The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

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the roll Mayor Yeiser called the coun
Gil together and the two boards me
as committee of the whole 70 settl,
the Terrell street contract
Mr.. Terrell refused to sign the con
tract saying that he had placed his bic
with the understanding that he get 81
cents for excavations and 10 cents pei
square yard for concrete grouting as
extra work. This was explained by
Mayor Yeiser who further informed
the boards that Mr.. Terrell would
agree TO do the entire contract includ-
ing the extra work for 81. 0S. and
recommended that the contract be
signed at this figure.
City Engineer l.. A. Washington
was asked if he thought Mr.. Terrell
bid called for any extra work and on
examination found it did not specify
any, slthough several blanks had been
left untitled. Councilman jackson
asked il he thought the bid WIS COM
plete inasmuch as the blanks existed
and Mr.. Washington replied that he
did not think it was.
Councilman Johnson then moved
that the contract, as originally bid
upon by Mr.. Terrell ats 100 and 81
80, be presented to him in regular
form and if he failed to sign it mp, for
the boards to declare his $500 check,
deposited for good faith, forfeited.
The me ton was unanimously carried,
both boards breaking and ratifying
the action separately.
The aldermen then resumed business
and the report of Treasurer Kraus,
showing balance In the treasury
amounting to sS7, was received
and filed.
The usual bills against the city were
allowed.
Engineer Washington handed in a
report relative to the cost of placing
piling along the wharf to better the
facilities but the matter was deferred.
The piling will probably be ordered
driven, however.
Messrs. Eph Randolph, II U. Wal
lace and James Frazier, civil engi-
neers, were appointed board exam
liners for city engineer and the appoint
ment ratified.
Mayor Yeiser was ordered to adyer.
tise for bids for medical services to
the city horses. DR.. Warner wss here
tofore the only one bidding to care for
the horses.
Further time was granted the COM
mittee to which the Roberts g. Co.
com promise suit had been referred.
A plank walk was ordered built
along West Broadway just beyond
Fountain avenue for the benefit Of pc
destrjans who had been endangered
by buggies while on the road. The
walk will run along the side Of the
street.
The matter of widening the Broad
way and Fountain avenue fill was re-
ferred to the city engineer.
The engineer was ordered to change
the grade of the street at First and
Broad way to prevent storm water from
flooding the boat store during storms.
The matter of opening streets south
of Court, 18th and Goth streets, was
referred to the street committee and
engineer.
The following ordinances were or
dered drawn up and presented at the
next meeting: Ordnance for grading
and grsveing CLARK street between
Tenth and Ninth streets; improve
ments to an alley between jackson and
Ohio, 18th and l2th streets.
The matter of placing electric
lights at 18th and Jones, Third and
jefferson, aud Harrison street and
Fountain avenue, was referred.
Aldermen Starks and Smith were
appointed a COMMITTEES to look into
the matter Of placing the bond ISSUE
before the public for action in the
Novem Der elections, the money de
rived from the bond issue to be de
voted TO market house, street and 9th
er public Improvements.
Alderman Singleton presented |
complaint from the merchants of Sec
ond street who did not like the grad'
furnished for the new concrete side
walks It was understood that th'
s,,ada of the LapomarsiuO hotel side