The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-05-09
Ban On Building Without Per-
- mitS.

The City Council at its regular
meeting last night placed ban on the
erection of buildings within the city
limits without first securing permit
from the council, and in the future
viola Ors of the provisions of this law
will be punished in the city court.
Building without permits. according
to the opinion of number of the mem
bers of the Board has been going on
uDmolested for several years. and has
affected the insurance rates of num-
Der of property holders in the city.
Complaints have been received in
great numbers. resulting in the coun-
Gil issuing a strict order that the law
must be obeyed to the letter. Here
after breaking ground for foundations
or any movement toward eserection
of building must !be preceded by a
permit issued by the council.
The action of the council grew out OF
the complaint made to the erection
of a small stable IN the rear of the
property occupied by j. w. Bramblett.
on High street and the fact that Mr..
w. &. Dodson, a member of the firm of
DodSon & Denton, without securing a
permit erected stable on his prop
erty on South Main street. The close
proximity of this building to the prop
erty of Mr. Hooker StiVers caused the
insurance companies :holding risks to
increase the rate of insurance upon
the buildings of the latter.
This was bought to the notice Of
the council in letter to Mr.. Stivers
from the insurance company advising
him to this effect. The buildings of
Mr. Bramblett. and Mr.. DodsOn were
ordered removed.
The fact that the council overlooked
the matter of passing upon the seven
teen applications for saloon licenses, it
was taken up at the meeting and with
out objection the applications were
voted upon as a Whole and granted.
A report was made by Councilman
Hinton in regard TO the payment of
salaries of two colored men employed
by the city, and which was Brought
up at the last meeting of the council
by Councilman Kenney, was accepted
by the BOARD, who allowed the clalms
of the men. The payment of the SAL
aries was heldsUp at the instance of
Mayor Hinton, who ordered an investi
cation into the reports of Street Su-
pei SoLh, LOSCIhCh
the time the men had been employed
in other capacities. These. according
to the report of Councilman Hinton
correeponded with the records.
Councilman Parrish, as Chairman
of the Fire committee, was instruct
ed to have the Paris Water Company
install two additional fire MIGRANTS,
one at the corner of Sixteenth and
High and another at the corner of
Nineteenth and Brent stress. Mr..
Parrish reported the work on the
sewer now under construction on
West Eighth street progressing rap
idly. and with its completion the con-
struction of the sewer ordered by the
council for Mt. Airy. will begin.
| A petition from the trustees of
| North Middletown was presented to
| the Board, in which it was asked that
one tank of oil fol- use on the streets
in that place be sold to them and re-
quested the sprinkler used for the pur-
pose of sprinkling the oil be loaned
them. AS soon as the work of spread
ing oil IN this city is completed the
request of the Trustees will be
granted.
The matter of making an appropri
alton for the maintenance of the Mas
sic Memorial Hospital was brought up
but upon a motion of Councilman Hin
ton. action was deferred until tn,
filing of the report of the City Asses
sor, when it be determined the amour
the city will be able to contribute it
the support of this institution. Mr.
Hinton said he had conferred with tn
trustees who had stated this couls
would be entirely satisfactory inevIey
of the fact that the FISCAL Court O
Bourbon had already made an eappro
priation. which would beiample to sus
tain them in their work until the ceur
Gil could take some action at its, mex
regular meeting. DH', '7A'h 10
Mayor Hinton named Messrs. T C.G1J
Lancaster, G. K. Thomas and }
Walker Muir as the Board 'ofGTaxe ST
! nprviSorS for the nresent WEAR yyhic