HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Book 20, Page 1032, January 10, 1946Proceedings of City of Paducah "' ' ' ' 10'. 1'.'<r
r'_lnc7 f snt::: card of Cor=,misainnera held in the Cormmi;oionera,
at `_ho City _:all, Paducah, '1.antucky, at 3:00 !-.". on January 10th, 104G,
:cyor Scaton ?resided and upon call of the Boll the follo-rfin•,, answered to their nanela:
,nixlors 7rle,11ander, Johnston :::111inms ana !nyor :;caton (4). Co•:,3nsloner
absent.
.ls.•:oner Johnston offered motion that the 5"ayor LC requested to communicat<
"nrpo /area Command of the United States Army and ask that as many
..!-.:clas Ynnwn as `1,jC':a" used ror travolin^ on boat, land and water be
svr,_1a1:1e for use in the City of Paducah by the United :bates
::: _ ......c "1lnr!1, or other ;-ovcrnmental a^ency in order to provide means
;•:r.:_ortation crhen evacunting, refuCees by reason of the rising of the Chic
:iver. Adoptod on call of the Roll, Zeas, Commissioners iriedlander, Johnston,
'_lliamo ens "o..,or Baton (4).
Cor. issioner :allians offored motion that the United tates En,ineerrs ofico
:,t .n.%cca:^., �;entucky, to requested to close the flood wall _aces at island Creek ant
Ile Fork 1. snd vhor the river should reach a stage of •10 feet, and in the event of
rise ^rce^%ln.^ ;n feet, that all other Cates be closed at the discretion of the
--nitc•.". tate n^ineers, 1:' and •,,.,hen necessary. Adopted on call of t:.e :,oll, 'leas,
^ra assionern .riedlander, Johnston, :iillloma and 'ayor :;Bator, (4).
/ ^o7^,issioner : riedlender offered the f ollowinr" motion: *.7HdiEAi, there is
✓ ,-er _r.o`h�r •'iaastor in the (,ity of raducah, Kentucky, if the risin,7
-!-Io .:?-ger and its tributaries ghoul% reach that otaC;e as to completely
n'atc ,hc City, ar.'. it is imperative Uhat a aufficiont number of -runs be rade
-`2r' for ?tse Ir. +:h^ event the *•iver ahnuld veacll that nta;;e; and.
s closures at the flood wall constructed by the United titates
;nen completed, tale ny:,nin!- atnti.Ons Lnstallc.l :rlt the
rn asalmo the. City nr Cn ;uca:. _ta Inhabitants
.n11e; Authorltlos be roqunat,,r'. to r•,i'mit
„fu ton %n •ineorn - . , ir.. t j vac tt,
crtsvillc, Kentucky ';:,r.., un,.! '.:^at sant
,t bare to Le avaiioLIQ 1: needed.
iedlandcr, Johnston, ..;11Jams
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