The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-16
RAILWAY OFFICERS
BEFORE THE BOARD
Ask Delay on South A Street
Improvement So Road
Can Prepare Plans.

Attorneys for the c. & o. railroad
met with the Board of Works this
morning and asked that the hearing
on the improvement of South A street.
from First to Second streets, be set
for Monday, February %. in order to
give the c. & o. engineers time to
draw plans for a trestle work over
the street.
Probably no permanent improve
ment will be made at this time by the
railroad company. for i'm case this was
done. the engineers state. it would be
necessary to tear up the bridge within
the next few years, when the compa-
ny intends to make extensive i'm
prOvements along the entire line.
Included in the big improvement
will be q double tracking of the lines
from Chicago to Cincinnati. and re-
concrete and steel structures. A
street span bridge with concrete abut-
ments over South A street would cost
over 100000, according to Civil En-
gineer Allen and the road does not de-
sire to spend this amount now.
The Starr Piano Company. which
will pay the entire cost of improving
South A street, probably with pave
ment, was represented at the meet
ing and demanded that some action
be taken promptly for the company
wishes to rush the improvement
! through as early as possible.
II. c. Starr for Road.
The c. & O. was represented by II.
c. Starr, vice-president of the com
| pany, and Attorney Fred White. The
board seemed to be in no hurry to
start the improvement or to force the
c. & o. into action. Mr.. Hammond
asked the company what time was de-
sired to complete an investigation OF
the expenditure necessary for the inn
provement. and adopted the time set
| for hearing, as desired by the COM
pany.
| The Board spent considerable time
over the inspection of bonds of con-
tractors who were awarded improve
ment contracts. but finally approved
all of them as follows: A. F.. Hooten
& Co., South + street, J. l.. HOrning
kinsey and West First streets
Schneider Brothers, South Fifth
street. ID. G. Burkhardt. South Fourth
street and Philip Hipskind & Co.
West Side sewer.
Resolutions were adopted for the
following improvements: South West
Third street from d to f. cement side
walk on both sides and an alley be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth from
South B to G street. cement roadway
The hearing on the improvement OF
West Fifth street. from the National
road to the indianapolis division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. was post
poned until Thursday. February %
! This improvement includes macadam
iZing the roadway, cement curb side
walk and gutter on both sides of the
street.
Elwood Mcclure. representing Ollie
& Mcguire lawn mower company was
before the Board regarding the ex
tension of water mains near the fac
tory of the company on North Thir
teenth street There is dead enc
at this point, which causes the pres
sure to be low, thereby forming baC
fire protection. Mcclure as asked the
board to remedy this dead end. as the
company wishes to construct a large
factory building in the spring which
will necessitate more water and bet
1
City Water Works company has beer
consulted in this matter. and probabl!
will make the desired change.