicsburg and open one in another
direction. Given first passage.
City Jailer Evitts was ordered to
clean the council chamber thoroughly
every week, on motion of Alderman
Kirchoff.
IL was ordered TO have steam heat
ing placed in the central fire station,
If deemed advisable, on motion of AL.
derman Singleton. The city will have
| 40 ~ 80 co. sha connections onI, tka
heat being furnished free by the COM
pany.
The petition presented by property
owners to have the alley between Sew
enth and Eighth, Clark and Adams
street improved by grading and grav.
cling, was referred back to them. Only
a portion had signed aud it requires
more signatures of proprsty owners.
The committee to which the matter
Of placing in piling along the river
front at the foot of Broadway to bet
ter wharf facilities was referred, was
given more time.
Alderman Troutman urged the
board to reinstruct the committee on
ordinances to draft an ordinance COM
Polling the two railroad companies to
install automatic gates at the railroad
crossings here. This was ordered some
time ago, but the committee mas never
drawn mp the ordinance.
A deed to lot in Oak Grove, made
to Mrs. J. NJ. Gilbert, was ratified.
A saloon license was granted John
vinson to do business near Tenth and
Boyd streets.
J. r. Turner & 90. was granted .
coffee house license to do BUSINESS at
Ninth aud Boyd streets.
The board adopted resolutions Of
respect to the death OF the late Jesse
NJ. Gilbert, prosecuting attorney, and
ordered the council chamber draped in
mourning for thirty days.
The street committee was ordered
again to look after the matter Of plac-
ing in watering troughs on the streets
throughout the city. This had been
referred once but no action taken.
City Engineer Washington has o cata.
logue Of the troughs and the commit
tee will meet shortly and decide on
the style troughs and make an order
The motion of Alderman Troutman
to have the city hospital papered was
adopted.
On motion of Alderman Chamblin
the street inspector and city engineer
were ordered to place in cast iron oul-
verts at several street crossings as an
experiment. The wooden crossings
have to be repaired 20 often and much
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