The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-16
LIKE DRAINAGE
IDEA BUT DON'T
LIKE EXPENSES
Lively Discussion Expected
In Regard To Biz.
zard Pond
Beard OF Reviewers Makes
Report
SOME ASSESSMENTS CHANGED

Drainage OF Blizzard pond is recon-
mended by the board of reviewers,
appointed by County Judge r. T.
Lightfoot, several weeks ago. The
report OF the reviewers Is especially
favorable TO the drainage OF the pond
and sets forth the advantage TO the
county. Some changes are made in
the estimate OF the benefit derived by
some OF the property owners, and
some OF the property owners are fight
ing the drainage. saying they favor
the Improvement, but claim they are
over-assessed. June "a has been set
by Judge Lightfoot as the date for
hearing these objections.
The reviewers report that much of
the land was under water at the time
and they were unable to examine an
OF Il. The survey for the last ditch
is recommended as being practicable.
and the one that withdraw the pond
most effectively. The last survey has
been fought strenuously by some
property owners, who claim that the
first survey, which drained into the
west fork Of Clark's river. was the
better. The last survey runs through
the middle of the pond and empties
into the main channel OF Clarks
river.
According to the reviewers 1t will
be great benefit to the public health
for the water TO be removed from
Blizzard pond. az well as the general
welfare. and benefit of the public
land. To accomplish Il the reviewers
say II viii, be necessary to construct
the ditch.
The Assessments.
The reviewers inspected the land |
adjacent to the pond and made as
sessments according to the benefits
they thought would be derived by the
property owners, should the pond be
drained. The pond Is owned by the |
Realty Development company. In
the report John o. Martin is excused
from any assessment. as they said his
land would not be benefited, while the
following were recommended to be |
assessed lower than the first report: |
Alfred Collier. $50: Mrs. w G. Rus
sell. $50; James Houser. 500: James
Houser, $3.50. The assessment OF |
the Nashville. Chattanooga & St.
Louis railroad Is reduced from $500
to $3.50. while the assessment OF the
Illinois Central Railroad company is
reduced from $500 to $3.50.
No changes were made in the as
sessments OF Frank Bond. SIS: Mrs.
7. C. Carter. $40: Arch Pool, 1926;
while George Moore's assessment was
increased to 1880 and George Hous-
er's assessment to $3.50.
The reviewers report that II will
be impossible for the Husbands road
to be used as a public road in wet
weather unless ditch Is cut or a
levee is constructed. The levee the
reviewers report would have to be
mile in length to be effective and the
approximate cost would be 81 400. If
the levee is constructed II will be nee
essary for the county to erect several
small bridges at crossings.
Inc ultch Is recommended as the |
more economical. IL would cross the
Oaks station road near Oaks station.
and in order to accommodate the
traffic the construction OF bridge
at an expense OF about $3.50. would
be necessary. The reviewers assess
county's benefits over and above all
cost and damage at s1.150.
II is recommended to the court that
the west end OF the ditch, where IL
would cross the Husbands road. be
extended further west TO the Illinois
Central railroad, distance OF about
500 yards The additional cost is es-
tlmated at 800.
The board of reviewers Is COM
posed OF r. n. Noble, w. l.. Yancey.
and e. r. Wren. who acted In coop
Grafton with H. l. Harrison. the engl-
neer. who prepared the latest survey
The report was filed In county court,
and lively scrap is expected as at
torneys are representing the property
owners who are Directing to over as
seesment