The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
ROUTINE MATTERS
KEEP BOARD BUSY
In Session Several Hours Yes
tcrday Afternoon.
Telephone Companies Cannot Get
Permits for New Poles Until
Old Ones Are Removed.
WILL HURRY WORK ON STREET.

After spending considerable time
discussing the relative rights OF the
board OF public works and the gen
eral council to install the machinery
in the municipal lighting plant. and
considering a right of way on Broad
way for sidewalks. the board OF pub
lie works was in session several
hours yesterday afternoon disposing
of a large number OF routine matters.
Routine Matters.
The matter OF opening an alley
between Twelfth and Thirteenth and
Monroe and Madison streets. was de-
ferred until proper dedlcations are
made.
The street department: was order
ed TO remove debris from the pave
ments at Fifth and Jefferson streets
The Central Labor union was CIV
en- permission to stretch a banner
across Fourth street and Broadway
TO advertise It's carnival.
The street inspector was ordered
TO ascertain IL supports OF the bridge
on Caldwell street are weak. and re-
inforce them untll the bridge is re-
placed with concrete arch.
Orders to rush work OF improving
Ninth street. where new track has
been laid. were given the traction
company.
A report that Friedman q Keller
had removed a small porch from the
pavement at the store, Second ana
Jefferson streets, was filed.
Contractors Robertson & Gardner
we're ordered to rush work on storm
water sewers on Jefferson street.
The board adopted a rule to re-
fuse permission to erect new tele-
phone and telegraph poles until old
ones are removed.
Tho Western Union Telegraph
company WAS ordered to remove old
poles from Broadway by Monday. or
the board would do so at the cons?a-
ny's expense.
The matter of building public
driveway to the Fritz Metzger prop
erty on West Tennessee street was
referred for dedication-!of property
The street railway company was
ordered to set poles back TO the curb
line near Eighth and Jefferson
streets.
The city solicitor was asked for n
report on the legality of the clty's
improving an alley between Seven
tcenth and Nineteenth and Madison
and Harrison streets. The abuttlng
property owners have not all signed.
The street department was order
ed to repair an alley out OF Kentucky
avenue between Second and Third
streets Also an alley between Eighth
and Ninth and Harrison and Clay
streets.
Depresslons In the street at Fourth
and Tennessee streets caused by ex.
'dNdAipus ipi tdH hiaihSs WIZ 'ANNA-
cd remedied.
Fisher g. Farley. veterinary sur
geons. we're given permission TO
build a driveway over the pavement
at their hospital on South Third
street.
The matter OF remedying de-
preston OF the street on Kentucky
avenue between Second and Third
streets was referred to the engineer
for suggestions. The grade is COM
cerned
Orders to keep accumulated mud
from manholes after each rain were
given the street department.
The street inspector was ordered
to notify merchants that awnings
must not be less than eight feet from
the ground.
The auditor was instructed TO look
up dedications OF property in Little
Vile where a street Improvement is
asked for: also to look after streets
whore oonduits for telephones were
permitted.
Poles left in the gutter in Wor-
tens addition by the telephone COM
panles, were ordered removed.
The solicitor was ordered to see II
the maintenance bond given by con-
tractors carried with II proper pro-
visions to compel the contractors to
repair side walks on Broadway from
Fifth street to Ninth street.
Contractors Thomas Bridges Sons
we're ordered to remove debris from
pavements on Kentucky avenue.
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