The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-07
THE STREET WORK
MUST NOW PROCEED
Council Refuses to Concur in Board OF
Works Recommendation.

The councilmanic board met in adj
iourned session last night with all
members present.
Mayor Yeiser reported that he had
vetoed one ordinance--that providing
for the sale of a street car franchise.
The ordinance had the word f'heat"
inserted in the title along with "pow-
err electricity and lighting" The
motion to sustain the mayors veto
was adopted. Mayor Yeiser stated
he had in a great many veHoos dur
ing his several terms as mayor. and
wanted to thank the board for con
currence in his last veto.
a resolution to have the electric
company to correct all resident and
store lights as soon as possible, was
adopted This was done at the in
stance of the board of directors of
the railway company.
Mayor Yciser read a report of the
amount in the sinking fund, report
ing a total of $13.S32 in this fund
to date. When he went into Office.
there was but 5000 in this fund.
The report was received and filed.
The board ordered $50 yards of
dirt taken from Jefferson street.
when improved, to be spread on Riv-
erside hospital ground to grade It up.
A petition from residents at 18th
and Salem streets for a street light
was read and filed.
The recommendation from the
board of public works that contrac-
tors on Jefferson street and Kentucky
avenue be extended time in order
that the streets not bd impaired dur
ing the winter months was presented
Some opposition was met with, Coun-
Gilman Taylor. Rehkopf. McCarty and
McBroom thinking already too much
tine has BEEN wasted by the contrac-
tors City Engineer Washington
stated that the summer months were
the best to work in on such jobs and
that it would be better TO stop the
work until spring, that is as far as
Fourth on Kentucky avenue and Fifth
on Jefferson street.
When the vote was taken the re-
port was turned down Coaneilmen
Barnett, Gallman, McBroom. Reh-
kopf. Taylor voting nay.
The board of public works was
ordered to make short I'LL to the
box factory near the Thompson stock
yards on Caldwell street
The board of public works report
ed that the county had refused at
the present. to experiment with oil
on the street but that the board had
prepared to carry on the experiment
for the city. /.
A. S. Terrell was granted permits
sion to put up an iron she'd in the
rear of his stables on South Third
street.
Mayor Yeiser read a communica-
ton from the board of health, acting
in conjunction with the board of ed
ucation, asking that an ordinance be
passed providing for the extension of
tha sewerage TO the High school
building. Mayor Yeiser stated he
thought the extension should be
made and suggested thar the board
Of public works be instructed to have
such ordinance drafted.
City Engineer l.. A. Washington
stated that unless a main sewer was
installed, when the property owners
could be made to pay part Of the
cost, that otherwise the expense
would fall on the city alone.
The motion to have the extension
made to the school house was lost.
The motion to refer the matter to
the board of public works for a re-
port, was adopted.
A communication from residents
and property owners in Rowlandtown
to refuse to grant a saloon license
TO Geo. Colyer was presented by May
or Yeiser, received and filed.
The report OF Auditor Alex Kirk
land for the past month was received
and filed. II showed a balance on
hand Aug LIST, of $159,23s.25, with
collections of s5,792.f7. making
total debit of $165,4S4.76; dlsburse-
ments amounted to $13O.G17.29, a
balance of $13O,G1T29 The finance
committee report for bills salaries.
accounts, etc, against the city, was
received and filed.