The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-29
Alderman Lackey and City
Solicitor Campbell Have
Returned.
Presence will Not be Requir.
ed Further.
ANOTHER MEASURE PROPOSED.

The amendment 10 Second class
city charters. creating improvement
districts. will he passed by the Logic
lature without doubt. probably within
the next 30 days. This was the cheer
ing information brought back by City
Solicitor James Campbell, Jr., and
Alderman Ernest Lackey. who re-
turned this morning from Frankfort.
where they have been in the interest
OF the bill All representatives of
Second class cities are enthusiastic
over the bill.
II Is In effect an amendment, per-
hitting cities Of the Second class to
issue ten-year special assessment
bonds to pay for street and sewer
assessment against property In the
improvement districts. paid IN ten
annual installments and protected by
a lien on the property.
The othe- amendment. making
cities Immune from suits for dam
ages. is not likely TO pass.
As the improvement district law
will become effective before summer,
II Is probable that the city may start
work on some improvements next
fan. and another sewer district and
extension OF the paved streets may be
among the hrs. works undertaken.
it, Advantages.
The advantages OF the bill apply
all around. When contractors learn
that the city by issuing these bon6s
viii have the money available 90 pay
them ~ tho work IL accepted. bid
ders from al over the country wiz
come and sharp competition will cut
the cost down. Il In estimated. fully
25 per cent from what II has been
heretofore The extension Of the
period OF payment over 10 years will
reduce the burden on the property
owners and the property will increase
In value on account OF the improve
ment more than It's cost. before the
payments are half made. The In
creased amount Of Improvement OF
this nature will aiord work. relieve
the city OF charity charges. make de-
mand for tenement houses. and IN.
crease the retail, trade, by the money
paid 10 the laborers. Many cities.
which had this sort OF charter pro-
vision. paved streets and built sewers
during the panic and kept men en-
ploycd on public works. Who other
wke would have left the towns
Fines 60 Go City.
City Solicitor Campbell Ia prcpar-
Ing a bill. TO which he was promised
support at Frankfort. II provides
that fines collected in the circuit In
cases OF misdemeanor under city
ordinances originating In the city
court aud appealed. shall revert 60
the city. This amounts 20 few
hundred dollars a year.
Representative Graves Rack.
Representative Eugene Graves ar
rived early this morning for the hrst
time from Frankfort. Mr.. Grave
will return 10 the state capital to-
morrow.
During this session OF the Assem-
bly, Representative Graves has been
basklng In the Hmclight consider
ably. His name popped into print,
when he introduced a bill TO give
women the right of suffrage in
school elections. Mr. Graves says he
was asked by Paducah women to
bring In the bill. and when he
reached Frankfort other prominent
women of the state had picked him
10 bring In the bill. However. the
bill Is practically killed In the com
mlttee," said Mr.. Graves. "A more
hostile committee than tho suffrage
committee could not be picked |,
~ my intention to have another bin
introduced. and make a fight TO have
II pass into more friendly commit
tees hands"
The bill for normal school In the
Purchase has not been introduced
senator Eaton and myself" said
Mr.. Graves, "were to prepare the
bin. but somehow We have never
been able to get together and frame
u. intended to Introduce II next
week. and believe that there ID
some hope OF II passing. have
talked about II 10 members of the
house and have received some en-
couragement."
Bond Issue Bill.
In the house the bill to enable
cities to issue special assessment
bonds for public Improvements viii
receive favorable passage Mr.
Graves THINKS.
The bill providing for the cit,
clerk to select the city printer In
stead OF the city attorney has beer
introduced.
Yesterday the house referred th'
state deficit to the revenue aud tax