The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-02
THE BOARD WANTS
PAYING THIS YEAR
Public Works Members Adopt
an Important Report Today.
Ask the General Council to Order
Certain Streets Paved at
Once.
SEVERAL MEETINGS TONIGHT

the general council recommending ms
forecast in the Sun several days ago,
that a portion of the streets be paved
this year out Of the $4,000 bond
issue. The report was prepared under
the direction of City Engineer l.. A.
Washington and signed by the mem
bcrs of the board, ana will this oven.
ing DO presented to the council.
The report to be presented tonight
provides that the following work
from the bond issue be done:
Kentucky avenue paved from First
10 Seventh street, inclusive of both
First and Seventh.
Jefferson street. from Second to
Ninth.
Broadway from First to Ninth
street.
Seventh and Sixth streets from Ken
tucky to jefferson. Broadway from
Kentucky TO Jefferson and Ninth
from Broad way to Jefferson.
The paving is all TO be Of granitoid.
The ourbing from First TO Fourth
on Kentucky is to be of limestone,
and from Fourth 10 Seventh to be
ak inch curb, 10 inch gutter.
On Jefferson from Second TO Fifth
there will be limestone curb, and from
Fifth to Ninth. a Elk inch curb, and
10 inch gutter.
On Broadway from Fifth TO Sixth
there will be limestone gutter and
from Sixth TO Ninth Elk inch curb,
with q inch gutter.
On Si,th. Seventh and Ninth streets
there Is TO be all the way from Ken
tucky TO Jefferson the six inch curb
aud l6.inch gutter. with the exception
Of Ninth. where il will be improved
only from Broadway 20 Jefferson.
All the sidewalks are TO DO Of
grsnitoid, and the streets of vitrihed
brick.
The board recommends that the dirt
from the storm water sewersges be
hauled awsy, ana the trenches re-
filled with the gravel being taken
from the streets excavated, and be
well tiamped and that il be done i'm
mediately so the work may be begun
at once and completed this year.
It is recommended further that the
board of public works be empowered
TO contract for the dirt, to be used in
making the fills on Fourth street be-
tween Husbands and Elizabeth and
on Husbands street between Fourth
and Sixth streets. The dirt will be-
long to the contractor who does the
paving.
The work recommended by the board
Of public works will cost about $780,,
600, including the storm water sewer
age, but the city will have to pay only
about half. aud the property owners
the other. This will leave over $780,.
600 of the bond issue untouched.
The evident intention of abandon
Jog sae plan of paving South Third
street to the bridge is creating mach
dissatisfaction on the South Side.
Many of the residents voted for the
bond issue because they expected that
thoroughfar one of the most import
ant in the city, to be paved.
1t is stated that the extension of the
sewerage system would not necessitate
the tearing up of the streets there after
il was paved. Mr.. George Gardner,
former sewer inspector, said today
that the portion OF Paiucah above
Husbands street can never be connect
cd with the present sewerage system,
as il is too high to be drained into il.
IL the city desires to sewer that part
of Paducah. it will have to provide a
new outlet, or practically separate,
independent sewerage system, which
could be done without disturbing
Third street IL it were paved. Hence
it is possible the city engineer may
later on recommend the paving Of