The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-06
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streets are generally the best of any
city In the State, some of them are
costing too much to maintain. The
remedy for this lies in building a
street to suit the traffic it must sus-
tain. The city engineer from time to
time has given us much information
in his annual reports, reading of
which will we'll repay each council
man. If we can make a saving by
adopting a more permanent roadway
we should heartily endeavor to do so.
Our motto should be, "a thing worth
doing, is worth doing well.' Our OBJ
ject should be to always get the best
improvement for the least outlay To
do this requires engineering and fiaan-
cial ability, to plan and carry out i'm
provements that will make our city
the "City Beautiful without in
creasing our tax rate to prohibitive
limit. All civic improvements should
be encouraged, and the city should
join hands with the citizens and pay
its pro rata share of the cost of all
such work. The approaches to the
Riverside Park should be jealously
guarded and any fills in them should
be made on a we'll devised plan So
that the proper grades are attained
and the roads in this proposed park
the least or no expense. The street
commissioner should consult with the
engineer and see to it that this Wprk
is properly done. The destruction of
any trees along the river bank should
be prohibited as far as can be done
by the city. The roadway along the
river should be reopened and i'm
proved at as early date as possible.
| If one will observe the situation from
either the Main street or Doran
bridge, it can be seen how little will
have to be done to realize our dream
of the Riverside Park project. Our
object should be the improvement of
parks, streets and sidewalks in every
way we can, and the public is invited
to assist in the good work. If your
walk needs fixing do it now. Fix up
your town. quit talking about it, but
do it, The Civic Improvement Lea
cue can only furnish ideas. OIl; the
city and individuals can act on these
ideas. They are the parties who can
really fix things I would like
to see all our streets and alleys near
Main street made of either brick or
! cement, but | trust the council viii
be careful and guard we'll the city's as
we'll as the property owners inter
ests in the matter of Improvements.
| am still of the opinion that the
present hose house in the City Build
ing should be transferred to the south
side. thereby giving the south end
better fire protection, and would en-
able the city to make changes IL The
offices that would better accommodate
the public, ad give room for the
Electric Light Plant to have an Office
in the City Building and save that
much in rent. | hope each depart
ment will use as much econony as
possible as they can in the way Of
Improvements, etc.
I am still of the opinion that the
city should own the water works, and
I hope the time is not for off when we
can see our way clear to purchase
them, as it will not only be a good
investment, but will be the means Of
giving the taxpayers water cheaper
and will make it less to the city
I am pleased to state that I find
all the different departments in OK
cellent shape and using their best eff
forts not to 60 beyond the estimates
made for their expenses.
I thank all the city officers and also
the police department for their valu-
able assistance in managing Inc af-
fairs of the city.
Respectfully,
" w VTNINJEDaYAN