Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-08
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ROSEDALE, STREETS
Controversy Over Fence Across
One Comes Before Council
City Fathers In Session

Whether the city owns the
streets whichwe laid off in Rose
Dale additions recently opened by
a Shelbyville real estate firm, is
a point in a controversy which
came before the City Council
Thursday night. Mr.. George H.
Myers, Sr., asked the City Coun-
Gil for protection for property of
his son, claiming that Mr.. G. c.
Wallace, who owned several 9TH
er lots in the new addition, had
built fence across one of the
streets and to which he had no
legal right. Mr.. Wallace replied
that he would remove the
fence if ii could be shown that it
was hurting anyone. Consider
able feeling seemed : involved in
the controversy. The matter was
referred to the City Attorney to
investigate. sSgs,
In the absence of City Clerk w.
E! !iBlanton in2C Cincinnati on busi-
ness, Councilman ONeil acted as
Clerk when the Council was call
ed into regular session Thursday
night. Police Judge G. Murray
Smiths report for July showed
imposition of.fines to the amount
of $37 during July. City Col
lector Dykes. reported collection
of $2,17015 during July, while
Chief of Police Claude Devore
reported collection of $ll8 in fines
| in that month and as usual at
tached his check to the report for
that amount, # 80
! Street Commissioner las. H.
Altman submitted comprehen-
sive report of the street work
which his force has done during
July at a cost Of $6l3.45. Here
lported the following streets hav-
ing been .resurfaced: :: Water from.
Second to Lancaster; North from
Fifth to Seventh ,,lAspen avenue
from Main to North; Walnut
from Third to B., and Estill aven-
ue from Irvine to Four Mile road.
He reported 336 rods of rock hav-
ing been crushed during July.
| The council granted license to
wv. S. Hamilton to conduct pool
room in the Richmond Hotel.
Mayor Evans told the council
that First street business men
desired the parking arrangement
changed on their street on court
days and other busy days and he
had instructed the police accord
ingly, so that enactment of an or
dinance to cover the situation did
not seem necessary
Councilman Terrill said that
weeds on North street are about
as high as a mans head, and that
ia new crossing is badly needed
on Glyndon avenue. A motion
carried directing all proper.
owners to have the weeds cut in
front Of their premises, and to
'fiave a new brick crossing install
ed 1T the place suggested by Mr..
Terrill. '''
Upon motion Of Councilman
Mershon, new buckets were ord
cred for the pest house pump, and
Councilman Golden reported that
he had sold the city's old spring
wagon for $40 and would sell or
give away the horse on Saturday.
The report of City Engineer
Crecelius on work so far done on
the street paving plan, was lis
tened to with interest. 1t will be
printed in full in the Daily Regis
ter Saturday.
TIE ci,y attorney was direct
ed to investigate complaint
made by Mrs. Trdor in regard to
a restaurant obstr,icting her view
from her home on Third street.
Building permits were granted
as follows: .-
TO George II. Myers to build a
house on his lot in Rosedale ad-
dition to cost about 81 900.
( To. the Western Petroleum Co,
to erect a service station near. the
L. & A. depot, to cost about $780,
/, To B. ]. and l.. r. Clay to erect
] garage on.their lot at the cor
ner of Aspen avenue and West
Main street, to cost about 81 200.
The request of City Assessor
Trim Deatherage for payment of
bl00 for helpers work in assess
ng the city was referred to the
c Committee, The councif
to August 18th when il.
Mill consider some necessary on
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