The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-19

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to the property owners.
The Paducah Traction compan,
was ordered TO remove ties from
Trimble street between Tenth and
Twelfth streets.
| The board OF public works was in.
structed to let the Padueah Traction
company use the street roller in re.
pairing streets the company has tori
up In laying track The company Il
not to be charged for the use of II.
The finance committees report oil
bllls and salaries was filed.
Ordinances Acted On.
Ordinance prohibiting the licens-
ing and operation OF bucket shops
in Paducah. Second reading.
Ordinance for grading Boyd stree,
from sixth to Seventh streets. First
passage.
Ordinance for sidewalks on Fourth
street from Tennessee street to MOI
ton street. First passage.
The Telephone Litigation.
Resolution to give City Solicitor
James Campbell, Jr., and Attorney
Hal S. Corbett power to make COM
promise with attorneys for the East
Tennessee Telephone company in the
litigation in which the telephone
company and city are engaged. The
council gave It second passage.
City Solicitor James Campbell. Jr
made a brief explanation, saying that
1t might save the city thousands of
dollars. Also that he would make
satisfactory compromise or would
proceed with the prosecution of the
company. He suggested the resolu-
ton because the telephone company's
attorneys had been empowered to
make a compromise In the case.
Alderman Farley was not In favor
of the resolution, thinking that the
attorneys should be required to re-
port back to the general council.
Alderman Hank thought II mighty
late in the day" for a compromise to
be attempted. He favored Fighting
TO the bitter end
Alderman Miller stated that Mr..
Cranberry, with power to act for the
telephone company was present when
the trouble first came up. but that
nothing was accomplished. also that
ten fruitless days were spent with
Attorney c. x. Wheeler for the com
pany. IN trying to settle in some way
fair to the city. lie stated that he
thought 1t was too late after Attor-
ney Hal S. Corbett had been employed
az $500 to assist the solicitor in
prosecuting the case. He would
rather lose an honorable fight than
make compromise at this late day. y
The city solicitor stated that ii was
no pleasure for him to assume the
burden of a compromise. but he de
sired to avoid long drawn out and
expensive litigation.
Alderman Bell spoke in the same
vein as did Aldermen Hank and
Miller. He wanted to fight II
through
Presiden, starks was In favor OF
referring II to the solicitor to report
back. but not to delegate power OF
COMPROMISE to the two attorneys.
Aldermen Miller and Bell were in
favor Of this idea.
The original resolution was lost by
a full vote.
Alderman Farley urged that lum-
Der be bought to build hose driers for
the fire stations. the firemen to do
the carpenter work. The fire COM
mittoe was ordered to buy the lum-
Der.
Licenses Acted On.
Paduoah Distillerles company, los
South Third street, gallon and quart
license. was lost. The deposit money
was ordered returned to the appli-
cant.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove
cemetery were ratified.
A report from the city engineer on
the cost of sanitary and storm water
sewers in district No, 2. per loot
front was received, There are o.
95S feet In district No. 2, making
total OF ss7,550.2i. or about 81 4sh
per front foot to property owners. IL
had been reported that the cost 10
property owpers would be 50 or more
per foot. The report was received
and fiad