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Proceedings of Ba:r,i of Commissioners _.City of Paducah January 8, 1952
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 8, 1952, Mayor Cherry
presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names: Commissioners
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Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
Minutes of J Mayor Cherry offered the following motion: I move that a letter dated January 8, 1 52,
Jan 2, 1952,
be re -read $ addressed to the Mayor and Commissioners by the Corporatioh Counsel on the subject "Term
and readopted
zter Line v
.enton Road
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of Office of Mayor and Commissioners" be received and filed.
I further move that the recommendation of the Corporation Counsel as stated in said
letter be complied with and that all business, petitions, motions, resolutions and ordi-
nances which were considered at a meeting of this Board on January 2, 1952, be reconsider d
reread and revoted on including the minutes of the December 26, 1951 meeting. Adopted o
call of the Roll, Yeas Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Player Cherry (5)•
Minutes of the previous meetings were adopted as read.
Commissioner Clark offered motion that the petition of 0. E. Allen and wife, Etzel
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Allen, residing on the Benton Road outside the corporate limits of Paducah, Kentucky, for
authority to connect a 3/4 inch copper water pipe line to the three (3) inch privately
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 service 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
Cneither the City of Paducah nor the Commissioners of Water Works shall be obligated
gto buy or maintain said pipe line to be constructed by said petitioners,or any part there-
of, 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
Tinto 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
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limits and subject in all respects to the rules and regulations of the City of Paducah
for i,s Commissioners of Water Works which may be now in force or hereinafter enacted.
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I.othing in the nranting of this petition shall obligate the City of Paducah or
Ito Ccr..mansicr.ern of Water Works to guarantee water pressure or service, and said water
service may be discontinued throu!;h said pipe line or any part thereof at any time when
In the judgment of the Commissioners of 'dater Works the furnishing of water to any of the
petitioners or their successor^ in ownership of the property owned by them may interfere
in any wise with the adequnre supply and distribution of water inside the corporate
limier r,f the Uity of Paducah. Adopters on call. of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners
Clark, J;:::. jchnstcn, 3:crrow and Mayor Cherry (5).
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rrc:• _.ed roticn that the petition of William A. Jackson and wife,
c --r: _ _ - -lin,. on Meacham Lane In McCracken County, outside the: corporat
r authority to lay and ronntruct a water line .for the pur-
r. -re no i:vildin,, lecotel en the property of petitioners
ntq,:esrt In <aid perir:ion be, granted in ancordance
r ,. Privileges nought IT. said petition
Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah January 8 1952 _
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neither the City of Paducah nor the Commissioners of Water Works shall be obligated to
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
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
hereinafter enacted.
Nothing in the granting of this petition shall obligate the City of Paducah o
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its Commissioners of Water Works to guarantee pressure or service, and said water servicE
may be discontinued 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 succ-
essors in ownership of the property owned may interfere in any wise with the adequate
supply and distribution of water inside the corporate limits of the City of Paducah.
Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnstpn, Morrow and
;'.ayor Cherry (5).
Water Line
Commissioner Morrow offered motion that the petition of H. L.Houston and wife,
Sunset Ct.
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Euprey Houston, William J. Helm and wife, Mary Lou Helm, for permission to make two
3/4 inch connections to the 2 inch water pipe line owned by Loren M. Jones so as to
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furnish water to two residences to be constructed upon property owned by petitioners,
be received and filed and the request petitioned for therein be granted subject to the
terms and conditions of said petition.
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-
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gated to buy said pipe line or any part thereof, and no obligation shall be obtained or
to implied hereafter should the territory to be served by the Water line to be laid
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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 service
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 "ity of Paducah
or its Co=lssioners of Water Works which may be now in force or hereinafter enacted.
Nothin; in the granting of this petition shall obligate the City of Paducah or
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irn Commissioners of 'nater Works to guarantee water pressure or service and said water
:service may be disrantinued through sqid pipe line or any part thereof at any gime w'nan
in the judgment of rF:a Crz-.ml.asi.oners of Water Works the furninhing of water to tha
petiticnirs or t.`++ :. ...ccn::;.or; in ownership of the property now owned by them may
i r zrf r s,u td.•q to supply an.: distribur.ler. ;,C ..Ut r .. i L• the
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Pro.eed�ngs of-_- rcard of Commissioners City of Paducah January B, 1952
.. l.:i Co--:r::issioner Clark offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve the
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sale by the City of Paducah to Will. Ratcliff of Grave No. 13$ in Block No. 7 of the
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Rushing Addition to Oak Grove Cemetery, and that the City Clerk be authorized to execute
tg a seed of conveyance to said cemetery grave. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas,
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Cc-missioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that the City of Paducah approve the trans-
_"er by the heirs of N. Muthig to Mrs. George Fielder of a plot of ground, being 4 x 9
feet on the right rear of Lot 32 in Block ^F" in Oak Grove Cemetery and that the City
Clerk be authorized to make the proper transfer on the Cemetery Register. Adopted on
call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5
k Grove Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that the report of Oak Grove Cemetery for
ports
^cember the month of December, 1951, also the report for the year ending December 31, 1951, be
rd year
. 1951 received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs,
Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that the Board of Commissioners receive and
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file requests for the installation of street lights at the following intersections in the
City of Paducah: 30th and Washington Streets; 30th and Clark Streets; 26th and Jackson
streets.
He further moved that the City Manager be directed to have an investigation
made to determine the need for these lights and if such investigation discloses that all
or any of them are necessary that the City Manager request the Kentucky Utilities Company
to make the installations. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark,
Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5).
