The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-04
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Passage.

Featured by a spirited clash between
City Attorney Study and Councilman
Bartel, strong protest by Councilman
Won Pein, an appeal for support by
Councilman Deuker. asd changes in
votes of some of the members. the pole
ordinance took the final count, as far
as the council is concerned, at the
meeting he'd on Monday evening,
Amendments proposed by Mr.. Deuker
were first approved, as reported from
the ordinance committee. and the
amending ordinance was then put up
on it's third reading and passed.
Messrs. Brown. EnglebeTt and Won.
Pein being the only ones to vote
against it. The matter is now out of
the hands of the council and is up TO
the city officials 10 see that by June
l Of this year all poles are removed
from Main street the wires buried in
Conduits laid in Main street and that
the poles Of the traction company and
the light companies have been replaced
with others of iron. steel or cement
ing and there is no avoiding il. No
question of rates enters in. so that the
Bell company has had its way, as II
will get underground with wide open
franchise and if it ever gets in control
of the local telephone situation will be
in position to charge just what it
pleases. However, it is likely that the
Indiana legislature is going TO take a
hand in the matter of such rates. SO
that what the city council has not
found it possible to do. probably will
be done at that end of the line.
Much Discussed Question.
For six years the city council has
been wrestling with the pole question
and according to the official score
keeper Councilman Deuker has made
just 5s3 speeches on this subject. He
wanted the poles off of Main street and
II appears that he has finally won out.
Whether the council will receive
praise or censure remains TO be seen.
Some predict one and some the other.
Mr.. Englebert and Mr.. Won Pein, who
opposed the ordinance. declared they
are ready to stand for the censure. but
they believe within four or five years
tie tune will be a different one. Mr..
Won Pein charges Deuker with pre-
venting the enforcement OF the old or
dinance because il did not suit the Bell
telephone company, and declared that
. City Attorney Study should have seen
to the enforcement Of that ordinance.
/ Mr.. DeukeT replied that IL he interfer-
ed with the enforcement of the old or
! dinance he was glad of it as be had
| the support in his position of all those
| in the city who are vitality interested
/ in the pole question. He says the old
ordinance could not have been enforc-
/ ed and would have brought damage
suits. Mr.. Deuker spoke at consider
able length and declared that he believ-
ed the members of the council would
/ be censured if they failed TO vote for
this ordinance 70 remove the poles
/ from Main street.
perpetuation Of Franchises.
! In another short talk Mr. Won Pein
! declared II simply meant the perpetual
tion of the Bell company franchise, for
which it had never given the city any
| thing. but instead had rendered bum
service and charged exorbitant rates.
He wants the poles off Main street, but
not without wagins a war TO get a
maximum rate from the Bell people.
Study Gets Crack.
Early in the discussion. Mr.. Bartel
took occasion 10 ask Mr.. Study if he
had approved the ordinance presented
by Mr. Deuker. and Mr.. Study replied
that he had not. Bartel wanted 10
know if that is not what the city at
torney is paid for: If it isn't his place
TO pass upon the Legality Of such docn-
ments and see thar they Will hold
water before they come before the
council. Mr. BarteI rather intimated
that Mr.. Study had not done his duty
in the matter: that if there we're por-