The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-08
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The meeting of council opened last
evening with thirteen members pres
ent. All claims against the city were
read and ordered paid. The street
commissioner pay roll amounted to
S521. 81
Mr.. Henry Deuker presented the
following recommendation: : desire
to call the attention Of council to the
damage done to streets and sidewalks
bv the Water Works company, allow
inc fire hydrants to run on dead end
of lines and causing ice to form IN
the streets, cutters and sidewalks.
This was referred to the water sup
ply committee and streg commission
er.
Mr.. Fl. Deuker also presented the
following recommendation:
.'It is necessary that the city make
some arrangements for the purchase
of gravel for the street department,
and recommend that the committee
on streets and alleys investigate, and,
If they think it advisable, that they
be authorized to purchase the Miller
bottoms. This was concurred in.
Mr.. Deuker recommended also that
the city engineer be instructed to pre-
pare map Of Glen, which was con-
Cured in.
A remonstrance was read before
council signed by citizens and prop
erty owners against the construction
and operation of a street railroad by
"The Columbus, Greensburg & Rich-
mond Traction company" and the
granting Of a franchise to said COM
pany to use south twelfth street.
A petition was offered to widen
south west second street from the Ma
tional road to Bliss street to a width
of fifty feet.
Mr.. Charles S. Neal, thinking that
the recommendation of Mr.. Deuker,
in regard to the making of map by
the city engineer, was not strong
enough, offered another resolution on
the subject, which was passed.
Mr. Neal also referred council to
the accumulation of dirt on south A
street, between fourteenth and if
teenth streets.
A resolution was offered for the
improvement of the alley between
Butler and Sheridan streets. The res
olution was adopted, and the con
tract for the improvement was given
to Mr.. Cronin, as he was the lowest
bidder
According to a resolution offered
for the Improvement Of north ff-
teenth street, Mr. Studebaker was
given the contract, he being the low
est bidder. A cement curb and gut
ter will be put in from Main to north
c street. The bid was seventy-eighi
cents per foot for curb and gutter
$1.25 per foot for circular curb ant
gutter and sixteen cents per foot fol
crossings.
A resolution was offered for th
improvement of south eleventh stree
with cement curbs and cutters. Be
cause of mistake in the bid of Mr.
Crohlh' whose bid was the lowest, thl
resolution was not adopted.
Mr.. Weber's estimate for the con
struetlon of curb and cutters on nortl
thirteenth street was 5000.
storm sewer ......$ 81 90
Maeadamlzing street ..... 1,3S
otner expenses ......... 10
Total ............... So, 40
City's proportion,
City, 66 2-3 per cent. 366
Property, 33 1-3 per cent. 183
As a reply TO the action whic
council took in the matter Of secnr;n
a second water main for the civ III
Water Works company stated that
would require an outlay of $50. 90
and an annual expense of $4,000. an
that, at present, they did not see no,