Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-05-05
GREATLY INCREASED
SCHOOL TAX Asked
City Board of Education Plans
To Almost Double School
Tax-Council Doings

| The City Council met in its
regular monthly session Thurs
day night. Mayor O'Neil called
meeting to order, and when Clerk
Hugh Samuels called the roll all
members answered present ex-
cepting Councilman ]. w. HamiI-
ton, who came in shortly after
the meeting had opened. MIMI
/ tes of the last regular meeting
and called meetings were read by
the clerk and approved.
Reports of officers were called
for and were as follows; Chief Of
Police Claude Devore reported
fines collected for last month
amounted to $194; Police Judge
G. Murray Smiths report show
ed fines imposed by him during
the month of April amounted to
$3.50; and the report of City Col
lector Jesse Dykes showed ST.
964.33 collected in taxes for last
month.
Mayor O'Neil announced that
previous to opening the session,
DR.. R. L. Telford, president of
the Associated Charities. had men
toned to him a deficit in the
treasury amounting to- SIS, and
asked that the council allow the
Association this amount in order
to make up this deficit which was
incurred during the past winter.
The Mayor stated it has been the
custom of the city to donate
yearly $1O0 to this cause, and as
the council had not contributed
this year, he recommended that
the amount asked for be allowed
at this meeting. A motion was
made by Councilman Martin, sec
onded by Councilman Mckinney,
favoring the proposed donation,
and was unanimously passed.
Attention was called to the
council by Mr.. O'Neil that DIR.
Scudder, city physician, was leav-
! ing Richmond, and as there were
several patients who needed med
lcal attention, he recommended
that successor be appointed. 1t
was learned that DR.. Scudder had
mentioned his leaving the city to
several members of the council,
and had made to- arrangements
to leave the work in charge of
DR.. N. A. Bailey. 20. vote of
council DR.. Bailey was appointed
his substitute during the absence
of DR.. Scudder.
The Mayor stated that the Ca
rey-Reed Company, who have
charge of the construction work
on the Lexington pike, had IN
formed him that they have on
hand 100 feet of 18-inch sewer
pike, which they will not use.
While it is worth 81 foot, they
! offered to to the city for 75c d
foot. The matter was referred
to the sewer committee with
power to act.
Mr.. O'Neil stated that he had
received a communication from
the Actuarial Bureau, who had
their representative, Capt. Stiltz,
investigate the fire department
here several weeks ago, in which
the bureau stated on account of
the conditions reported to them
by Capt. Stiltz, that unless the
city made necessary improve
ments it would necessitate send
ing a man here to rerate all fire
insurance. The fire committee
was ordered to make further in
vestigation, and report to the
council at once.
Nominations for the appoint
ment of Supervisors to equalizc
the city assessment list were call
ed for Councilman Benton nom
mated Lyman Parrish; Council
man Martin nominated N. B.
Deatherage, Jeff Cox (whose
name was withdrawn upon his re
quest and w. D. Durham Coun-
Gilman Mckinney nominated
Paul Burnam and T. H. Collins.
Nominations closed and the final
vte resulted with the selection of
n. B. Deatherage, Paul Burnau1
and 7. H. Collins to serve on the
boars of supervisors.
Reports of outstanding COM
mittees were called for. The
committee on patrol conveyance
asked for further time, with the
power to act, which was granted.
The committee on the disposal
plant was called. Mr.. -O'NeiI
spoke for Mr.. H. de B. Forbes,
who had notified him that he
would have his plans ready at a
later period. Attorney Nolana
representing Mrs. Whitlock, on
whose farm the plan is proposed,
to be stationed, announced to the
council that his client is willing to
do her part in helping the city,