The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-06
FAVOR GOOD STREETS
Board Of Aldermen Noted for the I'm
provement Ordinance.
Further Steps to Be Taken to Secure
Better Street Lights in
Paduoah.
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING

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The sanitary committee at the in
stance of the mayor was ordered to
confer with other committees already
appointed from the lower board, to
look into the new city hospital mat.
ter. 1t is the desire to issue $4,000
in bonds to cover the expense, and this
is what will be investigated.
The following reports were received
and filed: wharfmaster, chief of po-
lice, fire chief, sewer inspector and
report of the police captain on the
number of lights out betw cen January
90 and February 1. The report read
that 1871 lights were out during that
time on the North Side and 255 on the
South Side and Mayor Yeiser who
presented the report stated that he
would continue reading the reports
and hammering at the committees I'M
til he had the matter looked into and
the defect in the light plant remedied
Alderman Chamblin assured the may
or that he would see that the commit
tee visit the plant today and iuvesti-
gate the matter thoroughly.
Printing for the tax collecting de-
psrtment was ordered done.
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The finance report showing bills
against the city, with other expenses,
amounting to se,e7s.ss was received
and filed.
The report Of the auditor and treas
urer showing collections to the amount
OF sI4,791.06 with disbursement
amounting to "a, 291.2S for January,
with a balance Of $40. 400. SO, was re-
ceived and filed.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove
were ratified.
Many residents on Tennessee street
and the property owners, petitioned
the board to pass an ordinance provid-
ing for improvements to Tennessee
street by paving from Third to Thir.
teenth streets and the board favorably
acted on the matter and ordered the
ordinance drawn up. Solicitor Wor-
ten, who owns property on that street
stated that he had made an examine
ton of the petition and found that
only q small per cent Of the property
owners had signed up. He stated
that it required two-thirds to make
the ordinance go and as it was per-
sons owning only 1870 feet out of 5000
had signed up. The action heretofore
taken was reoonsidered and the petit
ton referred to the originators for
more signers.
The matter Of granting B. Fl. Scott
and others the privilege of crossing
Washington street with q spur railroad
track, was referred.
George Detzel was granted license
to run a coffee house at lis North
Fourth street.
The license Of J. p. Garrison was
transferred to Streater and Robertson.
The saloon is located at lls South
Tenth street.
The matter of taxing bootblacks, or
drawing up an ordinance fixing Ii
cense tax for them, was referred. ST.
las Lott, who runs a bootblack stand
asked that tax be imposed to pro-
tect those who depend on this voca-
ton for livelihood.
The action taken by the joint com
mittee and the citizens committee rel
alive to the improvements from Jeffer-
son and Court streets on Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth streets, WAS
reported to the board in regular form
and the ordinance committee was or.
dered to bring in an ordinance provid-
ing for the said improvements. DR..
Troutman was the only member Of
the board voting against the improve
ment.
The matter of improving South
Tenth street from Husbands to Eliza
beth streets was referred as there was
some misunderstanding as to the
width of the street, the present street
being 100 feet and the regulation
street only 60 feet.
City Solicitor Worten was ordered
to draw up an ordinance providing for
a superintendent or board of public
work, who will take the place of what
is row known as street inspector.
The report of Solicitor worten say
ing thai the action OF the board of fire