HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Book 23, Page 281, May 1, 1956Proceedings of Hoard of Commissioners
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Protest
payroll tax
increase
Protest
tax increase
payroll
Parent -Teach
endorse
reassessment
Publish Audit
Transfer
cemetery lot
to Dr. E.F.
Cox
Protest payr
tax increase
Letter Retail
Ferchants - y
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City of Paducah I•lay 1, 1956
At a Called Meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commission Chamb
of the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 7:30 P.M. on I•lay 1, 1956, Mayor Jacobs preside
and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names: Commissioners Clark
Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Mayor Jacobs offered motion that the notices of called meeting to be held at
7:30 P.I•l. on ?•lay 1, 1956, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas,
Commissioners Clark, Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Commissioner Clark offered motion that the petition signed by employees if
Southern Textile Machinery Company opposing the increase in the city payroll tae, be
received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark,
Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Commissioner Clark offered motion that the petition signed by legal voters and
taxpayers of the City trotesting an increase in thepayroll tax, .be received and filed.
Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan
and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Commissioner Clark offered motion that the letter from Paducah City Council of
the Parent -Teachers Association unanimously endorsing reassessment of Paducah property,
be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners.Clark, +
Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Commissioner Gangnath offered motion that the City Treasurer be authorized to
publish in the Sun -Democrat the condensed form of the audit report prepared by
Williams & Williams the Certified Public Accountants employed by the City to make an
audit of its financial affairs for the year 1955. Adopted on call of the Roll,
Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Commissioner Gangnath offered the following motion: I move that the Doard of
Commissioners approve the transfer from T. R. Massie to Dr. B. F. Cox and his wife,
Betty Coulter Cox of the northeast quarter of Lot No. 3 in Block No. 5, being 7h feet
by 7x feet-, frontinjg- on the south side of Hannan Avenue between Chamblin Street and
Foreman Street in Oak Grove Cemetery.
I further move that the City Clerk be directed to make the proper transfer on
the Cemetery Register. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yea3, Commissioners Claris,
GanZnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
Commissioner McBride offered motion that the letter signed by employees of the
Paducah Sash & Door Company protesting any increase in the payroll tax be received and
Ell -ad. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Claris, Gangnath, McBride,
i'regathan and iayor Jacobs (5).
Corr,133ioner ',cDride offered motion that time letter frac Gus hank, President
Retail ILerchants A33oeiati.on, relative to the city wharf, be received and filed.
Adopted on call of the Stoll, Yna3, Comml3sioners Clark, NaBrido, Gangrktth, Travat-han
and iayor Jacobs (5).
Agreewert lC. Comissioner I!csride offered motion that the executed Copy oteseaer line £ a raemont
under ytrac •s bet'd,30n the lllirois Centra]. itailrcxld Company and City of Paducah dated I arch 30, 19$6,
ti: ., riser
grantirt; the City a° Paducah penaisaion to inatall sanitary sower 1Zno under tile
-111 Gad Cor>rary`s tracks .and waylanjs in north 31a-th Street, be recetved and filed, j
Adopted on call o: t. c::all, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Gangnatil, 1-1c3ridc, Trovathan and. i
::ager Jacobs (5). j
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Refuse Commissioner Trevathan offered the folloiri ng- motion: I move that the SETTLMEN ;
Settlement
i,:arch 31 11 REFUSE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE I-larch 31, 1956, prepared and submitted by the Paducah Water
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corks, be received and filed.
I further move that the check in the amount of 0,088.74 be turned over to the
City Treasurer to be deposited in the General Fund. Adopted on call of the Roll,
Yeas, Commissioners Clark Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Da
yor Jacobs (5).
File bids ✓ Commissioner Trevathan offered motion that the following bids on radio equipment
Radio equip.
be received and filed:
Murray Dickson
General Electric Supply Company
Motorola Communications & IElectronics, Inc. ' �
G Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Gangnath, I.1cBride, Trevathan
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and Mayor Jacobs (5).
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Resolution Commissioner Gangnath offered motion that a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION)
appreciation
re-float Y 11IMIKING HSDERAL MATERIALS COMPANY, LOUIS IGERT TOWING C0111PAIIY AND :JALKERTS BOAT YARD
city wharf
FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN HELPING TO RE-FLOAT THE CITY WHARF BOAT", be adopted. Adopted
on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Clark, Gangnath, McBride, Trevathan and Mayor
/ Jacobs (5).
Increase Commissioner Gangnath offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
Payroll Taxi,
AIMIDING SECTION 2 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE II•'IPOSITIO
OF LICENSE FEES FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ENGAGING IN OCCUPATIONS, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS IN
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, BY ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY OTHERS, NEASURED BY ONE-HALF
OF ONE PERCENT OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS EARNED ON AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, 1950;
1. DEFININF TERh:S; PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION,
ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION OF LICENSE FEES; REQUIRING THE FILING OF RETURNS AND THE
GIVING OF INFORM&TIOII BY MPLOYEES AND THOSE SUBJECT TO SAID LICENSE FEES; IMPOSING
UPON E:-PLOYERS THE DUTY OF COLLECTING LICENSE FEES AT THE SOURCE; EMIPTING CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING THAT THE LICENSE FEES SHALL BE
ii PAID INTO THE GENERAL FUND FOR PAYMENT OF GENERAL GOVERNDIENTAL EXPENSES OFTHE CITY;
PROVIDII:G THE PFAIALTI83 FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH; AILD PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE',
WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON MAY 31, 1950", be
d adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commission4s Olark, Gangnath,
McBride, Trevathan and Mayor Jacobs (5).
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ALOPT ll
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APPROVED