The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-05
Bonds For New City Officers Accept
ed--"10:So" Repeal ordi-
nance Passed.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED

The committee was ordered to bring
in an ordinance requiring an auto
matte gate at Eleventh and Norton
streets. 1t seems that by typogrsph
ical error the ordinance passed several
weeks ago read Twelfth and Norton,
the attention Of the board to the mis-
take being called by Supt. Hills, of
the N. O. & and st. L. road.
The Mayor notified the board that
Mr.. William Lyon, formerly city en-
gineer, had brought q suit against the
city for balance Of over $500 for
making an assessors map for the
city. Solicitor Puryesr was ordered
TO look after the matter.
All contracts for apparatus for in
creasing the fire departments were rat
fled. The total amount Of money in
volved In the contracts amounts to
IS, 100 and provides for two new chem
zeal engines. alterations to the aerial
ladder, and o storage battery for the
central department where the centre
Of alarms will remain.
Five hundred dollars was ordered
paid q. W. Brown for property pur-
chased at Tenth and Jones street for
the new FIRE department.
Accounts amounting to e7.972 40,
including 81, 900 for the Carnegie Ii
brary were allowed.
The report Of City Treasurer John
J. Dorian was fled. 1t showed on
hand March LIST SIS, $50. IS with COL
leotions amounting to 90, 24o.s and
expenditures amounting to $1S,s36.-
A, leaving balance in the treasury
amounting to ss.29I.s7.
The ordinance requiring saloons to
close at l0ao was repealed by unani-
nous vote. q
The ordinance fixing the health off,
GERS salary at 5000 per annum was
given first passage. The ordinance
provides that fines from IS to $40 may
be imposed on him for violation of
any laws governing his duties.
A petition for improvements to an
alley behind the Katterjohn residence
was referred.
A petition for q plank sidewalk
from Broadway to Adams street on
Twenty first street, was referred.
The monthly report of fire .chief
Jim Wood was presented and nled.
The Mayor and fre committee were
given power to act In buying fire
lighting facilities and making i'm
provements IN the local stations, the
buying Of new stations, etc.
The following liquor license trans
fers were granted: E. W. Berry,
north Eighth to P. P. Finley; Storie
and Elrod, South Second to Jonn FL
rod; L. ". Perry, Fifth and Tennes-
wee 10 Mark Brizzalaro and Morris
Hirchfield. A new license was grant
cd Isemsn Bros. to conduct gener-
II retail saloon business at 231 South
Second street.
The reports of Sewer Inspector Ra-
uor and OF MIX and Meat Inspec tor
Dumley were fled.
The application of Finis Rudolph
Tor the position Of sanitary inspector
was filed.
The ordinance prescribing that
rate be placed ON Tennessee street at
street was ordered repeal
I'd and another ordinance drawn and
passed changing this location to Fiji
eenth and Tennessee streets.
Councilman Smedley asked II an or
finance existed making it Unable
,Rense to ship live stock and slaugh-
erred beef here to sell without notify
M the meat and stock inspector, and
when he learned no ordinance GOV err
ug this point was in force. asked for
. vote to require such an ordinance to
. drafted. and it was ordered.
The request for stationery for the
milk and meat and live stock inspect
" was referred.
Mayor Yeiser suggested that an or
finance be passed requiring every
nan tearing up the streets to deposit
certain amount of money for each
ubuc yard Of street torn up with the
jtv treasurer. The ordinance will
: brousht in ct the next meeting,
Ut ~.