The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-21
A NEW COUNCILMAN
Mr.. A. W. Greif Took His Seat
Last Night.
Nothing Definite Done in Regard to
the Proposed Street Inn
provements.
THE MEETING in DETAIL

nt NOuhOAl ihtN Ahct WIN
C,uncilmen Neihaus and ellison ab
sent.
Mayor Yeiser appointed Mr.. A. W
Greif to succeed Councilman Ed Wool
folk, resigned, and after being sworr
in he took his seat.
The minutes of the last regular and
called meetings were read and adopted.
Mayor Yeiser recommended arbitra
tion In the George Bernard condemna.
ton matter which was ratified. Mr..
Bernard owns property through which
the city desires right of way and re-
Gently ordered the condemnation pro
ceedings.
Mayor Yeiser stated that he had a
proposition with Mr.. Robert Boswell
to repair the Broadway concrete side
walks at 10 cents per lineal foot.
Clerk Patterson, who built the streets
and sidewalks, here stated that he was
willing to make the repairs for moth
ing and the ratification of the contract
with Mr.. Boswell previously made,
was anuulled.
Mayor Yeiser stated that a recent
decision in the court of appeals made
it possible to build streets by issuing
ten year bonds without vote of the
people and recommended that contem-
plated improvements here on the
streets be done by this method. Solic-
itor Worten stated that this could be
done provided three.fourths of the
people residing along the line of I'M
provements consented, and petition
for said improvements.
Bills to the amount of 80, 5SS. 40
were allowed. the regular accounts
against the city
Tho following ordinances were
passed;
Fixing boundaries of city wards.
Second reading.
Providing for Improvements to Hus-
bands street, Third to Fourth street,
second reading.
The ordinance fixing the city attor-
neys salary at s720 per annum. sec
ond reading.
The ordinance fixing the health Off
GERS salary at 5000 per annum was
given second reading. Councilman
Hummel wss against the measure as
he thought the city had no money to
meet the increase with Solicitor
Wortep stated that the council could
not increase the pay but it did by a
vote of s to 2.
Ordinance for the Improvement of
Tenth street from Husbands to Eliza
beth street was given first reading, the
work to be completed by December l,
1908.
There was some little comment
aroused ON the matter of building side
walks, Councilman Hummel desiring
to go into a friendly suit to see If this
could be done without getting the con-
sent of 20 per cent of the property
owners. Captain Joe Fowler spoke
against the "friendly suit" saying
that he got into one of them things
once and had to pay dearly to get out,
meaning the city injunction suit.
A contract was ordered made with
DR.. O. J. Warner. veterinary surgeon.
to render medical attention for one
year to all patrol and Are horses at 80
cents per head per month.
Water mains were ordered extended
on Bridge street and Yeiser avenue.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove
were ratified and also map Of the
cemetery received and dedicated.
A prayer from Chamblee Bros. for
relief from alleged overassessment OF
$500 was tabled.
Dr. Amoss, through his agent Mr..
T.. q. Boone, was refunded 81. so poll
tax he paid this year, having been a
non resident here for more than two
years.
Sam Neice, colored, was refunded
poll tax enormously collected.
The railway and telegraph commit
tee reported the result of the meeting
relative TO river front tracks. The re
port recommended cars to be unloaded
on the tracks between Court and Wasi
ington streets aud hat ali extra tracl
be built for convenience on the rive