The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-09
The Street Car Co., Makes Good
Proposition.
Offers to Widen the Streets and Pay
For the Ground-will Also Put
Up Iron Poles.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

The board of public works met last
night and remained in session until
after II O'Clock. Much routine work
was performed, all reports from Street
Roller Fireman Buck Roberts, City
Engineer l.. A. Washington and Street
Foreman Jim Eaker being carefully
read, and the expenses of the city in
the different departments carefully
audited.
The most important matter brought
before the board last night came in
the way of proposition from the Pa
ducah City Railway Co. which wants
to widen Broadway from Fifth street
out as far as the brick street improve
ments go, to Ninth street, and double
track.
The communication was received
and filed but DO action taken. 1t will
be taken up the next meeting and
probably something done with it.
The plan of the street car people
outlined TO the sun this morning by
General Manager y. O. Wallace, is
| to cut of two and half feet from
each pavement and widen the street
Eve feet. This will enable the com-
pany to double track, make a prettier
street and greatly dd to the facilities
Of the company and prepare for the
time when Psduoah becomes large
city.
Mr.. Wallace stated that his PROPOSE.
ton carried with IL an agreement on
the part of the street car company to
pay for the extra five feet. This will
mean an expenditure of much money
and in no way will the city have to
stand any expense of the extra Eve
feet of street built.
This will cut out the pavements
down from ~ to nine and half feet
which 10 said to be wide enough, as
many cities of 10000 inhabitants
have only nine and half feet pave
ment. The company will eventually
double track to Wallace park, Mr.. |
Wallace stated, and he hopes that 1t
will some time be possible that Broad
way IL again reconstructed from Fifth |
to the river front, the company will
be able to put in double track to the
river.
The board did not take up many
matters last night because the solicit
tor was not mp with the work. One
ordinance they are anxious to get
through IL that preventing the sweep
ing Of trash onto the brick streets,
and also one requiring pipes drained
into the sanitary or storm water sew
erage, and all pipes along streets to
be reconstr ucted relaid.
The trash ordinance was ordered
many weeks ago, but has ever yet |
been drawn.
1t is not generally known that all
ordinances relative to public improve
ments now have to pass through the
hands Of the board Of public works
and be approved by them.
The board has decided on an ordi-
nance to put wires underground
wherever streets are reconstructed,
and thinks it will do much towards
abating the pole nuisance. The street
car company has already signifed
Willingness to place in iron poles along
reconstructed streets having street car
lines and also wherever new poles are
hereafter necessary.
The iron poles are not only less I'M
attractive, but it requires but there Of
shem to block.
The board Is now investi eating the
matter Of sanitation, and desires to
stop the draining Of water from bath
tubs and kitchen sinks into the gut
tsrs in the sewerage district. In some
places conditions are described as be-
ing fearful. The board recently went
to one property owner in the hosrt Of
the city and gave him his choice of
with the sewerage or be
ting warranted in "a hours for msin-
taining . nuisauoe. He wanted al