Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-02
TO SAVE INTEREST
ON STREET BONDS
Enough Money In Sinking Fund
] To Pay Several Of-City
Council In Session

The City OF Richmond has al
ready accumulated a sufficient
sum in the sinking fund of its
street improvements bonds to pay
off two of them, although they
are not due until 1924, according
to statement which was made
to the City Council ct its regular
] anuary meeting Thursday night
by Mayor Evans. The council
voted to have the Mayor buy all
of the bonds that the sinking fund
will provide for, and they will be
burned next meeting night. In
this way the taxpayers can be
saved interest for about four and
a half years on at least $4,000 in
bonds.
! The John B. McLane Company,
which has the sewer construction
contract with the city, requested
permission of the stl eet commit
tee of councilmen and citizens, t,
defer much more active work un-
til March. Labor scarcity am
bad weather make rapid work
now impracticable. Such permis-
sion was granted by the commit
tee, and report made to the coun-
Gil. City Engineer Crecelius' re-
port showed that the McLane Co.
has done S14,119.25 worth O:
work on sewers to date.
/ Attorney J. J. Greenleaf stated
for the information of the council
and taxpayers that the friendly
suit, to test out the validity of al
the street and sewer ordinances
has been heard by Judge Shack
elford, who decided favorably to-
ward them. The matter is now
scheduled for a hearing before
Judge Carroll, of the Court of Ap-
pea1s, at an early date.
! The question of payment of a
water bill for the Central Ken
tflcky CreameeAA,' now owned by
1.-THE French ros.-Bau'y Conpnota7
Iof Cincinnati, waA Supoi
V ersely by City Z
ault, who said the
fright to furnish
tcreamery. The creai
exempted from tax!
years as new enter
as started here.
| The December repo
T. Murray Smith show
he amount of $27S ass
50 days jail sentences.
Police Claude Devore
check pinned to his mon
aprt for S170 collected
during the past month.
| The report of City Con-
J esse Dykes for December,
ed $60o.32 collected. His y
report for 1919, published in
IOililC ISOIulllll, SllOWS p/ O,JO1A s1-
collected during 1919.
Bonds for the newly appoint(
, officers were referred to the fin
ance committee. Councilmal
, Golden reported that offendin,
trees are still standing at the cor
ner of East Main and Collin
, streets. The council then passe
: IN ordinance upon such a matter
| Which will also appear in anothe
t Aolufnn.
+ ~ Clay Stone applied for a poo
%oom license, but was informe
z that it was necessary for him t
advertise in the Daily Register hi
intention to open such place i
: order that all concerned may hav
y n notice of it.
b Some question has arisen as t
: who is liable for taxes on Bla
: Park or RoseDale, the additio
c which was bought from the c.
e perton estate and sub-divided ar
Sold by the Wakeheld-Dav
Realty Company, of Shelbyvill
i Attorney A. r. Burnam content
:. ED that a contract for the sa
-,ihaving been signed and $50
: paid on it in February, that t
If realty company was the les
d owner April 1st, as of which d;A
n assessment must be made fok<.{
4tion. Mayor Evans, who neS
: tfiated the sale, said the rel
: dompany did not get possesI
df the property until May lstE
Ee Said he knew nothing of thd
l. Messment. which had been p1
the Caperton estate
i the City Board of Tax SupI
A. Tors. The council directed thi
t. attorney to collect the taxe
IF necessary getsa legal det
e. !tien as against whom r.,
& Tho
e. toned
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