The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

After the transaction of routine
business at the recent meeting of the
City Council, Mayor e. B. January
announced the selection of the fol-
lowing gentlemen as members of the
City Tax Commission, the selection
being approved by the Council: A.
A. Hancock, Jas. R. Stivers and Dan
w. Peed The Mayor reported that
a number of needed improvements
had been made on the city's rock
crushing outfit and that the machin-
cry was now in firSt-class shape.
DIR. J. T. Vansant appeared before
the Council and presented several
petitions signed by property owners
protesting against the laying of the
proposed new brick streets. Only
one Of the petitions was read, all be-
ing of the same nature. The resO-
luton in regard to the streets being
paved with brick was recently pass
ed at a meeting of the City Council.
Councilman Merringer, who has been
an active champion of the measure,
stated that an ordinance calling for
the laying of brick streets would be
presented to the Council at it's next
meeting for consideration. A COM
mittee composed of Councilmen
Kiser, Veatch and Doyle, was ap-
pointed to ascertain what per cent
of the property-owners had signed
the petitions and report at the next
meeting.
City Clerk Haydon's reports show
ed that collections on back taxes due
the city, as made by him, amounted
to the sum of $4,524.20. Requests
by members of the Colored Young
Mems Dancing Club for permission
to hold dances in the U. B. F. Hall.
on Eighth street, during the June
commandments were denied.
The Council refused to accept the
sum of $50 rendered by the Kentucky
Traction & Terminal Co., in payment
of bill sent them by the city for
$100.66 for alleged damages. The
bill was to cover alleged damages to
the fire alarm system of the city by
one of the Traction Company's high
voltage wires coming in contact with
the fire alarm wires. The Traction
Company at a conference between
the Mayor, the City Attorney and
officials of the company, made the
above tender, which was refused, and
demand made. for payment of the full
amount.
Councilman Merringer called special
attention to the enforcement of the
ordinance passed by the Council at
its previous meeting placing license
of five dollars a day upon persons So
liciting subscriptions for any news
paper or periodical where a prize or
prizes is offered by the solicitor or
where a contest is involved.
This city ordinance, which has
been in effect since the passing of
the license ordinance on May. l, max
ing it illegal to solicit subscriptions
to newspapers where any premium
or gift was offered as a prize without
paying a license of SIS per day, was
finally acted on. There has been a
considerable amount of argumenta-
ton over the section referred to,
and an attempt was made to change
the ordinance so that certain inter
ests'' would be allowed special priv
ileges, and go on with a contest al
ready started. Councilmen Veatch,
Kiser and Doyle voted for changing
the ordinance, while Councilmen |
ui lh6Cl, ShA AoIllioh, 4NlSholo ciiu
Ankle voted in favor of leaving the |
ordinance the way it had been unan- !
adopted at the previous |
The home papers are very |
grateful to those members of the |
Council who voted to portect the in |
terests of the home enterprises, and |
not allow outsiders to come in and |
infringe on Paris territory without |
paying the required license.
The following building permits |
were granted: George d. Speakes,
residence in East Paris, to cost ST.
500; Frank Skillman, two-story
residence on Second street, to cost
$4,000, and Frank Collier, garage on
Mt. Airy avenue, cost $500.
Before the adjournment of the
Council, Councilman S. Kenney Mich
OILS, representing the Second Ward,
rendered his resignation as a mem
Der of the body, stating that his
business interests required it, and
that he would have to devote more
time to that The resignation was
accepted, and Mr.. Catesby Spears, of
the firm of E. F. Spears & Sons, was
selected to succeed. Both the re-
firing and incoming members are
excellent business men. Mr.. Spears
will make valuable member of the