The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-21
BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS CONTRACTS
FOR ALLEY REPAIRS AND CURBS
AND SIDEWALKS
Market House Matter up at Meet
ing Of the Executive Depart
ment.
ATTENDS TO MUCH BUSINESS

Contracts were let for the improve
and Thirteenth streets and Broadway
and jefferson street yesterday after
noon at a meeting OF the board OF
public works. The contract for the
grading and grayeling Of the alley
was awarded to the Caldwell Con-
crete company. while the contract for
the combined curb and gutter was
awarded TO George A. Gardner. The
gravel bid was 80 cents a front foot,
while curb and cutters will cost 40
cents a foot Other bidders for the
grayeling were: w. l.. Yancoy, 2h
cents; J. Il. Jones. 80 cents. The
bond of the Caldwell Concrete com
pany for the curb and gutter was Go
cents a -rOOt. Gravel from the Exall
pit will be used for the alley, while
the eutire expense OF the concrete
curb and gutter on both sides for
one-half OF the length OF the alley
will be borne by Earl Palmer whose
property abuts the alley.
The board accepted the bond of
the Caldwell Concrete company for
the Construction of the concrete side
w4iks on North Eleventh street be-
tween Broadway and Jefferson street.
Mr.. Caldwell expects TO begin work
tomorrow on the improvement, and
will begin the work of grading the
alley a. soon as his bond Is accepted,
which will be this week
The city market came In for It's
attention. and several minor matters
were looked after. G. r. Noble and
r. H. Noble submitted a sketch by
b. Architect Brainard and asked per-
mission TO enclose middle benches,
Nos. as and AZ. with glass for the
protection OF potted plants and per-
ishable goods. The work will CORE
spond with the market house. and
the board granted permission and
they agreed TO put the bench In the
original condition whenever the board
desired the glass removed. The i'm
provement will cost about $3.50.
Outside Of market hours the glass
will be protected by shutters.
J. W. Lockwood was granted per-
mission 20 rent bench No. 40 for
three months. and when released By
Mr.. Lockwood Il will be rented until
January. Mr.. lockwood will not
market produce more than three
months longer and does not desire
the bench after that. No trouble will
be experienced In securing a renter.
as usually the demand Is greater
than the supply.
August Legeay & Sons who have
a beach adjoining the coffee stand in
the meat department. were given
permission to install lockers. The
work must correspond with the fix
lures that the market Is equipped
with.
The board recommended to the
council that street light be placed
near Twelfth street on Kentucky
avenue. The street Is dark and
needs the light. but the fund for the
light plant will not bear the add
tional expense.
The Paducah Brewery company
was directed to connect its bottling
plant with the sanitary sewer. Engi-
neer Washington said its waste water
runs TO Ninth street, where II was
impossible TO drain away without
much expense.
The Illinois Central rairload was
ordered to repair its sidewalk on
Broadway near Eleventh street.
City Engineer Washington said be
would connect the fountain at Tenth
street and Broadway soon with the