The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-04

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The water company was ordered
TO extend mains out Tennessee street
into Lincoln avenue.
City Solicitor Puryear was in
slrncted to bring before fiscal court
claims of the city for county patients
cared for In the pest house.
A communication from Frank
Smodley. who was formerly assistant
city jaller, saying that he would sue
the city II claim he lodged was not
paid. was sled The city solicitor
SAYS Mr. Smedley has no legal claim.
The city solicitor and city enginee.
were instructed to open up road
to the pest house through the Dick
Allen properly. The city has a right
of way which has been fenced up.
Mayor Yelser suggested that an
ex parte petition be filed Ia circnit
court to settle the validity OF the
COW ordinance, but the matter was
referred to City Solicitor Puryear
and city Attorney Harrison. who
favor appealing the decision of
Judge Sanders to the court OF APP
peals
The report OF the treasurer show
Ing collections for the past month
S65,7 S0.20 with $21.245.55 dis
bursements. was received and filed
Bills. accounts, etc. amounting TO
Sii,7sGl2 were allowed.
Langstaf-Orm Manufacturing Co.
was refunded sl95 collected In 1903
IN excess OF the real tax.
The following ordinances were
acted on:
Ordinance fixing license tax OF
coal dealers .. sG5 year. first pass
age.
Ordinance providing six-foot con
crete sidewalks on Tennessee from
Twelfth TO Thirteenth street. first
passage
Ordinance providing fine of
from 81 TO 81 for splitting on the
Sidewalk. fra passage
Ordinance repeating the ordinance
fixing dairyman license tax at IS
per annum, Killed.
The petition Of the Paducah Rifle
and Target club TO establish a range
for practice shoots within the city
limits was turned down.
The water company was ordered
20 extend mains on Clay from Sew
enth to Eighth streets.
The public Improvement commit
tee was giyen more time in which
TO make repairs and improvements
10 the oitv hall
The monthly report Of Chief OF
Police James Collins was received
and fled. II showed a collection Of
fines amounting TO $4GS.
The report Of Electrical Inspector
~. j. Gilsiorf for the month was
received and filed.
Several deeds and transfers to lots
In Oak Grove were ratified
The Fidelity and Deposit company
OF Maryland, was accepted as bonds
man for A. FRANKIE. the newly elect
ed sewer Inspector
City Jailer Tom Evitts gave a new
bond. Offering ED Farley and John
Lane instead Of Frank Waggoner
and Charles Robertson. The new
bond was accepted.
Chy Clerk Henry Bailey was grant
ed ten days leave of absence to
begin about judy 10Th.
The matter of extending the fire
limits was referred TO the aldermen,
who originated Il. The council
wants the upper board to fix the
boundaries
The matter of placing sanitary in
spectors under the control of the
board of health was turned down.
Tha aldermen acted favofably ON H.
The board ratified the aldermen's
action asking for an ordinance re-
qulring street ear conductors on
each ear to giye,transfers instead OF
one man stationed at Fourth and
Broadway.
Saloon licenses we're granted to
about elghty-seven saloon keep
ers. leaving a baiance of seven
or eight to come in Protests
against two were filed. these
being John Moore. Seventh and
Adams, and DYE A Stewart. at els
Clements street Both were granted
Notwithstanding.
City Engineer Washington was
ordered to give Councilman Barnett
the grade so he can put in concrete
sidewalks In front OF his store and
residence In MechanIcsburg.