The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-08
SANITARY WORK
OF CITY SCHOOLS
Will be Done at Expense OF
Municipality.
Recommendation of Health Depart
mcnt VIII BE Followed Out by
General Council.
CARRIAGE DISPOSAL QUESTION

| 'SA V0.hh XNSoAiON
II At the regular meeting of the
lboard of counciimen last night Coun-
Gilman Ernest Lackey was elected
president to I'LL the vacancy made by
Councilman Lindsey resigning. Mr.
Lackey was elected by the unanimous
vote OF the board.
| The school board was relieved of
the expense of making sewer connec-
tions at the Lee and Lincoln school
buildings on Recommendation from
the city health department. The con-
tracts will be let on recommendation
of the finance committee and the
money to be appropriated out OF the
1909 funds. This appropriation was
granted by the Aldermen at their
last regular meeting,
| The bonds of DR.. ID. G.. Murrell and
Contractor A. A. Lassiter, of $1,000
each, to serve as park commissioners
were received.
In a communication from the gov
eminent. the city was given orders
not TO dispose of its garbage. sewer
age and dead animals by dumping
them in the Ohio river or the city
would be liable TO a large fine. On
motion OF Councilman Van Meter.
the communication was referred 20
the finance committee with power to
act to dispose of the refuse of the
city.
A plan for disposing of the scav-
lenger soil Of the city. as drawn up by
the city health department. was voted
down. the nays and yeas.
Those voting nay were CouncAmen
Lackey, Cornelison Foreman. Ford,
Kreutzer, Mayer and Van Meter.
Those voting yea were Councilmen
Bower, Duvall, Wilson and Young.
The plan was for the city TO own and
conduct its own scavenger depart
ment. which would cost about SO, 400.
The health department learned that
the men operating scavenger wagons
are making about $500 per year.
Paducah Northern Extension.
An ordinance, amending an ordi-
nance. granting the Paducah North
ern railroad an extension of one year
to start and complete their work OF
constructing and maintaining q
standard gage railroad in the city,
was referred to the ordinance COM
mlttee for investigation. The ordi-
nance was handed in during the meet
ing by w. F. Bradshaw, Jr., attorney
of the railroad company. The ordl-
nance will go before the aldermen at
Thursday nights meeting.
The board of health recommended
| r. d. Barnett and ]. l.. Gather to be
re-appointed as sanitary inspectors.
The recommendation was received
and fled and will be acted on at a
joint netting of the general council.
The report Of the city treasurer
and city auditor for November was
received and filed. The report OF
Chief OF Police James Collins for No
vember was received and filed. The
report of the finance committee was
received. and payment of s24,f2S.9s
was ordered paid.
An ordinance. regulating the ring
ing of bells and gOngs and the blow
ing of whistles, except as required
by the commonwealth of Kentucky
and the United States. was tabled on
motion of Councilman Duvall
II. We'll G Son asked the board ia
EXEMPT them from taxes for a period
of 5 years, as the firm has a nov
manufacturing and distilllng plant
The request was referred to the ord
nance committee.
Residents of the 'neighborhood OF
Third and Madison. streets petitioned
the council to put an electric light on
that corner. The petition was refer
red to the light and water commit.
tee.
J. T. Donovan, local agent for the
Illinois Central, informed the council
by letter that he had put the requests
of the city Of a crossing at Cedar
street, reopening up the street at
Huntington Row across the tracks
and for the Tennessee street crossing
to be put under the tracks, in the
hands of Superintendent A. n. Egan
The railroad men Will confer with
the city engineer and estimates and
plans for these Improvements will be
drawn.
A transfer of a deed to a lot In
Oak Grove cemetery was granted
Jacob Oehlschlaeger. A deed TO a
lot in Oak Grove cemetery was grant
ed A. C. Grief.
A communication from W. F. Brad
shaw, ST., stating that he was over
assessed for property on Broadway
was referred to the beard OF super
vlsors.
Mr.. Gus e. Hank asked the coun'
ellis permission TO connect his prop
erty at Sixteenth and Trlmble streets
with the Oak Grove sewer The com
munlcation was referred to the hos
Initial sewer and sanitary committed