The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-14
If Double Trouble" or Any
Kind, He's Expert.
just Few Of the Complaints lie
Hears Every bay Of the
Year.
EVERYBODY HAS TROUBLES


them to the mayor. Everybody does
he says, seeming to think he can
cure them ALI But II you wish re-
lief from yours you should seek his
aid soon. as he is getting weary OF
the duties OF the position and may
refuse his good offices at any time.
The mayor does have a host OF
complaints. This is said advisedly. A
representative of The Sun. at the
mayors invitation, spent a half hour
with him yesterday morning and the
following are few of the complaints
he had to promise to investigates:
While talking of the matter the
phone rang, and the mayor answered
to find a prominent wholesale estab-
lishment making complaint about
some unjust features of the tax Ii
oenses, which the license officer was
trying to hold them to. The mayor
promised to attend to It,
/. In a few moments a lady rang up
and the following dialogue ensued;
Eyes, this is the mayor"
II am hearing complaints all day
and think can spare time for
yours"
you say your nelghbors, all. have
dogs and they Keep YOU awake at
night with their hidecls bowls.
shall direct the chief of police to
warrant the owners for maintaining
nuisances."
Another few moments and another
ring.
Eyes, this is the mayor"
"Why. | expect to order the COW
law enforced beginning the 22nd Of
the month";,
II am sorry they are tearing up
your garden. but the city attorney
advises me to walt until that time
for good, legal reasons"
Another few moments and again
the phone. This time: J
"yes. this is Mr.. Yeiser."
you don't think the COW law
should be enforced yet? Why, mad
anne, we have given the COW owners
80 days and that should be ample
time"
mo. positively. the cows will be
taken ND after the 22nd OF this
month"
Another ring, and.
"You say | should stop the Third
street cars from running because the
trolley wires are breaking so fire.
quently they are menace TO life? |
shall see Mr.. Bleecker at once, per-
sonally."
This is Just a sample" said his
honor turning on the representative.
Every hour in the day. the same old
story of complaint after complaint.
Some. tall. elongated fellow com
plains about the signs and the avn
ings rapping him on the head as he
goes down the street, and another
about the dogs, the cows, the street
cars, and everything else"
well. a few minutes with you
would kill OF the mayorafy bee buz-
zing in a few of the bonnets around
here" was the representatives re-
joinder.
But the mayor was annoyed with
his numerous complaints. A preacher
in one OF the churches last night,
turning his back on the audience said
This Is you mayors attitude. With
his back turned on everything, he
sees nothing, nor hears anything"
or words to that effect. This, with the
other complaints about Sunday viola
lions and determinations in the en-
of the Sunday closing law,
have put crimp in his usually gen.
Ial, good humor.
LET me give you one illustration
Of what is In these charges, he said. \
"A saloon keeper came to me With
the names OF 25 people who had been
seen purchasing drinks on Sunday in
saloons. We investigated the matter
and could not get a
thing tangible, nor could he, the ac-
cuser, to justify the charge. II there