The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-27
CITY ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE PUBLIC WHARF, AND THE
WHARFlMASTER. OF THE CITY
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Section 1. That the followini
Wharfage shall be charged, and col
lected by the City of Paducah up1I
vessels landing in from. of the publ!'
wLarf OF the city:
The wharfage OF each and every
steamboat, or power boat for hire
making Paducah its terminus, of 1 t
tons burden or under. United state.
Government measure, $1,000 per an
mum; on such boats of over 100 tons
and less thanV5O0 tons burden, $500
per annum; and on such boats of over
500 tons burden. 500 90 per annum
and on each fiat or barge used by
such steamboats, in carrying freight
$4,000 per annum. payable In quarter.
ly installments, in advance to the
City Treasurer; on each coal boat
$500 per annum, payable In the
same way as on steamboats,; every
other steamboat landing in front of
said wharf of 100 feet and under in
length. shall pay s1.OO per day; #
over 100 feet and under 1875 feet In
length. s125 per day; If over 1875
feet and under 175 feet In !sngth.
S2.OO per day; IL over 175 feet and
less than ESQ feet In length, $3.50
gel day; and II over $50 feet in length
$500 per day. and at the same rates
fer each additional day such boat re-
mains at said landing. upon the land
ing and before the departure OF any
such boat IL shall be the duty of the
master thereof, or any one having
charge or command of the same to
pay said wharfage to the wharfmaster
NJ paducah; provided, that the pro-
visions OF this section shall not apply
10 towboats which are strictly CON
ducting the business or occupation OF
towboats exclusively. and which do
not use the public wharf for STORM.
freight, or other things, aud make
landings only for the purpose of max
ing repairs, getting material and sup
plies. hiring or paying of the crew
Such towboats when so conducted,
shall be exempt from any liability Of
Wharfage fees to the City OF Paducah:
except. that such towboats shall no,
be allowed TO remain moored at said
wharf Tor a longer period than forty
eight consecutive hours. except where
such boat Is having temporary repairs
made upon her. in which event said
boat shall be permitted to remain an
additional forty-eight hours bygpaying
20 the City of Paduoah the sum of
$500 for each day. or part OF day.
Tor said two day period. and should
any boat remain In any event moored
a, said wharf for longer period than
four consecutive DAYS. then such boat.
or the master or owner in charge
thereof. shah be fined twenty-five dol
lars 1928 .0O) for each day said boat
Sc remains thereafter. No steamboat
with a tow, or fleet OF barges. shall be
permitted to occupy the 1854 feet
OF free space hereinafter referred to,
under a penalty of twenty-five dollars
ts25J0O) for each violation.
Sec. . Each gasoline boat for
hire. or other kind Of boat not herein
before provided for. landing in front
of said public wharf, shall pay $50
for each day, or part thereof. such
boat shall remain at said wharf. TO
he paid in the same manner as pro-
Vldcd for In the preceding section. On
account OF fire hazard the wharf
master shall see that gasoline boats
are not permitted TO moor or tie up
alongside OF steamboats,. hut shall oc-
cupy that space allotted to them by
said wharfmaster. under penalty of
ten dollars $4,000 for each viola
ton OF his Instructions.
Sec g. II any boat shall come TO
the landing at said wharf. and the
owner, master. or other person In
charge of such boat shall fail to pay
the city Wharfmastcr the wharfage
required 10y this ordinance such own
or. master, or other person in charge
~ such boat, shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars (s25.O0) nor
more than fifty dollars (s50.OO) for
each day such boat shall land or lie
al said wharf.
See, 4. The business upon the pub
lie wharf at Paducah, and the moor
ing and occupancy of boats thereat,
shall be as follows:
First: The ferry landing shall oc-
cupy the mouth of Kentucky Avenue
and eighty-four feet frontage below,
adjacent thereto. being in all so feet,
as designated on the City Engineers
plat OF said wharf by the letter "A.
Second: The next section of the
wharf designated by the letter "B'' on
said plat fronting sixty,six feet. shall
be used by the public generally as a
free space, with no exclusive right to
any one.
Third: That $50 feet OF the next
section below, adjacent to section u,
and being part of section c upon said
plat, Is sci apart for and shall be used
exclusively for the wharfboat, or
boats; provided expressly, that said
wharfboat owners will permit no
barges, nor other craft except steam
boats. to moor or tie on to said
wnarfboat so as 10 extend beyond at