The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-09
Already Four Months Overdue
and Going Too Slowly
Aldermen Rebuke Board or Public
Works tor Granting Ex'en 3ioh
Of Time.
INTERESTING SESSION HELD.

Sewer district No. .. must b.
completed by the contractors. Thomas
Bridges d sons. az The expiration ci
the present extended time. When me
contract was awarded the contract
read that the work WAS 60 De com
pleted April 1. but inclement weather
prevented this. and tnce then the
contractors have obta!nfi permission
from the board Of pubic works for
longer time. Alderman Hubbard o Is
cd BIS what authority tie bc1rd Of
public works could continue the
time. and the city so.icitor replied
that he new Of none by when The
board could extend the time arb.tra-
rlly. hut for lnc.oment wealh er. ana
like reasons the time may he ex' nd
Cd The aldermen did mot taEe II
kindly that the district had been de-
laved five months aud the motion
passed unanimously that The board
OF public works direct Thomas
Bridge & Sons 20 complete me con-
tract by the present extended time.
Alderman Hubbard added that he had
taken occasion to watch the work and
10 bis belief only one-iourth the nee
ossary number 81 men We're worked
by the contractors The mayor agreed
with Alderman Hubbard that the
work should be completed.
The boards attention was called TO
the need Of Ore escapes on the River
side hospital The state law provides
that they must be placed on the
building. The hospital committee VIII
mako report
A letter from the Commercial club
asked the city 20 charter steamboat
ard send a delegation from the city
o. meet President Roosevelt when he
g. ia the Mississippi river n October
lie Viii be az C1iro October 4, and
the club thinks 0, proper that The city
shall not TAU behind, Mayor Yolsor
said De ala not know whore the mon
IS was coming from. but rec ommend-
"a thar Il d. referred To- the finance
committee. and the aldermen d.d 80.
The Palucah Taunofy company
VII be exempt nom taxation for five
years. The ordinance viii be looked
an by the city solicitor, ANA If none
g. in force. a special one viii be
brought in.
Gas Connections.
Action was deferred on tie ordi-
nance requiring water and gas mains
to be- placed IL feet below the
grade of the street. and an connec-
tons l-2 feet he,ow The grade The
ordinance passed the two readings n
the council. Alderman Hannah SAIL,
as % was read. e conld not he en-
forced. and be- thought the city had
enough ordinances ON the statutes
fhat could not be enforced. Accord
Ing to Alderman Hannah. the gas
company would be forced to d.scou-
tinue service. and IN the suburbs % Is
often impossible to get grades until,
several years ~aficr the mains have
been placed IN the streets. II was
referred 90 the city engineer ana
street committee.
Saloon Licenses.
Much Of the time was taken mp at
last nights meeting by protests
against saloon licenses and for their
granting. The aldermen are t.-od Of
repeated requests when q license has
been refused 4 resolution viii be
brought en-. prohibiting more than
two applications in a year.
Monday night the council granted
"a ficpnep tn Thomas Boyle. 500 North
Eighth street, against the protest Of
property owners. Last night the