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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Book 22, Page 335, January 2, 1952Nu.---- 335. - ------ Proceedings o7 Board of Commisyjongrs City of Paducah.—_.January 2. 1952 l� At a Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commission Chamber of the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 7:30 P.M. on January 2, 1952, Mayor Cherry presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names: Commissioners Clark, Jqcobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)• Minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as read. Water line Commissioner Clark offered motion that the petition of 0. E. Allen and wife, Benton Road Etzel Allen, residing on the Benton Road outside the corporate limits of Paducah, Kentuc for authority to connect a 3/4 inch copper water pipe line to the three (3) inch pri- vately owned water line owned by Edwin Hancock, Mrs. Emma Wilks, Emmett Helm, T. D. Dickerson, John Sheppard, L. S. Spann and others for the purpose of providing water servi ce for domestic purposes to the residence of said petitioners, be received and filed and that the requests in said petition be granted in accordance with the terms set forth therein. It is understood, however, that in granting the privileges sought in said petition neither the City of Paducah nor the Commissioners of Water Works shall be obli- gated to buy or maintain said pipe line to be constructed by said petitioners, or any part thereof, and no such obligation shall be obtained or be implied hereafter should the territory to be served by the water mains to be laid under the authority herein requested be taken into or made a part of the City of Paducah. It is further understood that the petitioners will subscribe for water servic at the rates now or hereafter prescribed for water service to consumers outside the city limits and subject in all respects to the rules and regulations of the City of Paducah or its Commissioners of water works which may be now in force or hereinafter enacted. Nothing in the granting of this petition shall obligate the City of Paducah or its Commissioners of Water Works to guarantee water pressure or service, and said Nater service may be discontinued through said pipe line or any part thereof at any time when in the judgment of the Commissioners of 'nater Works the furnishing of water to any of the petitioners or their successors in ownership of the property owned by them may interfere in any wise with the adequate supply and distribution of water inside the cor- porate limits of the City of Paducah. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, llommissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5). __^cr J I. Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that the City of Paducah approve the - rY "^ to ;Crr. ransfer by the heirs of 11. Muthig to Mrs. George Fielder of a plot of ground, being Geo. Fielder r, 9 feet on the right rear of Lot 32 in Block "F" in Oak Grove Cemetery and that the '.ity Clerk be authorized to make the proper transfer on the Cemetery Register. Adopted ,c; call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor 1r._rry ( 5) . hater lire ✓� Commissioner Morrow offered motion that the petition of William A. Jackson Meacham Lane and wife, Florence Gayle Jackson, reniding on Heacham Lane in 4:cCracken County, outside the corporate .Brits of Paducah, F.r;ntucky, for authority to lay and construct a w aver line for the p::rpose of providin;; water service to the building located on the property of peri,,+_cr.ers be received and filed and that the request in said petition be rarited in aceorlarce with the terms not forth therein. No. 336 Proceedings of _. Bq. -rd of Commissioners City of Paducah January 2, 1952 It is understood, however, in granting the privilege sought in said petition neither the City of Paducah nor the Commissioners of Water Works shall be obligated to i� II buy said pipe line or any part thereof, and no such obligation shall be contained or be implied hereafter should the territory to be served by the water line to be .laid under i 1 the authority herein requested be taken into or made a part of the City of Paducah. It is further understood that the petitioners will subscribe for water service at the rates now or hereafter prescribed for water service to consumers outside the city limits of Paducah and subject in all respects to the rules and regulations of the City of Paducah or its Commissioners of Water Works which may be now in force or herein - i after enacted. Nothing in the granting of this petition shall obligate the City of Paducah or Co:amissio ers of Water Works to guarantee pressure or service, and said water service may be dis- continued through said pipe line at any time when in the judgment of its Commissioners of Water Works the furnishing of water to the petitioners or their successors in owner- ship of the property owned may interfere in any wise with the adequate supply and pp' distribution of water inside the corporate limits of the City of Paducah. Adopted on N call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry _shing Add. N Commissioner Clark offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve the :rave to John �' sale by the City of Paducah to John Anderson of Grave No. 137 in Block No. 7 of the .":::dersor. Rushing Addition to Oak Grove Cemetery, and that the City Clerk be authorized to execute a deed of conveyance to said cemetery grave. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, JCommissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)• •:or Pro Tem Commissioner Johnston offered motiom that Commissioner George Jaicobs be 3eorge Jacobs nominated Mayor Pro Tem. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)/ annexation /� Commissioner Johnston offered motion that a letter signed by Gus Long, 610 Protest Oars Road relative to the annexation of property by the City of Paducah and expressing 0 opposition to such annexation, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, borrow and Mayor Cherry (5). .1censes k Commissioner Johnston offered motion that the Board of Commissioners receive and A.G.Edwards I/ '! Real Estate R' file the letter of A. G. Edwards dated December 31, 1951, in which he states that after payin; one half the licenses required of Real Estate Brokers he decided not to enter such tusiness and asks that the remaining half of the license tax be waived. Adopted on call of the Roil, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5). Liability J Coca.,iasioner Morrow offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve Policy 'Larkins Plb. t}:e Certificate of Insurance isaued by the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Company protectinE the City of Paducah with respect to work done by Larkins Plumbing Company for a period of rine (1) year from January 1, 2952. Adopted on call of the Roll, r Yeas, Ccrrum!esicners Cork, Jacotn, Johnston, t:orroN rind Mayor Cherry (5). :Annexa%lon Raycr Cr.arry rffered notion.. that the copy of the lotter of Warren Eaton, Conrad Neigh, 'ro inion of ('c^ ^a ti... ,, n A + p •r•-- ., 1, settir.� forty: his c,p_nton an to rhr, 1oi,ality of the proposed Corporation Counsel ;inr,.zc;tion t• received and filed. Adopted on call ra, of '.'re Roll, Yeas Comm! ss. crre Jsres, ,:aP:r.:.tcr., 7{r;.^row and PSayor Cherry (5). PL Bippeid cCcma,iss.orer Jac _. .obs off , %icr, thnr, or. ordinanr.e entitled: "AN ORDINANCE . ' ian ete Co. ry No.- -- _- ----237m- ---- Proceedings of Board of Commissioners city of Paducah January 2 1952 q ACCEPTING THE BID OF EGYPTIAN CONCRETE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, FOR SALE TO THE CITY OF PADUCAH REINFORCED CONCRETE SEWER PIPE, IN THE SUM OF 34,575.04, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE THEREOF", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5). Application ✓( Commissioner Johnston offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN Water Company :i Federal !j ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN Assistance jj WATER MAINS AND FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLANT OF THE PADUCAH WATER WORKS, AND V AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH TO SIGN THE FORM OF APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL !i ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DEFENSE PUBLIC WORKS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 139 - 82d CONGRESS II REQUESTING FUNDS FOR SAID PUBLIC WORKS", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, ; Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5). Legal Dept. ✓/'' Mayor Cherry offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE amend �! ordinance AMENDING SECTION 5 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ON LEGAL MATTERS; FIXING THE NUMBER TO BE EMPLOYED AND THE A14OUNT OF THEIR COMPENSATION; PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF SUCH ATTORNEYS; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH', WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON APRIL 24,1951, AND AMENDED ON AUGUST 14, 1951", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston,) I•Sorrow and Mayor Cherry (5). On motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED 1952 City Clerk APPROVED - Mayor G