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,51EREA3, on account of the -meat disaster hich oc
in 1937 by reason of the flood caused L.y the ovorflorr of tho Ohio
?aver and its tributaries into and over the City of Paducah result"iln_-
In a -rear loss of property and throwin t:iounanc;n oC c:itizcus out
of emplo nicnt, the inhabitants o= the City o:' l'nc:7:cah . i..i: 0iately
initiated a ,rojcct to prevent tie reoccurrence of such disaster
by applyin- to the United States Government t'ov financial assistan
in the cons truct1on of a sea -.,all oi- flood protection rra'_1 aloe-
the river front _cCjacent to and a:;ovc and below said city; and,
'.r :C'RIG3, on 1:ovomber i`.rid, 19'.:7, a ::ond issue in the
of ;:PGC,000.CO ::gas authorized ,;;r the vote of the citizens of Paduc
for the ourr.ose of acgpirin?- the ri.-hts of :ray for the constructio
of a sea -mall or floo n��otection Tral"1; and,
';;iiai ••..i, ti -.ere was. anuropriated by 'tire United ::Tates
Government a sufficient seta for the actual con9truction of said
project, the ri• ihts of Tray bein,7 acquired at Ux', e-gr:ase of the
city; and,
the offi^.ials of t'ze 'lr"ite.I .States sn^ineorz
office have re?ortcd T:ra.' aic' sea-wall o,_• flood protection wall ha
been completed with the e;cception of the installation of the
pumping plants; and,
MHEREA3, a period of more than s years has ela sect
since the work of construction �,oLan and throu;h no fault of the
administrative agencies of the city or the people o;,- whom the
indebtedness of ,;200,000.00 is beinf paid, the construction of the
project was delayed from time to time when it should have been full
completed within a period of three or four years after the project
was initiated; and,
'3H REA3, with no more to be done than the installs,
of the pumps, the City of Paducah could be protected a;;ainst a
disasterous flood which mi;; --ht occlrr at any time; and,
.;}uii•;EA3, it is t.elieved that the protoction of all pr
in this area acainst loss by flood, espocially when the project iso
gear its completion, mould be a contribution to the war eiTort for Is
the reason that if the city should be inundated as it r:as In 1937,
the destruction of property would made it impossible for the people of
this city to malre any contribution to the'prosecutrion of the par.
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NOT WHEREFORE, BE IT RE2OLVED ; i.OARD Of'
CO !L'ISSIOIIERS 0;' ''11E CI':PY OF PtiDJCGI', P:3;iTUC: 1:
SECTIO2d 1,
That if materials .of the kind and quality roquired for
complet-on of tFe Pacit.lcah Floodwall are br: ',n- !;;ado available :or
municipal or civilian use anyt'•here in the iini+ecl .;Mates
i:hat the
a.,plication of tho Cit;r of :ad-ica: for th :ai:er:.::ls net o,it it th
atat(arient attached to tl:is ren.)h.rtjon bo a the ':air
_'_•ocluetion 1'oavd, and t: -:at the i.nitecl utates inecr„ be pori-jittec
to complete the project r:ith ac little further dela! as possible.
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Passed by the :-oard Of 1o;a;isa:ioners Aujust S, 1944
Recorded by Ludy ^te•r>art, City Cleric, Au,,:ust a 1944.