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

constructed at the same cost n,
brick. The recommendation wer,
concurred In.
Mr. Charles Reed. of The Palmer
House. asked the board to pay for
tearing mp the concrete pavement on
Fifth street in front OF his hotel
when sewers for surface drainage
were put In, but the matter was re-
fcrred
City Jaller Tom EvItts, and AS
slstants Joe Purchase and Frank
Smedley filed communication
through their attorney. A recent ac-
ton Of the court of appeals sustain
ed them In their attempt to make
back salary on the city. Jailer Evitts
claimed si65. Purchase 1856 and
Smedlcy $3.50.
City Solicitor Puryear rendered an
opinion in which he stated ne
thought Mr. Eyitts entitled TO all his
claim except that which he paid out
for janitor. and Purchase for all his
claim, but Smedley was not employ
ed after the second class charter af-
fected the city and would not rec
ommend that his claim be paid
The opinion was received and fl
ed and a separate vote taken on the
claims. city Jailer Evitts' claim was
allowed minus the janitor claim and
the entire claim of Mr. Purchase al
lowed. No action was taken on Mr..
Smedleys claim.
The auditors report for May was
received and fled II showed May 1
a balance OF S139,24932 with collec-
tions s13,6S7.S4. disbursements
s1i.5GS.94. leaving balance Of
$137,373.23 June 1
All claims, accounts and salaries
were allowed
The following ordinances were
acted on:
Ordinance providing a fine of from
81 to $40 for vehicles blocking the
streets in the business section. ex-
elusive of the market street First
passage.
Ordinance giving bond companies
privilege OF going on saloon keepers
bonds The motion to table was lost
and the ordinance given first pas
sage by a vote of . to 3.
Five ordinances providing for au-
tomato railroad gates at stree,
crossings we're defeated.
One ordinance was passed, the
first read, for a gate between 9th
and i0th streets on Madison but the
board reconsidered and defeated the
ordnance.
Ordinance assessing a fine of from
81 to S. for printing on or defacing
the sidewalks with advertisements.
First passage.
Ordinance authorizing the sale of
a telephone franchise with rates for
business phones at $3.50 and resi-
dence $50, second passage.
The petition of property owners
for granitold pavements instead OF
brick on Tennessee from 18th to
18th street was referred to the
board of public works.
The matter of opening 18th stree
from broadway TO the MGyheld ROAD
and then TO the !. c depot was re
fsrred to the board Of rrblic works
with power to act. Mr. w. +, Brad
shaw agrees to give his property II
the street is opened but Mr.. e. =.
Noble. who recently bought some
property. the street will sell for s2S
an acre.
The report of ,hs joint street COM
mittee thar Four fool culvert sc
feet long be built between Mill and
Bridge street and Rudolph STREET, be
paid sl25 damages for defective
drainage damaging his property, was
concurrei in,
A petition from Hayes and Ash
brook avenue residents for a grav-
eled street was referred
The matter of extending water
mains on 18th between Flournoy
and Salem avenues and from Fowler
avenue to 10th on Clay was referred
to the water company.
The matter of opening 18th street
from Madison to Monroe was refer
red,
Residents on Bernheim avenue
asked that the street car company he
made to take up It's tracks, ties ana
poles. the company not intending to
run out that street any more, and
place the thoroughfare in good con-
dItlon. The matter was referred
Mr.. Joe Madison has been furnish
ing the city hospital with water
through his private water plant and
now that the old hospital is to be