The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
West Richmond Association
Favors Location of the
New Structure at the South
E Street Site.
A SECTIONAL FEUD
is A POSSIBILITY
Organization at Its Meeting
Also Takes Vigorous Ac-
ton Regarding Railroad
Crossings Here.

Following a report given strong en-
dorsement to South f street as the
site for the new south end bridge, the
committee of the West Richmond I'M
provemept association explained it's
attitude upon the proposition at the
meeting of the organization Friday ev-
ening at the Baxter school. house. In
the first place, it is contended by the
committee, it would be cheaper. be-
| cause of the less distance between the
banks, to construct a bridge at South
E street than either at South l. street,
! the site recommended by the South
Side Improvement association, or at
South Fl street. which has been a sort
of compromise offering between E
and l. streets.
Even more important advantage
according to the report Of the commit
/ tee, is that a bridge at South E street
would for the present and for many
years in the future, be the greater ben
eft to the greatest number of people
than if it should be constructed at one
Of the other two proposed locations.
The bridge question likely will resolve
itself into a very troublesome one,
with a sectional feud in prospect. 1t
will be put up to the county commits
sioners within the next year.
Want Safe Crossings.
The urgent need of having railroad
or1 in ,;$
pointed out at the meeting. The asso-
citation condemns the North Twelfth
street Pennsylvania crossing as un-
safe. citing it's records. 1t recommends
that either an overhead crossing be
/ constructed or a viaduct built, either
of which would remove the danger
now attendant to travel at this cross
ing. The West Fifth street crossing
likewise, is condemned as a dangerous
one. The association believes that
either a viaduct or an overhead cross
ing should be constructed without de-
lay. The committee appointed to as
sumo charge of the work will confer
, with the city officials relative to the
two propositions.
! So that the beauty of the trees on
! the National Road from West Fifth
street to the west corporate limits,
and particularly in front of Earlham
campus. will not be marred by the
wire companies, either now or in the
future, the association considered
two propositions at the meeting. One
was that the wires be placed under
ground. The other was that they be
run either on an alley or street par
allel to the National road on the north.
The city officials will be asked to
approve one of these propositions.
Is a Timely Topic.
The matter is particularly timely
| just now, because of the intent Of the
Terre Haute, indianapolis and East
ern Traction company. 1t has had
to relocate its tracks and its pole
lines, and, according to reports which
the association members have re-
ceived, the corporation has evolved
upon the scheme to erect the pole line
SO close to the trees that they may
! either have to be topped or trimmed
and their beauty greatly marred. The
Earlham college authorities are pro-
| testing most strongly against the high
tension wires being strung in close
proximity to the trees on the south of
the road, and the association has
! authorized the civic beauty committee
to act in conjunction with the college
officials.
/ The city will be asked to acquire
the west river bank OF the Whitewater
river, located to the south of the
Main street bridge, in order that this
may be made part of the city park
system. Routine business matters,
including demand that the city elimi-
nate the mudhole at First and Main
streets, under the G.. & o. railroad
bridge, were considered.
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