The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-22
TAX COLLECTOR
WILL BIZ ELECTED
Ordinance Committee Will
Consider Office.
Board Of Councilmen Authorize Con-
tract for Fill Between Broadway
and Jefferson.
BUY STONE FOR TENTH STREET

The board of couneilmen met last
might and went through the regular
order of business in a hurry. Tiers
was no new business before the
board.
The boari OF public works report
ed to the council that two bids had
been received for the arching of
lBradshaw's creek between Broadway
and Jefferson street and filing up the
hollow to the level of the street. The
bids were NJ. II. Weikel $4,000 and
ia. w. Katterjohn $500. Mr.. Wei
kel's bid was accepted ana he will be
paid by letting his taxes on the im-
proved property to the amount OF the
bid accumulate without payment. Mr..
lWeikel rendered a deed to two lots
for the opening of Nineteenth street
between Broadway and Jefferson
street. The deed was accepted on
motion of Councilman Kreutzer and
the contract was accepted on motion
of Councilman Foreman.
Mayor Smith was given the power
to rent, sell or use for farming pur-
poses nine acres Of ground the city
owns north of the city and the jack
son Hill cemetery, which contain a
little over zoe acres Of land. Here
tofore the cemetery ground has been
rented for 500 a year. Chief Wood
reported that the city could make
more money out of its land IL 1t
would do its own farming. II will
be used by him to raise grain for the
fire horses.
A vote OF thanks was extended TO
Bernheim Bros, of Louisville. for
/, 200 bushels Of coal given to the
city for charitable purposes.
BARRIERS License.
The BARRIERS of the city petitioned
the council to reduce the license and
make it the same as this year. The
license this year is SO for the first
chair and 50 for each chair after the
first chair, and no license placed on
bath rooms. The petition was re-
ferred to the license committee.
The appointment of Joseph Matti-
son by the cemetery committee as
sexton of Oak Grove cemetery and
Oak Grove addition, was ratified by
the council.
On recommendation OF City So
licitor James Campbell the ordinance
was requested to bring in
an ordinance, providing for a back
tax collector and providing for his
salary. Two ordinances granting an
extension of time OF one year on the
starting and completion OF Paducah
Southern Electric Railroad company
and the Paducah & Northern railroad
in the city of Pajucah, was given
first and second passage.
The report of the joint finance
showing claims amount
ing to s5,s23.25, was ordered paid.
The request Of Mr.. Gus Hank was
granted on recommendation of the
sewer committee 10 connect his prop
erty at Sixteenth and Trimble streets
with the Oak Grove sewer. Mr.. Hank
is to pay all the expense OF making
the connection and to bear his part
of the sewer assessment when a
sewer is put in along his property.
The residents Of the vicinity Of
Third and Madison streets were
granted their request on recommen-
dation of the board OF public works
and a light will be placed at Third
and Madison streets.
A deed to lot 80. block IA, in Oak
Grove cemetery was granted Mrs.
Alice Elise.
The proposition OF the Southern
Bitulithic company was accepted to
sell to the city the crushed stone left
over after paving Broadway and JEFF
ferson street. The stone will be used
next spring on Tenth street between
Broadway and Kentucky avenue
when "tarvia" will be put on Tenth
street. The councilmen thought the
stone was offered for sale at lower
price than the city could get 1t else
where.
All the members OF the board we're
present. They were Councilmen
Lackey, Bowers, Clayton, Cornelison,
Duvall, Foreman, Ford, Kreutzer,
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