The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-06
FIRE HALL PROPOSAL
Again Turned Down by City Council
at an Adjourned Meeting Last
Night-Asphalt Streets
Received.

City Council met In an adjourned
meeting at the Council Chamber last
evening, Mayor Lee Presiding and all
members being present.
DR.. Townsend ,one Of the sanitary
survey doctors, made a short address
to the Council in reference to the san
itary sewage system and also in re-
gard to the sanitary privy system. DR..
Townsend stated that the City Council
and sanitary doctors were working in
perfect harmony and hoped to have
Maysville in a perfectly sanitary con-
dition within two years.
Councilman Thomas introduced an
ordinance providing for the construc-
tion of sanitary sewer, and submit
ting to the qualified voters Of Mays
vile proposition as to whether this
city shall incur an Indebtedness Of
100000 and to authorize the Board
of Council of this city in the name of
the city to issue and sell 100000 of
& per cent. coupon bonds of the
City of Maysville, to provide sink
ing fund for the liquidation of same.
These bonds are to pay the cost of
constructing sanitary sewage sys-
TEN in this city, amplifying and ex-
tending the present system to connect
Herewith and to perfect and complete
the system, and parts of systems
throughout the city. On motion the
ordinance was received.
The Laws and Ordinance Commit
tee was granted further time in re.
gard to the matter of the sanitary
privy system.
Councilman Thomas again brought
up the matter of building a fire hal
on the city's lot on Limestone street
Mr.. Thomas stated that the residents
near the location for the proposed
hall had offered to donate $4,000 fol-
building hall costing not less thar
$4,000. Mr. Thomas made a motor
that new fire hall costing not less
than $4,000 be built. The motion los
by vote of 7 to 5.
A resolution was read authorizin,
the issuance of $2,500 worth of emerg
ency bonds to be placed in the hand
of the chairman of the Ways ant
Means Committee
Mr.. Frank Clarke was granted per
mission to address the Council an,
read petition from property holder
on Third and Fourth streets askinl
that the city take some action in re
gard to relieving them of the cost o
constructing tarvia streets in front o
their property in 1911 and asked tina
Council pay for the streets out of tn
general fund as the streets were no
permanent improvements.
The matter Of repairing certain
streets and alleys in various parts o
the city was ordered left in the hand
of the Internal improvement Commit
tee with power to act.
On motion II was ordered that tn
Police Department enforce more rig
idly the ordinance regulating automo
biles parking in congested districts.
On motion it was ordered that tn
asphalt streets on East Second stree
and Court street be accepted with $50
of the pay for same held in reserv
to force the contractors to make Ger
tain repairs.
On motion it was ordered that side
walks in the Sixth Ward opposite tn
ball park be put down.
The police were ordered to max
water melon venders remove thei
goods from the corner of Second an
> Market streets.
Managers Russell and Watkins in
vited the members Of the Council an
their wives to attend the showing {
"Womanhood" at the Washingto
Opera House tonight.
On motion Council adjourned