The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-18
Judge LightfOOt Will Address
General Council on Subject
Tonight.
License Falling 0F-Standard
Oil Ordinance.
PARK BOARD WANTS HEARING

Cooperation between the city and
county for draining and filing the
Ihollows, which extend around south
and west ends from the mouth of
Island creek through the ramihca-
tons of Cross and Bradshaw creeks.
is more than probable, and tonight
County Judge Lightfoot. will address
the general council on the subject.
The growth of the city beyond these
hollows demands that something be
done with them for the health of the
community and the redemption of
valuable waste lands. County Road
supervisor Bert johnson and CITY
Engineer Washington will be present
also.
Mayor Smith has called the lower
board to meet and pass the tax rate
ordinance on its final reading, and as
this is the regular meeting night OF
the aldermen, 1t is convenient to as
semble them to discuss matters.
Tenth street Boulevard.
The park commissioners also have
a matter they wish to discuss, and
Dr. Murrell, president of the board.
has been invited to address the Joint
session. which. by the way, will in
clude the members of the board OF
public works by invitation. The park
board Is DESTROYS OF getting Tenth
street opened the full width. If post
BILE before May Is. when the Confed-
crate monument in Lang circle Is to
be dedicated.
License Not Collected.
II is probable that city licenses will
be up for discussions Since the cir
cult court has decided that Robert
Hicks is no longer license inspector
and the general council has refused
to pay Ed Hubbard. who. the court
says, was elected to succeed Hicks.
nobody is enforcing the collection OF
licenses. and the city is facing a de-
felt of possibly $4,000 for the year
Many licenses that could have been
COLLECTED in January cannot now be
collected and the longer collections
are deferred the more difIicult Il II
Ito get in all the money.
Eliminating liquor licenses and
considering the Increase in license
rates this year. the city Is about
$4,000 behind last year up to March
10. During January. February and
March, 1908, the city collected. ex-
|clusive of liquor licenses. $16.535.37.
During the same months OF 1909, ex-
elusive of liquor licenses. the city has
COLLECTED $13,S2S22 The exact diff
ference is less than $4,000; but more
revenue was anticipated this year
and the apportionment of funds
greater. requiring larger collections.
The difference in the amount indi-
Gates that the number of people pay
ing licenses up to this time is fully
third less than last year.
OF course. the suit to nullify the
license ordinance, which recently
failed. partially accounts for this.
Standard Oil Ordinance.
The ordinance requiring the Stand
ard Oil company to move Its tanks
from the heart of the city viii be up
Tonight
Representatives of the Standard
ION company were here from Louis
f'tsV tnio WIN otChiiS " R-tNtHt
the passage of the ordinance by the
general council.
Harry McGoojwin. OF Louisville.
who conducted the party OF council
men and aldermen through The oil
plant. is still here, and tonight Mr..
Henry Burnett, Of Louisyi.,a. attor-
ney for the jil tsatt, will appear be
fore the genera cauneil II 3 gen
orally undo s'pai that IL the ordi-
nance is defeated. II will be in the
lower board. II was on motion 81
Councilman Fo,emaa. now president.
that the original ordinance was
shelved. and It is believed that the
representatives of the trust have got
ten in their best licks among couacii-
men. who will be put on recorc as
soon as the vote is taken.
Since the big fire. originating IN
the Standard OIL company's Plant.
Tenth and Monroe streets. from en-
CINE sparks. and the report OF Ia.
Are chief that the whole city is men
aced by the tanks, and the Insurance
companies consider II dangerous. citl-
zens are aroused and Will look with
suspicion on any members of the GEL
eral council. who vote to retain he
tanks inside the corporation line.