The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-26
Some Contemplated Projects
Must be Put Off on Ac.
count Of Discrimination 10
Create Deficit.

ceive an increase Of S. the month on
their salarles. a new fire station will
be built In the west end about Foun-
tain avenue and Broadway. $500
will be set aside for tuberculosis
hospital and $4,000 for the Island
creek bridge and $4,000 will be given
TO the public schools. II the report
Unanimously adopted by the finance
committee this afternoon IL adopted
by the general council
The figures. which the Joint finance
committee OF the general council has
before II at the meeting this after
noon, write fnis to any contemplated
sa1ary grab. and will delay the fond
hopes OF somebody. II will require
the closest kind OF calculating TO see
the city through without a deficN
and a floating debt Is something
Mayor Smith declines TO cOnsidei
at all.
Besides the well known current
expenses OF the city. there are Ger
tain specific charges that mus be
met this wear. These include 81 200
for county prubation Officer, 1909
and 1910: new Central fire station,
iSl3.Os2: balance on city hall. SIS
l5l3.IO: eievato- $4,000: furniture
and equipment OF city hall. $1,000
salary OF elevator boy and mainten-
ance of lift. $500: Fountain avenue
cu.wert. sl.9s3. Goebel avenue cul-
q 10 ruf saf
street. Sidewalk and gutter work
ordered to b. done this spring. The
iamounts more than use up the bal
lanoe carried over from last year. and
only the regular soGnces OF income
may be dcpen,led on 10 meet this
wars expenses.
Projects Contemplated.
i Several public projects are IN con-
Temptation. besides a salary raise for
the policemen aad firemen. The lat
tier asked for $40 apiece on. the
month. Indications are that they Will
do well to get s. this year The
island creek bridge project, a fund
for which was created last year in
anticipation OF building the bridge.
possibly being constructed next year,
VIII not BE- neglected II Mayor Smith
can help Il. lie desires to see the
permanent bridge erected without
lloaving deficit to be met by his
Successor. He .s determined that his
adm nlstraticn Will close with a clean
lsiate as far as current expenses are
looncerned
There Is no possibility OF the
bridge being erected this year. but
improvements were put on the pres
ent structure. and IL Will serve until
the plan N carried out by which
streets will be secured for Mechanics
burg. and a bridge erected at the end
of Broad street. giving the south side
access TO the Union station and the
west end direct.
The west end fire station Is a seuii-
ous matter. Chief Wood has been
urging II for several years. II Is
needed. as the distance from the fre
stations jeopardizes west end prop
erty. once ablaze. The extension oi
the city limits will make this neces-
lsity more Imperative. site Tor this
building and its erection would cost
50. 500. and four fremen would COS;
s3.i20 a rear. That may he added
10 the extraordinary charges agadnsi
this years income.
The Schools.
The school trustees also ask the
city to give them $4,000 to pay on q
foating debt, which makes serious
Interest account. when the school:
need all the money possible for theil
maintenance. In view OF the fact
THAT the same tax payers meet this
interest account and final payment ID
the debt. who pay the city's expenses
Mayor Smith Is inclined 10 look favor
ABLY on the request of the trustees
and he adds $4,000 to his estimate Il
pay on half the debt for them.
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