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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Book 20, Page 284, May 7, 19400 No. 294 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah May 7, 1940 At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commissioners Chamber at the City hall, Paducah, Kentucky; at 7:30 o'clock P.ld, on the 7th day of May, 1940 Mayor Lackey presided and upon call of the roll the following answered to their names: Commiss.oners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). Minutes of the previous meetings were adopted as read. Paducah Water Works ✓ ! Commissioner Pulliam offered motion that the financial report report for March, 1940 pP the Paducah Plater Liarka for the month of March, 1940, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commissioners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). �. Mayor Lackey offered motion that the City Treasurer be instructed James 17heeler given permission to operate to issue license to James Wheeler to cover the White Bros Doughnut Shop and that such DINut Wagon other permits be issued as are found necessary to permit its operation, upon payment �I P of proper license and fees required. A'opted on call of the roll: Yeas; ;i Commissioners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). 'i yl Mayor Lackey offered the following motion: I move that an Ordinance reducing City Limits ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE REDUCING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH BY i STRIKING OFF CERTAIN TERRITORY OWNED BY FLETCHER TERRELL ON NORTH 89H STREET IN SAID CITY, AND ACCURATELY DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH TERRITORY STRICKEN OFF KERLEY" be adopted. Adopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commissioners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). ! Mayor Lackey offered motion that the City of Paducah approve Waller & Threlkeld's bill for services in Barney payment to Waller & Threlkeld, Attorneys, the sum of $25.00 in settlement of their Akers case approved account for legal services rendered the City of Paducah for defense of the claim made by Barney Akers for their allowance of a pension. Adopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commissioners Batter, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). Mayor Lael(ey offered motion that a resolution entitled: ae;clution to sell scrap iron "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT PDI",I,IC AUCTION :'=-CELLAIIEOU3 ARTICLES OF BRA23, IRON, COPPER AND STEEL 7.111CH HAVE ACCUMULATED BY THE DISIdANTMING OF EIRE TRUCKS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND PRESCRIBING THE T-mis 1,^SLER VIHICH SAID ARTICLES SHALL BE SOLD,",be adopted. Adopted on call of the moll: Yeae; Co->alesloners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). Mayor Lackey offered motion that the rosiEnatlon of C. M. Hnnd �:•�ticn of i as a member of the :card of Trustees and Treasurer of the Paducah Junior College be recolved and filed, and that the resignation of the said C. St. Hand be ,cceptod eff"tive as of thla df,te. Adopted on call of the roll: Yeaa; Commissioners Ba.(er, }lncktvrn, Dorlan, ^ul'SSar and Mayor Lackey (5). Mayor Lr,,.key offered motion tl:rt Dr. Leon Higdon be appointed Leon - npnf,:n t+e. - of :Tun. as a nee:c r Of the :Zara of Trustees of the Paducah Junlor ColleFo to serve in the P'_ace ant' stead of ^.. TI. ;fond, his appointment to La effective as of this (late. { ;te^ cn !--1 of .h. roll: Y^.aa; Cecmisaioneve L-akor, Llac_'rLurn, Uorian, Pulllum s:ri L:a;cr l.a^_'eey (5). Wit. :.i¢i-� ., . iza•' at Mayor :e,ct(ey offered .i^,,.;:n ,hat the letter of M. K. Trevathan croquet c,.:•t in 'r.:lt :_ae. to Jr :er F. ... th, City Idana.ez, ruq:..r.atlnE; a strn,:t liZht the croquet Park at coirt In Kolb art, Ee :aCa I:Y,d an:'; :/i^• ar:Q i:.at the L!t y :,/, raa,er be uirocted to hAve one light ln3-11e' at the (,x;.erae t:(; .. 