The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-24
ADVANCED STEPS
ARE TAKEN BY THE
STOCK SALES men
Committee In Charge Of MaysvIlle and
Mason County Stock Sales Makes
Arrangements For I'm.
prOyements.

At a meeting OF the Stock Sales d.
vision of the Chamber of Commerce
Member Dodson reported that the
matter Of continuing the appropria-
ton had been brought before the at
tention of Council at the recent meet
ing and they agreed to continue the
support to the extent Of $40 to be
appropriated as follows: $25 for rent
and SIS for publicity ant maintenance.
Member Dodson also reported that
matter Of having the scales adjusted,
referred to him at a recent meeting of
the Stock Sales Committee, had been
attended to and the scales at present
were in flrst-class condition.
Chairman Purnell called the mem
bers attention to the fact that during
the recent campaign for rural mem
berships number of the members re-
quested that the Chamber of Com
merce put forth an effort to have the
steamboat representative come to the
stock yards for stock placed there to
be shipped, thereby saving the farmer
an extra trip into town to have them
loaded. Member Dodson was appoint
ed to. attend to this matter.
The removal of the c. & o. Stock
Pens from the East end to their lot,
next to the present County Stock Pens
was again brought up and in as much
as the committee had received no
word from the C. & o. in response to
their recent communication the Chair
man appointed Member Dodson COM
mittee to confer with Superintendent
Taylor of this division of the c. & O.
in an endeavor to have this matter at
tended to, at early date.
Some complaints were voiced rela-
tive to the Stock Sale Committee
granting any individual, the right to
maintain a soft drink and lunch stand
at the Stock Yards and a motion pre-
vailed making it necessary for any
applicant to apply to the Manager
Brown for permission to sell soft
drinks and lunch. A fee of 80 will be
charged by Manager Brown and will
be placed in the Stock Sales Treasury.
for the purpose of maintenance.
Manager Brown called the members
attention to the fact that the hitching
post which he had recently erected in
the stock yards for the convenience of
the farmers be informed that these
posts are there for their convenience
not only on Court days but every day
in the year. The committee went on
record approving Mr.. Browns sugges-
tions and instructed the Secretary to
see that the papers carried sufficient
notice regarding this matter.
Manager Brown requested that he
be furnished list of the members of
the Chamber of Commerce. He stated
that 1t was his intention, providing
the members of the Stock Sales
agreed to charge all non-members for
the use of the pens. The committee
went on record approving the recon-
mendation of Manager Brown.
The attention of the committee was
called to the fact that the pens are
badly in need of whitewash. Upon
motion Manager Brown was instruct
ed to have same attended to at his
earliest convenience.
The attention of the committee was
also called to the fact that DR.. Phil
lips is not at the ferry and stock
yards on court day, as provided in the
recent arrangement with the Fiscal
Court. Chairman Purnell agreed to
look into this matter and see that Mr..
Phillips in on the job every Court day
ana hereafter