Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-05
LIGHF CONTRACT FOR
ANOTHER SIX YEARS
Il RsIswed BY City Council
Which Also Elects Officers
AZ Regular Session

:
cember don Thursday night, all Ioi
the old councilmcn were SWORN
in for two years more service
Very little other business came
up for donsideration on the ilast
meetinglnight Of their past term.
After Heading the minutes OF
the NoHmber meeting reports
from officers were read as fol-
lows: olicc Judge Murray
Smith rdported $l58 in fines in
his coui during Notember.
City TaH Collector ]. M.fDykes,
reported tax collections( to the
first Of December at $6,lOO.26,
which went to the fbllowing
fnds: General fund $2842.1O;
School fund $l,5l0.95j to the
sinking fund $20695j to)the sink
ing fund for street bonds ST.
5W.26. The, report from Street
Commissifner Altman showed an
cxpenditute OF $272.50 for labor
and teams on street work during
November Chief OF Police
Claude Devorc reported $l58 in
fines he collected during the past
month. City Engineer S. f..
Crecelius submitted lengthy
technicallep Of the work that
has been done on the sewers and
streets in which he stated that
progress IN the work had been de-
layed a great deal due to the
fact that machinery had been out
of working order, requiring some
time to putting it in good shape.
The Water-& Light Company
represented .by Attorney A. X
Burnam, brought up the question
OF the water plugs which were
being used by the Mclean Com
pany in its work of scwering the |
city. He asked that the Council
take some steps in the matter as
to the responsibility of using
these plugs, and the Council di-
rectcd upon City Engineer to as
sumo such responsibility and he
is to see That their condition is to
be maintainfd as good as when
he found THEM,
Notice was received from the
City Health Board OF the appoint
mcnt Of DR. J. G. Bosley as
Health Officer, and recommended
an increase in his present salary
OF $40 to $40 per month. After
discussion OF this matter by sew
eral of the Gouncilmcn, motion
was made and carried that the
salary remains as it has been in
the past.
The street lighting contract
presented BY, the Kentucky Utili-
ties Company at the November
meeting ano referred to the
Lighting Committee. came up for
hnal action, and was accepted.
The new contract Ecalls for pay
lnent Of the same rate for street ,
lights as the old contract and
runs fora period of six years.
During the discussion OF this CON
tract, Councilman 1errill made a
complaint against the Utilities {.
Company for the increases in the !,
amount OF the invoice received
BY the citizens for their Novem- /.
Der light service, and suggested
hat the matter be looked into !
Mr.. Mcclellan, OF the kentucky
Utilities Company, addressed the
,ouncil in regard to the matter,
md stated that the company y
would gladly welcome the test T
ng of any of the meters in use, !
md that thSre had been no in {
.rease in their frates, but Of i,
curse the bills were larger, due a
o the long nights,and customers
urning ON the current earlier in
he day.
Councilman NIcrsAn read a +
etition from ia Npayefs on Col U
ms street, asking that the sewer n
ge system be placed OH that v
treet. The matter was referred a
0 the street land sewer com y
littee. wv
The Richmond Welch Company
'as granted i peAmit ito make
nproveinentsI pn the Collins
ion Main Street.
After the Colincil had been
worn in, a motion ~as made, and b.
arfisdskhat all the officers be re- m
lcctod with the Exception Of the M
arbage cart driver Siiis successor
} be appointed lby Street Com
lissioner AlInlali,J
After ordering the monthly
Ills paid, the counca adjourned.
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