Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-09-08
FIRE ZONE is
EXTENDED SLIGHTLY
City Council Says No Wooden
Buildings Are To Be Con-
structed In Certain Limits

- An ordinance for the extension
of the fire zone, further discus
sion OF the extension Of Summit
avenue and Third street, and an
ordinance which says that pro-
perty owners shall chop all weeds
IN front of their holdings were
the mair -2tters taken Up by the
City Council = their monthly
meeting at rI.t IA, rsday
evening.
All members OF the council
were present with the exception
Cf X. r. Wells. the newly elected
mmber. Extension OF the fire
zone was adopted without an op-
posing vote. The zone is now
bounded by Collins street. Water
street, Lancaster avenue, the a.
ley between the properties of Eu-
gene Walker and tie X chmond
Motor Company and Irvine street
No building is to be built between
this zone except brick, concrete,
steel or stone, ones with nor
cCmbustible roof.
DR.. ]. G. Bosley reported that
work had not been begun ON h..s
sidewalk in front of his residence
on the Summit due to the con
tractors being unable to get ma
terials. The contract. however.
has been let.
John Altman reported that al
ter large ra rs water came down
from Big Hill avenue and practi-
cally flooded his slaughter house.
Street Commissioner Altman wa
ordered to replace the present
culvert with larger enc.
Reports from city officers show
ed that City Collector Dykes lad
received collections amounting t
$4,414.67; Police Judge Murra,
Smith has imposed fines amow
ing to $540 and 80 days during the
past month and Oh ef of Pcli.e
Claude Devore has collected fine:
to the sum of $552.
Water was reported to hav,
cut deep gulley at the corner O
Second and Walnut streets ana |
on a motion by Mckinney. sec
onded by Crutcher, Street Com
missioner Altman was ordered t.
make the necessary repairs.
A letter was rece we'd by TIE
mayor from r. NJ. Barker. rep
resentative of the Burley Asso- !
citation, saying that in no other
city was their receiving ware
house compelled to pay city
cense. The council did not feel
that they should make one house
have license and the other not 81 !
had the clerk to motif, Mr.. Bar
ker that the money was due.
A letter was read from Fire
Chief Daugherty saying that the
department had received several
calls in the last few days which
were false alarms. He stated that i
every time the fire bel rings it !
costs the city at least $50 and ,
that he wished the public would
be sure to see that the blaze de-
served the departments attention
before the call was turned in. A
letter was also received from the
Department of Fire Prevention
at Frankfort. inviting the Rich
mond fire chief to the state con-
vent on at Frankfort the first
week in October. Il
The bill of E w. Carson to tie
sum of $92.45 for collecting back
taxes for the city was allowed. !
On motion by Councilman
Hamilton, and seconded BY Coun- !
Gilman Martin, the sewer COM
mittee will investigate the need
of sewer on Sunset avenue and
report to the council at its next
meeting.
Walnut street between B and
Second streets was reported to
need another coat of tar. This
was referred to the street COM
nittee.
An ordinance was passed which
calls for the property owners to
chop all weeds in front of their
property and in and on the side
walks.
T. H. Collins and NJ. c. Kellogg
came before the council in effort
to get tn eextens:o on of the Sum
nit through to Lancaster avenue.
Mr.. Collins offered the city tie
right of way through his proper
ty and /, coo tons of rock to be put
on the street which is to run
through h S and the Walker heir
property. 1t was decided to wait
until the decision was handed
down from the Court of Appea's
as to whether the State Bank &
q. IL 4 II.