The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-03
None of Them Were in a Talk
ative Mood When They
Were Lined Up to Care for
The City's Many Needs.
TAGGART GETS PAY FOR
FEBRUARY SERVICES.
Many Small Matters Were Civ
en- Brief Consideration
The Sanitary Inspector Will
Get No Increase.

Council held a short, but sweet ses-
sion last evening. There was but lit
tie business to transact and none of
the cOuncilmen felt in a talkative
mood. Councilman Englebert toward
the close of the session brought up
the time honOred subject of poles and
cOnduits on Main street He wanted
TO know if the city would not have 10
set the example TO companies affected
by the new ordinance, by placing
conduit in Main street as soon as pos
sible. City Attorney Study thought
that the city should take this action
and he was OF the opinion that -nll
cOnduits on Main street should be
placed in one trench. Mr.. Study sug-
gested that the city engineer prepare
plans for this improvement.
When the ordinance under which the
Home Telephone company now oper-
ates, was brought to the attention of
council about two years ago, it ap-
pears that its method of introduction
was Illegal for technical reasons. To
make the ordinance perfectly valid it
was again introduced in council last
evening in the proper manner and was
passed by unanimous vote.
Against Increase.
The committee on salaries and ord
inances reported as not in favor of
increasing the salary of Sanitary Of
nf
public works had recommended that
his salary be raised from $50 to $40
per month. The chairman of the com
mittee stated that at the present time
it would be unwise to increase the
salaries of any city officers.
Sheriff Presents Bill.
The sheriff presented a bill of $47.2O
for boarding prisoners convicted under
the terms of the lettering ordinance
during the quarter ending March /.
The size of the bill somewhat startled
council but it was explained that it
was a new ordinance and that in the
future there would probably not be 50
many people arrested for its violation.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on claims.
Taeqart Is Paid.
Council appropriated S6426 to pay
John F. Taggart for the fourteen days
/ he acted as city clerk after rendering
his resignation. There was no oppo
sition TO this appropriation.
Physicians Petition.
Several local physicians petitioned
to have North Tenth street from }
street to the city limits improved. The
poor condition this part of the street
is in troubles physicians who are con
tinually using the street in driving tc
the hospital
Rail for Bridge.
Councilman Won Pein stated that
| he thought Il rail should be placed
along the south walk OF the Main
street bridge to protect pedestrians
! from the interurban and street cars
which pass over the bridge at RAPID
rate of speed This was referred tc
the board of public works.
Councilman Williams presented a
remoustrance against the unloading
Of coal from cars on the c.. G. & l.
/ at Fourth and South f streets. The
board reported that the city had nc
right to prevent this but had called
the attention Of the railroad company
to the matter and the company had
promised to investigate it.
The appointment of George Stau-
/ bach to the board of public works
was formally announced to council.