The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-17

company, at Fifth and Clay streets.
stating that farmers would be in
convenienced by car line in front
Of his company's factory. and in sup
port read a letter from J. T.. Rag
land. of Kevil, whose opinion was
that tobacco would go to La Center
instead of Paducah from this dis
trlct II the cars were permitted to run
on North Fifth street. The objection
of the tobacco company is that horses
will brighten at the cars.
After several small defects as to
maintenance of streets where repairs
are made, car tracks. were remedied,
the ordinance was given first read
ing, Councilman Williamson voting
nay on that of laying tracks on North
Fifth. His objection was a clause
inserted TO protect the company from
vehicles impeding progress of cars.
Ordinances exemptlng new indus
tries from taxes as an inducement to
locate in Paducah. First reading.
Ordinance to prevent the spread
of tuberculosis by health reports and
such necessary regulations. First
reading.
VIM. II. Patterson, of the firm of
Porteous & Patterson, which built
Broadway from First to Fifth streets.
asked that the bond be relieved, his
five year limit for keeping the street
in repair and as guars ntee of full
fillment of the contract having ex-
pired last October. The matter was
referred to the solicitor to report
back.
A petition from property owners
on Ninth street, from Kentucky ave
nue. to Broadway, for extension OF
water mains was read and a motion
made to refer TO the water company.
President Noble, OF the board OF
works, stated that such matters as
extending water mains, etc, came
under the supervision of the board of
works: that he had refrained from
bringing this up before because he
did not want to appear to be in con-
flict or in an unfavorable attitude
towards the board, but did hope the
board would in the future pay more
attention TO the assignment of du-
ties to the proper boards or commit
tees. President Noble stated these
facts. he explained. merely to Inn
press the Importance of legal pro-
cedure in municipal legislation.
THE council sanctions, and the
board of works executes" Mr. Noble
explained. The matter was referred
to the board OF public works.
Councilman Oehlschlaeger report
ed that the committee recommended
the ratification of f. o. Evertz's APP
pointment as electrical inspector.
provided he acted as building inspec-
tor in addition. with no extra salary.
The motion to ratify tho appoint
ment was unanimously adopted.
The matter OF requiring owners OF
flats" to put up fire escapes was
brought up The ordinance reads
that houses of ten families or more,
shall necessitate the installation OF
fire escapes on such buildings. The
fire chief wanted the ordinance
amended to take in all flats. irrespec-
tive of the number of families.
The application of J. S. Hunt for
1.-THE position of COW catcher was
filed.
A resolution to make L. Rice
"cow catcher" he to. furnish his
horse, at $40 month for three
months, was given first passage.
A liquor license was granted to
Messrs. Edwards & Atkins at Ninth
and Tennessee streets.
A liquor license was granted to
Barney Padgett at 91S Boyd street.
A liquor license was granted to
Griffin & Wilson at 1875 Broadway,
the Marble Hail. saloon. They
succeeded Arch Bohannan.
Sam White asked that his liquor
license be transferred from Ninth
and Broad to Twelfth and Trimble
street. during the carnival. 1t was
stated that a remonstrance was in
against a saloon being located at that
corner. but the application is intend
ed for inside the carnival grounds.
The transfer was authorized.
The report of employing Engineer
Alvoid, of Chicago, to look after the
West End sanitary sewer survey and
also of employing him TO make an
additional survey of territory north
of Ninth street. with the intention OF
being prepared for an extension OF
sewers at any future time. The OBJ
ject is TO work a combination of san
itary and storm water sewers In this
portion of the city II ever desired.
The action of the committee in au-
.ho.t,;,, tbo c,,rvove was ratified