Payor Prc / Commissioner Johnston offered motion that Commissioner Jacobs be nominated
r�m-Jaco'r,:
:ayor Pro Tem. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs,
.Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5).
Coxmissioner Johnston offered motion that a letter signed by Gus Long, 610 Oaks
relative to the annexation of property by the City of Paducah and expressing
clition to such annexation, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll,
leas, Co=i.ssioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5).
License Commissioner Johnston offered motion that the Board of Commissioners receive
G. Edwa rd:;,
aQ.-al . Estate and file the letter of A. G. Edwards dated December 31, 1951, in which he states thgt
after paying one half the licenses required of Real Estate Brokers he decided not to
enter suct :;:r. ;end asks that the remaining half of the license tax be waived.
Ado;aed or. eail of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and
Mayor Cherry (5).
Sasolire bi s Commissioner Johnston offered notion that the Hoard of Commissioners receive
filed
ar.:: file hi+it+ sutnitted by the fo2lowir.4 companies for sale of gasoline to the City of
Paducah:
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................... 7.0.4¢.
..................... 21.94
................... 20.70
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Proceedings of —
Commissioner Morrow offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve
the Certificate of Insurance issued by the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
protecting the City of Paducah with respect to work done by Larkins Plumbing Company
for a period of one (1) year from January 1, 1952• Adopted on call of the Roll,
Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
Opinion
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Mayor Cherry offered motion that the copy of the letter of Warren Eaton
Corporation
Counwel
Corporation Counsel, setting forth his opinion as to the legality of the proposed
Annexation
Cpnrad Hts.
annexation of Conrad Heights Subdivision, be received and filed. Adopted on call of
the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
Parking Meter/ Commissioner Clark offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
Zones
Amendment
AMIENDING SECTION 2 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND
REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC STREETS IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH; DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING
PARKING METER ZONES AND REGULATING AND CONTROLLING AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION OF THE
TIME PARKING OF VEHICLES THEREIN BY THE USE OF PARKING METERS; PRESCRIBING LIMITS OF TlMEI
FOR PARKING IN PARKING METER ZONES; AND PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE AND ,
PUNISHMENT FOR ITS VIOLATION', WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON JULY
9, 1946, AND AMENDED ON JUNE 8, 1948" be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas,
Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5).
Accept bid 1-11�
Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
Egyptian
Concrete Co 1
ACCEPTING THE BID OF EGYPTIAN CONCRETE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, FOR SALE TO THE CITY OF
Sewer Pipe ',
PADUCAH REINFORCE CONCRETE SEWER PIPE, IN THE SUM OF x4,575.04, 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).
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Street ✓
Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
Lighting
Supplemental 1,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PADUCAH TO ENTER INTO AN AMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
Agreement
KENTUCKY UTILITIES C014PANY SO AS TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL WHITE WAY LIGHTS ON THE STREETS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH", be introduced and remain on file for public inspection for at
least one (1) week in the completed form in which it shall be put upon its final passage.
Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and
Mayor Cherry (5).
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Commissioner Johnston offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANC
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PROVIDING FCR APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WATER MAINS
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AND FOR CERTAIN IFPRCVEhiZlITS TO THE PLANT OF THE PADUCAH WATER WORKS, AND AUTHORIZING
r; MAYOR CF THE CITY OF PADUCAH TO SIGN THE FORM OF APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
RL'CTIC1 OF U.";FC?.JE PUBLIC WORKS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 139 - 82d CONGRESS REQUESTING
PU:LIC WCRK;", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas,
Cowr.:issicnerc ...,. , Jaccba, Johnnton, t•;nrrow and Mayor Cherry (5).
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C(.::., r 1•:orr :; r.; r•„d motion that an ordinance entitled: "API ORD1iA','':;
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. •::. = ,. '.,, .... t .;:'P(i A CONTRACTPH F:ID-CGIdTitr:�,N'P }'r,'"L'ROL6;U1.7
REQUIRED IN GOVI�RLMENTAL OPF.RATIOiZO L'(,A A P"tIC:,
and PROVIDII;t; FU tCHAi c ilA1.I. t± h:AD:;
JiRBlti", be ir.+:r<. ;%—.1 and rr,•;Mnin on file f ov
n cor.nlete i .,_... ir. wi.ich . , aid t^ put
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P,—dings oCity of Paducah January 8, 1952 _
f� '-'.ayor Cherry offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
5 Or AN ORDINAP:CE ENTITLED: IAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF
m'i3 TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ON LEGAL MATTERS; FIXING THE
3R TO BE EMPLOYED AFiD THE AI:OUNT OF' THEIR COMPENSATION; PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF
R`FSALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERWITHT, WHICH WAS ADOPTED
C _.. 3S Ci APRIL 24, 1951, AI'D Ab_ENDED Utd AUGUST 71;, 1951", be
e Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Jacobs, Johnston,
rrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
r. Mayor Cherry offered motion that the Board of Commissioners receive and file a
copy of an Act making certain amendments in KRS 89.440 relating to the holding of
primary elections in cities of the second, third and fourth classes organized and governed
under the City Manager form of government and that the Board endorse said bill and request
State Senator Strother Melton and State Representatives Charles Burnley and Fred Morgan
to give it their full support to secure its enactment into law. Adopted on call of
the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners glark, Jacobs, Johnston, Morrow and Mayor Cherry (5)•
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ADOPTEDS 1952 AP.P.ROYED
Mayor
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