The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-26
NEW EXEMPTION
ORDINANCE WANTED
Aldermen Last Night Ordered
One Brought in.
Solicitor Ordered to Investigate
Right of the /. O. to Build
More Tracks.
MEETING OF THE ALDERMEN

Alderman Singleton was absent NJ
last nights regular meeting Of the
board Of aldermen. Mayor Yeiser re-
ported that $40, 900 worth of addition
al damage suits had been filed against
the city for working prisoners on the
street.
The mayor reported his selection as
an official seal for Psducah, and il
was ratified.
Report was made that the Illinois
Central was building additional
switches and other tracks at Eighth
and Trimble streets. The city solic-
itor was ordered to look into it and if
it developed the crossing is public
property TO stop the work at once.
One hundred dollars month for
four months was allowed the Charity
club.
The settlement with Former Mar
shsl James Grow was left to the city
soil citor.
The board OF aldermen refused TO
concur in the councils action to al
low the board of works to bor!ow
money to repair certain streets, claim
ing that IL the appropriation is OK.
hausted the board will have TO do
without.
The complaint of Sanitary Inspector
1. N. Anderson thas he had been
dismissed by the health officer with
out cause was referred TO the solic-
itor and in this connection IL was
ordered that all the sanitary officers
be laid of December lat.
The bills and salaries were allowed.
The ordinance fer sidewalks along
Tennessee street from Eleventh to
twelfth was given first passage.
An ordinance was passed making
the city solicitor the delinquent tax
collector AMI fixing his bond at si,-
600.
The telephone franchise ordinance
was deferred until next meeting.
The water company reported the eS-
tension Of the mains on Harrison
street from Sixteenth to Fountain av-
enue.
AL Redmond's saloon license ut ll3
North Fourth street was transferred
to J. A. Tilley.
To Harry Savage was transferred "a
part Of John Whites Oak Grove bur
isl lot.
A proposition fiom Mr.. James p
Sleeih relative to giving the city part
of lot he owns in Oak Grove for u
corner necessary to erect the msuso-
leum intended TO be- built for his faith
er's grave, was referred to the GENE.
terry committee.
The city solicitor was ordered to
collect taxes from the Seacoast Miner
al Company, which was exempt Oh
condition that 1t operate, and neve !
opesrted.
IL was ordered that Q new ordinance
be brought in repeating the general
ordinance exempting concerns from
taxation for a period of five years a.
an inducement to their location. Il
was claimed that some concerns tab,
advantage of the exemption, and here
after special ordinsn ces can be passed
whenever q concern is entitled to ex.
emption.
The matter Of placing fire escape.
on the new city hospital was referred
to the hospital committee.
The police comm issioners' request
for two plain clothes" men wa'
granted and the men allowed.
The requested Mr.. H.w. .Pottgerins
for grades through his property for a
street was referred to ascertain il he
mas ever dedicated the property fol
street purposes.
No action was taken in the matter
of ordering the city engineer to lay
of part Of the newly purchased GENE.
terry addition.
Five dollars was refunded william
Whitehead for license paid for stand
ct the market house.
The board OF works was instructed
to lay storm water sewerage on on