The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-22
Former City Clerk No Longer
Being Connected with the
Municipal League, Bescher
Named Successor.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
TO MEET SATURDAY
Streets and Alleys Committee
Is in Favor of Having North
D Street Paved-Referred
to the Board.

To fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of c. w. Merrill, Baltz
Bescher was elected state secretary
of the Indiana Municipal league at the
meeting of the city council last night.
The state convention meets in Rich
mond on June %, % and "a. letter
was received yesterday from Mayor
barrow of Laporte, Ind, to the effect
that Mr.. Merrill had resigned. The
constitution Of the league provides
that the council of the city in which
the league holds it's annual cOnven-
ton, shall elect the secretary SO that
he may keep in touch with affairs.
The letter also stated that the state
program committee, of which Mayor
barrow is chairman, would be in
Richmond on Saturday, February 26,
for the purpose of meeting with the
local committees of the various Or
CARNATIONS and drawing up tenta-
tive program of local talent. With the
view of drawing up Il program which
will be acted upon by the state COM
mittee Saturday, the local committees
will meet tomorrow evening in the Of
flee of the board of works. 1t is the
endeavor to make the convention held
in this city in June one of the most
successful ever held by the league.
North Street Matter.
Councilman Englebert, of the streets
and alleys committee recommended
that the Improvement of North d
street, from Fort Wayne avenue west
to the Doran bridge, be referred to
the board Of works with the recon-
mendation that a bill for an ordinance
be drawn up to have the street paved
with brick. There has been consider
able complaint over the condition of
this street by the resident property
owners and the improvement is badly
needed, it is said.
Councilman Birdsall presented pc
tition signed by John Jones and three
others that a sewer be erected in the
alleys between Boyer and Crosshall
streets and Sherman and Grant street
to School street. The matter was re-
ferred to the board of works.
Councilman Weishaupt introduced an
ordinance which was up for first read
ing. making it unlawful for any rail-
road company to keep or maintain a
railroad switch abutting on a street
or property without a bumper to pre-
vent the cars from running off. From
and after the time of the passage of
this ordinance it was provided that a
fine of s25 day be imposed for any
violation of the law.
Endorse Improvement.
A resolution, endorsing the improve
ment of National Road, west of West
Fifth street to the Center township
line, was adopted by vote of II to 1,
Councilman Bartel being the only
negative. The city is interested in
only that part of the road which lies
within the city boundary.
Councilman Waidele of the Seventh
ward, presented a communication in
which he asked that some action be ia
ken by the city in compelling transfer
companies to cease discriminating
against the west side residents, by
charging 80 cents per passenger while
only half this amount was charged for
cab service on the east side of the riv-
er. Matters warmed up little in the
discussion of this matter, but the final
outcome was that Waidele was appoint.