The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-09

Mayor ID. A Yelser and Aldermen
w. 7. Miller and John Farley are
expected to return tonight or in the
morning from Lexington, where they
attended a meeting of representatives
of second class cities to decide on
charter amendments TO be submitted
to the next legislature.
The meeting, from all reports, was
very harmonious and a number of
the amendemnts desired by Paducah
we're agreed to, while several were
evidently turned down.
The following from the Lexington
Leader tells what was accomplished:
1t is only a question OF submitting
the necessary amendments to the city
charter before the incoming general
assembly and full power win be gran
ted to the legislative bodies of the
cities of the second class to take the
necessary steps TO secure the improve
ments and annexations to accomplish
that end.
This is the result of the meeting of
the mayors of Lexington, Covington,
Newport and Paducah, with other
representative men, which took place
in the Office of Mayor Combs Friday
morning. The session began at 8
o'clock and continued until / o'clock.
During that four hours business of
great importance was transacted and
numerous issues decided, problems of
municipal government discussed and
an agreement reached upon a num-
Der of items, which. If granted, will
rebound to the benefit of all.
There were present at the meeting
Mayor Combs of Lexington, Mayor
Helmbold of Newport, Mayor Beach
of Covington and Mayor Yeiser of
Paducah. Other representative men
present were State Senator j. Embry
Allen. Representative w. f. Klair,
City Solicitor W. Rogers Clay, all of
Lexington; Aubrg Barbour, former
city attorney of Newport, and City
Clerk W. E. Krebs, Salso of Newport;
City Solicitor f. j. Hanlon, of Cow
ington; City Engineer w. e. Gum,
of Covington, and Aldermen J. C.
Farley and w. THRILLER of Paducah.
The meeting was organized with the
election of Mayor Beach, of Coving-
ton, as chairman and Attorney Au-
brey Barbour of Newport secretary.
Every problem brought up for dis
cussion was given the serious atten-
ton of all, and while twenty or more
items were agreed upon as constitut-
ing amendments to charters of cities
of the second class. the following
the most important as aim
ing for q solid and substantial growth
with powers of expansion whenever
such AN emergency exists. The prin-
cipA items of agreement, upon which
all decided to present a solid front
before the next legislature, are as
follows:
! The right to annex adjacent terri
tory by ordinance adopted by the gen
eral council and petition to the cir
cult court without the consent of the
residents and property owners in the
territory sought to be annexed.
The right to construct or recon
struct streets, alleys and sidewalks.
with improved material by a two
thirds vote of the general council
without the petition of abutting pro-
perry owners.
The right to issue bonds TO con-
struct new streets on the ten year
plan without submitting the bond is
sue to vote of the people.
The right to construct sewers by
bond issue on the ten year plan with
out submitting said bond issue to a
vote of the people to be paid for as a
charge against the abutting property
owners.
To substitute license in lieu of
an ad valorem tax on mercantile
stock and goods.
To require the board of education
to make out and submit report at
the end OF each and every month to
the general council