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S,HERE,,S, on the 5th day of March, 1910, there was granted
to George H. Robertson and Charles L. Robertson, by the Livingston
County Court, a ferry franchise permitting them to operate a ferry be-
tween Livingston Point ana a point in Paducah near the foot of Elizabeth
Street.
kjiD UiEtiErS, said franchise has been conveyed to George H.
i'+ilson, which transfer and assignment of said ferry franchise was on
the 5th day of May, 1924 duly ratified by the Tivingston County Court,
and,
V.HEREAS, the said George H. I.ilson proposes to establish a
ferry between said Livingston Point and a point in the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, near the foot of Elizabeth Street, and to operate said ferry,
and agrees to place in said business a steam ferry boat, which will
require docks for landing purposes.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the said George H. silson,
his heirs and assigns, is hereby granted the right and privileges to
land saic ferry at the foot of Elizabeth Street or near thereto in
the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and is given the privilege to build
such docks and to have at and thereon any and all equipment necessary
for the successful maintenance thereof and the successful operation
of said ferry boat. Such privilege to be and remain so long as the
said George H. "t',ilson, his heirs and assigns shall own or control
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said ferry franchise, provided same may be terminated at the option
of said city, should the operators of said ferry fail to render
satisfactory service to the public. _
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