The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
SOLICITOR IS RED HOT
Alderman Pass Resolution Crit
icizing Attorney.
The Street Gar Franchise Will Not Be
Sold-Terrell's Checks
Returned.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED

The board of aldermen met las
night in regular session with all mem
bers present except Alderman Trout
man.
The new bond Of Contractor E. O
Terrell, VINO is doing the street i'm
provement work, was received ant
filed.
The action in notifying county Off
cials that the city had ceased to con
troll Yeiser park. was filed for record.
The following delegates were ap
pointed to represent the city at the
meeting of the Ohio Valley Improve.
ment association at Evansville Ooto.
Der IA and Is: Messrs. J.H. Ashcroft,
Henry Peter. Mark Cole, Young Tav-
lor, George Langstaff, Joseph Rigles-
berger, Saunders Fowler. II. F. Smith
and Ed Voolfolk. Fifty dollars was
appropriated to defray their expenses.
Notice of Miss Coruelia Johnson's
damage suits against the city was filed
and the matter referred to the city so.
licitor.
Bills presented for payment were oil
allowed and Treasurer VIM. Kraus'
report showing ss7,ss5 on hand Sep.
TENDER /, with subse quent receipts Of
IS, sS6, with s16,O3l expended and
leaving Q balance in the treasury Of
Sl7,95o. was received and fled.
The report of City weisher Thomas
Baird, showing collections amounting
to e781.76 since January l. was re-
ceived and fled.
The bill of Health Officer Graves
for $3.50 for extra services during the
smallpox epidemic was rejected. The
council allowed the claim.
The following ordinances were act.
ed on:
Ordinance providing for improve
ments to CLARK street, by grading and
graveling, between Ninth and Tenth
street First passage.
Ordinance for improving alley be-
tween 18th, 12th, jackson and Ohio
streets. Second passage.
Ordinance providing for improve.
ments to West Jefferson street. Second
passage.
Ordinance changing the name of
Court street to Kentucky avenue.
Final passage.
Ordinance granting the /. O. privi-
lege of putting spur across Myers
street. Final passage.
Ordinance requiring itinerate mer-
chants to pay $500 license. Final
passage.
Ordinance providing for the sale OF
franchise TO the street car company
to run its line out 18th street. With
the ordinance WAS filed a protest from
property owners along Bernheim ave-
nue. who object to having the car
tracks removed from that street.
The ordinance was lost by vote of
four to three, Smith, Kirchof and
Chamblin voting against it,
Ordinance extending sewerage to the
canning factory from South Ninth
street given passage. This has been
passed twice by each board but on ao-
count OF not having been passed with
in the requirements, the boards had &c
do the work over.
Alderman Kirchoff, of the improve
ment committee, was given authority
TO have painted the court room ant
council chamber.
The reports of Sexton Porteous and
Fire Chief Woods were received ant
filed.
Deeds to lots in Oak Grove GENE
terry were FLED and ratified.
A bill from Alex Venters for films
ditch left open by city employees
was referred.
A petition from the residents in thu
vicinity of Eighth and Ninth street OIL
CLAY and Eighth and Ninth on Trim
BILE asking that measure be adopted
prohibiting engineers on the Illinou
Central from ringing bells ami blow
ing whistles so constantly in that vi
cinity, was referred to the solicitor.
The reports of Milk and Meat Inspe
tor Duley and Sewer Inspector Raso
were received anu filed.