The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-27
Move For Better Streets
and School Improvement.
Continued from Page II


ask that the City Of Paris pay the diff
ference between what the Kentucky
Traction & Terminal Company will be
required to pay and one-third of the
total cost of the construction Of the
streets over which said Company's
tracks extend, and that the property
owners along said streets, on either
side thereof, be required to pay one
third of the cost of paving said streets.
and thet they be further required to-
pay the cost of their respective curb
ings and gatherings where, in the
opinion of a competent engineer, Same
are necessary; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED:
That inasmuch as the City's portion of
the cost Of constructing these streets
will amount to more than it can law
fully undertake to pay without the
consent of the voters of the City OF
Paris, it is the sense of this Conven-
ton, and we request the Honorable
Mayor and Board of Council to take
such steps and pass such resolutions
as will be necessary to call an cleo
ton to allow the voters of the City OF
Paris to vote upon the proposition OF
whether or not they are in favor OF
voting a bond issue for the sum OF
$50, 900 toI the purpose of paying the
City's portion of the cost of making
said imI rovements.
ii. lie 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
by the citizens of Paris in mass con-
vention assembled, that the public
school buildings of the City are mad
euuate to accommodate the children
of school age already enrolled, and
that the conditions at said school arc
congested that the different grades
are now cvecrowded, and that because
of lack of funds, a general unsanitary
condition exists at said school, thereby
the health of the children Of
school age of the City; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
That it the sense of this convention
that such additions TO our school build
ings as are necessary to accommodate
the school children of the City OF
Paris should be built, and that all of
the buildings should be put in proper
and modern sanitary condition; and 10
shat end we ask that the Honorable
Mayor and Board Of Council of the
city of Paris pass such resolutions as
are neces sary to call an election for
the purpose of submitting to the
voters o. the City OF Paris the prop
JsitiOn of whether or not the City %
Paris shall issue bonds in the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose Of making said
III. BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV
ED: That inasmuch as a large por
ton of the City of Paris has never
been severed and the Eastern portion
of said City is drained by a branch
which empties into Stoner Creek a
short distance below the point where
the water supply of the City is pumped.
thereby endangerng the health of all
the citizens of Paris, it is the sense OF
this Convention that the sewerage
system OF the City OF Paris should be
and especially in the
Eastern section of the City, and to
that eni we ask the Honorable Mayor
and Board of Council to take action tn
complete the sewerage on the Eastern
side of the City of Paris SO as to con
meet with the sewer on StOner Ave
nue.; and for the purpose of meeting
the expense of building this additional,
sewer, VIC respectfully doh IuO NOuhNi'
to take such steps and pass such res
olutions as are necessary to enable
them TO build such sewer; and;
for the purpose Of completing this
sewer we request the Honorable Mayor
and Board of Council to call an cleo
ton to take the sense of the voters OF
the City of Paris upon the question o.
v neither or not the City should issue
bonds fcr the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of defraying the expense OF
building said sewer.
". BIZ 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
ty this Convention that the Chairman
of this Convention give to the Honor
able Mayor and Board Of Council a
copy of these resolutions, attested by
the Chairman of this Convention.