The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-17
Even Members of Committee
That Drew the Ordinance,
FIopped to Other Side and
Voted Against 1t.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BODY I'M QUESTION.
While Fight Is Settled for This
Year, 1t is Anticipated 1t
Will Be Renewed Early in
The Spring.

Property owners on North r street
between Tenth and Sixteenth streets,
are now at ease. for the ordinance
requiring the paving of that section OF
the street. and before the city coun-
Gil Monday night on its third and last
reading, was killed by the city faith
ers, after the committee which at
first reported favoraDly to the paw
ing of the street, made desperate
slide for life flopped to the opposite
side and voted against the ordinance.
AS the result of the action of the COM
mittee. other councilmen were placed
"on the fence and acknowledged that
they didn't know exactly just how to
vote but they invariably wound up
their little speeches by voting against
the Improvement
Although the ordinance requiring
the street Improvement has been kill
ed for this year it is highly probable
that the same old fight will be up
again next year, as many of the coun-
Cll1IlcH 1dNOI tuG - =" -
made at that time. The killing of the
ordinance ended one of the fiercest
fought battles for public improve
ment that has been waged in Rich
mond in many years.
Wanted No Delay.
Attorney VIM H. Kelley. who was
on the scene of conflict Monday, pre-
esr,If 70 bn finiG
property owners when the ordinance
came before the city fathers, arose
when Councilman Leftwich made the
move to postpone final action on the
matter until the first council meet
ing in December. and said the proper
ty owners and manufacturers on
North e street had been worrying ov-
er the ordinance and Improvement for
several weeks, and as the result had
given much time and thought to it,
neglecting business to a certain ex-
tent. Mr.. Kelley said that the prop
erty owners did not want action or
the ordinance postponed, but wanted
settlement.
Kelley is Inquisitive.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Kelley took a fall out of council and
wanted to know in what manner the
ordinance came up for the final read
ing Monday night. He suspected that
there had been a little underhand
work done and made known his belief |
to Mayor Schillinger and the rest. |
Kelley said he had attended all the I
council meetings since the improve
ment ordinance had been placed be-
fore that body and at no time. he 1
said. had the ordinance been read for I
the first time, but the committees re-
port favoring the ordinance had been /
in. City council records 1
were brought forth and Attorney Kel-
ley was for the time being appeased
when he learned that the records
showed the ordinance had been read
for the first time at the last council
in August.
Opponents Are Happy.
Councilman Leftwich, in the midst
of the battle, submitted an amend
ment to the Improvement ordinance.
that the street be only paved on Fif-
teenth street. This amendment was
voted down and when the ordinance
was put to vote it died by the vote
Of s to 2. All persons directly affect
ed by the Improvement ordinance. and
the squabble which has been raised
over it. are happy that the matter has
been settled for this year at least.