The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-07
Councilman States Cleaner
Gets Busy Too Early of Eve
nings and Makes Main
Street Untenantable.
COUNCIL CHAMBER TO
BE A Meeting PLACE
Can Be Used Without Cost by
Civic Organizations in Flu
ture-Muncie Wants to Buy
Couple EIks.

Councilman Williams registered a
complaint with the city council at it's
regular meeting last night, against the
city street sweeper. 1t is alleged that
the sweeper starts on it's cleaning
tour of Main street entirely too early
in the evenings and raises a very dis
agreeable dust before the principal
thoroughfare of the city is cleared Of
it's crowds. According to Councilman
Williams the sweeper. which begins
operations at Twentieth and Main
streets and moves west. was at the
corner of Tenth and Main last Satur-
day evening shortly after 8 o'clock.
He stated that he had received num-
erous complaints from this source by
persons who wanted the matter inves-
tigated. 1t was referred to the board
Of public works who will inform the
driver of the sweeper that there Is
no necessity of getting through work
SO early.
Alleged Discrimination.
According to councilman Bartel the
city's policy in permitting the South
Side Improvement association to Oc-
cupy the old South E street engine
house has been the object of some
complaints, inasmuch as the city
makes other commercial organizations
pay for holding sessions in the council
chamber.
Hereafter, the council chambers will
be opened to public organizations,
which have for their purpose the gen.
eral welfare of the city, free of charge.
Mr.. Bartel presented a resolution en-
bodying this and it was unanimously
adopted by the council. According
to the sense of the resolution, the city
council wants to take the position of
urging the formation of commercial
associations and encouraging them in
all possible ways after their organiza-
ton.
Councilman Won Pein, secretary Of
the South Side Improvement asso-
citation. said that he could see no rea-
son why complaints should be made
about the organization meeting in the
old engine house. The building, with
the exception of the roof, is kept in
repair by the association and those
who are most prominent in the asso-
citation were the ones who were re-
sponsible for the construction of the
building, many years ago, and where,
at that time, volunteer fire depart
ment was located.
Maury to Get His.
On the third reading, an additional
sum of $1.45O.99 was appropriated by
the city fathers last evening for the
employment of Daubney H. Maury
the expert hydraulic engineer. who in.
Investigated the conditions of the Rich.
mond City Water Works plant and
made complete report to the board
some time ago. The original appro
priation was insufficient to meet tine
cost of the experts bill. The addition
al appropriation was passed without
comment and signed by Mayor Schil
linger.
/ Councilman Burdsall called the at
of the side walks on John street or
the West Side. He declared that il
several places large piles of dirt haG
been allowed to accumulate, making
it necessary for pedestrians to wall
out into the street in order to pass by
The dirt was thrown there by the
contractor for the new sewer in Wes
Richmond. 1t is also alleged that a
night there are no lights on the OBJ
structions. The matter was referre.
to the board Of works.
Elks Want to Buy EIks.
The Muncie lodge of Elks wishes t,
purchase two elks from the city's herr
at Glen Miller park. A male and fe
male are wanted, but the city does no
want to sell the male animals. How
ever. the communication of the Munci
lodge will be given careful considera
ton by the board of works. If the sal
is made the animals will be placed il
one of the Muncie public parks.
Councilman Englebert asked las
evening at the council session whethe
Charles Rogers. superintendent of tn
city light plant. was going to qui,
One of the members of the board O
works stated that Rogers intended t
resign. to take effect January l. !
prominent city official is said to b
slated for the position. Mayor Schil
linger said he would resign January
also DR. Schillinger is joker
Councilman Bartel made a complain
about gravel wagons belonging to
contractor doing some repair work 70
the city, being left on South E stree
between Tenth and Eleventh. owe
night without lights. The matter wa
referred to the police.
Transpose Appropriations.
An ordinance was passed on thir
reading last evening transposing unus
ed appropriations for several account
, for the present year to other depar
ments. in which the appropriations wi
run short. None of the items thu
transposed We're large. The tota