The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-19
ALDERMEN MEET.


The board OF aldermen was called
together about 1880 with all members
present.
Alderman Singleton, having attend
ed the Frankfort conference when
Paducah committeeman and comittee.
men from other second class cities de-
cided ON charter amendments, reported
the result OF the work Of the commit
toe. Mayor Yeiser was absent on ac-
count OF illness.
Bills against the city amounting TO
total OF 81. O65. 81 were presented
and allowed.
The ordinance providing for curbing
and guttoring Jefferson street from
Fountain avenue to tho city limits,
was given dnal passage
The FIRE department ordinance, FIX
ing the new number OF firemen AT six
teen and fixing their salaries, was Civ
en- first passage despite the protest Of
aldermen Klaus that there will not be
enough money left after salaries are
paid to make nceied improvements.
The ordinance abolishiug the offices
Of milk and mea, inspector and license
inspector were given first reading.
The license inspectors Office will not
be abolished until May LIST, however,
this provision having been inserted in
the ordinance.
Tho ordinance requiring the n. @.
& ST. l.. road TO put up automatic
gate at the Caldwell street crossing,
WAS given frs passage. The gate
shall be in charge If An operator con.
stantly and for failure TO put in any
gate vii hin sixty days from the passage
Of the ordinance. he road will be fined
from s25 TO O. 90 per day for each day.
The ordinance for gate at 18th
and Norton was given first reading.
the only nays coming from Aldermen
Reed and Davis
The ordinance providing for . gate
at Sixth and Norton Was given first
reading. the only member voting nay
being Alderman Reed.
First reading was given the ordi.
nance providing for q gate at the l. q.
Tennessee street crossing by a unani-
nous vote.
Unanimous passage was given the
ordinance providing for . gate at
Eleventh and Broadway.
Alderman Reed and Kraus voted
against a gate At the Jefferson street
crossing Of the /. q. but the ordinance
was given first passage.
The ordinance providing for gates
1t Harrison and Madison street GROSS.
ings were defeated, Aldermen Durrett
and Singleton being the only support
ess.
The ordinance for o gate ct Ninth
euu irimUio Whs uclchtcu, tno Vote
Standing tie. Aldermen Durrett, Kraus,
Singleton and Smith voting yea.
A petition from Tennessee street
property owners who want pavements
from Third to Thirteenth streets was
referred to the street com mittee.
The matter of granting the l. O.
permission to run q spur track to the
Rlournoy Bros. and Livingston ware
houses on First street, was referred.
A report of the inspection of the
city electric light plant boilers was
fled. The boilers are in good shape.
The matter of furnishing Police
Chief Collins . horse and buggy and
providing two plain clothes citizen de-
tectives WAS referred.
The liquor license Of l.. O. Perry
was transferred from Seventh and
jackson to 800 South Fifth street.
The transfer OF the liquor licenses Of
Mice and Edmuuds TO James Lally.
was made. There was some opposi-
sion. the Evansville Brewing Associa-
tion having filed suit against the firm
for debt and wanted to attach the