The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-02
BUSY SESSION OF
COUNCIL BOARDS
IMPORTANT MATTERS ATTENDED
TO LAST NIGHT.
Committee of whole and Special
Sessions Were Held In Turn.
MAYORS REQUESTS GRANTED

Business transacted DS the general
lcouncil last night, which met In a
called session by Mayor James p.
Smith, was OF great Importance.
| The general council decided to
build a third story on the city hall,
build a new fire station on the lot
now occupied by the Offices of the
lefty engineer, street inspector and
sewer Inspector; improve Riverside
hopital by putting up awnings. paint
| ing the inside and putting caps on
the radiators. 1t heard the report of
City Solicitor Campbell on the drain
age proposition of the northwest sec
tion of the city and referred it to the
sewer, sanitary and hospital commit
tee and City Engineer Washington
for an investigation of exact data.
The mayor was authorized to APP
point a stenographer 10 take down
the speeches at the state tax commits
sion meeting in this city July 6.
No change was made in the market
house ordinance and Mayor Smith
will sign IL.
The joint session put in the hands
of the sewer. sanitary and hospital
committee and the city solicitor the
matter of comforting with the fiscal
court and reporting back in regard
TO the building of a contagious ward
or hospital at the county sanltarium.
| The boards amended the ordinance,
providing for the construction OF Sew
enteenth street south from Broadway
to b street. so that it shall read that
the property owner shall bear all ex-
pense except the intersections of
streets. The ordinance cid read that
culvert which must be built should
be paid by the city.
The boards allowed $500 TO John
A. Jewell & Son. of Cincinnati, as
first payment for the construction of
a brick stack at the city light plant.
Sell Fire Station.
The motion made by Councilman
Hannin on recommendation of Mayor
Smith, for the improvement of tbs
lefty hall and fire station was that the
Joint finance committee and the pub
lie improvement committee go ahead
with the work, receive bids and let
contracts for a third story on the city
hall and a new fire station at a total
cost not to exceed SIS, 900. exclusive
of the amount of money received for
the present central fire station. Mr.
Lassiter. the architect, gave an esti.
mate OF the cost OF the raising of the
city hall to a third story at 1899
Chief Wood Informed the board that
about $4,000 worth of repairs are
needed at the central fire station.
Mayor Smith said on account of the
needed repairs to the fire station II
would be cheaper TO sell II and with
the money build a new central sta
tion on Kentucky avenue. The city
has a standing offer for the central
station OF $1,000, but the building
and site will not be sold for that
amount, as the property is of a
greater value to the city.
Drainage Proposition.
City Solicitor James Campbell re-
ported in regard to how the city and
county must act together to get the
drainage ditch. City Engineer Wash
ington informed the board that II
would cost the city and county about
the same amount and Mr.. Washing
toms estimate as to the total cost was
s43, 600. Mr.. Washington said the
property will be greatly benefited by
the ditch, from the Cairo road in
Rowlandtown toward Oak Grove 10
Sixteenth street, thence to Broadway
and out Broadway to Twenty-ffth
street, out TWenty-ifth to Clark
street then to the park. from tho
park TO the Pines. across TO the Hin
klevllle road. TO Twenty-eighth street
and then toward Perkins creek. The
largest cost to the city will be in
building culverts under roads. The
drainage proposition was referred TO
the city engineer and the sewer, sani-
tary and hospital committee. for them
to report back at the next regular
meeting.