Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-12-17
COUNCIL
IMPORTANT MEETING LAST
NIGHT.
lnter-urban Railway Ordi.
nance introduced and
Discussed Other
Matters of In.
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Mr.. Gem presented an invitation
for the council to attend the celebra-
tion by the South Side Improvement
association tonight, signed by Fred
Won Pein, William +. Kloecker and
Edward femme, committee on ar
rangements. On motion of Mr..
Whelan the invitation was accepted
and council will attend in body.
WAGES RAISED.
Mr.. Gem presented a resolution
that whereas council bad decided by
resolution to pay 20 cents per hour
for unskilled labor on the streets the
proportion was not right in the pay
ment OF 224 cents per hour for
driver and one horse as was now
done, and that the price for one
horse wagon and driver be fixed at
81. IS per day. So ordered.
THE ASH NUISANCE.
The street commissioner was in
structed where business men or
others allow ashes to accumulate in
their alleys for him to haul them
away; il it took more than one load
to take them away he shall remove
them but present the bill to the party
putting them there.
Mr.. Kennepohl moved that a space
from 30 to 80 feet on Washington
avenue just east of the bridge be
paved, and that same go to the board
of public improvements. So ordered.
The superintendent of the crema-
tory asked for the improvement of
the road to the creamatory. To the
board.
The last 5 per cent. due William
Rehling, amounting to $I34 IS, on
walk on west Kipsey, west Pearl and
west third street, was paid.
Necessity for an electric light at
the corner of State and Boyer streets
was referred to the committee Oh
lights,
Attention was called to the need of
frfmmfng OF a hedge fence on state
street running west from Sheridan
street, and chief of police was
orderdered to notify the owner Of
the property to have it done.
Attention was called to the fact
that the electric lights go out so
early in the morning that the work
men going to wo k = eft in til .
darkn .sS. The scnedu uIe was read
showiny that the lights were MOTTO 90
out until 6:10 in the morning. The
police go off duty at clock a. M
aud report all lights that are out at
4. but after that time 40 one is out
TO see IL they are not burning A
motion was offered that the city
civil engineer be required to watch
81 ,,f hY,f
Mr.. Leftwick moved that an ordi-
nance be prepared for the govern
ment of the electric light plant,
with schedule of prices, etc. and
asked that the committee prepare
such ordinance. Being told that the
committee were to meet again Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for that
purpose the resolution was with
drawn, MIR. Gem inquirIng ''at
which church the meeting was to be
held
CLEAN YOUR WALKS.
A resolution was passed instruct
ing the superintendent of police
I, enforce section sixteen. of
the city ordinances. The sec
tion provides that all tenants OF
buildings on any street must clean
their sidewalks of snow or ice by
1910 clock of each morning. MIR.
Whelan stated that the walks were
il disgraceful condition from snow
aud ice, and the fault lay with the
property holders and not the council
MIR. Gem asked the gentleman If the
pas sage of that short skirt ordinance
would not tend to abate the desira
tility of this resolution. The mayor
stated that il any one would file com
plants be would see to the enforce
rnent Of the ordinance.
The S, rect commissioner was in
structed to remove all unused lamp
posts.
Nine new chairs were ordered pur-
chased for the police court room.
A bill was allowed to the Varney
Construction company as follows.
Poie line II UoS
Insulators, &c. =. -. $50
Wire, &c *.--: .--..... 10
Two barrels linseed oil -. .... 30
Miscellaneous ...... . 40
Transformers. 1890. - 3 600
Eighty per cent of above IS 632
Ordered paid.
Ne IAiiioao Souiinitttc EepOr toO
progress TO date on the new Panhan-
die depot. The city clerk reported
that the building permit for
the new railroad station was
granted today.
MIR. kennepohl said the stone was
ordered and 10 be placed on the
ground inside of two weeks.
STREET RAILWAYS.
The ordinance committee reported