The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-03

| OIutTs
Fire. station, Jack Cole. 3,O64.95
Interest Coupons ...... l,52O.OO
Interest Coupons ...... $4,000
1 Grand total ........ s2o'SOfSo
The monthly report OF the city
treasurer and auditor showing a
balance of s22,4S4.12 in the city
Treasury on May 1 was allowed.
lThere is a deficit of about $4,000.
This will be wiped out when the old
lcentral fire station is sold.
The report OF the treasurer show
ling the sale of the delinquent tax
Ibills 10 City Auditor Kirkland for
the city for $9,5s5.40 was received
land fled and ratified.
| Ordinances.
An ordinance was ordered brought
lin prohibiting the ringing OF all
bells and gongs on the streets OF
Paducah excepting ambulances, pa
ltrol and fire, wagons and street cars.
Motion OF Alderman stewart
on motion of Alderman Stewart
1.-THE council ordered the ordinance
lcommittee TO bring in an ordinance
Regulating the speed OF automobiles
within the city limits. The present
ordinance restricts autos to a limit
Iof only eight miles an hour.
To the police and fire committee
was referred the matter of prohibit
ling the discharge of fireworks on
July 4 and regulating the storage of
pyrotechnics by business houses.
An ordinance providing for the
Improvement OF the Mechanicsburg
streets by constructing concrete
sidewalks, granite curbs and cutters
was given first and second passages
lCouneilman Wilson voted against II
Ia remonstrance from property own
lers on Powell street from Clements
street to Hayes avenue against the
Improvement was received and filed
An ordinance providing for the
Improvement of the streets in Me-
johannesburg by grading and gravel
ing was given first and second pass
ages. The work is to be completed
in six months.
II was ordered that nineteen
: bonds be burned by the city treas.
Iurer before the board OF Aldermen
land the bonds be noted in the min
: utes OF the council as a matter oi
lrecord.
The monthly report OF Chief Of
, Police Singery. showing COLLECTION
,tof fines amounting to s524, amount
replevined S210 and amount OF
hand for collection $40, was re
: ceived and filed.
I The monthly report of Meat an6
r MIX Inspector Fisher for April wal
a received and filed.
Riverside Report.
The council instructed the River
side hospital board to award tn
lcontraet for the Bornemann add
o tion to Contractor B. T. Davis 70
: s2.7s4 plus 1870 for Architect w
. L. Brainard for drawing the plans
q II was ordered that s370 be appor
: toned out of the contingent fun
: for the hospital board, as the Borne
mann beQuest only amounted I
The lowest bid was an e>
cess of 1924 with the addition G
ls136 for the cost of the plans. Tn
hospital board recently receive
bids from several contractors an
now have permission to close tn
contract with Contractor Davis.
Engineers Assistants.
The request of City Engineer
A. washington for an extra force
making the many street improv'
ments was unanimously allowe'
The extra men needed will cost al
proximately $500 per month.
Nagel & Meyer were awarded II
contract to tend the two city clocl
at $50 per year each.
On motion of Councilman Bud(
resolution. providing for concre
sidewalks on both sides OF Tent
street from Kentucky avenue
Husbands street, was given first an
second passages.
A report from the street comm
tee concerning Husbands street w
received and filed. II was show
that the J. r. Smith estate wou
dedicate property to open the sire
between Fourth and Sixth stree
while ]. w. Jones will sacrifice b
property at the low figure OF $l2
Property of Il. II. Puryear is moi
gagged is that of Elisha Reed rever
to minor heirs.
Mayor James p. Smith was a
thorized to close the usual contra
for the caring of marine patients
Riverside hospital for the city
Padueah.
The dedication of ground Tor
alley to run from Fountain aven
to Sixteenth street between Broa
way and Jefferson streets from
IF. Bradshaw, Sr., to the CITY
Paducah was acknowledged. t
dedication was made with the u
derstanding that the city VIII gra
and gravel the alley, as il promis
in the past.
A request of II. j. Elieroroe
proprietor of the "hole in the wa
at 1O7 North Fourth street for
emption from taxation was reierr
lto Mavor Smith The annual llcer