The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-04

DUN
was necessary that the county spend
an additional sum Of Si60 for pipius
ana the wrapping of the same with
asbestos. underneath athe il0orlhe.
From the report by an Inspector on
the company giving Insurance upon
our boiler and machinery, ! am III
formed that the plant Is in the most
excellent condition in every particu-
lar.
The Jail.
The writer has. for six Years, IN
dustriously sought 10 have new
building to take the place oi the jail
building we now have, when ~ IN
fact, but little more than u sarla-
ture at It's best. II Is not only the
reverse OF being commod.ous, but Is
so constructed that it IS Of necessity
a dangerous building. impossible to
be kept clean. and, With its Old age
together with is outrageuusly lncoh-
venient apartments, is dlsgroce 70
the county Within the last rev years
YOU have expended IN attempting To
repair the same. the enormous sum
OF seven thousand three hundred dol
lars (S7.3 .3OO). There Is no feature
about il that is commendable. The
revolving cage. furnished with its
original construction. Is the only one
I'm existence in the United States, all
Others having been long ago discard
ed because of impracticablity The
interior Of the building will not per
NIT OF any modern plumbing. nor, as
before remarked will Il permit OF
any degree OF cleanliness Mr.. Eakcr
has resorted to every method posi-
BILE and every device conceivable Tn
an attempt To so maintain the same,
but despite his every efOrt he has
only succeeded I'm convincing him
self. as we'll as all others. Of but one
fact. that being that the county
must have a new fail. Upon estimates
having been made by concerns
Ithrouehout the country there Is mo
doubt that a modern. up-to-date JAN
building. with all necessary caging
of steel can b. built for the sum OF
$25. 900. II has been repeatedly con
! demned by numerous grand 1uries
and II certainly would seem that the
fiscal court should regard II as a
mandatory duty that new one b.
built. especially In view of the fact
that numerous and successful at
ltempts at escape have been made by
prisoners. notwithetand.rg the Wig
lance of the jailer and his deputies
The Court House Yard.
Perhaps. after your humble county
Il L. L.. 81 n
lmust been forgotten he viii be re-
called in memory by reason OF some
| lusty-lunged person who desires 10
voice his kick and complaint against
1.-THE flowers In the court house yard
dare say. that Of an the things OF
lomission and commission charged
agalust me in attempting to carry out
your wishes, the loudest roar has
been from mountaineering element
that objected to the improvement
made in this respect Petitions have
been presented TO me from the cOuu.
Ity. demonstrating againE the great
| extravagance OF about $3.50 annual
| Is expended In an attempt 10 beauti
i ~ the premises surrounding The
lcounty court house and jail. tbs
amount aggregated S4l6. Equal,
as persistent have been the criticism
That have been poured forth. as vial
lOf wrath. because YOU saw al Co di
/ rect me TO construct walks In and
larOund the court house yard. a. wei
as the curbing. The walks and curl
ling cost the county the sum OF ST.
IS17.20. Prior TO that time theri
were gravel driveways through tn
lyard. and a fence Of iron seven fee
IN height enclosed the yard and up
on the inside the weeds grew as higl
as the fence have neither an apoi
Iogy nor excuse 20 offer for the par
ltaken by myself. nor do I appreheu,
THAT there viii be much regret bl
1.-THE members OF the fiscal court upoi
lthis question. The people Of Padu
cah pay more than fye-siXths %
ltaNes OF the entire county. and arr
Icertainly entitled 10 know and So
THAT public property In their midF
lean be at least given some dccen
Iattention. and that, too. without eX
pecting criticism OF public officer
for doing 50 The people will deman,
Ia continuation Of this feature o
County Affairs, and II is the hope anS
lpredictlon OF the writer that th'
blowers will continue 10 grow.
The Sanltarinm.
In this book / present the reade
with a picture OF the Old aims houee
upon the Mayiield road. and OF th'
new one near Lone Oak, built II
1907
The old building and site was solg
lin 1907 for the sum OF Sc COO. ~
inadeQuacy, lack OF conveniences All,
necessary equipment, imagine
were too conspicuous 10 require o
Ipermit OF discuss ion or argument
land. as a result. the fiscal court tool
the progressive step toward the es
tablishment OF an institution. tn
superior OF which is not found II
Kentucky