The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-19
TWO BOULEYARDS
ARE CONSIDERED
The Board of Aldermen Gives
Sanction To Plan
jefferson Street and Tenth Street
Given Over To Board of Park
Commissioners.
CITY BEAUTIFUL is EVOLVED

Harmony of ideas to make Padu-
cab a city beautiful, the pride of its
citizens and the admiration of visit
ors, was expressed in the action OF
the board OF aldermen last night
when the ordinance granting permis-
sion to make park out of Tenth
street between Broadway and Ken
lucky was passed. At the same time,
the plan of the park commission, the
residents. and the traction company
to make west Jefferson street
magnificent boulevard, was approved
and when the street and ordinance
committees acting with the park COM
mission and city engineer, draw up
plans and specifications of the pro-
posed Identification of Jefferson
street from Fountain avenue to
Twenty-ffth street the aldermen
will enthusiastically endorse the
idea. The resolution to that effect
was not in shape to be introduced
last night and was referred as stat
ed. s'if',W5M
The Sun outlined the plan of con-
eerting Jefferson street from Nine
teenth to Twenty-fifth streets into
boulevard, yesterday. As perfected
late yesterday afternoon, the plan
will be to pace under the control of
the park commission. seven feet on
each side of the traction company's
right of way, making the total
width of this space In the center Of
the boulevard, SO feet for the
tracks and grass plots. A concrete
curb and gutter to be paid for. half
by the property owners and half by
the traction company, will be laid
along each side OF the park strip.
This virtually divides jefferson street
into two streets with park down
the center. Suficient space to allow
the traction company to double
track is already owned by the COM
pany and as under the proposed i'm
lprovements, no crossing could be
done in between street intersections.
the necessity of lowering its tracks
will not devolve on the traction COM
pany. Rules, compelling driving to
the right, going and coming, would
make the 20 feet streets on either
side of the park. ample for all pur-
poses.
AS the traction company and the
Gregory Heights company open JEFF
ferson street toward TIE Pines, the
Improvements will be extended, so
that in the course of year or two,
Jefferson boulevard would be
magnificent driveway. Then when
Tenth street is treated similarly as
far as the 100 feet width extends. the
lefty will have two boulevards going
through the city and contributing
intellectually to its appearance. The
city treasury will not feel the cost of
Ieither of the two proposed improve
ments, as the Jefferson street inn
lpIONeHleuJ Will De pdiu lot ny bhO
property owners abuttlng and the
traction company; and Tenth street
will be improved out of the appor-
tionment made to the park commits
sion by the state legislature. Both
will be realities within less than a
lyear DR.. Murrell. president of the
park commission, addressed the al
dermen and said that he had raised
$4,000 toward erecting base for
a fine bronze statue that VIII be
presented to the city by New York
relatives of a former Paducah citi-
zen, which will be placed in the
Lang park. lie expects to
raise $4,000 for the base. At the
Broadway entrance to Tenth street
park the women Will erect hand
some blinking fountain,and inside the
park, walks and settees will afford
the public restful retreat at all
times.