The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-07

| TOT tne ROOd OF tne Guy, Dut only hsk-
ed the direction of the board In out
lining the work to be done.
Councilman McBroom wanted the
improvements extended TO the freight
depots, both the I. 6. and NJ, c. q
81. H. lie stated that on streets near
the depots where improvements were
recommended. the improvements
stopped within few squares of the
depots. lie also did not want to i'm
prove some sidewalks where com
paratively good sidewalks existed, be-
cause II would work a hardship on
some of the poorer class of property
owners
Councilman Barnett stated that II
would be an impossibility TO improve
any streets without working some lit
tie hardship on some of tho poorer
class of property owners.
Councilman Rehkopf suggested
that no sidewalk Improvements be
eliminated and to strike out the i'm
provement of Fifth from Kentucry
avenue to Norton street, and substi-
tute First from Jefferson TO Wash
inPttn.
Councilman Kolb stated he was OPP
posed to the First street improve
ment because he did not think there
was enough traffic to Justify It.
Councilman Taylor spoke in favor
of the First street Improvement be-
cause he knew It was used as much
as any street, because many whole.
sale houses used this street to unload
from the railroad. The suggestion of
Councilman Rehkopf to improve First
street, was voted down by vote of
8 to 4. Councllmen Ingram, Rehkopf,
Riglesbergar and Taylor voting yea.
The motion to concur in the board
of public works recommendation
was adopted by vote of 10 10 2,
Councilmen Rehkopf and Riglesber-
ger voting nay.
Regular bills, salaries, etc, against
the city, amounting TO $17,0eG.07
were allowed
The treasurer's report was receiv.
ed and fled 1t showed January list
s1G7, 57G.59 was on hand, while $2G,-
1885 was collected, and s11.955,0G
spent. leaving a present balance Fec
ruary LIST, of s175,121.51. The doc
ument was filed
A claim from Emery Hobson for
$4,000 against the city, arising from
a suit, was referred.
A request from Solicitor f. II.
Puryear for the city to pay half his
Office rent was granted.
An ordinance fixing the license, tax
OF $50 per year for investment COM
panies doing business in Paducah,
was read.
Councilman Taylor thought this
ordinance a means to let loan compa-
MES in the city under an assumed
name
The ordinance was given first
passage. An ordinance fixing the Ii
cense tax OF storage warehouses at
$40 per annum was given first pas
sage.
An ordinance amending the Ii
cense tax ordinance was read. II de-
creased the ice dealers license from
775 to s55. Opera house license,
from $3.50 to 500; tobacco inspec-
tor. from s25 to SIS. Councilman
Ingram was opposed to it becahse 1t
set aprecedent. The ordinance was
passed by a vote of to 4.
The telephone franchise ordinance
was given first reading.
The report of Fire Chief Wood |
for the month of January was filed.
There were 10 alarms, the heaviest
loss being $4,000 in the Paducah
Veneer and Lumber Co.
A communication from Central
Labor union was filed. II approved |
the matter of employing city cleo
trical inspector and offered to rec
ommend a good man. 1t also con-
CURED In the suggestion of the city |
owning its waterworks plant.
A. V. Bauer, at Ninth and Wash
ington streets, was granted a coffee
house license.
Dixon and Allen, at 18th and
streets. were granted a cof-
fee house license.
Barney Padgett at 1900 Clay st,
was granted coffee house license,
Thompson, Wilson a. CO., whole
sale dealers. were granted whole
sale and quart liquor license.
E, Harding a Co, on South Sec
ond street, granted a coffee house IL
cense.
Scott Oyerton, at Tenth and Cald-
we'll streets, applied for coffee
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