The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-11
BOTH BUILDINGS
TO Be STARTED SOON
Board Of Public Works Selects
Market House Plans.
The General Council Last Night Ordered
Hospital Built According to
Plans Already Selected.
SOMETHING
DOING
SOON

The board OF public works last
night at its regular meeting selected
the plans for new market hon, Q
drawn by Architect W. l.. Brainerd,
and expect to advertise for bids az
soon o. possible.
The building will cost $40, 900,
leaving $4,000 for sewer connections,
plumbing, electric lights, etc. The
structure will be- 325 feet long. of
red, smooth brick outside and glazed
brick inside, concrete fioof steam
heat, electric lights, toilet rooms for
both ladies aud gentlemen and mar
ket masters office. II will be one and
one-half stories high in the center,
while from the center will be rs
foot steeple holding large city clock,
topped OFF with a handsome cupola.
This tower may be reduced in height.
IN the center Of the building will be
the butchers stalls, and at each end
OF the building are the stands for the
huoksters and msrketers. An open
archway divides the butchers portion
OF the market house from the buck
sters' and truck farmers stands. In
the center of the building q stsirway
will lead TO the second floor which can
either be used for restaurant, stands.
or public hall. A circular opening
goes through the floor of the second
story similar to that in the New Rich
mond hotel. The building will be en-
closed.
The plans may be slightly altered in
some instances, but their general pro
visions will be followed out in the
buildiug.
The board ordered bids at once for
storm water sewerage on Broadway
from Fifth 20 Ninth streets, and the
bids will be opened August 20.
On account Of the desire Of the
board to get rid OF as many telephone
and telegraph poles as possible before
the W ork of reconstiuoting Broadway
from Fifth to Ninth begins, the gen.
ersl council il urged TO pass the ordi-
nsnoes requiring all wires moved
from Broadway and either laid under
ground or taken around through the
alleys Thes board expects to have
these blocks paved Oh Broadway by
December 1.
Mr.. E. ID. Thurman reported to the
board that the work for securing dedi-
o,tious for the opening of Fountain
Avenue from Broadway TO Mayheld
road was progressing. Mr.. Thurman
and other real estate men desire TO
have street opened to give their
property sn outlet and dedicated a lot
OF valuable property for opening the
roadway.
The engineer was instructed TO 90
ahead with his work ON the plans for
the brick and bitulithio street i'm
provements.
The matter of making reductions
for the SAND filings between brick in
the Terrell contract was referred to
the general council. The original con-
tract called for concrete filing, but it
was changed to sand, and il is desired
now TO make the proper reduction.
the sand being cheaper than the con-
or etc.
Contractor X. G. Terrell secured the
contract for furnishing the city $50
yards of gravel for filling up low
places on West CLAY, his bid being 60
cents yard.
The members of the general council
held called meeting last night and
ordered work ON the new city hospital
to proceed under the plans drawn by
Architect VIM. Brainerd and ratified
by the general council. The plans call
for a $50, 900 building. and after they
had been adopted and everything
turned over to the board Of public
works to advertise for bids, the board
proceeded to order new plans calling
for II building worth about Is, 900 less
than the one called for in the plans
already adopted. The public clanor
became 30 loud and insistent that last
night the boards met and ordered the
old plans used and that bids be adver
tised for at once, which is done
today.
The site cost $1,000 and is to be
paid for by the city as it can best
arrange. The city will have no
trouble getting it on time.
The finance committee Of the gen