The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-14
JUDGE REID WILL
RECEIVE SALARY
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county as much as the increase IN
his salary would amount TO. He said
he not only cleaned OUT the jail
but sometimes cleaned out" the law
yers when II was necessary.
When the fixing OF county Offices
was taken up Magistrate Emery made
a motion that the salary OF the
county judge BE- increased from 81
$50 to $4,000 a year. but no second
was made. and on a motion all of the
salaries OF the county officers were
unchanged.
The Office of commissioner was
filled this morning when Magistrate
John II. Burnett was reelected
unanimously MIR. Burnett was'with-
out opposition ior the position.
T. A. Harris appeared before the
court and offered to gravel the Olivet
church road for 1914 cents a foot,
two yards of gravel to cover eight
feet. Mr.. Harris stated that the road
was used by many people daily and
in order to get the improvement
offered to do the work for half what
the county had been paying for
grayeling. he said. No action was
taken and with machine like regu-
larity the board passed on to the petit
ton of property owners to cut down
some hills on the Bonds station road
and to extend it, The property own
ers offered to pay one-half OF the eX-
.pense. No action was taken. as John
Thompson. county road supervisor,
said the county did not have the
money to spend for the work
A report was received from the
Hartford steam Boiler Inspection and
Insurance company that the boiler in
the Jail yard was in good condition.
but that the grease should be pre-
vented from entering the bolles. aud
on motion II was referred TO the jail
committee.
Claims CT L. f. Scott for 81 and
of p. p. Kirkpatrick for S25 for the
loss of sheep By dogs were approved
by the court and recommended for
payment.
The report from company TO line
the walls OF the county jail with
steel was received The work will
cost about $500, but the members
did not take any action. .........
Twenty-four dollars a quarter were
allowed on motion of Magistrate Bur
nett for the care Of Mrs. Vance.
The biz OF W. \. Thompson for
the county sanitarium of $500. 20
was allowed. The total bills for Sep
TENDER amounted to S1.6309S out
side OF the reg stration bill.
Bert Johnson informed the men,
bers that he had completed the Per-
kins' creek concrete bridge and
would like to get what money was
due him. He asked that the magis-
trates inspect the work and court adj
journed until O'Clock this after
noon in order to DO so.
Present at the meeting we're:
County Judge r. T. LightfoOt and
Magistrates Charles w. Emery, w. A.
n. Dunavay. Sanders Brooks. +. r.
Gholson, George Broadfoot, John II.
Burnett, c. l. Knott and John j.
Bleich.
The total amount allowed for COM
mittee work for September was
$132. The bill was presented this
morning, but the members were SO
slow about making a second to allow
the bill that County Judge Lightfoot
passed on to new business. When
he vacated to appear before the
grand jury, Magistrate George
Broadfoot took the bench and called
for the committee work. II was al
lowed by the court as follows:
Magistrate Emery. S21 Magistrate
Burnett, $21; Magistrate Broadfoot
sci; Magistrate Bleich, $21; Magis-
trate Gholson. 50; Magistrate Dun
away, Sc; and Magistrate Brooks
S45.