The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-05
COuncilmen Will not Delay
With the Measure
Hugh Boyle Appeal is Voted i'm Lower
Board ON Recommendation OF
Mayor.
THE FIRST NOVEMBER MEETING

men ordinances increasing the sal
aries of city officials, without change.
The board of aldermen referred back
these ordinances after the council
has passed them. The board in
structed the committee to rent resi-
dence for the sexton of Oak Grove
cemetery at the city's expense. Other
business was routine and the ses-
sion lasted only one hour.
Councilman Foreman was absent.
Mayor Yeiser read a report from
the committee, recommending side
walk improvements on Meyers street.
Received and filed, and the commit
tee ordered to bring in an ordinance
for the Improvement.
An offer from property owners to
transfer Clark street right-of-way
from Nineteenth to Twenty-hrst for
the consideration of a transfer of city
property in that locality. The mat
ter was referred
Mayor Yeiser read a letter from
Mr.. Saunders A. Fowler stating that
the Ohio River Improvement assoc
citation would meet in Wheeling. w
Va, shortly and In the name of the
Commercial club asked for an appro-
priation OF $200 to defray expenses
of committee from Paducah. Mayor
Yelser had already appointed Messrs.
J. II. Ashcraft, S. A. Fowler, Mark
Cole. James Roger and II. A. Peter.
Every city on the Ohio river donates
and sends committees. A motion to
appropriate $500 carried.
Mayor Yeiser read letter from
Congressman Ollie James stating
that he had wrltten>the navy depart
ment that Padueah would be ready
to present a silver service to thu
United States gunboat "Paducah"
between December 1 and 10. The
letter was filed.
A prayer from II. Well & Sons TO
have the Well dlstillery exempted
from taxation was referred.
A petition for a street light at Six
teenth and Clay streets was referred
to the board of public works with in
structions to place the light.
]. II. Neumann petitioned that he
be given a deed to lot in Oak Grove,
he having lost the original deed. The
matter was referred.
Treasurer John ]. Dorian reported
the sale of delinquent tax property.
Report filed.
Relief on several overassessments,
recommended by the tax book super.
visors, was granted. One is a reduc-
ton of the Western Union Telegraph
company franchise tax assessment
from $40, 200 to s7,56s.
Mayor Yeiser recommended an ap-
peal from the decision of Circuit
Judge Reed in the Hugh Boyle case
in which he knocked out part OF the
license tax ordinance. On motion of
Councilman Flournoy 1t was voted to
appeal the decision.
Mayor Yeiser read one bid for fur
nlshing city coal for one year from
the Central Coal and Iron company.
II was the only bid placed. and was
as follows: Lump ~ cents, nut II
cents and slack s cents per bushel
delivered. The bid was accepted, all
coal to be weighed on city scales.
Ordinances for raises of city off,
Gals salaries which the aldermen re-
ferred back to the committee were
referred to the aldermen again for
the board to either pass or vote them
down.
c. l.. Dunlap was allowed $40 for
repairs to walls in Riverside hospital.
An ordinance regulating driving
| on Market Square was ordered
adopted.