The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08
Committee on Contracts and
Franchise Advice to Return
Gas Franchise to Board
Was Adopted.
METER READERS MAY
HAVE TO USE BADGES
Ordinance Requiring This Was
introduced Last Evening"
Talk of Brick Paving for
North D Street.

Unfavorable report on the proposed
Gas company TO enter the artificial
gas field. in this city. was made by
the council committee on contracts
and franchises. through its chairman
Frank Waidele. last evening at the
council meeting. II was recommended
by the committee that the entire af-
fair be sent back to the board of
works and city attorney. A. NJ. Gard
ner The recommendation was placed
in form of motion and unanimously
adopted.
This attitude of the committee was
anticipated. as the provisions Of the
company do not seem to meet With
popular favor. as ii was generally re-
garded that the provisions of the
measure did not fully protect the city.
Meter Reader Ordinance.
Councilman Williams presented an
ordinance requiring meter readers for
all corporations and other corporation
employees who are accustomed to en-
ter residences to wear badges. The
ordinance was placed on file after the
first reading and it Is probable that
on its next appearance. 1t was sug-
sested by one of the councilmen that
meter readers should have signed
statements from the head OF the cor
poration for which they are employ
ed, as badges are easily duplicated.
The penal clause OF the ordinance
provides for a fine of not more than
$50 on conviction.
II is hoped by those favorable TO
the adoption of the ordinance that IL
will serve as a protection to homes.
preventing impostors from getting in
formation which might he valuable to
them in the event they planned to
commit burglary.
North D Street Matter.
An early start has been made BY
the administration, relative to some
permanent repair OF North d street.
from the Doran bridge to Fl. Wayne
avenue. Councilman Evans presented
a communication touching upon the
improvement. in which he said that
residents OF the second ward and 9TH
ers. who were accustomed to use the
street. were complaining about the six
inches of dust which constantly covers
the street in the summer time and
the equal depth of the mud during the
/ wet periods OF the year.
The matter was referred to the
board Of works and the streets and
alleys committee. Brick il suggested
by some; cement by others.
Stallion Ordinance.
Harry Kaufman. Oscar Williams
committee to investigate conditions re-
sulting in the passage OF the ordin-
ance, relative to stations. The COM
mittee will report at the next meet
ing One OF the councilmen stated
that he believed the ordinance was
unjust and its passage avs due to the
complaint of one man.
| To Regulate Street Cars
Better regulation of the speed OF
street cars on South Eighth street
" as suggested by Councilman Bartel.
He stated that their speed was un-
necessary and he understood that the
cars spent TO minutes at the end
of the line. The matter was turned
over TO the city attorney and II the
complaint is found to be justified. the
police will he notified.
Resolutions Entered.
BY Williams-complain from resi-
dents who have no alleys in the rear
of their homes because ash collectors
refused to go into yards after ashes.
by Thatcher-recommen for the
installation of arc light on North r
at the alley between Twenty-first and
Twenty-second; by Waidele-bad con-
dition OF drain, causing water to en-
ter cellars at Nos. 207 and 209 Rich
monc avenue: bad condition OF Rich
mond avenue between West Third and
West Fifth. also Lincoln street. and
the poor condition of several hedge
fences; by Engelberi-report OF COM
mittee as to mud On sidewalk al Six
teenth and North E street. referring
matter IN attention OF hoard Of works