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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Book 23, Page 522, May 10, 1958No. 522 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah.___I? 10 1958__ At a legular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commission Chamber of the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 8:30 A.M. on May 10, 1958, Mayor Jacob presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names: Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Mavor Jacobs offered motion that the reading of the Minutes for April 26, 1958 be waived and that the Minutes of said meeting as prepared by the City Clerk be approved as written. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Street Lightsz/ Commissioner Gholson offered the following motion: I move that the petition Koerner Street signed by Mr. and Mrs. 19. E. Lawson and others, requesting the installation of additio� nal street lights on Koerner Street, together with the recommendations of the police department that two additional lights be installed in front of 819 Koerner and across the street from 711 Koerner, be received and filed; I further move that the City Manager be authorized to request installation of said lights by the Kentucky Utilities Company! Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). i 'Yater connec'/ Commissioner Gholson offered the following motion: I move that the petition tion Windsor Co'art-Harold; of Harold Gilbert and his wife, Jessie Gilbert, for permission to make one 3/4 -inch Gilbert connection to the 6 -inch water main owned by Paducah Water Worls located on Windsor NCourt for the purpose of furnishing water to one residence only to be built upon property now owned by petitioners and fronting 111.92 feet on Windsor Court in 7•IcCracken County, Kentucky, and outside the corporate limits of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be received and filed and that the request petitioned for therein be granted subject to the terms and conditions in said petition. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Alley Harrison J Commissioner Hook offered motion that the petition signed by Roy T. Smith Clay -21st -23rd Work Program', and others requesting the opening of an alley between Harrison and Clay Streets from 2]1 t to 23rd Streets together with a report from the Director of Public Works concerning the amount of :•work to be done and the cost of same be received and filed; he further moved that this improvement be placed on the work program of the Public Works Depart- ment. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson,, cook and I�:ayor Jacobs (5). i Alley South 28th,- Commissioner Hook offered the following motion: I move that the petition and Center 'dork Program;' sinned by J. A. Parker and others requesting surveying, grading and graveling of alley running parallel with South 28th and Center Streets beginning at Cornell Street and ending at Virginia Street, together with a report from the Director of Public Works i regarding the arount of work and the cost involved, be received and filed; I further i mov? that: this 'Improvement be placed on the work program of the Public Works Department'. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commionionern Fairhurst., Fendley, Gholson, }Iook andl ayor Jacob: (5). Ditch - 900 1f:c• _ sic.^.er Hook offered the Following motion: f. move that the petition i 22nd : 23rd . T Work Drop.ram --f. ned by Fir. ::rs. James R. Norsworthy and othern, requesting that the ditches be cleaned out, deepened and Frading be none to innure proper drainage of the alley in th� 9;r] block beP.wecn :Iort� 22nd and 23rd Streets, together with a report from the Director Na. 523 _ Proceedings City of Paducah May 1 O,_1Q5.8_---_------ --- -- --- of Public Works concerning the amount of work and the cost of same, be received and fil d; I further move that the improvement be placed on the work program of the Public Works Department. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Letter Sears- 4 Commissioner Fairhurst offered motion that the letter, dated April 30, 1958, Roebuck- file from Air. L. E. Oliver, vice-president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, expressing appre- ciation for the warm reception given the Sears officials on the occasion of the formal i opening of the new Sears sbore, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas,-Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Letter AFL-CIO Commissioner Fairhurst offered motionthat the letter dated April 29, 1958, t from 0. L. Kerth, President of the AFL-CIO Area Council, expressing appreciation for th Mayor's participation in their recent consolidation program, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Nook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Report Citizens % Commissioner Fairhurst offered motion that the April 1958 Report of the Emergency Relief! Committee Ii activities of the Citizens Emergency Relief Committee, submitted by Airs. Josephine glll Kelley, Treasurer, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, �ICommissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Letter Practica Commissioner Fendley offered motion that the letter, dated April 28, 1958, Nurses from Mrs. Thelma 11. Kennedy, President of the Fifteenth District of the Kentucky State Association