The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-01
COUNTY REFUSES
TOBUY BOOKS FOR
POOR CHILDREN
Though Attorney General Says
II Is Liable For INDECENT
OF City.
Equipment Bought For Mann
Clark's Office.
MANY CLAIMS ARE ALLOWED.

| In spite OF the fact that other
counties pay the bills and the attor-
ney general says the county is liable.
the bill for furnishing INDECENT
children Of the city schools with
school books was again rejected this
morning by the fiscal court. The
finance committee recommended
that the bill be not paid, and the
magistrates accepted the recommen-
dalton. Magistrates Householder and
Ross being the only magistrates to
favor the county paying the bill.
a section OF the Kentucky stat
utes says that each county may spend
a sum not to exceed 500 for school
books for INDECENT children for the
!county and city schools. The ques-
tion was not brought up until this
year when Supt. Carnagey discovered
the law, and filed the bin with the
county. He obtained the opinion Of
the attorney general and submitted
Il TO County Judge Barley. who de-
clined to give an opinion
Mann Clark's Equipment.
The county will purchase the
equipment for Mann w. Clark, who
was elected Inspector OF weights and
measures. This year the large pair
OF scales will not be secured, and this
will bring the cost of the equipment
down to S125. As soon as the tests
and measures are received Mr.. Clark
I will begin his duties. He has re-
ItnEped from Louisville. where he
agent several days in the Louisville
! department becoming acquainted
wifi his duties.
TbfcRtll OF Cas- b. Grassland.
offse1aiS 'cod7t stenogf& pheF, ef sl57
for making a transcript of the evil
dence in the case of Louis Futrell
was allowed.
The grading and repairing of the
roads in the Fifth and Sixth mages-
terial districts was received this
morning. and bonds of the contrac-
tors released.
The session today was one Of the
iouietest of the year with only the
routine business before the magis-
trates. All the magistrates were
present: County Judge Alben W.
Barley. and Magistrates Bennett.
Bleich. Emery. Householder. Kuyken-
dali, Ross. Splitter. and WalstOn.
Claims Allowed.
The following accounts were al
lowed: County levy fund-Henry
Mammen, $7.25: Democrat Publish
Ing Co. s3.2i; Arts & Talbot, 81; G.
l.. limbaugh. S1.75; Rudy & Sons.
$3.50: Beaumont Soap company.
So so: Baker, Eccles e. Co, $3.50:
Ed d. Hannah, $3.50: Paducah
Light & Power company, s17.02:
Gus G. Singleton, $2.5O; Billings
Printing company, $3.50; Sheriff.
Russell Lumber company IS; s. Il.
Clay. office rent, s13.5O;' H. A.
Peter Supply company, $5.S5; East
Tennessee Telephone company, 81;
&C. B. Whittemore. $4.14; r.. ID.
elements $2.45; George w. Houser,
S5S; Paducah Water company,
s59.4O: Frederick Disenfectant
company. st2O; Henry Houser,
s63.O5: Henry Houser. s345.3O;
Gus G. singleton. s163.99; Cas- b.
Grassland, Sl57.
Committee work; Magistrate Wal
ston SIS: magistrate Emery Sis;
Magistrate Householder. SIS; Magis-
trate Bleich, s15 Magistrate Kuy-
kendall. sci; Magistrate Splitter, So;
Magistrate Ross. 50; Magistrate
Bennett, Sc.
Pauper fund-C. w. Levan, SEQ;
Paduoah Home Telephon & Tele-
graph company, $3.50: Covington
Brothers & Co, $1S.53; f. L. Card
ner Coal company, $12.S5; T. E.
Ford. s24: L. w. Bockman Coffee
company. IS; T. n. Cartee, $S7.45;
Rubel Dry Goods company. SiS.67;
Home of the Friendless, 1924; ]. r..
Brown, $3.50; L. p. ellison G Co,
$2.7O: NJ. X. Clark, S11; Andrecht
& Wurth. $3.50: McPherson's Rexall
drugstore. S4.1O; U. S. Walston, So;
r. w. Walker & Co., $3.50; b. b.
Hook. $500; Lang Brothers.
S16.45; Lee Potter. $3.50; George
Rock Shoe company, 50; Coroner
j. w. Eaker. 500,
Road fund. A. Thompson,
S4,026. 40.