The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-19
President Of Council Boards
and Engineer will Make
Appointment.
No Fireworks TO be Used In.
side the City.
MORE WORK ON SIDEWALKS.

Both the aldermen and the council
passed on two readings last night the
resolution giving President Hannah,
OF the aldermen, President Foreman.
OF the council. and City Engineer
Washington the power To appoint the
committee which viii assess the prop
erty In the city. according to the
block map. The resolution provides
that two real estate men and one
contractor shall comprise the com
mittee. which will estimate the value
OF livery building In the city.
In the council the resolution was
given two passages without much dis
cussion. but in the aldermen 4 was
discussed freely. especially In regard.
to giving the committee the night for
the committee 20 determine the com
pensation OF the committee and what
length Of time d shall work.
The purpose OF leaving open the
compensation TO the committee was
that the committee might have the
work done as cheaply as possible.
Some OF the aldermen thought the
committee should be elected by the
general council. Alderman Stewart
said II the assessing OF the city prop
erty cost $1,000 II will be- cheap,
provided a competent committee as
cesses all the city property at a fair
value.
when put to a vote the resolution
carried by a vote OF Ave TO three. Al
dermen Farley. Potter and Van Meter
voting may" On motion the rules
were suspended and Il was given sec
ond passage
The Aldermen.
Young America will fnd little en-
ioyment in the Fourth OF July or any
national holiday II an ordinance All
Ing the wishes OF the National Board
Of Flre Underwriters Il passed by tho
general council. Alderman I.ackey
read a letter from the underwrlters
who enclosed a copy OF an ordinance
adopted by several OF the large elites
az a model. By the ordinance the
sale OF fireworks. including crackers.
toy blank pistols and FIRE works is
prohibited. by Wholesale the goods
may be sold by the lssning OF a per
init by the general council. The or
dlnaRce provides that a special dis
play may be given under the dlrec-
ton OF a competent man, and the
supervision OF the FIRE chief The
main purpose OF the movement is for
a sane Fourth and TO stop the dam
age by fre. and the destruction OF
lives on every national holiday. The
ordinance committee was instructed
TO bring In an ordinance.
BY two passages TO a resolution.
W F. Bradshaw was granted permis-
sion to connect his property at 1901
Broadway with the sanitary sewer
By the provision he agrees 10 pay
the regular assessment when sewer
district No. 3 Is constructed. The
introduction OF the resolution gave
rise to considerable discussion as
several similar requests have been
rejected by the boards. but always
because the property owners wanted
TO avoid the assessment when a new
sewer system was built.
Rule Eight Abolished.
No longer will Il be possible to
bury ordinances In the committee. as
last night a resolution. abolishing
rule eight OF the rule book OF the
board OF aldermen was given two
passages BY the substitute rule II is
the privilege OF the introducer OF a
motion to have II referred TO any
committee he may desire. and after
two regular meetings, II not reported
or an extension OF time granted. any
member may call the motion or Or
dlnance from the committee and
place II before the board. Before 1t
has been possible for a committee to
kill an ordinance by not reporting It,
Alderman Stewart introduced a
motion that the ordinance committee
bring In an ordinance. prohibiting
the ringing of any bells on the public
streets wBth the exception of gongs
on the fire apparatus and patrol wag-
on. He also called for the ordinance
committee to make report on the
ordinance increasing the speed that
automobiles may be run in the city.
Alderman Farley made the motion
that the city engineer furnish the
grades for the improvement Of Mey-
ers street between Farley place and
Clements street. The motion was
passed.