The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

was referred by the council to the
board of aldermen at the councils
meeting Monday night, and City
Clerk Henry Bailey had the ordinance
in the batch of papers to be brought
up under the head of new business.
When President Stark reached the
clerk to ask IL he had anything to
bring up under the head of new bust
ness, the ordinance was brought up
in its regular order. 1t had never
been turned over to the ordinance
committee since being referred back
by the council, and on motion was
last night referred to the ordinance
committee.
No member of the board OF alder
men had anything to do with holding
the ordinance back. II was in the
hands of the city clerk. and had been
in his hands constantly since it was
referred by the council. 1t was
brought up by him in regular order
under new business The speech
es had lasted long, and all the board
was not present, so the ordinance
vas simply referred to the commit.
tee. rrr
Mayor Yeiser read the same re-
port filed with the council relative
to his investigation of the cost of
city electric lights for the past IL
years. He figured that the lights
cost the city s62.50. The report was
filed.
Following the mayors report
speeches were made by Attorney +.
w. Bagby and Judge r. T. Lightfoot
against the city letting contract of
any sort TO the Paducah Traction Co.
for furnishing lights to the city.
Mr.. John S. Bleecker. manager of
the Paducah Traction Co.. also
spoke.
Following Manager Bleecker's
speech, Alderman w. T. Miller made
few remarks and the discussion
was closed. 'oi
A petition was presented by At
torney Bagby protesting against the
city letting light contract.
The board then settled down to
routine work. Alderman Hubbard
was the only member absent.
The mayors reappointment OF
Messrs. E. p. Noble and John G.
Rinckliffe as members of the board
of public works for another two
years, was ratified.
A report from the city tax book
supervisors reducing the assessment
of the Cumberland Telephone Co.
from 100000 to $4,000 was re-
ceived and filed.
Mayor Yeiser suggested that an
other attempt be made to compro-
mise the litigation pending in the
telephone franchise natter. II was
referred to the telephone committee.
The matter OF, employing Attorneys
to prosecute The litfgation against
the telephone company in event
compromise Is NOT effected, was also
referred. ~ f,f,tN.
Applications from J. +. Nicholson
and John Lehrer for sanitary inspec-
tor positions were filed. q 3
The matter of drafting an ord-
nance empowering the board of
health to appoint or discharge sani-
tary inspectors was referred.
Applications from Frank D. Ev-
|ertz and David Bearbrower for posi-
tons of city electrical inspector were
filed.
The finance committee report for
bills, salaries. etc, was received and
filed.
The auditors report for February
was received aad filed. 1t showed
balance on hand March of $780,
1S4.SO.
The following ordinances were
acted on:
Ordinance for improving SoweI1
street and Hayes avenue by grading
and grayellng, Second passage.
Ordinance reducing tobacco bro
ker's license to SIS per annum and
insurance company license for $50
for the first and $40 all successive
lines. First passage.
Ordinance reducing the police
force to Is men exclusive of the
captain, lieutenant and chief. First
passage.
Resolution TO employ the Puryear
Abstract company to furnish data
necessary in making the block prop
erty map of the city for use of the
tax supervisors. First adoption.
The matter of opening an alley be-
tween Clements, Farley and Meyers
streets was referred.
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