The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Adopts Resolution to Be Sent
To Legislature Asking That
Expenses of City Be Cut
Down Some.
COUNCiLMEN ARE SORE
BECAUSE ARE IGNORED
Claim stotsenberg Measure
Does Not Take Richmond
Into Considerations Views
Given an Airing.

The whole council was considerably
torn up last night over the insinuation
that the legislature would not pay any
attention to the wishes of the common
council in the matter of the cities and
towns bill introduced by Stotsenberg
Why" exclaimed Mr.. Englebert,
ut was only a short time ago since
our mayor informed us that he had
had hundreds of letters from all over
the United States enquiring about
Richmond and it's light plant If the
people from outside the state regard
Richmond in that light, the state legis-
lature will have to hear our wishes"
All this furor seemed more import
ant to the council than the mere reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Bartel to re-
duce the number of city officials to
Richmond.
Bartei Resolution.
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, that the cities and towns
law as it now stands is too expensive
proposition in conducting the busi-
ness of the city of Richmond, having
too many office holders, and we earn
estly hope the general assembly, now
in session. will change the law so that
we have fewer office holders, and If
possible let the offfcers now holding
positions fill out their terms for which
they have been elected or appointed.
That a copy of this resolution be sent
to Senator Kirkman and Rep. Ratliff.
After some preliminary skirmishing
Mr.. Study vainly attempted to put
crimp in the discussion by announcing
that the b6l had already passed the
senate and had been favorably report
ed in the lower branch. That did not
make any difference. The discussion
went on undisturbed.
"Papas" Air Their Views.
Although the resolution did not cover
any particular ground the discussion
brought out the economic, government
al, and patriotic views of the body
Mr.. Englebert set forth the pro-
gressive movement of Richmond. He
resented the inclination to belittle the
town. Mr.. Study went into an analy
sis of the Stotsenberg bill which he
said was mainly for the benefit of the
town of New Albany. He declared that
the office of the city controller was by
far the most necessary office in the
city government. He thoroughly dis
approved OF the measure because it
abolished this office and put the city
treasurer in his stead.
Mayor Gets Too Much.
Won Pein came to the conclusion
that the mayor was getting entirely
too much money and besides he con.
tended, the work Of the board of works
was so inconsequent that one man
could do all the work
Engelbert said that the mayor
should also be the police judge and
that the city needs neither a board of
works or the three councilmen-at-l
large.
W. P. O'Neal Announced that since
his job was secure he had no ak to
grind. so he was safe in saying that he
believed firmly in retaining the board
of works, the controller and the city
judge.
Mr Englebert then made an interpo-
lation to the effect that Mr.. O'Neal
did not talk that way before he got
into the board of public works"
After a few more scattering re-
marks the resolution was adopted and
will be sent to Senator Kirkman. The
vote was unanimous.