The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-01

administration has anything TO show
for the money Il has spent.
| The first item, does not appear
physically, and that is wiping out a
floating debt OF $4,000 with its an
nual interest account. The second
biggest thing, of course, is avoiding
another floating debt, which has
been dorre.
There is the river front. for years
disgrace to TIE city. Now. It Is
paved with white crushed stone, and
concrete sidewalk along the Illi-
nois Central railroad property foots
the terrace of a pretty little park.
This summer a general plan of
permanently improving streets as
fast as they can be repaired, was in
augurated, and from now on, when a
street needs fixing. as fast as the de-
partment can get to il, the roadbed
il to be rebuilt of crushed stone and
rolled. On many Of the streets oil
has been spread and the experiment
will be extended just as fast as il can
be done. The streets of Paducah
never before were in as good condi-
ton as they are today, and never
before did the street department
have half its appropriation remaining
on hand within two months of the
end of the fiscal year. Besides this.
Street Inspector Ernest Bell has
raf OIL Ill
worth of corn on land owned by the
city, which will save that much of
feed bill in the street department.
The Improvements to Oak Grove
cemetery, besides extending the GENE
terry. repairing the sections house
and building the new waiting room.
are a credit TO the administration.
Riverside hospital has been made
safe with fire escapes, modern ele-
vator and a number of permanent
improvements.
The third story to the city hall.
which will permit the concentration
of all city offices in the building. give
the engineer room for his force.
equip all the departments with steel
file cases and add greatly to the APP
pearance of the municipal building.
is being constructed economically and
well, whereas. il the addition had not
been made, about $4,000 would have
been spent on the old buildings east
of the city hall, which were in need
of repair. besides the equipping of
the engineers Offices with fire proof
record cases.
The new fire station on Kentucky
avenue. adjoining the city hall, will
cost practically nothing over the /
price, which will be received for the !
station on Moth Fourth street. on
which il would have been necessary /
to spend two or three thousand dol /.
lars. The city will now have a model /
fire station on a street, where there |
is not so much danger in making a /
rushing start for fire.
Mayor Smith has proven BY his I
care over the finances of /
The city, that he intends to safeguard 4
The public funds from extravaganza,
while probably more real, permanent (
improvements have been made so far /
during his term. than in the same /
period OF any preceding adminisira-
ion. People can see some visible
results from the money spent.
The issue in this conoilmanic cam
1aign is whether the people wish a
continuation of this policy. The Re-
publican councilmanic candidates are
n sympathy with the mayors plans
md policies. The Democratic ticket. |,
ieaded by scott Ferguson, the popu-
ar bartender of Ninth and Washing
on streets, is not in sympathy with
he mayors plans and policies.
II is up to the voters to take their
ho.ce between what Mayor Smith
epresents, and what Scott Ferguson
epresents in civil life.