The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-02
ANOTHER BARB WAS
STUCK IN COMPANY
Board Decides T. H., |. & E,
Must Pay Share for Ma
cadamizing Streets.

Upon the opinion given by Wilfred
Jessup. acting city attorney, the board
of public works this morning decided
to direct the city clerk to assess the
Terre Haute. Indianapolis and Eastern
traction company for the cos, of the
Improvement of the macadamizins of
the roadway between it's tracks and for
eighteen inches on each side of it's
tracks on West Fifth street and East
Fifth street This has never been done
before, the board not knowing that it
was in its power to assess the COM
pany for other than paved streets.
Attorney Jessup says that he and
City Attorney Gardner have gone over
this matter carefully and find that the
city has the power to force the COM
pany to pay for its share OF the i'm
provement of macadamizcd streets.
There is some question as to wheth-
err the r. RI. |. & +. company will ac-
cept the decision of the board of
works. Homer Hammond president of
the board. who conferred with the trac-
ton officials at Indianapolis last We'd
nesday, declared at that time the Of
ficials asserted they did not interpret
the law on this subject in the same
light as did the board of works.
City on Safe Side.
In answer to this Attorney Jessup
declared that the city was safe in de-
Gliding as it did, because the present
company is operating under the old
rity CT
which reads that the company shall be
assessed for the improvement of
streets, either by graveling, paving or
macadamizing on which the companys
tracks were laid. This includes East
Fifth street, West Fifth street and
Richmond avenue. In case this is done
it will save the city quite sum.
The primary assessment roll was or
dered on West Fifth street, as the
work has been completed and accept
ed
Michael O'Brien, George Seidel and
James Carr appeared before the board
and asserted that there had been a
misunderstanding between the board
of works and the manufacturers on
North E street in regard to the paving
of the street. They asserted that the
board members had informed them
that the city would pay $3.50 towards
the cost on the Improvement of the
street in addition to paying the cost
of the street and alley intersections.
City's Interpretation.
| City Clerk Bescher stated that the
y o~I Il at n a r.
ers had asserted, but had passed a mo-
ton to the effect that the city would
pay $3.50, including its cost of the
street and alley intersection. The
board remained firm in it's original de-
cisiOn.
Attorney Jessup brought up the
much-talked of matter of establishing
cluster lights on Main street from
Fourth to Eleventh street saying that
the Young Mems Business club was
anxious to have the lights installed.
Mr.. Jessup said that he would inform
the club committee to draw up pro-
posed contract. which could be signed
by the city, and efforts could then be
made to secure the signatures Of the
merchants on Main street. The origi.
nal proposition submitted some
months ago provided that the mer
chants pay for the installation and the
city pay for the electricity used, If it
did not exceed the amount now used
for the arc lights.
The board granted the request OF
the Wayne County Game and Fish as
sociation to take a number of bass
from the Glen Miller lake at the time
the lake is cleaned to place in hatch
cry After the lake is ref1lled the as
ISOLATION will replace the bass.
Light Plant Sign.
A motion was passed providing fol
the purchase of a sign to be placed
lconspicuously on the municipal light
|plant. The sign will cost $3.50 complete
The letters on it will be thirty inches
in height and the sign is to be forty
two feet long, bearing the words, CITY
Light Plant
In reference to the matter of con
structing a sewer in the. Reeveston ad
dition the board decided that the pro
perty owners would be obliged to pa!
for the construction of the sewer.
F.. c. Foster was awarded the con
tract for the construction of cemen
alley from Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, between North F street ant
the railroad.
The primary assessment roll on the
improvement of South H street from
Ninth to Twelfth street was approved