The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
CURB AND GUTTER /,
ALONG BROADWAY
Must be Repaired by Anchor
Company in a Week.
Board of Public Works Has Lively
Session TRANSMITTING Routine
business.
THIRD srnnrr rooL FILLED.

The board of public works fixed
August the limit for the Anchor
Roof Paving company of Evansville
Ind, to begin repairing the curb and
gutter on Broadway from Fifth street
to Ninth street. The curb and gutter
is in bad repair and will have to be
placed in good condition before the
Southern Bltu.ithic company can put
new surface on Broadway between
Fifth TO Ninth streets II the work
is not performed within the specified
time by the curb contractors. the
board of psblic works will perform It
and bring legal proceedings to compel
the contractors to pay for it. The
Anchor Roof & Paving company is
under bond to the city TO keep the
curbs and cutters up for five years.
The city engineer was directed to
investigate the filing of telephone and
telegraph holes, where old poles are
removed. II is chrged the Paducah
Traction company is using city gravel
in the work,
A report OF the removal of aban-
doned poles by the Western Union
Telegraph company on Broadway was
filed.
The city engineer reported a low
place in the street in front OF abe w.
A. Lawrence secondhand store on
Kentucky avenue II causes water to
stand on the street and the contrac-
tors have agreed 20 remedy il.
The Home Telephone company was
ordered to show authority for extend
ing a conduit out Broadway past
Ninth street The conduit has been
placed in without authority from
the board. it is alleged.
City Engineer l.. a. Washington
reported that the wooden culyert on
Caldwell street, shortly TO be replaced
by a concrete culvert Is in good con
ditIon. safe for the passage of cars
and vehicles.
A surface water drain was recently
bailt to the river from the hollow ly-
ing between Harrison. Madison. Third
and Fourth Streets ,.Aneogd drain
pipe was covered By James Eaker.
owner of property in chat section. He
will be presented with bill for part
payment OF the new sewer.
Mr.. John Orme and Mrs. c. Haupn-
thai petitoned for twelye-foot con-
crete pavements in front Of their prop
erty on Kentucky avenue. and the
board agreed to build them II the
property owners agree to stand the
extra expense.
A report that private property of
Owen Donegan was lower than an al
ley, which caused water 10 stand on
his property, was filed. Donegan
wanted the city to remedy II.
A report that the gas company was
hving bitches to a level of the street
on South Fourth street was filed.
The street inspector was granted
further time in the execution Of the
order requiring s-foot awnings on
Broadway.
The gas company was ordered to
cut off boxes on Jefferson street to
the level of the pavements TO be built.
The city auditor was instructed to
require receipts for all papers of the
board of public works taken out of
his office.
Guard rails we're ordered placed on
the fll across Bradshaw creek on
West Broadway.
A guarantee of the street flushing
machine recently purchased was filed.
A report of the remedying OF de
fective drainage In an alley In the
rear OF the Klondike saloon was filed.
A report from Superintendent
Keebler, of the city lighting plant,
thar il will cost $4,000 for stringing
new wire for the additional lights was
filed.