The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-21


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survey, and urged that before the
city started improving this street,
from Third to Fourth street, it
fright" the street and make it le-
gal one. He stated that some houses
on that street were built on city
property and he himself had a porch
to his residence built on city proper
ty. He stated the street one way was
eight feet off the right line, and sew
eral residences were standing on the
pavement line.
The motion to give the ordinance
first passage was carried by 3 vote Of
10 TO /, Councilman Riglesberger
voting nay.
An ordinance providing for the re-
construction of pavements on South
Third street from Kentucky avenue
to Broad and Broad to Fourth street,
was read.
Councilman McBroom stated he
had been informed that the proper
ty owners OF .his street could not
have the ten year pay plan, this be-
ing the opinion of the city solicitor,
and he would suggest the matter be
deferred in order to give the solicitor
more time to look the matter up and
see if the ten year plan could not
be given the taxpayers. He also sug-
gested the pavements be reconstruct
ed on one side only-that side where
the manufacturing concerns were 10
cated-they being in better posi-
tion to pay for Improvements
there really being no necessity of i'm
proving more than one side of the
street.
The motion to improve by concrete
payements was lost by a vote of eight
to three, Councilmen Barnett, Dix
and Taylor voting yea.
Members of the board of public
works stated that the council had
better repeal the street Improvement
ordinance as it would be impossible
to improve the street without pave
ments.
Councilman ellison stated if the
taxpayers were given the right to
put in any kind of pavements they
wanted to; to suit the size of their
pocketbooks, as they were permitted
to do down town, he thought the tax
payers would not object.
Councilman Taylor stated that the
poor man" and widow woman"
were the first to pay their debts, and
not to pay any attention to them for
they were saving up for this improve
ment, and the only ones kicking
we're the rich men along the lines OF
improvement.
The motion to reconsider the ac-
tion taken in the pavement improve
ment was carried, Councilman Rig
lesberger voting nay.
Mr.. w. F. Hummel stated he own.
ed some property on Third stree. and
didn't want to see the improvement
killed and favored using some of the
curling now being used on that
street. He wanted the council to al
low the property owners to select
what ever material they wanted.
Councilman Barnett stated he was
not in favor Of letting the taxpayers
select the kind Of material for pave
ments, but wanted it to be uniform
and if concrete was selected. to have
concrete, and if brick, let it be brick
but at all hazards not to mix it VI
and have a little of both.
Councilman McBroom moved that
the pavements be paved with brick
from Adams only to Fourth and
\ Broad streets. which was carried by
a vote of eight to three, Councilmer
McCarty, Riglesberger and Taylor
voting nay.
The original ordinance, amended
by the McBroom motion, was given
first passage by a vote Of ten to one
Councilman Riglesberger voting nay
The telephone franchise ordinance
was given second passage.
The ordinance fixing a big license
tax on Investment companies was
given second passage.
Second passage was given the
amendment to the license ordinance
The ordinance providing for com
pulsory connections with the sanitary
sewerage was given first passage
This includes all living within the
sewer district. and the connections
must be made by May 1, 1908.
The recommendation Of the board