Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-06

felt that it could be done just
now.
The council has just passed a
resolution authorizing the mayor
to borrow from the State Bank
and Trust Company $4,000 in
anticipation of the Forthcoming
city taxes. Treasurer Turley
said that the bank had already
loaned the city $1,000, and some
officials of this he had to borrow
! to 6 per cent interest. He sale
| he hoped the city would go as
easy as possible for while, Sc
the mayor and councilmen thru
the evenings discussion empha-
sizedthe necessity for economy at
every point.
1t was finally decided that the
Sewer Committee of the council
shall be empowered to settle the
sewer question in the best way
that is possible. Col. S. F. Gre
celius who served so well as city
engineer during the building OF
the trunk line sewers and paved
streets will be asked to- run over
from Danville, some day soon,
and look over the matter and adj
wise what is best to be done from
an engineering and sanitary
point. The question of sewer
out by the l. & n. railroad on the
Earring property was referred to
the city attorney for investiga-
tion and ACTION.
Mayor Evans called the atten-
ton of the councilmen to the ne
cessity of electing a Board of Tax
Supervisors. Five men were nom
mated, Messrs j. Hale Dean. S.
A. D. Jones. John Rife. Charles
Pigg, and Willis Kennedy. The
three men chosen were Messrs.
Dean, Jones and Kennedy.
Councilman Golden called the
attention to a light on Smith Bal
lard street having been out at
night since Saturday. Mayor Ev-
ane said he would call the atten-
ton of Manager Fawkes of the
Kentucky Utilities Company to
it, and felt sure it would be re-
medied at once.
A petition requesting the re-
scinding of previous permission
given the Indian Refining Com
pany to erect oil tanks on the
property adjoining the Standard
Oil Co. and Columbus Frazier.
was referred to the Building
Committee for action. Those
who signed the petition were W
T. Todd. Charles NJ. Martin. Geo
Wray, VIM. McSwain. I. J. King
J. NJ. Fowler, F. z. Spurlin. J. H.
Pence. J. H. Payne. J. R. Payne,
Jeff Coates. Z. L. Puryear, Clar-
ence Bruner. John Sanders.
Mrs. ]. r. Shaw, Smith Brum-
field. and c. B. Neikirk.
Upon motion of Mr.. O'Neil. the
city engineer was directed to
take bids for building concrete
sidewalk in front of the lot of
B. Weisenburgh on West Main
street if Mr.. Weisenburgh does
not have the work done within 80
days prescribed by law, after
passage of ordinance. Other
property owners affected by the
ordinance passed i'll April have
put down their pavements.
Lyman Parrish called attention
to the bad condition of sidewalks
along Irvine street. On motion of
Mr.. Golden the property owners
between First and B streets on
the north side were directed to
improve their walks at once.
Upon motion of Mr.. O'Neil
the city attorney will investigate
and report to the next meeting
upon application of T. M. Wells
to be relieved of payment OF
taxes on all auto which he says
his company owns; the same or
der was adopted relating to
trucks operated by the Sandlin
Supply Company, which claims il
leases from the Blue Grass Mo
tor Transport Company which
pays taxes on them.
F. H. Gordon was granted a
permit to build stable and ware
house, costing about $500 each or
a lot he recently purchased from
1.-THE L .& N. railroad on EstiII av-
enue Strobe Emmons was Civ
en- permission to build residence
ion Big Hill avenue to cost about
$500 and Ernest Snowden was
granted permission to build Z
residence on the same street tc
cost about $1.500.
! Shortly before the session came
to an end Movo,- Evo1c ,xroc call