The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-06


regular session last night with al
members present
Mayor yelser stated he understood
several clothing and other mercantil,
houses we're violating the Sunda,
law and instructed Detective Moore
10 look after the matter.
The following matters we're refer
red to the board OF public works:
Opening Bachman street from
Sixth TO Eighth street. building a
bridge between George ana Bach.
man streets. filling Broad street ia
give an outlet to Mechanlcsburg res
idents: repairing Jackson street at
the foot by installing sewers to carry
on surface drainage.
The appointment of Wire Inspec-
tor J. S. Gilsdorf brought forth
much comment Councilman Taylor
thought home man should hav.
been selected for the position and
the incumbent should have resided
here two years, but when the vote
was taken the appointment by the
joint FIRE committee was ratified by
a vote of 8 TO 4
Mayor Yeiser stated that a com
mittee had waited on him with view
of having nuisance abated on
South Tenth street. This Is where
the street is double and common
dirt driveway lies between. The prop
erty owners and residents want II
fenced In TO keep vehicles OF al
kinds from raising dust The matter
was referred to the board OF public
works
Messrs T. w. Whittemore and c.
C. Lee bought property recently in
the West End and claim the city has
fenced portion of IT, and asked
that the fence be set back. Referred.
II was ordered that what steps
necessary to.pay Contractor Karnes
the balance of his contract money
for building Riverside hospital be
taken. lie had given notes to sub
contractors and the city will carry
them until able TO pay the entire
amount which is more than $4,000.
Col Bud Dale presented bill for
$50 for bedding taken from his no
tel when the smallpox broke out
The bill was referred TO the city so
licltor who said he didn't believe the
city had to pay It but wanted time
TO look II up.
The board of public works report
ed that the I. G. had agreed TO fur
nish what stone was necessary to
build concrete culvert on Cald-
well avenue. The street car compa-
ny is yet to he heard from. and the
report was filed and no action Ia
ken
The board of public works report
ed that the cost of REMEMBERING
houses and putting up the names of
streets. would amount to $4,000 and
as there was no fund TO draw from.
would not recommend this work
done.
Issue was taken with the board.
several board members not thinking
the estimates correct, and the board
was ordered 10 get bids for the
street names.
W c. Ellis offered property to the
city to open an alley and the dona-
tion was accepted.
prayer was read for relief from
steamboat whlstling The long whist
ling OF boats in the harbor disturbs
lower Broadway merchants In tele-
phoning and In other ways No ac-
tion was taken.
An offer of property for opening a
street between Sixth and Eighth.
Bachman and Husbands streets. was
accepted
A petition for street leading
from sowel to Hayes avenue was re-
ierred
The board of public works recon-
mended that granitoid pavements he
built on Harrison between Eighth
and 18th and nth from Monroe TO
Harrison instead of brick. leaving
grass plot on the edge. This mate
rial Is considered the better and the
pavements built i'm this way can be