The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-03

Lower BOARD Grinds Out business
Rapidly After Getting Down 10
Work.
COMMITTEES OF WHOLE MEET.

Alderman Farley ana tOuncllneh
Herzog and Dipple absent.
Chairman Palmer. Of the joint sew
e. committee. reported that prelimin-
airy plans for sewer system No 2 were
ready and moved 10 have the COM
mittee proceed with the building OF
she system. The motion carried. The
ordinance committee was instructed
to draft an ordinance for the improve
ment
Mayor Yeiser wanted TO repeal the
huckster ordinance because It was
driving farmers away from the city
The motion to repeal the ordinance
imposing a license tax on hucksters.
as the sense OF the committee OF the
who.e, resulted in a vote OF Is to 3.
Councilman Herzog having come in.
10 repeal.
The boards then adjourned
Council Ncrting.
Councilman Dpple was absent.
Mayor Yelser read a petition from
merchants between First and Seventh
streets. asking to make the maximum
height OF awnings eight feet from the
pavements The petition was re-
celved and flied.
Mayor Yelser stated he had revoked
J. n. overstreet's license for selling
liquor on SUNDAY, and had ordened
suit Instituted TO secure his bond
Mayor Yeiser read his reasons for
vetolng ordinances giving police pow
ers to the market master and other
minor officers. He quoted authority.
II was up to the boards" to either
raiify the mayors action or TO pass
the measures the third time. The
motion TO give third passage was lost.
The treasurer's report compiled by
the city auditor. was received and
died. Il showed a balance OF $l1.-
05l.12 at the close OF June 4
The finance committees report for
bills. salaries etc. amounting 10 s39,-
1874. was received and filed.
A separate bin of sl73 for gravel
was allowed
A resolution was read TO have an
ordinance drawn creating sewer
district between Norton and Trimble
streets. the river and Thirteenth
street. 1t was adopted. The rule
was suspended and the resolution
giyen second passage.
The motion to reconsider the action
In refusing to repeal the huckster IL
cense tax ordinance was adopted.
Hucksters' License.
An ordinance repeating the ond.-
nance imposing a license tax on
hucksters was given first reading. The
rule was suspended and the ordnance
given second reading.
The ordinance fixing the maximum
height of awnings at eight feet was
given first reading.
Ordinance for sidewalks on Second
street from Kentucky avenue to Wash
lngton street was given first passage.
Ordinance for improving Second
street from Kentucky avenue to WASH
ington street. First passage. \
Ordinance creating the Office Of
engineer" of the fire department
The salary was fixed at $75.S First
reading. The rule was suspended and
the ordinance given second passage.
Ordinance for sidewalks on Foun-
tain avenue from jefferson street and
Monroe street. Second passage.
Ordinance regulating the purchase
OF fuel and forage Second passage.
Ordinance for sidewalks on Jones
street from Ninth street to Eleventh
street. Second passage.
A petition from propert~ owners to
extend Fountain avenue was reported.
An offer from w. C. O'Bryan to ded-
icate 1900 feet of property in the
O'Bryan addition for street purposes
was received and fled.
A petition from property owners on
Farley street TO have a concrete curb
and gutter for better drainage and
sanitation running one square south
west from the Barnett store was re-
ferred with view OF bringing in an
ordinance.
A petition from property owners to
have Twenty-second and Twenty-thrd
streets from Trimble street to Mildred
street dedicated in the Glenwood adj
dltion., was referred.
The report of Chief of Police James
Collins for June. showing a collection
OF $G42.75 in fines and costs for
June. was received and fled
Saloon Licenses.
The license committee was called
upon and the following recommenda-
lions to refuse saloon licenses made:
Averse to granting q. Denker. 1914
Broadway. because OF the passage OF
school children during school terms
Councilman Oehlschlseger read a PEE
titlon from adjacent property owners