The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-27

aiter ne is through with II, returns
II 10 the city clerk and il is kept
henceforth by the city auditor in his
files. In the first place the fatal de-
feet In this system Is the inability of
the city clerk, the mayor or the
auditor to check this ordinance up
and see that it is as presented to
either of these oficers.-a correct
copy of the ordinance that Is passed
by the general council: this defect
lies in the fact that there is only one
original ordinance. and no enroll.
ment is made after the passage of
this ordinance; therefore. changes
could be made, or even the ordinance
Itself might disappear and we would
have nothing to show the contents of
that ordinance. It is highly import.
ant that the ordinances of the city
OF Paducah should be sacredly pre-
served, and rigdly guarded, for It
may be years after the passage of an
ordinance before II would have to be
examined or used in the courts, and
then no one could tell from recollec-
ton whether the ordinance presented
was correct or not; therefore, /
recommend to you that you adops
such rules and regulations as may be
fitting to carry out a plan to require
all ordinances passed by the general
council to be enrolled on the journal
Of the city clerk. and your enroll
ment committee be required to per
form the duties Of that committee byi
comparing copies which shall be pre-
scented to the mayor for action. and
not rely entire.y upon the original
ordinance as the Official record. as we
do at present. ! would recommend
further that the city auditor be re-
quired to adopt some system by
which he could keep these ordinances
in a systematic way, and in files that
afford ready access to them when
they are needed. Just now the city
is suffering in a law suit from its in
ability to obtain an authenticated
copy Of an ordinance upon which she
Is seeking to rely. This is the result
of loose management and bad sys-
tenn in the past. and Il is high time
that these things be remedied.
Garbage Disposal.
have received notice from the
Authorities at Washington that the
dumping by the city of dead animals
and garbage into he Ohio river must
cease, or serious consequences will
follow. Some safe and satisfactory
method Of disposition should be de-
vised forthwith by the general coun-
ell / do not favor an investment at
this time in an incinerating plant, as
] think more economical system
can be relied on.
Charter Amendments.
Much relief and many benefits can
be had through favorable legislation
by the state government. There are
many provisions Of the present char :
ter which operate directly against
the best interests Of the city. The
charter should be studied and the IN
favorable features noted, and a COM
mitiee appointed to visit Frankfort
during the next session OF the legis-
lature in the interest OF Paducah and
home rule. The committee which
had this work in charge last year met
with fairly good success. Some bene-
fetal amendments in the law WERE
secured; others are needed, and can
be had.
Oak Grove Cemetery.
Oak Grove cemetery and the addi-
ton should be allotted a sufficient
sum to improve them as they should
be. The low ground on the west side
of Oak Grove. if filed and put in
proper condition. besides beautifying
the general appearance of the Gene
terry. space which soon will be needed
will be thus acquired. to say nothing
of the revenue to be derived. The
main driveway in the addition should
be graded and graveled. and a suit
able hedge should inciose the prem
ises. Fourteenth street leading from
street to the cemetery addi-
ton should be graded and graveled.
and II the property owners along
Fourteenth street. after being con,
suited. do not feel inclined to have
sidewalk improvements at their cost
this year. then the city should az
least improve the cemetery property
In this manner along the Fourteenth
street frontage. Mr.. Washington, !
who is making the sections map OF
the addition. informs me that thel
lots. which are all laid OF now. have
never been priced by the committee.
Mr.. Mattisons report is that numbers
of parties desire to purchase. The
committee should meet az the
earliest opportunity to place a valua-
ton on this property. Several streets
in Oak Grove proper are filled with
the graves OF the cOlored dead. The