The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-22
OIL TANK ACTION
AGAIN DEFERRED
Council Playing Game Of Wait
and DO NOTHING.
Tarvia, New Paving Material. VIII DE
Given Fair Test ON North Tenth
Street.
STREET FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED

Tarvla will be given good test
as to its wearing qualities on Tenth
street between Broadway and Ken
lucky avenue, as was decided at last
nights council meeting. For the last
10 or is years II has been a ques-
ton with city officials whether or not
|it would be advisable to use some
form OF tar on the streets, and at
last they have decided to give tarvia
"a try-out Tarvia has proved success
full as an improved material for street
building In number OF different
places. The one OF most note Is at
Jackson, Tenn. where the govern
ment took up the work to give tarvia
a trial and put down several miles OF
great success according to govern
ment reports. Tarha is the cheapest
OF all improved material for street
improvement purposes. Instead Of
using bitulithic around the fountain
at Tenth street tarvla will be used.
The city engineer was ordered TO take
measurements and get the exact num-
Der OF feet to be covered with taryia.
SO that the order could be sent In
for the correct amount OF material.
The manufacturers Of tarvia will send
a man TO Paducah to superintend the
work and see that IL is put down cor
rertly Now II tarvia proves a sue
cess on Tenth street. Il will be put
down on number of other streets
when Improvement Is needed.
The ordinance regulating the stor-
age In the city limits Of oil was re-
ferred back TO the ordinance commit
tee on motion OF Member Foreman
for revision. BY revising the ordi-
nance that has already been drawn
up. Member Foreman thought that an
ordinance could be drawn up so that
the Standard oil company could pro-
tect their tanks with a concrete wall
or in some similar manner and In this
way the ordinance would be satisfac-
tory TO all parties concerned. No
action can now be taken about nov
ing the tanks OF the Standard oil
company from Tenth and Monroe
streets to outside the city limits until
the next meeting OF the council.
(which will be October 8.
4 message from Mayor Smith was
read before the council. asking that
no more ordinances be passed for
street improvements. unless abso-
lutely necessary. In the message the
mayor gave figures showing that the
money appropriated for street pur-
poses had been used and II more i'm
lprovemcnts were made the city would
have TO 20 in debt for IL untn next
Iyear. when another appropriation
would be made for street improve
ments. Member Van Meter moved
that the message be received and ned
and that the board bear in mind what
the mayor had called TO their atten-
ton.
A petition from property OWNERS
asking that the water mains be ex-
tended on Powell street from Hays
lavenue to AshcraN avenue and from
IAshcraft avenue 10 Sowell street was
referred to the water committee. All
the property owners said they would
connect with the water mains.
/ The water company reported the
water mains on broadway from
lTwenty-first street to Twenty-fourth
lstreet completed, and that three
iwater plugs were put in and that the
water mains on Guthrie avenue we're
completed and five water plugs were
put in. The plugs we're placed on
the rental list and the report was re-
ceived and filed.
u The mayor was authorized 10 sign
the petition TO grant narrow strip
OF land to be used for road purposes
from the Boswell road 10 the Hinkle-
willie road with residents owning the
adjoining property. The road will be
of much value TO the farmers of that
neighborhood and the city will not
lose anything in the deal The prop
'erty owners have agreed to give a
strip of land for half the road and II
twas up TO the city to give the rest.
| Jackson street was ordered opened
) as far as one square 10 the other side
; of Guthrie avenue. The city will take
the land for the road by purchase.
Condemnation or otherwise, lust as
! the city sees fit. Property this side
OF Guthrie avenue has already been
; granted to the city for the opening
OF Jackson street. The opening of
Jackson street will be OF much bene-
ut to the city as well as to the prop
: erty owners. for IL will give the prop
,erty in that part of the city a higher
valuation. which has heretofore been
worth very little.
The question Of opening Broad
street from Cross creek to the May.
field road was laid aside until nexi
year. It would requore the building
of bridge across the creek and max.
ing a large I'LL would be necessary
and the city has not the money to dc
this.
Accounts to the amount of S.
l570.35 we're allowed.
The Rubber Grip Handle compan,
, asked the council that they be re.