The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
ALDERMEN MBBT
IN LAST SESSION
HEAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST
FORMER ACTION MOSTLY.
Granite Curbing and the Legal and
Moving Picture Licenses Get
Hearing.
GARBAGE DISPOSAL QUESTION


Clay street from Eighth street to
Fountain avenue (Seventeenth streeD
have complained against granite curb
ing as well as those on North Twelfth
street. Last night before the board
of aldermen adjourned Alderman Pot
ter brought up the matter, which was
referred to the board of public works,
as the contract for the Improvements
has been let. Mr.. Potter said many
of the property owners complained of
the cost of the granite curbing, which
is stipulated in the ordinance. The
contract for sidewalks was recently
awarded by the board of public
works.
The aldermen took same action as
the council in the matter of the side
walk improvements on North Twelfth
street, in ordering. an ordinance,
amending the present ordinance 50
that concrete curbing will be substi-
tuted in place OF the granite except
at the intersection of public alleys
and streets.
On Mayor Smiths request the city
engineer was instructed to select loca-
tons for the two new drinking foun-
tains, that have arrived.
A petition from residents on North
Thirteenth street, requesting that the
street light at Thirteenth and Burnett
streets be left at its present location
was referred to the board of public
works on motion of Alderman Dur
rett.
On motion of Councilman Mayer
the fire and police committee was in
structed TO investigate the condition
of a building at the corner of Yeiser
and Clements streets, in Mechanics
burg. Chief Wood. of the fire depart
ment, reported it in a dangerous con-
dition.
Power of attorney with the U. S.
Fidelity and Guaranty company was
filed by F. b. Smith and made OF
record.
Election certificates from Sheriff
John Ogilvie, showing the election
of councilmen, aldermen and city
judge for the year 1910, were re-
ceived ami filed and placed on record.
The motion of Councilman Duvall
in regard to changing the light at
Thirteenth and Burnett streets was
received and filed.
Accounts amounting to s6,293.SO
for the first half of December were
allowed.
A complaint of overassessment
from ]. VI. Gilbert on his property
on Broadway between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, was referred to the
board of supervisors. He claims there
is a mistake of 5000.
Fountain Avenue Extension.
A communication signed by Ed
Thurman, c. E Jennings, w. c. Nor
ton, Rudy and Davis, John Lewis and
Loeb & Bloom. who agreed to dedi-
cate property along Fountain avenue
from Broadway south to b street,
was received and filed and the city
solicitor was instructed to see to the
dedication of the property.
On motion of Alderman Stewart
the city engineer was instructed 20
issue estimates against property own
ers along all OF Fountain avenue as
improved from Broadway to b street.
A deed was granted to Mrs. T. C.
Overstreet for a lot in Oak Grove
cemetery and also J. NJ. Watson and
V. X. Morris.
To Lower Licenses.
A petition from lawyers. asking for
a reduction of the annual license %
$25 to $40 was referred to the license
committee.
A similar petition from owners OF
the Bijou and Kozy theaters was re-
ferred to the license committee.
Messrs. Smith & Davis, insurance
agents, sent in a communication from
the Indiana and Ohio Live Stock In
surance company, of Charlottesville,
Ind, asking for a reduction in the
license of $50 per annum. It was
referred to the joint license COM
mittee.
Garbage Disposal.
The question of awarding the garb-
age contract was left open. II is now
in the finance committees hands for
action and no report has been re-
ceived.
A communication from S. e. Bon
ner. asking for a refund in taxes, was
referred to the board of supervisors
with power to act.
City Engineer Washington was in
structed to make out estimates in re-
gard to draining the new city GENE
terry.
Members present were: Aldermen
Potter, Stewart, Hannin, Durrett,
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