HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Book 22, Page 20, February 28, 1950Proceedings of :o'"icc.ionars City of Paducah bbruary E8, 1.950
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At a 1:0gular ::ootinG of tl:o lioard of Commissioners held in the Cotmrio;,Ion
Chamber at the City Hall, Paducah, Notttucicy, at 7:30 P.i:. on iebruary CO, 1950, :a;;or
Johnston presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names:
Cormnissioners Fannin, Jacobs, Sims and :'ayor Johnston (4). Commissioner Thomas being
nbeont.
.inutos of the previous meeting were adopted as read.
Commissioner Hannin offered motion that the petition of Loren ,.:. Jones for
permission to extend a privately owned water pipe line on 7loodland Drive across the Pine^
Road on to V,00dland Drive, as extended, be granted subject to the limitations and con-
ditions contained in said petition; and that the request of F. D. Abell and wife, Ethel
Abell, Burton A. 'aashburn and wife, :.'ildrod '.':ashburn for permission to tap said privateli
owned pipe lino of Loren ::. Jones be granted subject to the limitations and conditions
contained in said petition.
^othing contained in the granting of this request shall be construed as a unr-
antee of pressure or water service on the part of the City of Paducah and nothing in the
--ranting of said request shall novr or hereafter be construed as an cbli ation or agree-
ment on the part of the City of Paducah or its Commissioners of '`later "+orks to purchase
or acquire said water line or any part thereof or to maintain same; no such obligation
ahall arise should said territory where said privately owned pipe line lies be annexed tc
or taken into the corporate limits of the city of Paducah. Adopted on call of the Roll
// 'leas, Comniss oners ,Iannin, Jacobs, Sims and MAyor Johnston (4).
Corms isioner Sims offered the following motion: ;iadsworth Realty Company, ownel
of lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 in block 10 and lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 7, 8, and 9
in bloc:: 11, located on Thompson Avenue between Park Avenue and "ildred Street and Robert
C. Cherry, owner of lots 1 and 2 in block 12 on Thompson Avenue between Fark Avenue and
11dred trocta, file with the ?..ayor and board of Conmiaaloners a petition, representing
t'.:at ::ads;rorth Realty Company and Robert C. Cherry are the owners of the respective
rt roferrod to in said petition; and said parties petition the ':ayor and !-'card of
7c: tic: a ors for the e;.tonsion of a 6" rutin along Thompson :;Lroct from Park Avenue
r, : il:_ .. .,__.et, a distance of approximately 18:10 foot.
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^tit•±on,.r ':la,nworth Roalth Company, owns seventeen vacant lots on Tho
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-,id to thn :aducah ..later .orka 408.00 plus the utility tax of ,
ir'' ir:i-+a7 P, ar:,c for sevente:;n lots for a period of tiro years fro:: the cc:.r:lcf::Ct
Cf t 'r; i.:. ,a`or coin. Pct-i':lorcr 7,obort C. Cherry, owns two vacant, lot.- on
1.nr_.00n ..,_.,: a,'. .(0 -lug the utility tax of .72 cents, boin,; the mini um
rh.arLo 1. _ lot f•.r years fron the completion of the lay'^- of gait!
water .::air:.
., 2,p -arc f ,' 1: tho oard of Corro,iasioncrn of the 'taQucah
1 ,.r orks trat sai ro?u,st an: r cr, .7 :ri!:h the frannhino proVisiona and
r--- _remenm.
therefcr•, ;ve, _pat tt;, .._..r.r, m .. _. .....:t o: , .r.; r.n.. .:obort: ,.
'he Pry be race 1*;ei filed and that,
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Corsisaionere, .-. . ..�,rizti' ,ten qt s°cC
of Thompson root _.-_i rely 1'.^0
r.:et, aC as t iAq:° �' .: :r::^e :..::. n ..trod.
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Proceedings of "-iic n'-' Cerci aion:n•s City of Paducah nbrunr M»`n
I furthor mo.o that the adoption of this resolution and the 3ranting of the
request contained in said petition be considered as an agreement on the part of the City
raducah to pay the fire hydrant and water main rental, as provided in the franchise,
on the rine line and connection referred to in the petition, said rentals to be,^,in whon
said •,later main has been laid and water provided for on said section of Thompson Street
fron Par:; Avenue to 7Uldred Street, a distance of approximately 1600 foot. Adopted on
call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Hannin, Jacoba, Sims and i'ayor Johnston (').
