The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-08
STREET WORK is
ORDERED AT ONCE
BOARD OF COUNCtIMEN II
BUILDING SIDEWALKS.
Case VIII BE Appealed
Livingston Ferry-Clerk Re-
ceives Extra Money.
LICENSE FOR SOUTH NINTH

The spirit OF public Improvement
was prevalent last night at the regu-
lar meeting of the lower board of
the general council, and If the ordi-
nances ordered brought in for street
and sidewalk improvements are
adopted the residents of the north
end of the city win have good walk
ing, at any rate. The spirit moved
Councilmen Duvall, Young and Han
nan. of the First ward. and they
asked for several ordinances. Coun-
Gilman Duvall explained that the
central and southern part OF the city
have been given the advantage of
good walks and the time is ripe for
similar improvements ON the north
side.
An ordinance was ordered for side
walks on Twelfth street from Trim
bic street 10 Salem avenue for the
benefit of the school children, attend
ing the Whittier building, especially.
One was ordered for grading and
grayeling OF part of North Four.
teenth street; one for sidewalks on
Tenth from Clay street TO Trimble
street; one on Flournoy street be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets; one for improvements on
Terrell street from Thirteenth street
to Fourteenth street; and one for a
sidewalk along the south side of the
Hinkleyille road from the end of
Trimble street to Fountain avenue;
one for sidewalks on Eighth street
from Trimble street to Burnett
street. IL is proposed TO carry the
improvements out before the first of
the year.
Telephone Appeal.
City Solicitor James Campbell, Jr.,
and Attorney Hal S. CoTbett, counsel
for the city in the litigation with the
East Tennessee Telephone company,
were directed TO perfect the appeal
of the case. Mr.. Corbett told The
board he believed this to be the best
plan and that in his opinion they
could reverse the decision of Judge
Walter Evans. The attorneys were
authorized to make all necessary ex-
penditures in the proceedings.
Livingston Ferry.
Residents in Livingston county
sent in petition for a ferry fran
chise from Paducah TO the Panhan-
die across Clarks river, pledging
themselves to do bushes at the local
market. A petition was received In
this connection for a public road
connecting with the ferry, which will
run TO the foot OF Elizabeth street.
The petitions were referred to the
ordinance committee with instruc-
tions to bring in ordinances by the
next meeting.
City Contract.
The board ratified the action of
the public improvement and finance
committees in awarding to Jack Cole
the contract for the building of the
new central fire station for the sum
OF $l4,692.
CLERK Allowed Extra.
Upon request of the city clerk he
was allowed $50 for an assistant to
copy the city ordinances.
None For Mission.
The request of the Union Rescue
Mission for $50 for an aid in their
work was referred to the finance
committee.
: Frank Dunn, city weigher, was
granted a ten days vacation on mo-
tion of member Duvall.
The cemetery committee was in
structed TO receive bids for the grad
ing and graveling of the following
streets in the new city cemetery:
Miller. Foreman. Hannah, Reed,
Baker, We'll, Cypress, Hope and Ford
streets.
Finance Report.
The monthly report of the city
treasurer and auditor was received
Y and filed.
Accounts. amounting TO $12,-
,GS3.43. were allowed. The report of
allowances was: salaries. Sl.267 .63;
streets, s1,OO0.02; fire department,
lS1,079.7S; police department, ST.
34S.54; electric plant, s637.06: city
hall. $40; Oak Grove cemetery,
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