The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Council met in regular session
last night, with Mayor January and
Councilmen Ankle, Christman, Doyle
Kiser, Merringer, Spears and Veatch
present. .,t<.. $3.50.
Councilman Catesby Spears, who
succeeded Councilman S. X. Nichols
resigned, took the oath of office, ad-
ministered by Councilman Doyle.
City Clerk Hayden was allowed
1925 for services in collecting back
taxes, to the amount of $4,000.
City Attorney Dundon made a re,
port in regard to building of dam
The Louisville & Nashville r. r. have
furnished plans and specifications fol
same, but no agreement has as yet
been signed by the interested parties
However, he said fine progress is be.
ing made, and the people are still
living in hopes.
Chief of Police Fred Link re-
quested the Council to enlighten him
upon his duties in regard to the en-
forcement of the law recently passed
in regard to newspapers soliciting
subscriptions, etc. The following
communication from the three news
papers of Paris was read by Council
man Merringer:
Paris, KY, May %, 1919. .
TO THE HON. MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF PARIS, KY.
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned
local newspapers of Paris beg to call
the attention of this honorable body
to the fact that the law in regard tC
soliciting subscriptions to newspapers
where a prize or premium is offered
is being violated daily in this city
One paper especially is openly defiant
in the matter, and is admitting its
guilt by publishing the number OF
votes received by their respective
candidates for soliciting said sub
scriptions daily.
The collection of five dollars per
day from these solicitors is a source
of revenue to the. city, and we are
informed by the City Collector that
the license imposed on these contest
ants referred to is not being paid.
1t is an imposition on the local
newspapers who pay license for do
ing business here, and loss of rev.
enue to the city to allow this law
to be ignored daily, as it is.
Enclosed are two clippings from
the Lexington Herald, one of the
date of May IA, and the other of May
20, showing a list of the candidates
in the unlawful contest they are con.
Quoting in Paris, with the number of
votes after the names which were
given them upon subscriptions re-
ceived for soliciting subscribers, and
which shows conclusively that the
law is being violated.
We respectfully call your atten-
ton to the above facts, and ask that
you instruct the proper officials to
enforce the law that was made by
the City Council.
Respectfully.
THE BOURBON NEWS,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
PARIS DEMOCRAT.
City Attorney Dundon said he had
no proof of the law having been vio-
lated, but he had been approached
by solicitor. and when asked if. he
had a license to solicit, said he had
not, and was advised by the City At
torney to "get out of town." The
Council seemed loath to advising the
Chief of Police to do his duty and the
matter was passed without further
argument.
The resolution formerly passed by
the Council to pave the streets of
Paris with brick, was repealed on
motion of Councilman Merringer,
who gave his reason for introducing
same, and who then introduced an
other resolution calling for improv.
ing Pleasant, High and interesting
streets with material to be selected
by the Council, and to be paid by
the abutting property owners.
Councilman Spears spoke in favor
of the city paying one-third of the
cost, and increasing the city's bond
ed Indebtedness. Merringer's resolu-
ton was lost by a vote of to 8.
A resolution along the lines sug-
gested by Mr.. Spears was then offered
and was adopted by vote of to g.
A resolution calling for the recon-
struction of High street, the Ken
lucky Traction and Terminal Co. to
bear part of the cost, was adopted by
a vote of 4 to 3.