The Paducah sun., 1904-06-24
A FEW NEWS NOTES
ABOUT THE CITY
The Mayor Receives a Sample of
Bitulithic Compound.
License Decision May Not Be Ap-
pealed-Work on the New
Hospital.
BUYING MORE FIRE HORSES

Mayor ID. A. Yeiser this morning
received by express . sample of hitu-
lithio material from Hancock street,
Boston, Mass, and exhibited it to
those who had not seen this material.
Attached to the sample were tags
giving q description Of the material
aud data on the lives of streets built
from bitulithio compound. Mayor
Yeiser is very greatly impressed
with this material and says it seems
to be better than asphalt or brick,
and from present indications the
streets to be improved will be built of
this material
Boston, Mass, uses this Il great
deal and finds it very profitable, the
street lasting longer and being as
noiseless as it is possible to builo Il
street. The sample will remain ON ex-
hibition in the mayors Office and he
would like to have all interested in
street improvements come in and
see it.
A member of the city hospital com
mittee stated this morning that since
IN outline of the plans cf the hospital
building, made by Architect William
Brainerd, had been approved. bids
would be opened very soon, and when
the bonds are sold the building will
begin.
Some members of the board think
that the hospital can be built by the
first Of next year, but others arc Of
the opinion that it will be quite a year
before il is completed.
Mayor Yeiser stated today that 1t
was undecided whether or not the
wagon license case will be appealed,
the matter being left in the hands Of
the finance committee. 1t was stated
ct first that the solicitor would appeal
the case, but later the authorities be-
gan to study over the opinion of Judge
Reed, and look up the Covington de-
cision and decided 1t best TO thorough
" investigate before any action to-
wards appealing was taken. If the
decision, of the appellate court makes
1t plain to them that an appeal would
be useless, they will drop it. The
effect OF the decision will be felt
next week, when the second half Of
city licenses will fall due.
1t is probable that the controversy
over who is to purchase the horses
for the new fire departments will DO
settled by the mayor doing it himself.
The board Of aldermen favored the
purchase of the horses by the police
and fire commissioners, and the couu-
Gil wanted the fire committee of the
general council to do the buying. On
account of the deadlock the mayor
will have to do it.
A prominent out t'of.town br ick
street builder was In the city the
other day, and watched the work OF
building brick streets in Paducah.
mo wonder they are never level, u
he declared. "You people don't seem
to understand how 70 build brick
streets. Look at those that have been
down some time. They are rough and
uneven, and depressions are found al
over them. They may say 1t is due tC
the sinking in Of sewer and Other
bitches, bet any practical street
paver will tell you that it is because
the concrete base is not rolled and
made level before you put the sand
on il and lay the brick. Why, thai
concrete out there is as uneven rs yor
could make it, and when it gets hare
what do you suppose is going to hap
pen where all that unevenness is
Why, the bricks are going to sinh
down to fit it. The sand underneath
isn't going to make the brick level
Sand is often forced mp between sh'
cracks of the bricks leaving the bricks
to follow the countour of the con
crete. and they will be no more
level than the concrete is. In every
other place they always roll the con