The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS ORGANIZES
Elects Richard Rudy Presi.
dent, Mr.. Kolb Secretary.
Receives Reports From Departments
and Translates Considerable
Routine Business.
FIRST STREET CONTROVERSY

| oficers for 1909 were elected last
night by the board of public works,
(which met in regular session at the
lefty hail. President Richard Rudy
was re-eAected president. and Mr..
Louis F.. Kolb was reelected secre-
ltary. Both have made efficient Off
cials and have taken a deep interest
in the affairs of the city Mr.. Ern-
est Bell, who filled out the unex-
pired term of J. ]. Read. as street IN
spector. was elected last night for
lthis year. Mr.. Bell is the youngest
man in charge of a department of the
iclry but has made a watchful street
inspector. and has reduced the ex-
lpenses of the department in many
iplaces
Reports from both the street and
light departments as well as the an
nual reports were received and filed
| by the board. In the street depart
ment the pay ron for December, 1907 !,
was $74S.36, and last December was
{ $5l Dos. a saving of S22S.31. The
feed bill for December. 1907, was
was s19S.G6, while last month it was
reduced to $31.1S, a reduction Of
$1G7-4S. Gravel purchased in De
cember. 1907. amounted to s3.779.63,
and in December. 1898. the bill was
S126, making a reduction of $3,653.-
l63. Between the two months the
total reduction IN EXPENSES was $4,-
O5O.42.
In the report OF the Wight depart
ment the appropriation of So. 600 was
all used up with the exception of
$14O.91. During the year eos street
lights were kept burning at an aver
age expense Of 5000 a Light.
| Residents at Third and Madison
streets want an arc light placed at the
intersection, and the request has
been granted. but it will be January
Is before the lamp will be received
from the factory, and II will be erect
ed at once.
The sidewalk on the west side Of
Third street between jefferson and
Monroe streets, was reported in bad
condition. and the street inspector
was instructed to notify the property
owners to make the necessary re-
pairs.
On South First.
The old question of the curbingI
and railroad track on South First
street in front OF the old peanut fac
tory was before the board again.
The heavy expense of laying brick
between the track has been saved the
Illinois Central railroad by placing
plsnks IN between the rails. The
curbing Is still high, and the board
instructed that letter be mailed the
officials Of the railroad requiring that
the scurbmg be lowered. with this
lowered II win be possible for DRAIN
age and for wagons to back up to the
/ building.
1 The st. Bernard Coal company has
continued to unload cars of coal on
South First street in front of the
jackson Foundry and Machine COM
pany despite protests II was report
ed that coal was spilled on the street,
and that It washed down the sewer
and sometimes stopped the drainage.
Street inspector Bell was instructed
to swear out warrant charging nuis-
ance against the company.
The Nashville. Chattanooga & St
LOUIS railroad reported that work
would begin in a week of laying the
sewer on South Sixth street between
Jones and Norton streets for the pur-
pose Of making proper drainage. The
company wanted the city to emp,oy
an Inspector to see that rne work was
done properly, but 10 save expense
the board decided to place confider, .
in the contractor under the threat
that the work would have to be good
or he would not I've employed again
City Engineer Washington said he
would make frequent trips to the
work and inspect it, but he Will not
be able to remain there all day.
President Rudy and Secretary Kolb
were present at the meeting last
night. Mr. w. +. Katterjohn being the
Iabsentee.
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