The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-06
Judging From Sentiments Ex-
pressed by CounciImen, the
Proposed Improvement Is
Much Favored.
WATSON p. O'NEAl
BECOMES SARCASTIC
He Wants to Know If Council
Would Support Board on
Project Like It Did on North
E Street Matter.

That council is about ready to pro-
coed in the paving of Eighth street be-
tween North and South A streets. was
evident from the sentiments expressed
last evening by candidates for re-elec-
ton to the city council The present
condition Of the street was declared to
be shame and disgrace. 1t is proba-
Bile that most Of the expense will be
saddled on the Richmond Street and
Interurban Railway company as this
company takes up the greater part of
the street with it's car tracks. Oppor.
tunity was offered Watson P. O'Neal. a
member of the board of works, t.
take fall out of" council again and
he did so. He said he was afraid
council might stand by the board on
this proposition like it did about the
North e street improvement last year
o'Neal Was Sassy.
Councilman Englebert introduced
the discussion by asking what the
board had done about a petition adopt
ed by the council last fall asking the
board of works to take action. Mr..
ONeal coolly replied that it was still
on file. City Attorney Study declared
that the city would be liable for dam
ages in case any one was hurt by rea-
son of the chuck holes in the street.
Controller Webster Parry had pre-.
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endorsement Of council last evening,
but it was not read, council, by motion.
allowing 1t to go over two weeks. How
ever, some discussion was held about
the printing of the annual report. Some
of the councilmen favored the invento.
.ry of the city offices being published.
while others did not, for business rea-
sons. Those against the proposition
stated that persons desiring to see the
inventory could call at the city build
ing. Councilman Deuker's motion to
print the annual reports with the totals
Of each inventory. was carried. Mr..
Parry will be allowed sixty days so
that he can embody all city officers in
ventories. That of the municipal light
plant and afew others are still out. On
a motion of Councilman Wettig. vote
of thanks was extended to Mr.. Parry
for his work on the report.
No Milk Ordinance.
No ordinance was reported by the
ordinance committee in regard to the
city food and milk inspector. For this
reason the milk ordinance did not
come up for third reading. but will BIZ
laid over until the next meeting at
which time, Mr. Deuker, chairman OF
the ordinance committee promised
that the ordinance, embodying the du-
ties and salary Of the inspector, would
be ready for consideration.
Jesse Bailey, ex-superintendent OF
the police. presented his last official
document to the council. It was an in
ventory Of the property of the police
department. Considerable merrimenr
was had by the councilmen over some
of the items enlisted. Some excep-
ton was taken at the estimated value
of the patrol wagon, which Mr.. Bailey
had listed at SIS. The most valuable
thing possessed by the department is
the patrol horse, which is assessed a,
$500. The total value Of the office
furniture, ETC., is $3S3.3O.
. Report for March.
Controller Webster Parry's report
for the month of March was read, ap
proved and ordered placed on file. The
report showed that there was on hand
in the general fund, $4.S62. 10: in ths
sinking fund, $7,539.36; in the specia
fund, $72.O3S.59. and in the cash i'm.
provement fund, S2.3S5.79.
Matters referred to the board Of
works, reported by the councilmen las
evening, include: dirt on the walk or
North Thirteenth street. between Z
and E streets: petition for an arc ligh
at Nineteenth and G streets; recon-
mendation for improvement of cemen
walks and curb and cutters on Sheri
dan street: complaint against Hipskins
and Son. contractors for the Soutf
| West Sewer system, for damage tt
walks on Sheridan street. Dirt OIL
sidewalks at West Main and First, Kin
sey and West Third, Pearl and Yves
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