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"end -"< Policy
Commissioner Hannin offered motion that the board receive, file and approve
P.L.Lindley
R.F.Christic
the Certificate of insurance issued by the Connecticut Indemnity Company insuring P.L.
Lindley and/or City of Paducah for a period of one year from January 31, 1950; also bond
of R. F. Christie in the amount of ,,1000.00 dated February 23, 1950, togother with the
letter from 7oodall �: Pelton statins; that, effective February 23, the City of Paducah is
protected with respect to work done by Roger F. Christie under liability Insurance policy
being issued by the United States Fidelity G Guaranty Company, Certificate of Insurance
to be filed within the next few days. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Coruaiosionens
Hannin, Jacobs, Sims and ,.ayor Johnston (4).
:later V:orks/
Commissioner Jacobs offered motion that the Financial Report of the Paducah
Repar t Jan.
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1950
iI ater 17orks for the month of January 1950, be received and filed. Adopted on call of thaj
Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Hannin, Jacobs, Sims and '..ayor Johnston (6).
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Letter Curies
' KICorsrissioner Jacobs offered motion that the communication from Curlee Brown,
Bro:: n-colored
ir'ning pooV
President of the Fational Association for the Advancement of Colored People, relative to
'a swimming pool for colored people be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll,
Yeas, Commissioners Hannin, Jacobs, Sims and .ayor Johnston (�).
License Tax
Commissioner Jacobs offered motion tl;at the letter of Not Gilliam statin"
protest of ✓
I_ot.Gilliam
his reasons for protesting against the license tax levied against persons en,;a,-ed in son-
ducting amusement enterprises be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Poll, Yeas,
Co-u:issionors Hannin, Jacobs, :;ims and "a•,ror Johnston (r).
aduCah =:as
I.:ayor Johnston offered motion that the instrument of wrltin.,, reforrod to as
Co r.any, a
Corroration"Aceoptance
of Franchise" oxeeutod by the Paducah Lus Company, a Cor ,oration, on February
ACCoptance ofi
:ranrhiso
,24, 1950, under nhiah said company accepts I'Otor '--us Pranchiso ?Io. 2 an a,-roes tocomply
psitt all of the provisions of said franchise and tho Fourth-,unnlemontal Contract of
January 2"3th, 19_9, and the :''fifth Supplemental Contract of :ay 1,_th, 1949, sold and assi,;:
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to it by 'ary Dercnda 'r;ioke, doing business under tho fires name and style of the Paducah
_us Company, be received, filed and approved. Adopted on call of the ';07.1, Yoas,
;o:.assiorers :-annin, Jacobs, :;lis and 'Jayor Johnston (4).
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Jamea ;Io:.imon
-r,r Johnston offered motion that the _card of Comminsioncra approve tl:e
3alary thr oufh
:;arch, 1950
payrcetV, _ •:o '. .:ter -:.: :Iobiaenrs salary throu,7h "arch 31, 1350. Adopted on calk
Of thO ...'t _ m-n_.n, Jacob:., t>L:!s, and "ay-or aohnston (').
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Proceedings of yd CoRsaanion^.? S City of Paducah='017ruary 20, 1950
"Paducal'i, Kentucky
February 25, 1950
"--:or. ' ayor and "embers
of the :card of Conurisoioners
City of Paducah, Nontucky
Gentlemen:
•]n iebruary 24, 1950, I mailed to 1.'r. "arlc Scully, Superintendent
of the Board of Education of the City of Paducah, ;:ontucky, a letter
enclosing my certificate showing the total assessed valuation of all
pro^.-rty in the City of Paducah subject to taxation for school pur-
poses for the year 1950. This information vias certified to the uoard
of 7'lucation pursuant to the requirements of 7RO 160.440.
'fou will find attached a copy of the letter I have written to ;r.
Scully, together with a copy of the certificate,
Respectfully
Sarah Thurman
City Cleric
"February 24, 1950
":'r. :'ar1: Scully
Supt. --card of Education
Faducah, Kentucky
Door air:
As required under the provisions of ',M:i 100.440, I am herewith
enclosing my certificate showing the total assessed valuation of all
property subject to taxation in the City of Paducah, :'entucky, for
school purposes in the year 1950.
You are requested to file with me, pursuant to the provisions of
;RS 160.470, a cony of the school budget for the year 1950, this
cudgot to shot: the amount of money needed for current expenses, debt
and service, capital outlay, and other necessary expenses of the
schools durinG the year 1950, also the estimated total amount which
will be received from the corunon school fund and the amount that
will be needed to be raised by local taxation, including the rate
of the levy necessary to raise ouch amount.
