Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-11

Co. was granted a new franchise for |
20 years. The two telephone sys-
TENS were consolidated and are now
being run as the Christian-Todd Tel
ephone Co. There have been no Sc
rious difficulties to adjust with any of |
the corporations having contracts |
, with or doing business in the city.
CEMETERY.
i The affairs of Riverside Cemetery
were not given the attention they
deserved during the year. The i'm
provements began during the pre-
vious year at the southern entrance
were not entirely completed, the
driveways rstill being without mac
cadam. The unimproved portions of
the grounds were not cultivated,
but grew 10 in rank crop of ur-
slightly weeds. Some of the shade
trees were destroyed by live stock
bein allowed to get to them. The
Council purchased and graded a
small tract of land to straighten the
west line at an expense of about
81 900. | again renew my recon-
mendation, made annually for sew
eral years. that chapel with a
public vault be built. The proceeds
of the sale of lots is still bringing in
revenues amounting to consider
able sum every year. Last year this
was about $500. This money is
wrongfully turned into the general
fund of the treasury. 1t should be
used to create fund to improve the
cemetery itself and to erect the
buildings urgently needed.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The city was comparatively free
from destructive fires during the
| year. The department was kept up
to its standard of efficiency and sue
| cess in protecting property. Its af
! fairs were we'll and tremendously
: conducted The Chief of the De
partment. E. Fl Hester, retired witt
, the close of the year and was sue
ceeded by E P. Fears, who had beer
the Assistant Chief for several years
, Few changes were made in the per
sonnet of the company. There were
46 alarms during the year.
BUILDINGS
. The year was one of great activity
in building and permits were grant
ed for a number of fine bushes;
blocks and handsome residences.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
No single act of the Council in
many years has given more satisfac'
{ tion or met with a more enthusiastic
} popular approval than the improve.
, ments on the river front and the
} establishment of Edgewater Park
, for the pleasure of the people. The
volume of water in the reservoir
! above the Second street dam was
) released in the fall to flush the
? river below and to make some minol
| repairs and the floodgate will bt
| closed in the near future. Mor'
| than 1000 persons patronized the
l bathhouse. established last summer
: in the new park.
} PARK.
During the year dispensed to the
. poor of the city 189 orders of coal Of
. $l,00 each, los to white and "a t
> colored applicants. The Council ap
propriated $25 month for most OF
! the year to the West Kentucky
Orphans Home and other charity to
the aggregate sum of S645 was be-
slowed. With the beginning of the
new year there becomes available a
small amount of interest from the
Latham Poor Fund. to be used in
relieving the needs Of the worthy
poor of Hopkinsville. Some provis-
ion must be made for handling this
fund and for having an organized
: charity commission. The disagree
able work Of acting as poor commits
: sioner has been heretofore imposed
as burden on the Mayor outside of
the duties Of his Office. Caring for
the poor must in future become an
important department. involving the
responsible duty Of distributing q
sacred trust fund and passing upon
many applications of every conceiva-
BILE kind and requiring a great deal
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