The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-12
WILL INVESTIGATE
STREET MATERIAL
Mayor and Other City Officials
Left for Nashville Today.
Board of Public Works Held an I'm
portant Session Last
Evening.
MANY MATTERS CONSIDERED

The board of public works last
night held its regular meeting, and
decided to make no further arrange
ments for the street reconstruction in
Paducah until the board has investi-
gated various material. especially the
bithulithio material being used in
Nashville. 1t was decided to at once
visit Nashville, and the mayor; city
engineer, board of public works,
President Reed, Of the aldermen, and
President Hannah, Of the council, and
Chairman Singleton, of the alder
manic street committee, and Chair
man Smedley, of the councilmsnic
street committee, were delegated to
make the trip.
This afternoon all except Mr. Smed-
lev left via the N, c. and ST. l.. for
Nashville, and will probably be alb.
sent II day or two.
1t was last night ordered that the
street roller be given thorough repairs
under the supervision of Mr.. Harii-
son, the man sent here by the factory
to operate it. Mr.. Harrison found the
roller in bad shape from the repeated
onslsughts of those who have run il
during the past several years, when it
was run at all, but it is still capable
of good work. 1t was reported that he
would recommend lighter roller,
claiming that the present roller is too
heavy for these streets, but City En-.
eineer Washington stated that this
was all foolishness and the city needs
a heavier roller, IL anything. A men,
Der Of the board of public works said
the same thing, and that further Mr..
Harrison had not recommended
lighter roller.
There is at present no intention of
extending the sewerage system on the
south side. The city does not require
people to use the sewerage it has in
the heart of the city, where it is need
ed most, and the only question re-
garding the extension on the south
side was whether or not the paving of
Third street would be subsequently
impaired by the construction of sani-
tary sewerage. 1t is now claimed that
the sewerage mains will not have to
be laid in the street when there is an
extension in that section. hence there
is no recessity for building the sew
erage before Third street is paved.
Alderman Lucien Durrett last night
rendered his resignation to the board
as engineer at the city electric plant,
and Mr.. Jules Friant was elected to
fill the vacancy. MIR. Frisnt is an ex-
perienced engineer, and has been q
member of the police force for the
past several years. He will resign as
a police officer, and Mr.. Gus Rogers,
first extra, will succeed him aud be
appointed to IA regular position on the
force. The board of works expects an
Improvement at the plant now. a
memb Der stated this morning that Mr..
FriAnt will be the first practical ma
chipist who ever worked at the light
plant.
Last night the board of public
works ordered the tag system enforced
in the street department, and here
after every team hired or owned by
the city will have on the harness so it
cannot be removed, a large leather
tag with metal number, and the let
ters lofty S. d." meaning "city
street department.
The board last night went over .
large number of accounts and audited
them. They now go over the daily re-
ports of street foremen and are able to
determine the exact amount of work
being done, and what it costs the
city.
The board ordered the city solicitor
to employ additional counsel for the
city in a number of questions involv-