The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-05

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Police ................ fSo'Od
Fire Department .......... 564.56
Internal improvements .... 254.7l
Total .........,...,.. @o6o''l=
The Mayor reported that he had col
lected $4793 for licenses during the
month.
The City Treasurer reported a bal
ance of $444. 9S in the city treasury.
Fire Chief Newell reported that the
fire company had answered one alarm
of fire during the month of June.
The following building permits were
granted:
G. Wood Owens--Frame garage,
shingle roof, size 16X1S, on rear OF
lot. Garage fronting on Third street,
First Ward.
Werner Dryden-To raise roof on
dwelling, add two rooms and replace
the shingle roof with a metal roof
Sixth Ward.
George Fishter-Veranda oil front
part of dwelling on East Second street
Fifth Ward.
]. d. Easton-One and one-half story
frame residence on lot west of resi-
dence in Second Ward.
Downey Sisters-Two additional
rooms on residence on East Second
street, Fifth Ward.
II. NJ. Harrison-Frame garage, me-
tai roof, 14x16, in Strawberry Alley
Fifth Ward.
The Proposition and Grievance Com
/ inVnGfI.
gated the shed in the rear of the
property now occupied by o.. l.. Bart
lett as a garage and also the shed In
the rear of the property now occupied
by Jake Caproni and had found thai
the sheds were a nuisance and recon-
mended that the council declare then
as such. The report was adopted anC
the sheds declared a nuisance and or
dered removed at once.
The following belated bills from the
city engineer was allowed:
Fred Miller, assistant engineer
SIPS.
Lucien Luttrell, assistant engineer
$50.
John Sapp, Inspector, SIS.
JEFF Rice, Inspector, $42.
e. G. Bridges, $3.50.
A report was received from the cit!
engineer in regard to the matter o
substituting Carlisle for PEBBLES bricl
in the streets downtown. The repor
was received.
A contract between the Washington
Fire Company and the City OF Mays
vile at 5000 a year for five years TO
the use of the hall belonging to tn
company was read. The mayor wa
authorized to enter into contract will
the company.
The matter of exhorbitant waite
rates for the fire hall was left in tn
hands of the Water Committee.
The bids for the construction of tn
new brick streets. Second street from
the West margin of Limestone I,
Bridge streets and Carmel street from
Second street to the railroad were re
opened, and referred to the city engi
neer and the Internal improvement
Committee for tabulation. After al
hours work the report was made Al
follows:
Second Street
Vastine, holland & Lowrey, 9.9O9.75
Cary, Reed Co., $lO,1O5,25.
j. b. Morlidge, $10,230.55.
Carmel Street
Vastine, holland & Lowrey, $4,404.50
Cary, Reed Co., $4,695.20.
! j. Is. Morlidge Co., $4,5S7.00
The bids were then referred to tn,
Street Paving Committee who will re
port at the next meeting the best bids
The contract will likely go to Vastine
holland & Lowrey.
A petition was received and ordered
filed from the property owners oil
Carmel street asking the City Council
not to pave Carmel street as the prop
erty along this street is not worthy o
the improvement.
Bonds Nos. Is to SO were receive'
from the Board of Education and or
dered handed to the Ways and Mean
Committee and destroyed,
A petition was received from jane
Sweeney asking the Council to gran
him license to open a near beer par
Tor at 1916 Market street. AS TINS wa
the place OF business Of w, ii. Farwick
" hose license was revoked, the licens
could not be granted Mr.. Sweeney.
Messrs. Scheduled and Carlisl
were granted the floor TO talk on tn
matter of changing the brick for tn
streets downtown. The matter wa
referred to the Internal improvement
Committee for report at next-zHeetinl
The contract with the Maysville Ga
Co for lighting the city for one yea
gor $1317.1O was renewed.
The City Assessors salary OF s26
was allowed.
On motion II was ordered that IN
Internal Improvement Committee cor
fer with Mr. holland on the matter {
rushing the work on the brick street
In his contract.
On motion II was ordered that n
telephone ho removed nom the Polio
Judges once to the city building o
East second street. =
A unIII|0n was received. from II