The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-16
THE CITY ASSESSOR
MUST OBEY THE LAW
Council Orders Him TO Swear
Property Owners to List.
The Council Meets and Transacts Its
Regular Routine Business
Ordinance Passed.
AFTER THE BOARD OF WORKS.

The council met last night in regu-
lar session with all members present.
The action Of the board Of aldermen
ln ordering bids for building the new
city hospital was ratified. Mayor
Yeiser stated in regard 10 the hospital
matter that DR.. Jeff Robertson was
he father Of the hospital bond issue,
having proposed the matter when he
was in the council under the Lang
administration. Dr. Robertson Away
worked hard to get the bond issue.
Mayor Yeiser read the charter rela-
tive TO the duties OF the city assessor,
which prescribes that the city assessor
shall swear every man TO his property
list. The board ordered the assessor
20 meet with the requirements Of the
law.
Mr.. George G. Thompson, OF the
American German National Bank. re-
ported that all Tut eco, 900 of the
loansble bond issue money, had been
losued out
Mrs. NJ. A. byrd, who owns prop
erty at 100 Harrison, prayed relief
from over assessment
The motion to extend sewerage
from near Eighth and Jackson TO
the new nra station at Jones and
Tenth streets, was adopted, Council
man Jackson being the only op-
POSER The cost will be about s225.
Dr. Hessig agreed to paw 800 and
the city the rest.
A communication was fled rels.
tive to extending the fire limits 90
IS to embrace First from MonIoe to
CLARK, and Monroe and CLARK street
from First 10 Fifth.
The council ordered every build
ing the law requires to have fire
escapes equipped at once.
Regular bills and salaries amount.
ing 10 e.. ~ were allowed. A
number Of ordinances relative TO
streets and storm water sewerage
were passed.
Final passage was given the oidi-
nance changing toe location OF rail
road gate on the n. c. from Twelfth
and Norton TO Eleventh and Norton.
City Solicitor Puryesr asked the
city to pay half his office rent. which
Is sl6.65 per month. lie thinks the
city should provide him with sn Office
or pay half the rent.
First reading was given the ordi.
nanoe for a s,enographer in the city
solicitors Office
The Ramsey 4 Company saloon
license on Bridge street was trans
ferred to Hickman & Hickman.
J. W. Schultz was granted a saloon
license st 1914 Tennessee street
against a petition with nearly 100
signers who did not want the license
granted. This makes the third OF
fourth attempt Of Schultz 20 get
license. Those voting against the
license were Councilmen Haunan,
Taylor, smedley and kiglesberger.
The motion to transfer the Doer
finger saloon license to Bridge street
was lost. Doeriflnger's former stand
Is being run by Qusrles and Murray
until the license matter is settled.
Doerfiinger sold out TO Quarles q
Murray but later transferred his H.
cense to Dick Calissi. Quarles &
Murray have been running without q
license and were yesterday warranted
for it.
The action of the joint session In
taking the plans and speciications of
the new city hospital from the board
Of public works and placing it in the
hands OF the joint hospital committee,
was ratified.
A communication recommending
repairs ON Husbands street, was read
BY City Engineer Washington. No
action was taken.
City Engineer Washington and
Contractor Terrell differ over the
price to be paid for sand used in fill
ing in the brick streets. Terrell wants
pay for the actual amount and WASH
ington says he should have ten cents
per square yard. The matter will be
submitted to Circuit Judge W. ~.
Reed for discussion.
Councilman John Rehkopf moved TO
put the matter of building the new
market house into the hands of the
Joint committee, and not let the bard