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Proceedings of t-oard of Commion toners City of Paducah January 4, 1949
At a Regular Meeting of the Coard of Commissioners hold in the Conunissionera'
Chamber at the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 7:30 P.m. on January 4, 1949, Mayor Pro
Tem Johnston presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names:
Commissioners Abell, Allen, Ilannin and Mayor Pro Tem Johnston (4).
Minutes of the previous meeting ^:ere adopted as read.
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Sale of Bldg /'; Commissioner Abell offered motion that the letter of the City 14anager, Mir. Victor
209-15 3 3rd
Letter M'gr. C. Hobday, recomm.,ending the sale of the brick building located at 209-15 South 3rd St.
sand the use of the proceeds of said sale for the erection of a quonset-type building
on the lot occupied by the Street Department building at 9th and Madison streets be
received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Abell, Allen,
'Hannin and Mayor Pro Tom Johnston (4).
:Nater Cc Re✓ Commissioner Allen offered motion that the Financial Report of the Paducah Water
port Nov.
1948 Works for the month of November, 1948, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the
Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Abell, Allen, Hannin and Mayor Pro Tem Johnston (4).
St. Light ✓i'. Commissioner Hannin offered motion that the letter of Mr. J. Foster Jones, District
installation
letter ?;r. Manager of the Kentucky Utilities Company, explaining the cause of the delay in the
J. Fos ter Jones
installation of street lights which have been ordered by the City, be received and filed.
"Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, COuLnissioners Abell, Allen, Hannin and Mayor Pro Tem
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'Johnston (4)
Letter to Commissioner Hannin offered motion that Stuart Johnston, the Mayor Fro Tem, be
E....flatt
requested to write to R. M. ;Illatt, President of the Itentucky Utilities Company, Lexingto ,
!i Kentucky, a letter which shall read as follows:
"January 5, 1949
Yr. R. M. 7,att
!President, Kentucky Utilities Company
159 '.','eat Main Street
iLexington, Kentucky
Dear Mr. Watt:
I do not find that i have received from you a reply to my registered letter oil
December 21 in which you were requested to advise whether or not your company concedes
that the valuation fixed by the appraisers, L. R. Howson and J. Samuel Ilartt, as of the
1945-46 Pricing period, the same amounting to :$2,064,109.00 as shown by their appraisal
report, is the valuation by which the partioi aro bound under the provisions o
7 of the franchise ordinance. f Section
:•ie have reason to beliove that you do not ma'.co the concession for the roason
ttat the valuation as of the 1945-46 pricing period is the leaat advantageous to your
c0m^:ny from a nonotary standpoint. Accordingly, unless we hear from you to the con -
tion
on or before January ll, 1949 it will be undoratood by us azul you question the
c• al. richt or the. Cit;; of Paducah to Purchase your oloctric 2•�stcm for .^,2,064,109.00.
'our poaition •..,.`l t_ .race clear by your failure to reply to this letter.
Very truly yours,
Stuart Johnston
Mayor Ire 'h:m"
=OP ted on e, ,,1 of the Roll,Y:aa, Commissioners Allen, Hannin and Mayor Fro Tem Johnatop
{3). ^,ora:':iasione. Abell
3ut¢it qu<_st:or Mayor :ro mem Johnston o?'farad motion that the Attorney for the City be authorized
Turr::aa9 -1ec. ✓
ayateetwra m. to .0 prepare for lotro ucttor. at tha next meetin: an ordinance nutm.Ltt..lnr,
to the quullflotl
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"tors of t" ^Sty 0:' Fau:ac!it at the next ri'Vlllur olootian the question as to whether
t",ey favor the rr.=ssa tF.e elnctrl utilLtlea system of the Kentucky Utilitlea
at t -N prino of ? ,Cr4,1G7.C.:, r, tFe lsauar,ce of revenuo bonds to provide
for ter. purchaae -)f salt syntom.
J Adopted on call of Enc 3011, 'taa6,
7crrlasiencrs ,.lay, !lana" -r, an^ 'n;cr 7,ra Tum Johnatoa {:;). Co..-niasl0aor Abell "No".
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Proceedin8i of Foard of Cormiss loners City of Paducah January 4. 1949 '
,as << Cil Commissioner Abell offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "All ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CIT! MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE MID-CONTINENT PETROLEUM
CCR°ORATION AND ThE STANDARD OIL COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OF GASOLINE AND OIL REQUIRED
IN GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR (4) MONTHS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1949,
AND PROVIDING THAT PURCHASES SHA_L BE MADE UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORT7I
TIEREIN", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Abell, Allen,
Hannin and Mayor Pro Tem Johnston (4).
Approve Flat V Mayor Pro Tem Johnston offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
17th 3 Adams
APPROVING THE FLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUVVIEST CORNER OF
ddd 17TH AND ADAMS STREETS IN THE CITY OF PADUCAIi, KENTUCKY, V7IIICH VIAS ACCEPTED BY THE
CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COM.'.ISSION B! ITS FINAL REPORT EC,dBODIED IN A RESOLUTION
ADOPTED ON SEPTEI4BER 19th, 194711, be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas,
Commissioners Abell, Allen, Hannin and Mayor Pro Tem Johnston (4).
Sam Croig ✓ Mayor Pro Tem Johnston made the following appointment:
City Planning
A Zoning Sam Craig, a member of the City Planning and Zoning Commission having vacated his
Commission
office as a member of said Commission by accepting the appointment to serve as a
member of the Eoard of Equalization for the year 1949, and his services as a member
of said Board of Equalization havinE been fully performed and his office as amember
of said Commission having terminated;
I hereby re -appoint, the said Sam Craig to serve as a member of the City Planning
and Zoning Commission so that said Com7ission as now constituted shall be composed
of the following members:
(1) Gene Peak, Mayor and Ex -Officio member
(2) T. A. Bradley, City Engineer and &'c -Officio member
(3) Schultz Rigs, City Member whose term expires March 19, 1950
(4) A. E. (Jack) Cole, City Member whose term expires March 19, 1952
(5) Sam Craig, City Member, whose term expires March 19, 1952
(o) E. M. Evans, County Member, whose term has expired but he
continues to serve until a successor is appointed by the County Judge
(7) J. T. Sabel, County Engineer
On mot.on the meeting adjourned.
ADOPTED -.f 1949
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Signed Stuart Johnston
Mayor Pro Tem
APPROU
5.ayor M Tom
Commissioner