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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TREASURER TO TRANSFER THE
SUM OF $2018.97 remaining in the account for removal of the
STREET CAR RAILS TO THE, CREDIT OF THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY
OF PADUCAH FOR USE IN THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES FOR GENERAL
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
WHEREAS, under an ordinance adopted by the Board of
uCommissioners on October 20, 1942, as will be shown in Ordinance
(Book No. 10, page 797, the City of Paducah authorized the sale
and removal of all street car rails which became the property
of said city pursuant to an agreement entered into on December
2, 1935, for settlement of the case of City of Paducah vs.
Kentucky Utilities Company, and said street car rails were re-
moved in 1942 under a project conducted by the City of Paducah
in conjunction with the Work Projects Administration; and
WHEREAS, the city's contribution to said project amounted
to $14,579.00 which was represented by contributions in cash and
kind toward said project, and upon the removal of said rails
and the sale thereof, the city received the sum of $2018.97
for the rental of equipment which was used while said rails
were being removed; and
WHEREAS, it appears that all proceeds derived from the
sale of said rails in excess of the city's contribution have
been paid to tte Work Projects Administration, and the sum of
$2018.97 is available for use in the payment of general govern-
mental expenses;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COPWISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That the City Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized
and empowered to transfer to the credit of the general fund the
sum of $2018.97 received from the sale of the aforesaid street
car rails, the same representing the city's contribution toward
the aforesaid project for the removal thereof, and that said sum
shall be used and expended in defraying the current and incidental
expenses of the city.
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to cause to be published,
in the Sun -Democrat a notice of the introduction of this
ordinance and the proposal to make the transfer of funds as
provided herein, said notice to be published at least one (1)
week before this ordinance shall be put upon its final passage.
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SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be introduced at a regular meeting
of the Board of Commissioners and remain on file for public
inspection two (2) weeks in the completed form in which it shall
be put upon its final passage, and said ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its adoption.
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Mayor
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Comm ss oner Pau Abell)
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners November 23, 1948
Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 7, 1948
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 7th, 1948.