Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-17
CITY HAS TOSSED
HAT into THE RING
Refuses To Pay Auto Damage
Result of Danger Posts
Doings of Council


night was short and snappy, with
considerable business done within al
Of motion to arrange for the pay
ment of all city employees their
monthly wages before Christmas. The
checks will doubtless be issued the
first and delivered by the middle of
the coming week.
The matter of selling the small lot
at Main and Collins streets was held
up after discussion, it being decided
to hold the property, since the money
derived from it's sale would not be
much, and cause adjacent property
holders to enter protests against
building, should this be done on the
lot by any new owner.
1t is very probable there will be
one or more damage suits instituted
against the city within short time.
City Attorney Chenault, who inves-
tigated the cause of number Of au
tomobiles colliding with the new dan
his report. Mr. Chenault stated he
believed the accidents were due to
carelessness upon the part of drivers
and not the city and that they were
the result of negligence, since the
posts had been in position for some
time, and that the city would win any
action taken for damages brought by
those having automobiles damaged.
The bills presented by Messrs. J.
Will Wagers and T. P. Caldwell were
ordered rejected. These were for
damages wrought their machines as
result of collisions with the posts. Mr..
Wagers laid he would institute pro-
ceedings for damages in case the city
repairing of his machine.
The bids advertised for sale, rep
resenting the street improvement
bonds, We're taken over by the State
Bank and Trust Company Of Rich
mond, it being the only bidder on the
bonds, and Mayor l.. P. Evans, to-
gether with other city officials, in
Guiding the treasurer anG clerk, were
ordered to properly sign the bonds
and turn them over to the bidder. r.
F.. Turley, of the Bank and Trust
Company, who was present, stated
the institution he represented had
promised to take up the bonds, adj
mitting the city of having the streets
M 1,n ft11lx
tended to make his WORD good. The
company's bid admitted of the ptir-
chase of the bonds at par with ac-
crued interest on all or any part of
the street improvement bonds issued
by the city of Richmond, provided
they were legally issued and to pay
| par and accrued interest from the
date of the transfer to the company.
Mr.. Turley stated that in his opinion
most of the bombs would be held by
his company and not sold, unless the
amount grew to enormous propor-
tions. These bonds, drawing per
/ cent interest, payable semi-anually,
are 'sgood as gold" and considered a
good permanent investment. One
gentleman present stated he intended
] buying some of them himself
J. J. Greenleaf, attorney for Lamp
ton & Burks, complimented the city
! State Bank and Trust Company, able
and willing to assist the city in the
hour of need, adding that through the
assurance of the bank Of steady pay
ments for the work done on the
streets and the general financing OF
the same, the city had virtually saved
J the sum of $4,000.
A report was made that Madison
county had already come forth with
$4,000 credited to the county's side Of
the ledger for paving the streets
This. has to do with the work adja-
cent to the court house.,
| Councilman Golden stated the condi-
ton of southern Estill avenue was q
mudhole and the condition would be
1 much worse with rains. He was in
structed to make an investigation
and report to the street committee
1t is probable there will be immediate
improvement there, since number OF
changes are contemplated in the east
ern part of the city.
i Orchard street residents want more
! light, and it was decided to hold up
h this matter until the change is made
relative to the Improvement of this
thoroughfare and the new entrance
to the depot, stockyards and other
L places of Importance is effected
which will be within short time, il
II is said.
II Mr.. R. E. Turley has been officiating
as treasurer of the city of Richmond
at salary of $1O0 per year. His
salary has been increased, through
action of the council, to $500 pei
j year, there being added work.