The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-21
]. G.. RINKLIFFE
is NEW PRESIDENT
Ranking Member HOnored by
Board of Public Works.
Number OF Matters Are Considered
by Hoard AZ Regular Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon.
STREET WORK PROPERLY DONE

The board of public works me-
yesterday afternoon In regular sos
sion and elected John @. Rinkliff,
president of the board to succeed Mr.
Edmund p. Noble, resigned. Follow
ing the election the routine OF bus!-
ness was taken up.
A rule was adopted TO facilitate
the work of the board and for the
convenience of the public in general
The president was empowered to ACT
for the entire board In the intervals
between meetings. He shall use his
own judgment and this will enable
contractors and others having bnsl-
ness with the board TO settle matters
without consulting each member of
the board
Bids for constructing fil over
Cross creek on Caldwell avenue near
the Illinois Central depot were open
cd and the contract let to Thomas
Bridges sons of Wabash, Ind. for
$i.767, which includes the constrnc-
lions OF a calvert and hll. The city
reserves the right to make the MI
and deduct from the contract price.
The MI Is estimated to cost $1,000.
The Home Telephone company
was directed to remove pole AT
Seventh and Harrison streets TO the
proper location.
The purchase Of n team Of mules
for the street department was de-
ferred
The street Inspector was permit
ted to put 20 loads Of gravel for
street repairs.
The board served notice on Con
tractor L. c. Terrell to repair brick
streets he built. II he does not do the
work at once. the board will at his
expense
l.. A. Washington. city engineer.
reported that the work of laying n
surface water drainage sewer on
Harrison street from Third street 10
the river would be finished In a few
days.
s. FEELS & company was refused
permission to leave boxes on the
pavements at the side Of It's store at
Third and Jefferson streets.
Street Inspector Elliott was or
dered 10 serve notice and compel
merchants and others to raise avn
ings In front OF buildings on Broad
way. Some are too low.
A petition from r. q. Terrell to
remove tree in front OF his house
was unfavorably acted on The tree
will not interfere with the pavement
work.
The street inspector was instruct
cd TO notify all contractors to re-
move within "a hours all debris and
material not In use from the pave
ments and streets
The street inspector was ordered
to examine "cut on boxes" In pave
ments and see that they are proper
~ regulated. Some stand mp above
the pavement and have caused acci-
dents which resulted In suits against
the city.
For Street Hydrants.
City Engineer Washington was in
structed to decide locations for street
hydrants whore both horse and clti-
zen can drink.
John W.Holmes, who has been en-
ployed to draw plans for the remod-
cling of the lighting plant. was ready
to submit plans but the board did not
take them up.
The board ordered new ordinances
drawn for the Improvement of Hayes
avenue and Sowell street In Mechan-
icsburg. The council simply extended
the time limit in the old ordinances,
but the board OF public works is Of
the opinion that new ordinances
should be passed.
A telegram was sent to ST. Louis
urging the immediate shipment of a
street flushing machine. so the test
can be seen with that of the Santa
~ Street Flushing Machine compa
ny's ausher. which is now at work in
Paducah. The st. Louis Street Flush
ing Machine company desires to send