The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-04

These two officers were elected
this morning by the magistrates at
the regular monthly session OF the
fiscal court and the elections formed
the principal business before the
court. The Office of inspector of
weights and measures is a new one,
being created at the last session of
the legislature. The Office is with
out a regular salary and the In
spector. receives a fee from the
owner of the scale and measure that
he inspects. Only one inspection
can be made each year, except In
case where complaint of short
measure or short weight is reported,
and then an immediate inspection Is
made. The Office is recognized as
numerous complaints received OF
short weights. Mr.. Clark is well
known Democrat in politics, and has
served on the board Of, IRE and
police commissioners.
Magistrate Walston succeeds for
mer Magistrate John Burnett as
county commissioner, and HIS duties
are to make the annual settlement
with the sheriff. The annual salary
has been $500, payable monthly.
County Judge Alben w. Barley
Investigated the law and recon-
mended that the commissioner be
designated solely to make the settle
ment, as that is the only duty de-
fined by the statute. The motion
to reduce the salary from $200 to
500 passed. Magistrate Emery
nominated Magistrate Walston and
he was elected by reclamation.
Magistrate Walston is a member of
the finance committee and well
qualified to fill the Office.
By a comparison of the expense
of operating the county almshouse
on the old plan and the new plan,
the county saved s50.S7 last month
on Is inmates, and the saving would
have been correspondingly larger
with a greater number of inmates.
The expense of operating the aims
house last month. including the SAL
airy of the keeper, was s172.33. BY
the former contract price the is in
mates at 40 cents day would have
cost $223.20, which makes a neat
little saving for the county.
School Claim Rejected.
A bill for $66 from II. ID. Glenn
ents a. company for school books
furnished INDECENT children was not
allowed at the meeting today, be-
cause the magistrates doubted the
legality of the county paying for
books used by INDECENT pupils in the
city schools. The city school off,
cials claim to have discovered a law
whereby the county foots the bill
for books purchased for children Of
poor parents in order that they may
attend school. The bill caused a
lively discussion, but payment was
not ordered.
About $4,000 will be used to re-
pair the Clinton. Cross Mill and
Husbands roads near Melber, where
they have been damaged badly by
overflow. In the apportionment of
the road fund this amount of money
can be used for this purpose. The
roads pass through a bottom, and
have been made almost impossible
owing to the branch of a creek.
which is flowing down the roads.
Chief of Police Singery was al
lowed $4.95 out of the special fund
reserved for County Attorney Clay
as expenses for bringing back Mrs.
Thomas from Cairo.
County Court Clerk Gus Single
ton reported that he had collected
1925 delinquent taxes during the
month of September,
Sheriff George Houser placed be-
fore the court question of paying
him for summoning the election off,
GERS and the hauling OF the ballot
for the school election. The officials
stated that there is no law and the
request was referred to County At
torney Clay.
Those present today we're: Coun-
Magistrates Emery, Bleich. Bennett,