The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
! EXPRESSED APPROVAL, BUT
AFTERWARD MEMBERS RE-
GREETED THE CLASH THAT EN-.
SUED WITH THE BOARD.
JOHNSON WAS ENRAGED
! Placed the Blame on Council for the
Difficulties That Have Arisen and
Made the Charge That Faith Is
Broken Repeatedly.

City Attorney T. J. Study with with
ering sarcasm paid his compliments
| last evening at council meeting to
those citizens who have petitioned to
have the North Twenty-third street
interurban freight route changed He
/ took particular pleasure in informing
! these petitioners. and there was a
| large number Of them in attendance,
that they are set of impractical
idealists. Mr.. Study also paid his COM
pliments to the city council, telling
that body it is prepared to "crawfish"
on the traction question the same as
/ 1t had on nearly every other import
ant question considered during the
/ Schillinger administration. w. P.
O'Neal and B. B. Johnson of the board
also severely scored council and the
petitioners. Mr.. O'Neal told the petit
TONERS that they are a class of ma
ture and art worshipers" and that they
knew no other God. Mr.. Johnson told
council that the board had lost all con-
Efidence in it.
! AT the opening of the council meet
ing Clerk Merrill read the resolutions
adopted at The mass meeting held re-
Gently, which resolutions have been
published. At the conclusion of the
ireading Mr. Won Pein made a motion,
seconded by Mr.. Englebert. that it was
the sense of council that it coincide
with these resolutions. This esolu-
'tion was unaniomusly adopted Then
Mr. Deuker stated that he believed
mistake had been made in providing
for freight route through Glen Mil
Ter park. Council, the board and the
mayor, he said were not above MAX
ing mistakes and he believed when
one was made it should be rectified
Therefore he moved that council and
tie board get together on the Twenty
third street matter and endeavor to
reach some common understanding.
lt was this resolution that aroused
the ire of the administration forces
1t was debated fiercely but council
unanimously carried it before the
meeting adjourned The board, how
ever, will refuse TO meet with council
as 1t intends to stand pat on the
Twenty-third street route.
Treat it Busness-iike.
After Mr.. Deuker had introduced
his resolution MIR. Study stated that
the Twenty-third street route question
should be treated in business-like
manner. He said the matter is now
closed and should remain closed. The
recent mass meeting. was described by
Mr.. Study as farce He said that
no one fayoring the Glen route was
expected to attend this meeting and
instead of it being attended by 1000
people, as reported there were by ac-
tual count $50 and of this number
over 100 We're women.
Discussion is Sickeninq.
Mr.. Study stated that the discussion
OF the traction matter had become
sickening and the most enthusiastic
persons at the mass meeting were
ones who had signed between three
and four petitions for the route to
be placed through the Glen. Mr.. Study
stated that the citizens who attend
ed the mass meeting should be ignor-
ed as too many conservative. far-see-
ing and sensible business men had
Endorsed the stand taken by the board
in regards to placing the route
through the Glen.
Council Turned Tail.
Mr.. Johnson followed M1S Study and
he stated that the boerd Aad lost all
its confidence in counciI He said
that council had turned tair' on the
board in the traction matter the same
rs that body did when the North f
street paving matter came up. He
said he was opposed to the reopening
of the traction case.
Won Pein is Sorry.
Mr.. Won Pein stated he was sorry
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