The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-16
BOARD DISCUSSES
NEED OF STABLES
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT is
RENTING ROOM.
Gravel Contract is Let 20 Richard
Bell at Eighty-five Cents the
Yard.
SOME MARKET HOUSE MATTERS

4Nttu VI Il ncW SidDle TOT the street
department and a tool room for the
engineering. sewer and street depart
ment was discussed last night by the
members of the board of public
works, which met in regular session.
At present the city is paying s27 a
month rent for a stable. When the
departments were forced out of old
quarters it was necessary to secure a
new stable. Now the city depart
ments have adequate Offices, but the
trouble Is that a new stable is needed.
At present in the rear of the new
fire station is a dilapidated wooden
structure, which has served az
stable for the street department for
years, but il is too small to serve as
a stable and tool room, and the pres
lent plat of ground is too small for a
stable of suitable size. 1t was sug-
gested that two-story stable be
erected and the stock be provided for
on the second floor, and the first floor
be used for wagons and tools, but this
type of the building would cost con-
siderable money. The present wooden
stable is within the city fire limits,
which is contrary to law. and the
members of the board are opposed to
the city setting the example of violat-
ing the city ordinances.
Gravel Contract.
The contract for furnishing the
city gravel for repairing the city
streets during the year 1910 was
awarded to Richard Bell at S5 cents
a yard. The board inspected the pits
and found his gravel gave the best
satisfaction. The contract was award
ed under the condition that during a
rush the city might purchase gravel
from any pit. The ordinance. pro-
hibiting the use Of gravel from a pit
within the city limits, results in the
lefty paying at least $1,000 more on
the year for gravel. The longer haul
compels the gravel pit owner to
charge more.
Some of the concrete Improvements
need to be repaired, and this spring
all contractors will be ordered to
place their work In good order as re-
lquired by the maintenance bond. In
a few days the board, with City Engi-
lneer Washington. will inspect all
the concrete curbing. sidewalks and
streets, and by May 1 Will require
the contractors to repair amy dam
aged places. A number of bad places
have been reported but under pres
ent climatic conditions II was consid-
cred not advisable to do the work.
Butchers Must Clean Up.
Butchers on the city market will
be required to clean their own meat
racks. At present the market master
| is forced to do the work, but IL was
the unanimous opinion OF the mem
bers that each butcher should look
after his own racks and keep them in
sanitary condition. The board dis
cussed II, but postponed acton until
the next meeting. Market Master
Senser was allowed $40 extra for the
purpose OF scrubbing the floor.
w. II. Force, superintendent of the
light plant, reported that the install
ing of the new electric lights in the
market house had been completed by
the Byrd Electric company. The new
lights have given better results. and
viii cost less than the old plan Of
lighting the market house. The
awarding of the contract for painting
the skylights of the market house was
postponed until the next meeting.
/ The question of taking out insur-
ance to indemnify the city against
damage suits growing out of acci-
dents occasioned by the city electric
light current was postponed uatil the
next meeting.
One bench Is vacant at the market
house, but It is understood that a
producer is after the bench. and II
will be rented in a short time. The
question of a renter occupying one
half of a bench and in addition using
one-half of another bench was dis
cussed. II was a mooted question.
Some thought that 1t might lead to
one man securing a monopoly on the
benches, but no action was taken by
the board. Only one bench will be
rented to one applicant. and II am
other marketer chooses to permit an
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