The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-24
Until Spring Time Redoubles
Work of Departments
City VIII Probably Furnish Power
to Operate Sewer Pump in
the Future.
LONG SESSION YESTERDAY

lbodiu VI puDilC WOihSy tuC hiSb anu
third Tuesdays in the month, were
decided on at the meeting of that
board yesterday afternoon. The meet
ing day was changed from Wednes-
lday to Tuesday to suit the convent
ence of the members. Next summer
when the work is heavy on the
board the weekly meetings probably
Twill be resumed.
What promised to be a short ses-
sion of the board, was heightened
out 10 two hours and forty minutes,
the sewer pumping station, the sign
situation and the sewer construction
work, occupying most OF the time.
Manager Blocker of the Paducah
Traction company, was present with
the board to discuss the charges for
Supplying power to motor at sewer
pumping station. The motor is 40
horse power and power has been
supplied in the past at the rate or
SC a day. Manager Blocker submit
ted figures TO the board, showing that
the light company could not supply
power to the motor at a profit, for
less than S43 a day for the same SER
Evice formerly supplied at the Sc rate,
He said that as long as the wires are
connected, the company has to keep
in reserve, 40 horse power for use
any time in the year it might be
needed at the station.
The charge seemed so formidable,
that the board members discussed
the ACCESSIBILITY of installing steam
power, but as the motor is only used
in high water, and rarely over a half
dozen days in the year steam power
evidently would be more expensive.
Mr.. Blocker then suggested that
there are some unused generators in
the city lighting plant which could
be rugged up to run the pumping sta
ton on the city power, and said that
1t would be more satisfactory to the
lighting company if the city could
make arrangements to care for the
pumping station.
superintendent Keebler. OF the
city lighting plant, said the genera
tors could be used for that purpose,
and advised that the motor at tne
pumping station be duplicated, to
avoid a dangerous situation should
the single motor break down in high
water. II takes hours for the present
pump. with capacity of 100000
gallons in "a hours, to keep the wa
ter down in the sewer system. 1t can
fill up in less tnan an hour. City
Engineer Washington said a pump
with a capacity of 100000 gallons
is needed.
The board asked Mr.. Blocker &c
give the rate for which the power
could be supplied to the city, which
would be fair to the light company,
and the question of the city furnish
ing its own power. or of erecting a
steam pump, would be considered
next spring when sewer district, No.
2. comes as an additional burden on
the pumping station.
Managing Blocker asked forgive
ness of the board for placing a
transformer on a light pole in front
of the Palmer House, which the
board had directed should be placed
in the cellar of the MOTEL. The
change was a necessary one and the
board readily recognized the exigen-
cy. A pole on the corner Of Fifth
street and Broadway must come
down and the light company will
have to erect two poles near the cor
ner to handle the electrical apparat-
us.
The manner of supplying power to
the fire alarm apparatus at the Cen
trail fire station on North Fourth
street, was thought extremely dan
gerous by Mr.. Blocker, but he was
referred to the board of police and
fire commissioners, who have Charge
of the fire department.
Superintendent Keebler asked the
board for permission to buy 500
volts of electricity from the Paducah
Light and Power company to test
the lighting apparatus, the capacity
of the city plant not being sufficient
20 fill all requirements. A wire from
the city plant will tap the light com
pany's wire.
City Solicitor James Campbell, Jr.,
said he concurs in Judge Cross in
depreciation of the law in the test
cases over the sign ordinances. in
which Judge Cross took the position
that the old ordinances under which
the signs in question had been erect
ed were never repealed. Mr. Camp
bell recommended as the best way
around the adverse decision, to in
'troduce an ordinance in the general
council, repeating the old ordinan-