The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-02

SHORT AND SIMPLE
LAST MEETING OF
COUNCIL BOARDS
Effort to Repudiate Joint SEES
sion December % Fails In
Both Meetings.
President Hannah of Alderms n
Makes a Speech.
HE Is THANKED BY MEMBERS

Short and simple formalities at
tended the adjournment of the old
general council sine die this morn
ing An abortiye effort to null
Ilify the Joint session of the board
December 22. when city officers were
detected, resulted In a tie vote in the
lower board and was lost seven to
one in the upper board. This ques-
ton was raised on a proposed amend
ment to the finance committees re-
lport. which appropriated money for
the pay of the members for that
session.
Councilman Al Foreman proposed
the amendment In the lower board
and Alderman Durrett in the upper
board.
When the lower board was called
to order by President Lackey all
members were present and the min
utes of the last meeting were ap-
proved. The report of City Treasure,
Dorian was received ard filed. 1t
showed balance December of
$15,e7s.S0; collections, $70.OT4.S1;
disbursements, sS1.2s9.74, leaving a
balance January 1. 1909, of $685.
775!07, against which allowances
were made at this meeting of $685.
l772.SS, leaving an unappropriated
balance January 2 OF s42.1s.
When Chairman Van Meter, Of the
finance committee. moved the adop-
ton of the committees report and It
was seconded, Councilman Al Fore
man moved that the report he amend
ed by striking out the allowance for
pay Of counciImen and aldermen at
the joint session December 22, be-
cause he thought The session was not
legal. A vote ON the amendment re-
suited: Ayes--Bower, Duval1, Fore
man, Lackey. Wilson aud Clayton.
Noes-Cornelison, Ford, Kreutzer.
Mayer, Van Meter and Young. Presi-
dent Lackey declared the motion lost,
and the original motion to adopt the
report carried unanimously.
The Aldermen.
This concluded the business of the
lower board and the aldermen imme-
diately assembled. All were present
and the minutes were adopted with
out change, and the report OF Treas
urer Dorian received and filed.
When the finance committee report
was read and Chairman Miller moved
its adoption, Alderman Durrett arose
and said, as he understood the lower
board had refused 10 allow the claim
of members for attendance Decem-
Der %. he moved that the aldermen
concur. When he was advised that
the councilmen had not done any
such thing. he moved to amend Alder
man Miliers motion by disallowinl
the claim. He got no second and on
the original question of adopting the
report, Alderman Durrett alone voted
may. Alderman Miller courteously
suggested that Alderman Durrett be
allowed to change HIS vote if he de-
sired.
, That concluding the business Alder
man Stewart called for a speech from
President Hannah, who responded,
depressing his pleasure over the way
city business was conducted last year
and thanking the aldermen and the
press for courteous treatment. Alder
man Miller called attention to the
fact that the floating debt has been
reduced from $4S,013 TO $1,000.
He moved that the aldermen cast a
vote OF thanks to the president for
his fair treatment of the members.
The vote prevailed unanimously and
the board adjourned sine die.
Humans Speech.
| President Hannah said:
Mr.. Mayor and Fellow Members:
In bidding farewell to our col
leagues. at the same time welcoming
their SUCCESSORS, 1t seems an appro-
PIRATE time to say few words con-
corning the past and future.
wish TO thank each and every
member for the uniform oourtesies
shown me the past year.
| II has been pleasure 60 preside
over body so intelligent and so
eager TO give their best efforts TO old
Paducah.
As a whole harmony has ruled,
though at times discussion has waxed
warm, sure indication that every
member has been on his tiptoes for
the good OF his constituents.
We have been criticised, perhaps
uniustly at times, but on the whole |
feel our efforts are appreciated by
the citizens generally.
The newspapHs hase treated us
simpartially, am - - Ia
iuence they v
fore our constt
but as body
their very bes q,
ipadu1ah.