The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-08
Had Been Introduced Without
Attention of Committee
Board of Aldermen Decline to Bother
With Salary Ordinance and IL
is a Dead One.
THE CoUNCILMEN MET BRIEFLY

refused to act on ordinances provid-
ing for increases of salaries of city
officials, and from indications the
measures will not be passed by thai
board. The board of councilmen
gave them two passages and referred
them to the upper board. Provisions
| of the ordinances did not meet the
approval of all members, and the
aldermen twice refused to take any
action on them. The ordinance
granting the Paducah Southern Elec-
trical railway right-of-way into Pa
ducah was referred back to the COM
mittee. 1t developed that the ordi-
nance was drafted by company attor-
neys and brought immediately into
the council before 1t had gone through
the hands Of the ordinance committee
other matters were of a routine
nature, and the session dragged, ad-
journment being taken at 1880
O'Clock.
| Council Meets.
| The board of councilmen met at z
O'Clock In special session and gave
first and second passage to an ordi-
nance authorizing an extension of the
No. 2 sewerage system to the Home
OF the Friendless. This being the
only matter before the board, adj
journment was taken at 1925 o'clock.
Board OF Aldermen.
All members were present.
Minutes OF the last regular and
called meeting were adopted.
Boyle Case Appealed.
Mayor Yeiser recommended to APP
peal the decision of Circuit Judge
W. NJ. Reed in the Hugh Boyle case.
He stated that II seemed impossible
| to draft an ordinance which lawyers
could not find flaw in. The council
ordered the appeal taken. The board
OF aldermen voted to appeal the case.
Mayor Yeiser suggested to refer the
matter to a committee Immediately
for instant action, because he be-
lieved that It should be attended TO
by some familiar with the matter.
City Solicitor James Campbell, Jr.,
STATED that the prosecution of the
case really was not his duty. but that
The had assumed the duty after pres
sure from the administration. He
stated that he did not feel he could
take up his time in the suit any fur
lther than he has.
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1.-THE matter was referred to the judi
lciary committee.
City Clerk Henry Bailey reported
THAT the council had referred TO the
Ialdermen ordinances raising salaries
,of city officials. No action was taken
at this time.
A motion to increase the size OF
1.-THE sewer running to the Home OF
1.-THE Friendless so as to take care ol
storm water caused the city to stand
additional expense.
Several deeds and transfers to lots
in Oak Grove cemetery were ratified
A report of the sale of the city de-
linquent tax list for si,677.90 was
filed.
The matter of supplying a deed to
III. II. Neumann for a lot in Oak Grove
cemetery was referred.
Several petitions for street lights
lin different localities were referred
Notice that the city will be pre-
pared to present the United States
gunboat Paducah with a silver SER
vice was filed.
A prayer from II. We'll & Son for
exemption from taxation on a dis
ltillery was filed.
An appropriation of 5000 was voted
to defray expenses OF Paducah's dele
cation to the Ohio River improvement
association at Wheeling, w. Va,
October 14-15.
A dedication OF Clark street from
Nineteenth to Twenty-frst street was
accepted, the city to give in return
property adjacent to the road.
The motion to build concrete side
walks on Meyers street from Bridge
lstreet to Farley street, adopted by