'I. and payment for current to be peld b7 the City .,. .,. nal A. •,;.'.. :r. ....1 of thn. roti: Ytaa; :o+;aesSonera No.-=__ _ Proceedings of Board of Commisaiohers Clay of Paducah May 7, 1940 Reports of J Neyor Lackey offered motion that the reports of the Police Department, Street , Oak the Fire Department, the Riverside Hospital, John N. Crider, Superintendent of Oak Poll Grove, Star - side lc City Grove Cemetery, Dr. Edward Adams, City Physician, and Dr. S. L. Polk, colored City Physiclans for April,140 Physician, all of said reports being for the month of April, 1940, be received. received Adopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commissioners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and / Mayor Lackey (5). International Mayor Lackey offered motion that the International Shoe Company, or such S' oe Co. , ex om;ted from Persona as may be responsible for the entertainment of shoo factory employees on the licenses on last day of company's premises at a dinner to be given on the last day of the 1940 Strawberry Strawberry Festival Festival, be exempt from liability for payment to the City of Paducah of soft drink or other feeswhich might be chargeable against them under the license ordinance. Adopted on call of the roll: Yeas; Commissioners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and Mayor Lackey (5). J Mayor Lackey offered the following motion: I move that an ordinance Ordinance for constru- entitled: "AIT ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE ction of sidewalks on SIDE1IALKS DRIVEYIAYS 'WITH CURB RETURNS AND CROSS WALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF HARAHAN sidew Harahan Blvd BOULEVARD FROM THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF CLAY STREET IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, MCCRACKFN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, VIITH ALL NECESSARY DRAIN PIPES, AND ALL NECESSARY ENGINEERING, ADVERTISING AND LEGAL AND CLERICAL SERVICES IIT CONNECTION THERFUITH,7 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT OF TiE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CDS-YON14TAL TH OF KENTUCKY ADOPTED AT ITS REGULAR SESSION IN 1938 PROVIDING FOR THE I'..:P:OVEMENT OF PUBLIC NAYS IN CITIES OF THE SECOIHD CLASS BY AID OF THE WORKS PROJECTS ,.DMINISTRATION OR OTHER AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT, AND AT THE EX- C;USIVE COST OF THE ONNERS OF REAL ESTATE ABUTTING ON SUCH IMPROVEMENT ACCORDING To THE np IRIIHBn^r. 0'r FRONT OR ABUTTING FEET,o'AI1D PROVIDING THAT A TAX SHALL BE LEVIED UPON SAID i ILOT3 OR P;•RCELS OF REAL MTATE FOR THHE PAYMENT OF THE COST ASSESSED THEREON AND tHICH COST SHALL BE THE D_IFF_RENCE BETYEEN THE TOTAL COST OF COMPLETING SAID II,PROVEiIENTS AIM T:-".. TOTAL AYOUI1T OF THE CONTRIHIIITIOII OF THE "IORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER AGE1CIE3 OF THE FEDERAL OR ST:.TE GOVERNMENT ENGAGED IN MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENT, D WHICH TAX SHALL BE DUE MM PAYABLE AT THIS OF: -ICE OF THE PITY TREASURER, ONE-HALF THERc01 %.TEN TTHI-' t' P;K OF CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AND THIS REMAINDER THEREON :',71131 ONE-HALF OF S^AID 'Is MI -11 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, MICH TIME 511M.1, BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF ',7TH THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER," be adopted. Adopte•i on 11 of the roll: Yeas; Co:missioners Baker, Blackburn, Dorian, Pulliam and 'Iayor Leckey (5). ;ancelied Moyor Lackey offered motion that t. -.e attached report of the City "filo or'.?red I ^ a n..ea-,arer decc.^SLirg ell lords which ::rive been paid off and cancelled be received and eat^oyr,;. Icy an' that ell of saSd tcnda be destroyed Ly fire. Adopted on call of the! 7011: Yena; Ce^,is:;'on,-rn ,3nkor, BlerkLurn, Dorian, Pulliam find Mayor Lackey (5). On W3tl n &'j �-..5_C'