of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc., expressing thanks and appreciation to h the City for helping to make their annual convention a success, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and jj Mayor Jacobs (5). Deed from Guthril Commissioner Fendley offered motionthat the deed dated July 30, 1954 from May to City i � right-of-way p, Guthrie May and wife, Alice G. I-lay to the City of Paducah for right-of-way purposes, purposes and recorded in Deed Book 394, page 447 in the McCracken County Court Clerk's office, hi be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, I� Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Sell grave in 1'l, Commissioner Fendley offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve RushinF, Addition's Henry Anderson the sale by the City of Paducah to Henry Anderson of the Idest one-half of Lot o. 43 �a in Block 7 of the Rushing Addition to Oak Grove Cemetery and that the City Clerk be i authorized to execute a deed of conveyance to said cemetery grave. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). hh Sell grave in i!T Rushing Addition; Commisuioner Fendley offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve pP Myrtle :o.-n ) the sale by the City of Paducah to '•irs. Myrtle Noss of the East one-half of Lot 1;2 in Block 7 of the 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 I, r' the ;toll, Yeao, Cor_mi:nionoro Fai.riiurut, Fendloy, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobu (;). Heport Police Dem April 1958 .,o=iiasioner Fendley offered motion that the report of the police department!; for the month of April, 1958, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the 1toll, Yea.-, oners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Kayor Jacobu (5). Charges Filed R.E.(Willie) c.o=aissioner ?endley offered the following motion: �'lMEULAS, chari�cs have j Williama-Fireman. been preferred by Lloyd •,. ::mery, City .anarer, and rd Turner, Chief of the Fire Departs i mer.:, a_ains', :c.w.(.filli.o) lfilliams, a member of the Fire Department of the City of Paducah, Fenv_cky. , ( No 524 Proceedings of Q d Qf C visS Qners City of Paducah May 10, 1958 I move that a hearing of said charges be held on I -lay 14, 1958 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. in the Commission Chamber at the City Hall in Paducah, Kentucky, and that the City Clerk immediately notify the said R. E. (Willie) Yfilliams of the charges against him, and the date, time and place of said hearing by having a true copy of said charges served upon him, together with a notice of the date, time and place of said hearing. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and T•Iayor Jacobs (5). ldaive Bldg. �! Commissioner Gholson offered the following motion: I move that the letter of permit fees Southside EIe, April 23, 1958 from Ralph W. Osborne, Superintendent of Paducah Public Schools, to the School T%ayor and Board of Commissioners requesting that the cost of the building permit for construction of the Southside Elementary School be waived, be received and filed; and I further move that the cost of such permit be and the same is hereby waived and the i Building Inspector is hereby directed and authorized to issue such permit at no cost. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners. Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and I�:ayor Jacobs (5). i City Manager Commissioner Gholson offered the following motion: I move that this Board Recommended Improvements receive and file the report of the City Manager on recommended improvements to be placed Work Program on the work program for 1958. i I further move that the improvements as listed in said report be placed on the! 1956 work program. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). City join suit,, Commissioner Gholson offered motion that this Board receive and file the lette T.A.Harris Est Hospital claim of Robert B. Reed dated I -lay 1, 1958, advising the City Manager he was seeking a sale of real estate owned by the estate of T. A. Harris for the purpose of collecting an account Owing Riverside Hospital in the sum of .x1,983.95, which letter contains a request that the city join in the action now pending in the McCracken Circuit Court in the name of the cospital Trustees. I further move that the Corporation Counsel be, and he is hereby, authorized j to execute any and all necessary pleadings for and on behalf of the City and Riverside Hospital to be filed in such action. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Nayor Jacobs (5). Charges filedCommissioner Gholson offered the following motion: WHEREAS, charges have beer.' Richard Dicker- son- fireman ;� preferred by Lloyd C. Emery, City Manager, and Ed Turner, Chief of the 'vire Department,' r a,?a'hnt Richard Dickerson, a member of the Fire Department of the City of Paducah, Kentucky. I no -d therefore move that a hearing, of said charges be held on flay 11;, 1958, at the hour of 7:00 P.N. in the Commission Chamber at the City Hall in Paducah, Kentucky, and that the City Clerk immediately notify the said Richard Dickerson of the charges arain:;t him, and the date, time and place of said hearing by having a true copy of said charges nerved upon him, together with a notice of the date, time and place of said 1 i near!.^.e. