Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-02
CITY C0UNCILMEN
HAVE BUSY SESSION
Streets, Sewers, and Other Mat
ters Pertaining To City's
Welfare Given Attention

Inc richmond city council met 1T
regular semi-monthly session Thurs
day night ana with. all members
present but CounciImen Whitaker
spent some time in routine matters
The subject of street improvements
was one of the leading themes Of the
evening and according to plans, which
include the application of about three
miles of tarvia, this to represent an
extension of the asphalt paving, the
City Fathers are of the opinion that
the streets of the city will be greatly
| improved.
The application of a representative
of the Phoenix Motion Picture COM
pany to have the license reduced from
$3.50 met with general objection, and
he was presented with facts that
seemed satisfactory, in that it was
shown, with the gracious assistance of
City Attorney Chenault and Mayor
L. p. Evans, that the company was
charging well for the entertainments,
and practically operating two shows
in the city with one license. The ex-
planation seemed satisfactory to the
representative of the company, who
admitted that the business in Rich
mond was on paying basis.
City Clerk w. E. Blanton read the
minutes of the previous meeting which
and after the adoption of the report
business of the evening was turned tc
and disposed of as follows:
The regular monthly report of City
Collector Jesse Dykes showed, upon
presentation, that $463.76 had been
collected during the month of June
Chief Of Police Devore rendered
report to the effect that the sum Of
S197 represented the fines during the
month of June.
City Judge G. Murray Smith in hi
report divulged the intelligence that
fines imposed during the month Of
June amounted to $468 and forty days
in Jail the sentences to the county
bastile.
City Civil Engineer S. T. Crecelius
reported on the progress of the work
under Contractors hampton & Burks
and the John r. McLane company, al
so doing street work, and presented
balance on accounts, with the result
that the former company had bill
for $7,60866 and the latter bill for
$7,027.54, ordered paid for work thus
far accomplished, after motion O {
Councilman Terrill and seconded
by two other City Dads had carried
The progress of street work is
said to be progressing in very sat
isfatcry manner, and there has beer
no hitch between any of the city Oil
Gals and members of either of the
companies who have been doing ex-
tcnsive work here of any character,
and this matter was commented upon
by several members of the body who
stated that the willingness of both
companies to follow contracts and do
any favor for the city possible receiv-
ed hearty comment.
AS to the tarvia for the street i'm
provement extension Councilman Ter
rilI, of the street committee, stated
that thu Barrett company, Of Cleve-
land, has rendered proposition
which was accepted after its eXplana-
tion. which was to the effect, as fol-
lows: That said company would pro-
vide tarvia, ship it to the city of Rich
mond and apply it to the streets and
provide the sweeping brooms with
which to sweep it, but the sweeping
operation was up to the city. SAID
tarvia could be purchased in any
quantity. and it was estimated that
10000 gallons would be sufficient for
the three and fraction miles to be
improved. This suggestion, which was
upon the part of Mayor Evans, was
taken UP by Councilman O'Neil, and
a motion to buy at an estimated cost
Of $4,000 the above stipulated guam
tity, and that the matter be turned
over to the street committee with the
power to act. The gravel, it is said,
can be obtained at reasonable price,
and the members OF the cohlnlCtee
were instructed to proceed with the
contract.
w. d. Parks, who was refused the
of establishing Il set oil
scales on Estill avenue recently, pre-
sented another petition, which hel
signed, asking that he be given priv
iIege at the sa,nesplace, providing he
would establish drain pipe, do the
proper grading and change on remove
the scales at any time, should the
city request it. The matter, which
was interesting to Councilman Mer-
shon, who Investigated the probable
bl,,.king Of part of the street. as a
result of the establishment of. theI
scales, and stated that he favored
tho petit;op acportIiprr tO the DrOViS-