The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-22
Gives Nearly Five Hundred
Feet for Boats to Land.
Considerable Routine Business Trans.
acted at Adjourned Session of
Board.
SALOON LICENSES ARE REFUSED

Meeting In adjourned session las'
evening the board Of councilmen pass
ej through its second reading an or
dinance governing the management
ard control of the city wharfboat and
the levee space on the river front from
Kentucky avenue to jefferson street
In most OF its features the ordinance
Is like the one that has been In force
for many years. the only important
change being the opening up Of the
space below the wharfboat TO Jeffcr-
son street as a free wharf for all sorts
OF boats. Captain Roger, of the
Wharfboat company. Mr. Saunders
Fowler. of the Fowler boat line, and
Captain Summers were all present
and addressed the board upon some
features of the new ordinance which
was discussed and acted upon one sec
ton at a time.
Application was made for saloon
licenses by J. w. Ebcrly and Lee
Potter, the flrst to open a saloon at
209 South Ninth street and the sec
onti at 1901 North Sixth. Both ap-
plcations were denied. Bberle de-
sTcd 10 occupy the stand recently
vacated by G. 4. Chandler. whose H.
cense was revoked. The application
was accompanied by a protest signed
by the yestrymen of Grace Episcopal
church and other citizens. This coun-
ter petition was granted and the APP
plication for license denied. The APP
plcation OF Lee Potter was not acted
upon. for the reason that the required
affidavit. concerning the posting OF
notices Of intention to ask for IL
cense. did not accompany the applica-
ton.
Wcikcrs Sewer.
The proposition of Contractor
George Wclkcl, in which he promises
to construct sewer from Jefferson
street to Broadway. along the course
OF the little stream known as Cross
creek, was approved. The conditions
under which this Improvement will be
made are that Mr.. woikel will bear
the entire expense OF building the
sewer and raising the surface of the
entire tract OF ground To the street
level. that he will also dedicate to-
the city a co foot street between JEFF
ferson street and Broadway at the
point whore the sewer is to BE- con-
structed. In consideration OF such
gift to the city his taxes on said piece
OF ground will be rcmlttcd until the
actual cost OF the sewer has been paid
New Alley.
The matter of opening a public al
ley between jefferson and. Monroe
streets near Nineteenth street was re
ferred TO the street committee. The
ordnance committee was instructed
TO bring In a measure providing for
the construction OF concrete sidewalks
on Meyers street from Farley Place
10 Island creek bridge, and from the
north end of the bridge to Broad
street. on Fourth. An allowance OF
$50 to pay for linOleum for several OF
the public Offices in the city hall was
made to the public Improvement conf
mittee.
A duplicating machine for the print
ing OF copies of proposed new city or
dinances and other documents to come
before the general council was order
al purchased. AZ the request of the
board Of public works Farley street
from Meyers street 10 Clements street
was ordered graded and graveiled.
The sossion of the council board
lasted until 1 O'Clock and was at =,
tended by all the members of the
board excepting Councilmcn Lackey
and Kreutzer.