The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-20
ABOUT
THE HALL
Chief Woods Doubtful in Re-
gard to Automobiles.
Board Of Public Works May be APP
pointed tomorrow-Counter-
feiting News.
THE STREET OAR FRANCHISE

Chief Woods of the fire department,
does not seem to be in favor of the
move started by Councilman J. 6.
Jackson to purchase auto mobile hose
carriages and trucks for the local fire
departments, as he claims the machines
are not satisfactory, and many of the
cities that own them are rapidly dis
carding them for the more reliable
horse.
The cost of them is somew here near
$4,000 more than for the same kind of
apparatus for horses, but il they do
the work they do in some places, and
are what they are guaranteed to be,
they save an immense amo of mon
ey. For instance the six or more
horses in the local departments soon
wear out, and their feed costs hundreds
Of dollars yea. The city could
save perhaps 20 per cent Of the present
cost Of the fire department if there
were no horses, but Chief Wood does
not think the automobiles would be
satisfactory. Councilman jackson
states that he brought up the matter
simply to start an investigation, and
that if it develops that the city can
save money and get as good service,
he will be in favor of the change.
A lively fight is likely to come up
in the municipal legislative boards
over the small franchise asked by the
street car company for making q slight
change in its route on North 18th
street and sold for s25. 1t was claimed
by members Of the council that for
mer board adopted . resolution not to
sell any franchise hereafter for less
than $500 Some think that the reso-
luton is not binding on the new
board, or on any other board, in fact
is not binding at all, and some of the
new members declsre they are not in
favor of such foolish policy.
The advertisement for the sale of
the franchise, signed by Mayor Yeiser,
says, (which sale will be made at
public outory to the highest bidder.
for cash in hand" etc. Nothing is
said about $500 being the lowest price
the city would accept. The city So
licitor will probably be called on to
settle the matter.
There is every indication that SOON
er or later gang Of counterfeiters
will be run to earth in this section, if
it has not already been. Yesterday af-
ternoon lobe Powell, of near Hardin,
Marshall county, was arrested BY Off,
Ger waldrop, of Mayfeid, for passing
two counterfeit $40 bills at Mayfield q
few days ago in horse trade. The
bills were exactly tne same as the one
passed here by shanty boat woman
on a grocer, and tho one H. b. Dun.
can attempted to pass on West Court
street. being photographs Of . May
field bans note. All were evidently
printed from the same Photographic
plate, and the work is very crude
when examined closely. Powell was
taken to Mayfield for trial.
1t is possible Mayor Yeiser will APP
point his board of public works tomor-
row night when the board of Alder
men meets, but it is not certain. Ii is
still matter of doubt who will get
the appointments. but gentleman
who processes to know states that
neither Messrs. S. A. Fowler, E. p.
Noble nor former Councilman VIM.
Hummel will be members Of the board
these three having lately been men
toned in connection with the places.
Mr.. Fowler would have to resign his
place as wharfmaster to become
member of the board.
No one has yet been arrested for the
theft OF jewlery at Warren & warren's
jewelry store several nights ago when
the window was broken. A suspect
was questioned because he had his
hand ted mp, but proved not to be the