Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-06

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of it of no public interest Il granted
| the company the right to conduct a
| plant to furnish natural, artificial or
other gas, to be used for fuel q
light.
The price is placed al Is cents per
thousand for Is years, If paid
by the 10th day of each month. or
Ia cents if paid after hat time. The
lines must be laid Is inches under
ground. The committee on streets
and alleys and the city engineer shall
have supervision of the work The
company must put all streets
and alleys in good shan within 60
DAYS. The company mest save the
city harmless. AT the expiration of
ID years the city shall have the right
to make a reasonable change in the
rates. II the company discard the
other gas, the company shall not es-
tablish a rate without the concur
renee of council.
The construction of the plant is to
begin within. six months and be
finished within twelve months, UNI
less further time is granted. The
company must file a written accept
ance of the ordinance within 60
days.
City Attorney Jessu, SAYS the
company will accept the ordinance.
Mr.. Marcks in a letterto the com
mittee says:
I'VE propose TO furnish everybody
in Richmond all the gas they need for
their consumption, and we further
propose to get everybody in the city
to 5 the gas of this company. We
propose to treat them right"
ELECTION PRECINcrs.
An ordinance dividing he city in
to election precincts and desig-
mating the same for city elections.
LIGHT PETITION.
Peter Young and others asked for
an electric light at the corner of
Randolph and west second streets.
Referred to committee on light.
STEAM HEAT.
Mr.. Kehlenbrink called attention
to the heating of the city building
with steam generated at tue creama-
tory. Referred to the city engineer
and committee on buildings and
grounds 20 make Investigations.
CITY JAIL.
The police commissioners present
ed a communication calling atten-
ton to the unsafe condition of the
city prison and the fact that it is
inadequate as a place of custody for
criminals. Also that there is not at
present a suitable place for the us
tody of female prisoners. The board
suggests improvement tc cost $3.50
or $500. Laid over.
LIGHT PLANT.
The special committee on munich
pal light plant reported on location,
as already noted, and Mr.. Kenne-
pohl moved that the committee be
instructed to visit certain cities to
secure information. This was laid
OYER for two weeks.
YARYAN SYSTEM.
Mr.. Gillian recommended that the
special committee on electric light
put themselves in correspondence
with H. T. Yaryan of Toledo and re-
port its result. Concurred in.
LIGHT COMMITTEE.
This committee reported as fol-
lows, the same being concurred in:
That a light be put at south second
and d streets, and hat the one at
sixteenth and north f be llaced
there; that a light be placed on1 6outh-
west second street, a light al four
teenth and north f to be taken; that
a light be placed on Sheridan street
where Maple would intersect ii cut
through, and that the light at School
street s intersection pith the 6. r.
& /. be taken for that place on Sheri-
dan street when the railroad com
pany shall have lighted it's crossing
on School street.
To FIGHT o II ORDINANCE.
The city attorney and city clerk
were instructed that, instead Of the
latter's paying the city's January
gas bill, they at once tender to the
company an amount representing 10
cents per thousand cubic feet OF gas,
and if that be refused by the com
pany to take whatever legal steps
are necessary to compel the company
to comply with the ordinance passed
forbidding the gas company's eharg-
ing more than ID cents per thousand
cubic feet for natural gas. This was
agreed on by a close vote, many of
the councilmen not desiring to start
another gas fight that they believed
both hopeless and ill-timed for va
rious reasons. The finance commit
tee was empowered to employ an at
torney to assist the city attorney in
the gas litigation.
THE RAILROAD MATTER.
The railroad matter came up in the
form of a petition signed by some of
the railroad company's people, for
the widening of the eighth street
crossing und the vacation of Fort
WAYNE avenue where it crosses the
tracks. This petition was referred
to the committee on streets and al
levs. Then came the report of the