The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-19
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Ferry Company Seeks Change of
Franchise In Order TO Make
Livingston Point.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING


Illinois Ferry company for an amend
ment to the original ferry franchise
of the Bette owen between Paducah
and Illinois was honored by the
board of Aldermen last night when
ii referred the matter to the ordi-
nance committee to bring in an
amendment. In q letter from the
ferryboat owners It was said that
the company has obtained a fran
chise from the citizens of Living
ston county and will soon be ready
to enter the trade between Paducah
and Livingston Point. Before this
can be done the amendment to the
city franchise here must be obtained.
New boilers have been made for
the Bette owen, and il is expected
that they will be installed in a short
time, although no definite arrange-l
ments have been made. When the
owen is tied up for new boilers an
other boat will be placed in the Pa
ducah, Brookport and Owens land
ing ferry business as the company
will not lose one minute. lmmedi-
ately after. new boilers are installed
the owen will operate between these
points and Livingston point.
No necessity was seen by the alder
men last night in having the finance
committee employ an out-of-town
auditor to go over the records of
each of the city departments and
make report to the general coun-
ell; and the substitute motion adopt
ed by the council Monday night was
amended by the aldermen, striking
out the words employing an out-of-
town auditor" However, the matter
was placed in the hancs of the fl
nance committee with full power to
act. and IL il is deemed best to en-
gage nonresident auditor the
committee will have the say. Mr..
Sheriff. was of the opinion that a
Paducah auditor could do the work
as competently as a nonresident,
while Mr.. Potter took the opposing
side. When the vote was taken to
place the matter in the finance COM
mittee's hands striking out mon
resident auditor" every member
voted for 1t.
Exemption Granted.
Exemption from municipal taxa
ton for a period of five years was
granted John II. Hodge & company,
tobacco rehandlers,' who are now
erecting a commodious building at
Ninth and Harrison streets. They
will be ready for operation within
so days and as long as they abide by
the ordinance they will not be taxed.
AS a usual custom this is allowed
new industries in the city.
First and second passages were
given an ordinance increasing the
salaries of the two sanitary inspect
ors from 81 Oto SEQ per month. The
ordinance will go into effect January
l.
II. A. Peter was refunded $50,
which he paid for wharf rent. Mr..
Potter was in favor of allowing him
only $25 and voted against the re-
fund of $50. City Solicitor James
Campbell, Jr., told the board the
city is under no legal obligations to
refund the money, but the city would
be free TO control that portion of the
wharf formerly occupied by the dry
docks IL the license money was re-
turned.
Accounts amounting to s3,016.35
were allowed.
City Engineer L. A. Washington
was instructed to establish a side |
walk grade on Trimble street be
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth /
streets that will conform with the
property line, which is now higher
than the sidewalk line.
A complaint from ID. Frank James
Of oyerassessment on property on
Monroe street, was referred to the
board of supervisors.
Oak Grove.
A transfer of lot in Oak Grove !
was granted Mrs. Daisy De-
loach from Mrs. G. o. Church.
Mrs. Daisy Deloach was refunded |
So she paid for grave in the ceme-
terry.
The aldermen ratified the action
Of Mrs. Ella Van de Male in trans
ferring a lot in the cemetery to Mrs. |
Alfred Il. Tonks.
Members present last night were:
Hannah, Durrett, Hank, Potter, |
Oehlschlaeger. Sheriff. and Stewart |
Mr.. Lackey was the only one absent |