The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-29
METROPOLIS CLOSES
ITS FISCAL YEAR
WATER PLANT CLOSES YEAR
WITH NICE BALANCE.


held their last meeting for the fiscal
year last night.
Mayor Treat made the following
appointments, that were confirmed;
Street commissioner, A. +. Mccain
mon. year; Commissioners Wash
lngton. Franklin and Lincoln parks,
IE ]. Cowling, S. NJ. Stewart. VIM.
Fay. years; directors public IL
brary. Mrs. II. w. Mccartney. Mrs.
Nettie Boicourt. DR.. c. L. Trovilhon.
2 years: marshal. Linus Davis,
year; water and light superintendent
q A Shafer, year; comptroller
Walter Roberts. year; driver nose
wagon. Hiram Brown; surveyor WIN.
Martin.
Lewis Dassing and H. +. Carlton
made application for the ferry priv
llege. The franchise was granted Mr..
Carlton and his bond fixed at 81 900.
The new agreement will go into ef-
feet July l.
The board OF improvements report
ed that the Nicholas Cox Lumber
company would begin moving their
saw mill here a once and would fol
low with their hard wood plant IL
they could secure the necessary
ground.
A most interesting report was
made by Alderman Gregory, chair
man OF the light and water commit
tee. showing In detail the operating
expenses OF the plant for the fiscal
year. Following Is condensed re-
port:
Disbursements. y9.7S6.42.
Cash earnings slO.3T932.
| In addition TO these cash earnings
the plant has furnished free service
to the factories aud yatious public
Industries to the amount OF s5,i25 80
In addition TO the above Items
must be added the principle OF
bonds. $4,000 and the interest. 81
ESQ. making a total expense Of ti3,
l4C226. The revenue Is SIS. 5.50G.22
leaving a net balance of s2.0f3. sc
In these figures are Included many
Improvements OF n permanent char
acter. so that next year. while th'
! revenue should steadily Increase
p the expenditures Will not be so great
= Mrs. Arkie King and children. o
. Memphis. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
George Klng.
The Metropolis ball team went q
: Mound City sunday 10 play ball Th'
game Is IL to 4 In favor OF Moun'
City. A.
Capt l.. w. Copeland. who ha
/, been m for several monthe. died oi
/, Saturday night.
y Mr.. AMI Mrs John Pittman Nisiie
4 below Joppa sunday.
! Clyde Schroeder. Of Paducah. spen
Sunday with his parents, Mr. an
" Mrs. Ben Cchroder.
. Miss Bess.e Stewart has returne
: from East 81. Louis. where sh
2 taught school the past year.
Frank Corlis Is home from drur
; ming tour for his vacation.
Wawman Scott and Miss Ale
p Bunger have made the announcement
: that they were married secretly seS
eral months ago. They are maxim
their home at present with th
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Reube
Bunger. .u..
' Jack Riddle. OF Paducah. spen
! Sunday at home. ~ n.r
. The little 4-year old boy OF Nj
r and Mr.. VIM. Rodgers In East Me
!. tropolis. was buried Sunday.
wm. Rody Is in ST. Louis this wee
on business.
Ms. John Irwin has gone TO Texa
: 10 join her husband and will max
that her future home. She was aS
companied to Memphis by VIII Due
ger.
John shipman. Son-in-law OF Cap
L. W. Copeland. came In from ben
ton 10 attend Mr.. Copeland's funera
which occurred Saturday at 2 O'Clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Wood and fam
ily have returned from a visit {
! relatives at Memphis.
) Attorney George Corlis. OF 81
Louis. Is visiting his mother. Mrs
IS1llip COrlts