The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-05

Second class cities is SIS a year and
1.-THE board allowed the money
A petition from property owners,
asking that Fourteenth street be-
tween Rurnett and Flournoy streets
be repaired. was read and the action
of the council in referring II TO the
street committee was concurred IN
/ by the board.
A retail liquor license was granted
Frank wagner a Brother at 11O
south Second street. lie gave the
national surety company as surety.
A retail liquor license was granted
ceorge Allen for saloon at 116
Kentucky avenue. lie gave the Ma
tlonal Surety company as surety.
The monthly report OF Chief of
Police Henry singery was received
and filed.
The report OF the meat, milk and
live stock inspector was received
and filed.
A. FRANKIE, city sewer inspector,
requested that the plumbing and
sanitary ordinances be printed in
book form for the benefit OF the
plumbers. About $50 copies will be
printed, the printing committee to
have charge OF the work.
Alderman Farley said that the an
Inexation committee had not brought
in a report, although II was appoint
ed several weeks ago. A motion
passed ordering the committee to re-
port at the next meeting.
Property owners on Clay street
presented a petition. asking that the
sidewalk Improvements on that
street be paid for under the new
ten-year assessment pill. City SO
lieitor Campbell explained that this
is possible even though the contract
had been awarded. The petition
was received and filed.
A refund OF $215 was allowed
Miss c. A. Baird. A clerical error
was made in assessing her property.
and she paid taxes on the amount.
Miscellaneous.
A report of City Treasurer George
w. Walters stated that the Paducah
Cooperage company had been as
sessed twice and that $541.12 should
be refunded to the company. The
money was ordered refunded. A
motion that the city assessor should
assess for FIVE years back any prop
erty belonging to the Paducah Coop
erage company that had been omit
ted carried.
The cemetery committee was In
structed to purchase barrel OF
weed poison not to exceed cost OF
$35 for the purpose OF killing the
weeds on the driyeways in Oak
Grove cemetery.
The recommendation OF the finance
committee that the rates for city
printing be increased was referred
to the printing committee. Paducah
has lower printing rate than any
other city. II was established be-
fore print paper and wages had at
tained the present prices.
The city clerk was allowed 500
for the purpose OF securing extra
A'fH AoA NhN hRhAhS oAN VI NAN AeN
bills.
For the repairing OF the city hall
clock and the First Baptist church
clock a bill OF $3.50 was allowed.
The work was done by Mr.. c. II.
Kopfhage, who has completed the
repairing of both clocks. The city
hall clock was repaired at a cost Of
$3.50, and the First Baptist church
clock at a cost OF 5000.
The report Of the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the
Riverside hospital was read, and on
motion was received and filed. The
report was read by Alderman Pot
ter and recommended that the cost
OF operating be reduced IL II could
be done without impairing the effi-
cheney OF the hospital. and to In
vestigate the light bill, which was
regarded as too large. The evidence
taken before the committee was re-
ceived and filed.