The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-08
Council Favors the Plan, but
Final Action Has Not Been
Taken, Though the Deal
Is to Go Through.
POLICE EXPENSIVE:
AK WILL BE USED
Department Overdraws Ap-
preparation $500, So One
Officer Will Be Let Out
Routine Before Council.

the city will purchase street flushing
machine as the city council voted ia
vorably upon a motion authorizing
the board of.public works to consider
the advisab:ity of purchasing a flush
er. If the board of works believes the
money can be spent without Gripping
the street department fund a recon-
mendation will be made to council for
the purchase of the machine, and from
the opinions of the councilmen, voiced
at last evenings session, street
flusher is almost assured for this city
The advantages of flusher were ex-
planned by J. l.. Lindsey. an agent
of the Studebaker company, President
Hammond of the board of works. May
or Zimmerman, City Engineer Charles
and Councilman Engelbert, who in
spected the flusher used at New Cas-
tie. The cost of the machine will be
about $1.10O. The cost of operating
the flusher is small, according to the
statements of Mr.. Lindsey and the
city officials. 1t is said that it will
flush and clean twenty four squares
Of paved streets in one day at cost Of
but $1.25 for gasoline, whereas to do
this work it has been necessary to en-
ploy fifteen or twenty men hereto
fore.
The flusher is constructed on the or.
der of sprinkler and small motor
forces the water from the tank, which
holds $50 gallons. From the standpoint
of health, it is said that the flusher is
by far the most successful invention
of this time. The dust problem is re-
duced to a minimum. The flusher
scrubs the streets and flushes the sew
ers.
City 10 Not Liable.
When the subject OF the damage
done by the storm Saturday was
broached Mayor Zimmerman remark
ed that the city could not be held liza
BILE for the damage sustained by bus
mess firms. He said that it has been
decided by the higher courts that a
city cannot be held responsible in
such cases.
! After the board of works meeting
Monday morning the board and City
Attorney Gardner inspected the sew
{
the damage occurred and 1t was as
certained that the sewers were in good
condition.
Everyone prayed for rain and they
received what they prayed for" as
serted the mayor. There was great
deal of damage but it was not due to
the inadequateness of the sewers, be.
cause is was virtually an impossibili-
ty for the sewers to carry off the wa
L ter
Streets were damaged to a consider.
able extent and it will require a great
| amount of time and work to get them
into their former condition. The
street commissioner will be ordered
to put number of men at work i'm
mediately.
In connection with this subject Coun-
Gilman Won Pein asked if the holes in
the streets caused by the public SER
vice corporation were being filled and
the cost charged to the company at
fault. Homer Hammond, of the board
of works stated that this was being
done.
Attack Express Wagons.
Filthy, offensive and undesirable
were the adjectives used in the COM
plant presented by Councilman Weis-
haupt and signed by Illiff and Co, the
j. l.. Adams Co., and H. c. Halfway,
protesting against express wagons and
moving vans being allowed to stand at
the corner of Sixth and Main streets.
This matter has been before council
on numerous occasions during this
year. The matter was referred to the
police superintendent.
The police department has over.
drawn the amount appropriated for
the first six months of the fiscal year
by $500. 1t will amount to $1,000 al
the end of this year. This fact was
mentioned>by the mayor after the con
troller's report was read. A meeting
of the police board will be held within
a short time and member of the po
lice force will be discharged.
Upon the suggestion of Councilman
King, of the Fifth ward, letter OF
coincidence will be written the family
of Oliver Leftwich who died in Den
yer last Thursday and whose funeral
was held yesterday afternoon. Left