The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-20
An Ordinance Appropriatinc
$685. Passed Unani-
mously Last Night.
WEST End ST. AGREEMENT
MONEY VOTED is TO BE USED IN
BUILDING vIADuCT AND IN I'M.
PROVING MUNICIPAL llGHT
PLANT. .,.~,..s.,

The ordinance appropriating $1,000
for the purchase of ground adjacen. to
the property of the municipal light
plant, $4,000 for, the purchase of an
additional unit and other improve
ments at the light plant and $4,000
for the city's share in the expense .ot
building subway under the tracks at
the West Second street crossing of
the Richmond and Indianapolis divis-
ions of the Pan Handle, was brought
up in council last evening on its sec-
ond reading and passed by a unani-
nous vote under suspension of the
rules.
Henry w. Deuker. chairman of the
council committee appointed to act
with the board of public works in
drawing up an agreement with the
railroad company, presented the
agreement to council. Several
amendments were made to the agree
ment and today it will be forwarded to
the railroad officials at Pittsburg for
their approval. Ii they sign the
agreement it will be drawn up in the
shape of an ordinance and ratified by
council.
Provisions of Agreement.
The agreement provides that the p.
c. c. & st. l.. Railroad shall pay go
per cent of the cost of construction of
the subway or undergrade cossinN,
and that the city shall pay 40 per cent.
1t provides that the city shall estab-
lish the grade, which shall be an av-
erage clearance between the tracks
and the street of 13h feet. The
city guarantees to maintain the street
improvements. cutters, curbing, sidel
walks, sewers, ETC., within the right
of way of the railroad. 1t Is also stat
ed in the agreement that If In the fu-
ture the council grants the Richmond
Street and Interurban Company or
any other interurban, street railway
or railroad company the right to use
the subway, the company receiving
the privilege shall pay to the city
and the p. C. c. & st. l.. r. r. Conf
pany one-half of the cost of the con-
struction of the undergrade crossing.
About Letting Contract.
One clause that met with disapprov-.
al read that no bids for constructing
the undergrade crossing should be ac-,
cepted without the consent of both
contracting parties. Mayor Zimmer4
man and Councilman Leftwick object1
ed to this clause, because, they statl
ed the railroad company would never
agree with the city as to who should
be awarded the contract for building
the subway. "It would be just like
la man and his wife trying to put up a
stove" remarked one councilman. An
amendment was ordered, substituting
clause to the effect that the bid for
the work should be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder.
Another clause that was objected
to by council was clause four, which
read: "The city shall, at its own cost.
widen State street north of the cross.
ing under the Richmond division
tracks = and shall at its own
cost construct any walls which may
be required to preserve the width of
State street from encroachment by;
the present right-of-way embank1
ment." This clause was amended td
read that the cost of widening Stata
street and the erection of any emi
bankment walls should be borne by
the city and the railroad company.