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commi::nioners Fiarhurst, Fendley, Gholso ioc:'� anzd ayor.?aroba (5). File Contract '+ :cr iss_oner i{ook offered motion that the executed copy of the contract betwegn Brandeis -Tract, is _icy of 'adncai; -,:d hraadeis o;ir:ery Supply Company, Inc. for qhe sale to the ty of one new crawler tractor to received end filed. Adopted on call of the Roll,! I Yeas, :omaissiraers air:':r:t , n:,;ley, G olcon, !look and Tayor Jacobs (5). 6-0 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners__ _ Letter Bill Pow Citizens Emerg. Relief Com. 525 City of Paducah_ Llay_ l , -195E-, — - _ _ - ._— Commissioner Hook offered motion that a letter from Bill Powell, Secretary of the Citizens Emergency Relief Committee, expressing thanks for an allocation toward the relief needs budget of the committee and also for the cooperation of the Family Service Society in handling'the administrative details be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Employ Otha Maj rs Commissioner Hook offered motion that Otha Idajors be employed as temporary Temp, laborer Cemetery laborer in the Cemetery Department of the City of Paducah at the rate of V1.11? per hour, retroactive to May 1, 1958. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners .Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Employ James � Commissioner Hook offered motion that James Rogers be employed as temporary ogers temporarjy aborer Cemetery laborer in the Cemetery Department of the City of Paducah at the rate of ;r1.111 per Chouri retroactive to t%,ay 1, 1958. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners �j Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Letter Woman's 11 / Commissioner Hook offered motion that the letter dated April 30, 1955, from Club on lewd books, etc Mrs. C. A. Leutenmayer, President of The Woman's Club, supporting the view that the sal Letter League Women Voters Reports Boards etc. Request bids fire hose 5:e�1C3t bids Grit I.emoval. Emlipment- ':ieatment Pl (ewes: rids Gas .' Oil, etc of obscene periodicals and lewd books in a menace and that the proper officials should take legal steps to stop the printing, transportation and sale of such materials, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Commissioner Hook offered motion that the letter dated April 22, 1955, from the League of Women Voters of Paducah, stating that the recent ordinance, passed by the City Commission requiring all agencies, boards and commissions receiving money fron the city treasury be required to give an accounting of all their funds, is a progressiN step in the handling of public funds, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the I Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). Commissioner Fairhurst offered motion that a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZI"G THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR 1000 FEET OF 1,; -INCH FIRE HOSE AND 1000 FEET OF 2A, -INCH FIRE HOSE FOR USE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, PRESCRIBING THE TERNS AND CONDITIOIIS UPON PHJICH SAID PURCHASE SHALL BE MADE", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). ! Commissioner Fairhurst offered motionthat a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLU'awl J' AUTHORIZING THE CITY RAVAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE FURNISHING OF CERTAIN GRIT REMOVAL E;UIPI-!ENT AND THE ERECTION OF SAI•Lr• IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWAGE: TREATMENT SYSTEi OF TIG: CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND PROVIDING THE TERMS AND MANNER IJ WHICH I BIDS S;IALL BW RECEIVLD", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and 'Kayor Jacobs (5). •/ Co.;:mi :sio nor I•'endley offered motion that a Resolution entitled: "A RE30LUTIOII1 AU?:3GRiZ7i:1, THE 1l1 'y F1A;iA iiR TO ADV:RTISF. FOR BIDS I•'OR FURIJISHINQ THE CITY OF PADUCAH WI`_.'! 1T.S. RE:UIIP'?E :7S OF RFnULAR AJD ETHYL GASOLINE, PATOR OIL, DIESEL FUEL, CHASSIS LUS iICA::T, GEAR LUBE GTL, HYD: AULIC OIL, KEROSEIIE AND A':TI-FREE&c TO BE USED BY THE CP Y C' PADT,"Ai' FAGM, JULY 1, 1958 TO D�CEP W`A 31, 1958", be adopted. Adopted on call of t e ..el!, Yeas, ,c missioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and tlayor Jacobs (5). No 526 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah I•lay 10, 1958 1958 Apportion- Commissioner Fairhurst offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE hent Ordinance MUNG THE APPORTIOMMIENT OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, FOR THE YEAR 1955 AND APPROPRIATING THE PUBLIC REVENUE AND INCO%E OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH FOR SUCH PURPOSES", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurs Fendley, Gholson, Hook and I•layor Jacobs (5)• Field -Office / Commissioner Fairhurst offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE Helper Amend ordinance ;i•H;:DI,".G SECTION 1 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE POSITION OF FIELD -OFFICE HELPER It: THE REFUSE DIVISION, PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF SUCH POSITION AND FISING THE SALARY THEREOF}, JHICH UAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF WM4ISSIOITERS ON JULY 10, 195611, be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fairhurst, Fendley, Gholson, Hook and Mayor Jacobs (5). On motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED April 24, 1958 City Clerk J / APPROVED ."Vr