The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-18
Regular Meeting of the Council
Last Night.
Telephone Companies Must Move
Poles-Question OF Who Pays
For Storm Water Sewers.
THE NEW RAILWAY ORDINANCE


member Of the councilmanic board alb.
sent from last nights meeting. lie was
excused on account of illness.
The selection OF Attorneys Campbell
md Campbell to assist in defending
suits against the city, was ratified. They
are TO be paid 81 900
The notice Of the First Baptist church
that il desired TO pay ON the ten. year
plan for is street Improvements, was
referred 10 the city solicitor.
The mayor was authorized 20 at any
time. on the RECOMMENDATION Of the
supervising architect. draw warrants in
favor Of the contractors ON the market
house and city hospital, 10 pay for the
work DONE
The bin Of Contractor r. c. Terrell.
FOR the portion Of the cost OF the street
and sidewalk improvements along the
government building, was referred to
the finance committee. II seems tha
contractor stands TO lose. The govern
nient does not pay for such Improve
inenis. add cannot b. made Ia. and thu
city cannot, for the reason that the
charter specifically prescribcs that half
the ro-t of such Improvements shall BE-
paid by the abutting property owner,
The city cannot logically appropriate or
pay money for tn, improvement. an {.
ns In the case OF the sanitary sewcrag,
the government does not and. cannot h,
made to.
The contract for storm water sewer.
on Kentucky avenue from First to Fifth
was not let, the only bid being that -oi
Robertson a Gardner for s579G. Tlr
loard 81 public works reported the bid
bui a. Il thought il too high referred g.
20 the council. The mayor at this June
ture sprung ihe,question Of who pay,
for the storm water sewerage. He said
he believed the property owncr, should.
and did MT think the cost should or
could be taken from the bond i.sue.
The matter was rciesrcd 20 the mayor.
solicitor and board OF works. Il was
suggested that The contract need not
be let this year for amy Of the work cx.
ccpt fron fir-t TO Second and from
Broadway 20 kentucky avenue.
The regular batch Of bill was allow
od
The ordinance providing that awning,
shall be NJ least eight feet above the
sidewalk was given inst passage.
The ordinance for the improvement
the ellcy between Tenth, Boyd and
Irimhle was referred back on account
Of protests from property owners.
The ordinance for sidewalks on Ten.
nessea street from Twelfth to Thir-
tecnth was given first passage
The ordinance for the electric rail.
way was referred to the ordinance and
railway committee for further examina
ton.
!. \. Bushart transferred his saloon
license at los Broadway to B. y. Allen.
Berry and Padgctt transferred thei
license at Twelfth and Trimble to Dick.
son a Allen.
\ prayer for relief from overassess.
ment from Dye 4 Parkins was referred
The Brickhyers' unions request that
their lot in Oak Grove cemetery be
transferred TO Mrs. Helen Dunn, was
granted
Henry Bailey transferred his cemetery
lot to the bricklaycrs, while a new deed
was ordered made out far the lot bought
at Oak Grove by Henry Harris.
Mrs Sarah Birchett was allowed 500
for extra nurse hire.
City Engineer Washington reported
that the telephone companies had not
removed their wires OIL Broadway fran
Fifth to Ninth, as required by the re-
Gently passed ordinance. The council
ordered the board of works TO proceed
TO have the poles and wires moved if
they are not out of the way when the
reconstruction of broadway begins, and
TO charge the expense to the companies.
The board then adjourned.
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