The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
One Hundred Property Owners
Have Joined in Asking the
City Council That No Action
In This Matter Be Taken.
ORDINANCE is PASSED
FOR TRACK INTO GLEN.
Street Car Company Will Ar
range to Take. Care of Chau-
tauqua BuSineSS--NeW Dor
an Floor Bridge.

One hundred property owners bavs
signed protest against the proposed
opening of North Fourth street from
Main to A. This protest was present
ed Monday evening to the city coun-
Gil and it was in turn referred to ~
board of public works.
Advised to Cut It.
That notorious telephone pole sti1l
stands right in front of the side en-
trance of the home of Mr.. Chenoweth
on South A street. Monday evening
he appealed to council to have 1t re-
moved. Mr. Study stated that he had
informed Mr.. Chenoweth to cut the
pole down if the company refused to
remove IL. The company states that
the pole was erected before Mr.. Chen
oweth built his house.
Bill for Antitoxin.
The Ross Drug company presented
OF antitoxin which was used on a
patient at the detention hospital. The
bill was referred to the committee on
claims.
Like African Jungle.
Councilman Ogborn called attention
to the condition of North j street be-
tween Tenth and Twelfth. lie stated
that the drainage is poor and that the
water stands i'm the cutters until IL
resembles an ideal frog pond. He said
the sidewalks on this street look more
like an African Jungle than walks in
city of boasted civic beauty. Re-
ferred to the board.
$500 for improvements.
A communication from the board
stated that cement curbs. cutters and
sidewalks had been constructed on
the following streets: North Twelfth
from Main to e; North Fourteenth
from Main to e: North Ninth from
Main to r; South Sixth from Main to
A. The board recommended that
these streets be improved by being
macadamized Under suspension OF
the rules an ordinance appropriating
SO 500 for improvements on these
streets and also on North Fifth street
from Main to A street where the
street car company has recently low.
cred it's tracks, was passed. The
money will be used in purchasing
crushed stone.
Track Into the Glen.
An ordinance was passed under sus.
pension of the rules permitting the
street car company to construct a tenn
porary track into Glen Miller to be
used during the chautanuua. A
from w. s. Hiser. sec.
retary of the chautauqua association,
was read. recommending that this ac-
ton be taken. The ordinance pro-
vides that the company shall; remove
this track by September 2.
New Bridge Floor.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000
TO place new floor on the Doran
bridge was passed under suspension OF
the rules. A communication from the
board stated that at first IL was
thought this Improvement could be de-
layed a year but It had later been
decided that new flooring is required
unIneuldltlg. ne HtW liOof VIII US
Of oak instead OF pine.
Condition of Treasury.
City Controller Webster Parry sub
mitted the following report of the
city treasury up TO August s.:
Sinking Fund.
Amount on hand July L.. $50, 1905
Receipts since then :. >. :. 10,938.6S
Grand total. :. :. ..s41.37873
:. :. 1S,70s54
August L.. !. ..$22,670.19
Sinkink Fund.
Amount on hand August LIS S.169.S3