The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-22
AllCDepartments Notified 10
Have Data Completed
at Once.
Streets Are Put in Excellent
Shape.
THE CITY LIGHTING PLANT

Material Tor the annuai report vi
the board OF public works will be col
lected and prepared at once. AT the
last meeting OF the board some OF the
data was discussed. The board Will
make fine report for the year, as
much Improvement has been done In
the city. Especially have the gravel
streets received attention. and now
are ln better condition than in years.
Aside from the experiment with crude
oil as a dust settler and preseryer OF
the streets. the board has used gravel
freely in keeping the streets In good
repair. Also a brick stack has been
built at the light plant and a new
boiler inrialled. making II substan-
tial for he work.
Properly owners residing on Twelfth
street between Kentucky avenue and
Tfilnble street and on Clay street be-
tween Twelfth aud Thirteenth streets,
will be sent written notices requiring
them 10 connect their premises with
the sewer or extend the laterals TO
the property line. On these streets
the sewer pipe Is In the street and Is
In the district that the concrete
payements will be placed. The prop
erty owners will extend the laterals
to the property live to avoid the tear
ing up o. the sidewalks later. when
the connections will have to be made.
The sale OF the old steam street
roller for sos 20 the Kentucky Iron
and Steei company was ratified by
the board. The roller was out-of-date
and useless and was sold as junk. II
has been on the city's hands for sew
eral years and the city made a profit
OF So. as II was purchased for 500.
A permit was granted the Paduoah
Light and Power company to erect a
new pole on South Fourth street
near Broadway. At present the city
owns the pole at the location. but IL
Is not in use. and is rented by the
company. The pole has decayed and
IL will be necessary TO replace II with
a substantial one The Paduoah Trsc-
ton company was notified that the
pole al Fifteenth and Caldwell streets
was in an unsafe condition. The pole
has been worn nearly In two by hacks
and vehicles turning the corner and
striking II.
The transfer OF the contract for
the Improvements on Seventeenth
street from 5. d. Gholson to Yancey
a. Johnson was ratified by the board.
Albert Senser, the market MASTER
elect asked the board TO make con-
nectlons with the steam heating sys-
TEN so that warm water could be Sc
cured for scruboing the market house
floor. The board decided to invest-
gate the cost before taking any
action.
The reports OF the street and light
departments were received and filed.
New wagons and carts for the
street department have been shipped
and are expected In a few days. The
wagons were furnished by the Tiffney
Wagon company, OF Tinney. o.. and
'he Watson Wagon company. Of New
York. q ssh
J. o. keebler, superintendent Of
the light plant. who will retire jan
uary /, notlhed the board that the
plant e In first class condition and he
Is ready 10 turn Il over to his sue
oessor lie asked the members of the
board and City Engineer l.. A. Wash
ington to be present at the plant
December 81 at O'Clock in the after
noon when he will turn the plant
over to w. II. Force. The board ac-
cepted the invitation.
Present at the meeting were: Pres
ident Richard Rudy and Mr.. FINS
Lack. Secretary Louis Kolb was the
absentee.