The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN Y
HOLDS LONG SESSION

Nv 0it'i Ihbhit UOdiN hiNi III ltEO
lar session last night with all mem
bers present
An invitation from the labor da
committee for the legislative board
to participate in the Labor Day pa
rade was accepted.
Mayor Yeiser was ordered to r.
new note to Langstan-Orme Mfg
Co., for a Mmber bill made by Con
tractor VIM. Karnes in building Riy
orside hospital
A bill for s7t3.2i from the Padu
cab Furniture Co., for furnishing
to the Riverside hospital, was allow
ed,
j. Il. Williamson was released from
contract to furnish head stones TO
graves at so cents each, stone havinl
Increased in value. and the mayor or
dered TO secure new bids for stone
These are for the 81 graves in oab
Grove cemetery.
Mayor Yeiser was ordered to sell
two city lots near Tenth and Clay
streets.
The mayor was ordered TO renew &
note for s1,70O to Messrs r. @. and
E. c Terrell for property in the Yves
End
The matter of remedylng a defect.
i've switch at Sixth and Broadway
which throws muddy water on pedes.
TRANS. was referred.
The city engineer was ordered tc
give the correct line between proper
ty of Messrs. Marion Berry and Franz
Smedley OF the South Side.
The matter OF experimenting with
crude oil for streets, was referred
The experiment will be made by the
board OF public works to report bach
Immediately
The charges against Sanitary In
spector Henry Brush for failure tC
do his duty, were referred to the
joint sanitary committee.
The mayor was authorized to ap
point two extra sanitary officers 70
period Of two months to clean NJ
the city, the officers to be under the
direction of the health officers
Mayor Yeiser stated that the terms
of members of the board of health
had never been fixed and suggeste@
that the board fix the time of expir
alton. The matter was referred.
The resignation OF City Solicitor
Il. II. Puryear was read. He resign
ed because his official duties lnteI
ferred with his private practice. May,
or Yeiser accepted the resignation.
and appointed James Campbell, Jr
TO the office. The action was con
cnrred in.
Attorney Campbell offered as his
bondsmen Messrs. VIM. Bradshaw,
Jr.. and James Campbell. Sr.. the
bond being accepted.
The finance committee report pay.
ing ont s2S.973 for bills. salaries
etc. was received and filed.
The auditors report was received
and filed H. showed balance due
the city July slst. OF si63,5s3.67.
The following ordinances were act
ed on:
Ordinance prohibiting expectorat
ing on the sidewalks aud in public
places. second reading.
Ordinance regulating lewd womer
from entering saloons. FIRST reading
Ordinance regulating speed and
management of automobiles. frs
reading. II limits speed In the city
10 six miles an hour.
Ordinance prohibiting vehicles
from obstructing streets. referred tc
ordinance committee
Ordinance providing granitoid
sidewalks on Tennessee from 12tn
to 18th streets, first reading.
Ordinance for grading and gravel
ing Woodward street from Meyers to
Yeiser avenue, first reading.
Ordinance for grading and gravel
ing Yeiser avenue from Ashbrook tc
Hayes avenue, first reading
The resolution to exempt the
karnes and lIill brick yard from tax.
alton for five years was given first
reading.
II WAS ordered that an ordinance
for surface water drainage improve
ments on improved streets be brought
in at the earliest convenience.
Clerk Henry Bailey stated he had
received word from the attorney gen
eral of the state and also from officers
In other second class cities, that the
clerk was not the person 10 make on,
checks, etc, and wanted to know II