The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-04


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The Mayor reported that he had col
lected $47.20 for licenses during the
past month.
Following was the report of Police
Judge John L. Whitaker:
Fines assessed ...............$1 .$172.OO
Judges costs ................ 81.20
Chiefs costs assessed ........ $500
Jail fees assessed ............ 1000
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Fire Chief Ruluff M. Newell report
ed that the Fire Department had an
swered two alarms of fire during the
month Of August.
The City Treasurer H. c. Curran re-
ported a balance In the general fund
of $919.66.
The following building permits
were read:
Alva T. West-Frame building Ask
60 feet, with approved roof, on East
Second street, Fourth Ward. Same
was granted.
Maysville Cooperative Creamery
Company-One-story brick or con-
crete, metal roof building on South
west corner Second and Wall streets,
Second Ward.
Kirk Bros.-Two signs on front of
place Of business on Sutton street
and one on corner of Second and SUIT
ton streets, Second Ward. Same was
granted.
Maysville Buick Company Two
gasoline filling stations at new garage
on corner of Second and Limestone
streets, Fourth Ward; one station at
entrance on Second street and one
station at entrance on Limestone
street. Same was granted.
A protest signed by Oscar Grigsby
against the erection of the Maysville
Cooperative Creamery Company on
the corner of Second and Wall streets
was read. The protest was also sign
ed by Misses Margaret and Anna
Heiser, Misses Lottie and Ida Berry,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barbour, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ]. Lynch and Mr.. and Mrs.
s. Macy Humphreys.
On motion it was ordered that mat
ter of the building permit for the
erection Of the Maysville Cooperative
Creamery was left in the hands of the
Proposition and Grievance Commit
tee with power to act.
On motion the Proposition and
Grievance Committee was granted q
recess Of five minutes to act on the
matter and on the committees recon-
mendation the permit to erect the
creamery was granted.
A report from the Pittsburg Testing
Laboratory in regard to the asphalt
used on Court street and East Second
street was read. The report stated
that the asphalt was o. k. The report
was accepted and made matter o.
record.
The resignation of Mr.. Russell
Greenlee as city fireman was received
and Mr.. Herman Hay was elected Il
| fill the place vacated.
The resignation of Mr.. John Cal
houn was accepted and Mr.. Charles L
DAILY was elected to fill the position
vacated.
An ordinance accepting the tract o.
land decided to the city from Garrett
S. Wall and Lewis c. Ross was PLACED
on its second reading and final pas
sage.
| Ordinances for the increase ir
wages Of various city employees reat
at the last meeting of the City Council
we're placed on second reading ant
final passage. Following was the wage
scale adopted:
Chief of Fire Experimentation
per year.
Firemen-$75 per month.
Horse and cart drivers-$3 per day
Day laborers-$1.75 per day.
Street Commissioner - $75 pei
month.
Night Sergeant-$75 per month.
Patrolman-s75 per month.
An ordinance providing for the con
struction Of cement sidewalks in var
ious parts Of the city was placed or
its second reading.
The report of the City Attorney In
regard to the several cases of erron'
eous assessments was read aud OF
motion 1t was ordered that the report
Of the City Attorney be received ant
. his recommendations be concurred In
The amount Of the erroneous assess
, ment was ordered returned to ]. H
Bryant, r. M. Harrison, James Riley
Joseph Schatzmann and Miss Mollie T
. Edmonds.
!, City Engineer W. l.. Glazier mad,
his report on the cost OF building {
, sanitary sewage system In the city
, He staterd that the cost Of the pro
posed system would be approximate
ly 100000. On motion II was ordered
that the Laws and Ordinance Commit
tee draw up an ordinance for the call
ing OF an election to vote on bont
issue Of 100000 for the construction
OF sanitary sewage system.
. The ordinance providing for thu
construction Of a sanitary privy sys
tenn was placed on Its second readlnI
and action on same was deferred until
Wednesday night
The ordinance providing for the sal'
j of milk and milk products was read a