HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Book 19, Page 553, May 25, 1936No. 553
Proceedings of..._ BOARD OF CO:S21001ONET" City of Padacah.— K_ LT CKY, MAY 85th,1936
At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the
Conmissionersr Chamber at the pity Hall, Paducah, Kentucky at 2:00 o'clock P.m.,
on the 25th day of May, 1936, Mayor Washburn presided and upon call of the roll
the followrin:: answered to their names: Commissioners Hannin, Lockwood, Melton,
Pulliam and Mayor Washburn (5).
Minutes of the previous meetings were adopted as read.
Colored Civic League -'i Commissioner Hannin offered the folloti,ing motion: The Colored Civic
Corporation Counsel
Instructed to prepare League having applied to the City of Paducah for a plot of ground for park purposes
ordinance condemting
propwty for park and there being aplot of ground adjoining Noble Park known as the McCutcheon
property, due due to the disability of the owner, no negotiation can be ante ed
into, I therefore move that corporation Counsel, W. V. Eaton, be instructed
to immediately prepare necessary ordinance authorizing condemnation proceedings
to acquire the McCutcheon property adjacent to N::ble Park for park purposes for the
colored citizens of Paducah. Property embraced from creek to 13th street and to
the line of Noble Park. i'dopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commission,rs Haanin,
Lockwood, and Mayor e+ashburn (3). Nays; Commissioners Melton and Pulliam (2).
Commissioner Hannin offered the following motion: I move that all
Parking meters where
objections are filed parking meters, where objections are filed, be removed at once. Lost on call of
the roll: Yeas; Commissioner Hannin and Mayor Washburn (2). Nays; Commissioners
Lockwood, Melton and Pulliam (3).
Mayor Washburn offered the following motion: I move that the letters
Letters protesting 1
Parking (deters and from Hunter H. Martin & Company, Fred Campbell Auto Supply Company, Dodge Garage
requesting loading
zone Company, Standard 011 Company, and the West Kentucky Motor Company, asking for
loading zones and protesting against the placing of parking meters in front of
'their respective places of business, be received, filed and referred to the City
Manager. Adopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commissioners Hamlin, Lockwood, Melton,
,Pulliam and Mayor Washburn (5).
Mayor Washburn offered the following motion: I move that the
Horace Jowell com-
sur.ication requestiig,communication from Horace bowell, addre.sed to the Mayor and Board of Commissioners,
re_ 'statement as
License Inspector be received, filed and spread upon the minutes of this meeting and referred to
the City Manager:
t1Paducah, Kentucky
May 26, 1936.
Hon. Edgar T. Mashburn, Mayor City of Paducah,
'dessrs. Lockwood !felton, Hannin & Pulliam, CO.c:lsoloncrs,
Mr. L. V. Bean, 6ity Manager,
Pa•.:ucah, Kentucky.
Gantlamcn:
For galte a while previous to April 30th, 1935, I was
duly pppolr:ted nno; actinix License Inspector of tine City of Pr,,:ucah,
sworn.n a:, a polict-man and ,tirfornod the duties of r_ nolie-man and
Lievn-e or t iereo years and four months.
Y'; r , , He an, d lschai ed ml by v rlt: en notice,
IUnut Wight or authority so to do, ac no
'o be rolnstatcd to my po,:itl,,n
t1�:C Ult 1 iirvrf lost, fOs:nal
no.. "a--- --- I
Proeeedinpa of _BOARTZ_Or COOO ISSIt7 EFS ---_City of paducahs NTUCKY, PiAY 25th, 1936
Or^er of, .-ayor Washburn offered the following motion: I move that a copy
McCrack=.
en Cir- .of the order of UcCracaen Circuit: Court In the action of L. V. Bean vs. City of Paducah,
cuit
Court in,et al, be received and filed and spread upon the minutcc:
rase of
L.V.Sean.
vs.City ' "'McCRACKEN CIRCUIT COURT"
et al Adilk
"L. V. BEAR PLAINTIFF"
"VS, ORDER
"CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY,
EDGAR T. WASHBURN, MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, TUTTLE LOCKWOOD
AND GEORGE HANNIN, COt,MIS.IONERS OF THE
"CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY DEFENDANTS"
"This cause coming on to be heard on plaintiff's motion for
jlinjunction before me, as Judge of the McCracken Circuit Court, and said motion having
;been heard and submitted on the pleadings, affidavits and exhibits filed;
@ "IT IS NOW ORDERED that the motion of the plaintiff for a temporary
injunction be and the same is hereby sustained, and it is ordered that the defendants,
City of Paducah, Edgar T. Mashburn, dayor of the City of Paducah, Tuttle Lockwood and
;George Hannin, Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be enjoined and res-
14rained from enforcing or attempting to enforce the resolution passed May 11th, 19360
terminating the employment of the plaintiff, L. V. Bean as City Manager of said City;
that said defendants be enjoined and restrained from enforcing the amended ordinance
^passed Lay 11th, 1936, reducing the compensation of the City Manager to Twenty -fire
'Hundred Dollars, per year, if it does attempt so to do; that the defendants be enjoined
?from terminating the employment of the plaintiff, without cause, or at will, or from
interfering with the discharge of the official duties of the plaintiff, in any manner;
that said defendants be enjoined and restrained from enforcing or attempting to
enforce the ordinances and resolutions adopted on the 21st day of May, 1936, from
employing or. acting City :tanager, from paying compensation to an acting City Manager
!at the rate of Twenty-five Hundred Dollars per year, or at any,other rate, from paying
'�ifteen hunfired Dollars or any sum to additional counsel for the City of Paducah, out
of ti:.. contingent fund, and from declaring the plaintiff's office vacant.
"Nothing in this order shall be held to prevent the defendant,
:City of Paducah, through its regularly constituted 'mayor add Board of Commissioner;,
from removing the City Manager for good and sufficient causes other than those attcmptet
'to be stated on ::ay 21st, 1936, said charges being properly preferred and proven, and
a fair and impartial public hearing having been had thereon, in accordance with the
;interpretation of section 3235-dd Sub -section 33 Kentucky Statutes, as stat,d in the
opir.ion of this Court, on this day, which opinion is referred to as a part of this
order.
The temporary order of injunction herein granted shall take effect
upon the execution of a bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars, to be approved by the
Clerk of the McCracken Circuit Court.
a
To all of the foregoing ord.r the defendants and each of them
except, and announce that they desire to mu%c application to a Judge of the Court of
Appeels for a dissolution or modification of the above order.
Joe L. Price, Judge
tacCrac':en circuit Court"
Adopt€d on cell of the roll: Yeac; Corliiscion_rs Hannin, Lockwood, Melton, Pulliam and
Nnyor .'—Zhburn (5).
_taiyor ":asi:b:arn offered the following motion: I cove that this
T:et:t r€;=aLt:r r.:. cttng be adjourned -,•ntll Iliezany, Uay 26th at 3 p.m. Adopted on caLl of the
boil: Yeas; Co=isslon rs H:.nn n, Lockwood, fiulton, Pulliam and it:.yor Washburn (5).
!Lt)P-E1 F- i92G APiiOVEb G��% �, '�'lG1�GlVC%t
olrt
0