Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-07

City collector, Jesse Dykes report
ed s721.92 collected during the month.
Commissioner, J. H. Altman report
ed SLIT spent upon the streets.
Chief of Police, Claud Devore at
tached his check for s239 to his report
showing that amount collected during
February.
In filing his report Police Judge
Murray Smith showed fines imposed
during February to the amount of
1912, and he added to his report this
statement, ait is gratifying to state
that the above is the lowest amount of
] fines imposed any month during my
! incumbency of the office of Police
Judge. No Jail sentences were i'm
posed"
Chairman O'Neil of the committee
to investigate insurance rates in Rich
mond reported that the committee had
taken up the matter with the State
Acturial Bureau and the State Fire
Marshars office. He said the COM
mittee was informed that the State
was being re-rated and that Richmond
would soon be reached.
In regard to the water and light
rates, Mr.. O'Neil reported that the
councilmanic committee had held a
meeting with the officers of the cor
poration. He said figures as to their
expenses had been produced showing
the usual expenses which the COM
pany is still paying, and the commit
tee felt the increased rates should be
maintained longer until expenses were
reduced.
Mr.. O'Neil offered an ordinance to
this effect, which, after amendment by
Mr.. Terrill that the increased rates be
allowed, at the discretion of the coun-
lcil, was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Mershon reported that his COM
mittee had. arranged to buy Ford
truck with dump on It The coun-
Gil confirmed such purchase.
| Councilman Mershon nominated
James Turner to a position on the po.
lice force to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Dick Holland
Councilman Golden seconded the nom
ination.
i City Clerk Blanton reported that al
application was also on file from G
o. Park.
Turner was elected by vote of :
to o.
Il A motion made by Councilman
Goldne and Mershon that the Mile
, heirs be directed to build screen il
, front of their property on East Mai
street to hide certain practices on
back lot, precipitated lot of discus
, sion and was finally declared carried
} Col. N. B. Deatherage said that a
, a meeting of the First Christia
9 church, he had been appointed com
; mittee to inform the Council tha
0 some of the members thought that tn
garage to be built on the old Nc
i. Creary lot might prove nuisance IA
t lsaid some of the members voted fc
Y it and some against it. He said ths
e lat the time, they thought were actin
i in accord with the Baptists and Pre-
t Ibyterians but they had since learne
that they were making no protes
: He said he simply desired to NAL
j this statement to the council. May'
d Evans asked Col Deatherage if
|, had any request to make of the Coul
d lcil.
d Col. Deatherage said he did nc
m Mayor Evans said they were glad
have Col. Deatherage present with Il
l. Council anyway.
" Attorney Frank Leslie Russell pr
4 Isented a written remonstrance fro
,dlDr. r. L. Clark against the amour
+ Iof the assessment that had been levi,
upon his personal property. He sa
,e that it had been assessed by the cou
n )county at $500 and by the city
h. s2,700. He said he did not mind pa
ye ling taxes upon property that he ha
no Ibut that he did not have this amour
rsI The Coufcil took no action upon t
matter. Councilman Golden remaI
lvIing that the matter had been atten
ed led to at the last councilmanic meetir
on M. Wides was granted permit
s build a small dwelling at the corr