The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-19

purchase the plant and we can create
q sinking fund for this" the council
man said. 1T does not matter what
the mayor wants. for its up to the peo-
pie"
1.-The vote will be s to / for the pur-
chase OF the plant" quickly answered
Mayor Zimmerman, "as the vote on
, the light plant was Z to l.
Engage n. v. Johnson.
The ordinance appropriating $500 to
be used In securing additional legal
talent to assist the city attorney in the
fight against the water works COM
pany was passed and the mayor sug-
gested that Henry U. Johnson be Sc
} cured.
II see by the Palladium that Thomas
j. Study, former city attorney, has
entered the services of the water
, works people, when he was retained
by the Palladium to assist the city in
( the fight in this matter" the mayor
said Attorney Johnson. I believe will
ibe a good man and suggest that he
be obtained"
. Local Telephone Service.
In a communication to council May
or Zimmerman deplored the alleged
fact that poor service is being given
by the telephone company. He said
that during the past four weeks a
great deal of complaint has reached
him about the service. He advised
sCity Attorney Gardner to look into this
matter and ascertain If there is any
thing In the company's franchise
(which the city could employ in COM
.pelling the company to render better
service.
Much discussion resulted on the SUBJ
,Ject of business men and firms placing
signs in the sidewalks. This matter
was brought up at previous session
and last evening a bill for an ordi-
nance was presented repeating for
'mer ordinance which prohibited signs
being placed in the sidewalks. The
majority Of the councilmen expressed
themselves as being heartily in favor
of the bill, which was presented by
Councilman Waidele, but Councilman
'-Weishaupt declared himself opposed
to II.
III you allow one man to put a sign
in walk. every merchant in town
will do So" was his declaration, land
every cigar store will be advertising
tobaccos and every saloon will have
pictures OF beers in the walks Main
street sidewalk will resemble a vaude-
Vile"
Councilman Williams said that he
believed the signs would look nice and
that they were no worse than show
cases which protrude two and three
feet on the sidewalks. The mayor said
the signs in the walks were dangerous
and that some one might slip on them
and fall. The ordinance was read the
second time and will come up for third
reading at next meeting Of council.
The report of the Municipal Light
plant for the month of August was
read. showing that Sept. there was a
balance of $17,17S.44 in the fund. The
receipts during the month were So, no..
- and the total disbursements, 3d..
k64.63. The amount in the sinking fund
was $6.67371.
The matter of closing the Doran
bridge was discussed, as it is alleged
that wheels on vehicles have been bro
fken owing to holes at the east side OF
the structure. After some objections
1.-THE matter was dropped.
Councilman Weishaupt said that
more bumpers were needed at South
Eighth and J streets on the c. & O
railroad company's tracks. 1t is said
that similar condition exists at the
champion Roller Mills switch or
North Tenth street. The board OF
works will look into this matter.
The city engineer was instructed tc
nook into matter of unprotected man
holes and sewers In which small chill
Aren might be liable to fall.
Councilman Williams asked that
North r street which has recently
been paved be scrubbed.