The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-31
Most of Kentucky and Jeffer.
son Street Work Next Year.
Board of Works So Decides--street
Cleaning Discussed and Acted
Upon.
FEW STREET NAMES BE PUT UP.

The board of public works met in
'eguar session yesterday afternoon
with all members present and took
definite action on several matters.
One of the most important steps
taken was in regard to the street i'm
proven work on Jefferson street
and Kentucky avenue. The board
decided that only the brick street
work be done this year, the bitulith
&c work being deferred until next
spring This means that residents
and property owners on Jefferson
from Fifth out and on Kentucky ay
enue from Fourth out, Will not have
to pay for this work before next
year. The postponement was order
ed because OF the fact that in cold
weather It is hard to put down the
bltulithic compound.
The board ordered that the street
Inspector furnish 400 loads of dirt
taken off the streets to be improved.
10 Riverside hospital and used to
grade the yard.
The board also ordered the imme-
dale construction of a concrete sew
er on Caldwell street to take the
place of the second bridge. which Is
dilapidated and unsafe. The street
car and railroad companies agree to
stand a certain part of the expense
of material.
The board ordered greet numbers
placed upon corners within the sewer
district. This will entail an expense
OF about $500. cheaper grade OF
posts TO be secured which will mean
curtailment of expense.
Secretary s. A. Fowler reported
that be had been in correspondence
with Lexington concern and order
ed machine for placing OF! or
streets and with the STANDARD oil Co
Tor oil. and will shortly have every
thing here and try using oil on the
streets.
The board ordered one Tiffin dump
cart as an experiment, These carts
are for a single horse and being light
and easily named, will be an i'm.
proyement oye- the .. esent cart. It
is thought
The board also ordered one patent
hand street sweeper which takes IN
the dirt from the street the same as
a carpet sweeper. This was ordered
for an exp riment. with no cost 20
the city, the firm standing the ex-
pense of the tIial.
Il was also reported that repre-
sentative from the Stewart Sewer
Cleaning Machine Co., of Boston,
will he here shortly to give a demon
stration with his machine, which is
now at Cairo.
City Engineer L. A. Washington
reported on matters referred to hin,
and furnished estimates for work on
Third street. The total estimates for
work as far as Il has gone amounted
TO $12.S43.92. and was approved.
City Auditor Alex kirkland re-
ported the results of his trip to the
League of American MuniS palties
at Toledo. lie stated that the general
inclination all over the country was
for each city to clean up its own
streets, and gave several illustra-
Sons of street cleaning. There is
flush tank wagon with an air pump
which is used on improved
brick and bitulithic streets and the
board will investigate and probably
orde, one for an experiment
The city solicitor reported several
prepared for presenta-
ton 10 the boards. Among the ordl-
nances is one for the improvement of
West Jefferson street from Four
ieenth TO Twenty-fifth streets by paw
'ngs, cutters and curbs.
There were several other matters
Jf MINOR Importance taken up and
referred for future action