Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-09
Reports the Principal Order
of Business For Evening.
SEVERAL ORDINANCES.
Final Settlement Reported
In the Tax Collectors
Back Business.

The October meeting of the City
Council was held Friday night with
the Mayor presiding and all the
Councilmen present except Mr..
Ware, who was absent from the
city.
The usual reports of the city off
GERS we're approved and filed.
Mr.. j. T. Hanbery, attorney for
John H. Bell, appeared and reported
that all formalities in regard to the
annexation of Bells addition to the
city had been complied with and
asked that the court order be enter
ed of record. The order was made
by unanin Gus vote. This adds about
SO acres to the city on the south
side. Mr.. M. c. Forbes asked that
Hopper street, the new street along
side his wagon factory, be graded
and that fire plug be put in on
same. The matters were referred
to the proper committees.
Henry c. Myers was given per-
mission to open saloon on Sixth
street on October 10.
Messrs. H. w. Tibbs, l.. B. Cayce,
L. H. Mckee and c. A. Brackrogge,
a committee, from the National
Fraternal Union, asked permission
to hold carnival at Mercer Park
from October Is to 20, which was
granted. No confetti will be allow
ed to be sold or thrown. The usual
privileges were granted free of
charge.
Chairman Twyman reported that
the street committee would remove
the cobble stones in Woodland alley
and replace them with crushed stone
and Health Officer Woodland was di-
rected to condemn as nuisances the
sources of filth abutting on the al
ley.
The paving ordinance on the
northern frontage of the South Kerr
lucky College campus was given its
second passage. An ordinance was
also passed ordering a concrete pave
ment in front of the Postell property
on Sixth street, the pavement to be
reduced in width if the owner de-
sires it.
An ordinance was passed regula-
ting the operation of automobiles in
the city.
Requests for arc lights on West
18th street, Elm street and other
streets were referred to the corpora
tons committee.
A formal request from the l. G. to
be allowed to fence their right of
way in the city, was referred to the
special committee on bridges.
Councilman Jackson brought up
the matter of opening a street from
Elm street to North Main and the
City Engineer was directed to make
a survey through the Means proper
ty and a committee composed of
Jackson and Davis was
appointed to ascertain the probable
cost and report at the next meeting.
The committee appointed to ap-
portion the tax settlement check of
81, POI so, reported that 81, 1859 of
the amount had been assigned to the
General Fund, $723,O4 to the School
Fund and $364.79 to the Sinking
Fund. Trustee j. Z. Braden, of the |
School Board, appeared and report
ed that the School Board had accept |
ed the apportionment and the COM
action was approved.
Mayor Meacham reported that the |
Fidelity Company bonding the police
force had retired from Kentucky and |
had Cancelled the bonds of the police
men and that all of them on duty had |
given good personal bonds.
The new bond of Chief Ellis Roper
for $1,000 was approved by the coun-
ell. The others had been approved
by the mayor, as required by law,
for 81 900 each. :
The mayor reported that . case Of