The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-06


Police Department ....... 624.95
Fire Department ....... 35O.93
Internal improvements .... 354.O5
Chamber of Commerce .... $500
Greenwood Library ....... 2S.S5
The Mayor reported that he had col
lected $135.55 for license during the
past month.
The report of Police Judge John l..
Whitaker showed the total amount of
fines and costs paid S114.SO; worked
out $500: working out $4,000.
Fire Chief Ruliff NJ. Newell report
ed that the Fire Department had an
swered one alarm of fire during the
past month.
City Treasurer Andrew NJ. jan
uary reported balance in the gener-
al fund of $SO1.63.
The following building permits
we're granted:
James Smith-A porch to dwelling
house on William street Sixth Ward.
Frank p. O'Donnell-Frame metal
roof porch in rear of dwelling on For
est avenue Fifth Ward.
Miss Ida Mitchell and Vol Mitchell
A small building on Vine street In
The Sixth Ward
a petition from Gordon c. Greene
for a license to operate a wharfboat
at, the Maysville grade was presented
The Council recessed while the
Wharves and Ferries committee and
the License Committee met and went
over the petition. The committees re-
commended granting the license and
with some small change giving the
Wharfmaster authority to place the
boat where he saw fit. the license was
granted by Council.
The report of the Board of Tax SUI
pervisors was presented and ordered
spread on the minutes.
a petition from the residents and
property owners on Fourth street
again urging upon Council that they
give Fourh street their immediate
attention was presented. The Propo'
sition and Grievance Committee which
has had this matter in hand for sew
eral months asked for further time
and it was granted with the request
that they make some report at the
next meeting of Council
Chairman George Dodson, of the
Light Committee, reported that the
Federal Fuel Administration had ask
ed the city to do away with some of
the lights as a matter of conservation
and the Light Committee was given
power to act in the matter.
Miss Hulda Thompson was placed
on the city pension list at five dollars
per month.
The frequent burning of the city
dump on Bridge street and the great
nuisance 1t is causing in the neighbour
hood was brought to the attention of
Council and no motion the Fire Chief
was ordered to burn the dump sys-
tematically and he was also ordered
to put the fire out when he was fin
ished, thus preventing the smoldering
for several days.
Parker & Company asked that they
be permitted to put switch from the
C. G. o. railroad to the front Of their
building on Front street between Mar
ket and Sutton. A general discussion
as to the advisability and the legality
of such action followed and the matter
was finally placed in the hands of the
Internal Improvement committee
which will investigate to learn wheth-
err or not the switch will interfere
with the use of the street and report
at a meeting of Council to be called
later in the month by the Mayor.
Unsanitary conditions of sewers out
OF repair on Fourth street and For
est avenue and the dumping OF gar
bage on the C. G. o. railroad COM
pany's property on Poplar street were
referred to the Proposition and Griev-
ance Committee.
A resolution authorizing the issu-
ance of $500 in emergency bonds
for the current expenses of the city,
was offered and adopted,
Chairman Watkins, of the Internal
Improvement committee, reported
that the present wage paid by the city
for carts and labor was not sufficient
and considering the abnormal times
the matter OF wages was left entirely
In his hands.
There being nothing more for dis