The City �anagerls budget was filed with the L'oard of Commission-
ers on January 10th, and your budget should be filed an soon as
-oazible to forestall the possibility of delay in the levyin of
taxes for this year.
a Very truly ;ours,
(:ss) ;,arah Thurman
City Clark.
"TO 71M BCA1:D OF ';DUCATIM OF IME.
CITY Or YADUCA11, l:r.11TY7CiCY
::arab Thuxz:an, Clork of the City of Faducah, Kontaoky, do hereby
cr;rtlfy t".at the attached in a true and correct copy of the roport of
the '-card of ..1ual.ization of -a City of Paducah for tho year 1.950, said
ro-:ort chewinr- the total asocaaed valuation of all property in tho City
of rad•;cah suYijoct to to;ration for the year 1950 Qs ctoterminad by tho
?ax !.asonsor anis tho .card of 7o,;alization.
have hereunto subscribed my name as Clor:: of
the City of Faducah, K=,tucky, and affixed the corporate seal of onid
city, t°.ia the 24th tiny of-obrunry, 1950.
City Clark"
sr.lutaon nntltlod: "A R. 1
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or Johna:,n
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Proceedings of
_'card of C omni i ioizers City of Paducah obruary ?a, 1950
0)y JAIIJARY a, 1954, A::D A:: A: ".- iD C., r14::: i.I; 0, 1941", be adopted. Adoptod on call
of the Roll, Yeas, Commissionors Hannin, Jacobs, Nims and :ayor Johnston (4.).
apportionment Cor L;sioner Siris offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AIT ORDIIIi,ITCE AI'FRO;;;
Ordinance V
ATING T:'rt•. PLBLIC REVEIRTE A':D IIICOME OI' THE CITY OF PADUCAH, I:is'i VOKY, IIT THE OF
;`745,322.34 FRMIDED III THS Y AF 1950 FOR PAY7,1ITT 0? IF, GE:ILS:AL ':0`I`:;i!T.i I' : L Iii: 7.; i? FOR
SAID YEAR; A. PROPRIATIiTG VNE U'; Ob` ;;513,500.00 TO L IPO`: IDED L - ��P. - CLT. : � i `' ::C -:::;?T
OF S OR EXPEASE FOR THE P-,MIOD` ROM JAITUARY 1, 1951 TO JULY 1, 1951, ;Ur JECT TO TTS
CO'_iDITIOITS PROVIDED I2REIN; A::D MING THE liTORTIO` E -11T Ov SAID FUNDS", be introduced
and remain on file for public inspection one cicak in the comploted form in ;.hich it ❑hall 1,
be placed upon its final passage. Adopted on call of the Roll, Zeas, Commincioners
Hannin, Jacobs, Sims, and Payor Johnston (4).
Colored Hous-„ "ayor Johnston offered motion that the ::card of Comriiaaionorn reeoivo and file the
in`. site ✓
petition col. petition of the Citizens Commi'.tee composed of C. J. "oss, Curleo 3r own, ira. tT. L.
citizens
! S1[innor and C. :.. _olen, Paducah Branch IL i;. A. C. P. roquostin" that the site foi` the
" colored housing project on north 12th Street Je approved. Adopted on call of the ,ell,
Yeas, Commissioners Hannin, Jacobs, Sims and L'ayor Johnston (4).
Colored Hous- __ ;.Ayor Johnston offered motion that the L'oard of Conenissioners receive and file the
Ing site
protest white Detition of R.F.Cress and others, citizens, property owners and taxpayers of the City of
citizens
i Paducah, urging that immediate action be taken to prevent the erection of any housin'
project in the vicinity of 12th and Burnett Streets. Adopted on call of the Rall, Ycas,
Commissioners IIannin, Jacobs, Sims and i.'ayor Johnston (4--).
Le -al Dept. Commissioner Sims offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE FROVID-
ordinance I/
creating ING FOR TIM MIPLOYMMIT 0:' ATTORNEfO TO REFRES.EiIT 'ME' CITIJ OF FADUCAii, EiTTJCi Y I:I L:�AL
_TATTERS; F IXI:TG THE I MER TO BE EI PLOYED A:ID TEE A?TOUNT OF TF.3I11, CO::PI::TSA?'IOiI; AM
:RESCR1c'I17,O TiiE DUTIES 0^ SAID ATTQRiIE:311, be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll,
'Leas, Com;nissioners Ilarnin, Jacobs, Sims and "ayor Johnston (-_•).
On motion the mooting adjourned.
A'.::0':ED
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