The Paducah sun., 1906-05-03
City Engineer to Make Surveys
for Offending Cesspools.
The Council Requested TO Rush Con-
sitIerations OF improvements
of Light Plant.
NOTES OF THE ,BOARD's WORK

The board of works yesterday dl-
rected City Engineer Washington to
give his entire attention for the time
required to complete the work, TO
making the survey for the drain
pipes to be laid from Third and Har-
rison streets to drain the pool bound
ed by Third and Fourth and Harri-
son and Clay. which has been the
cause of a good deal of complaints
and threatened damage suits. The
board is. very anxious to get all pools
needing drainipg, drained before the
very warm weather sets in, as it re-
alizes that they are breeders of dis
ease.
The telephone companies, and the
-lfty electric plant superintendent
were directed TO see if they could
make an arrangement whereby all
three companies could use the same
poles for their overhead wires. and
thus eliminate a good many of the
poles on the streets.
The street Inspector was direct
cd to purchase a cable for use at the
city garbage dump
The street inspector called the at
tention of the board to the fact that
in filling the right-of-way for Fourth
street through the hollow between
Husbands and Elizabeth streets, some
of the dift,wes spreading on to the
adjacent property, but the board ,hay-
ing no complaints about it. took no
action on il. -
The street Inspector was directed
to attend tqadraining some CUTTERS
containing stagnant water in Wor-
tens addition.
The board addressed a letter to-
the city clerk to ascertain what had
become of the ordinance introduced
in the aldermanie board giving the
board the authority to appoint the
wharfmaster, marketmaster. and
sewerage Inspector The board OF al
dermen directed the ordinance
be brought in and the board of
works wants to know what has be-
come of II. ,t
Supt. Keebler reported that two of
the armatures of the plant had burn
ed out and would have to be re-
wound, which would necessitate the
closing down of the plant for four
days and nights, and he was directed
to do this next week. as, on account
of the carnival this week. with its
attending horde of miscreants, il
was deemed advisable not to close
down the plant this week.
In this connection, the board again
addressed a letter to the council ask
ing that It rush It's consideration of
the improvements to be made to the
plant this year. The light committee
of the two boards have the matter
in charge and are now getting esti-
mates on plans OF improving the ei-
hciency of the plant. but the board
is annoyed, seemingly,at the delay.
The Ferguson. Palmer company
requested the board to relieve them
of the payment for the street, i'm
provements abutting their property
pointing out that the city had ex-
empted the property from any street
improvement expense in exchange
for the right-of-way on Elizabeth
street from Third to the river which
Elbridge Palmer. deceased. who for
merly owned. the property, gave the
city. The board however contends
this can not be done.
The council was advised that the |
bridge and culvert on Broadway be
tween Fountain avenue and Eigh-
teenth street would have to be Wild
ened.
The claims of the Southern Btu
lithic Co. and Thos. Bridges & Sons