The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-26
INSPECTION MADE
BY CITY FATHERS
To THREE PLACES
City Plant Visited First by
Officials, then the Crema-
tory and Then to Glen Mil
Ter Park.
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costs of making kilowat of current
is one and one-fourth cents.
In the boiler room the councilmen
found excellent conditions. There are
four boilers carrying $50 pounds of
steam at all times. One of these is
kept in reserve and in the summer on
~ two are used.
Johnson told the councilmen that
his men took pride in the upkeep of
the plant and its surroundings. Mr..
Gluys, the chief engineer, is consider
ed a genius with tools. Not long ago
he picked up an old, broken-down dy-
namo at junk shop near the plant,
bought it for a small sum and with Il
dollars worth of repairs made it into
a machine worth $45. IL is now used
to run the machine shop.
After the minute inspection OF the
plant, the city officials went to the
CT ematory, which is nearby. The gar
bage and trash of the city is dumped
into the furnace from above, The in
tense heat reduces the refuse into
ashes without disagreeable odor. No
new crematory will be needed until
next year, the mayor thinks.
A Visit to Park.
Glen Miller park received the next
attention of the officials. After TAX
ing up the concrete arch proposition,
Park Superintendent Hollern, showed
the officials a number of the park cur
iosities.
The first place of interest examined
was a broken post near the lower
Chautauqua entrance, in the elk pen.
During the Chautauqua last summer a
huge bull elk, becoming enraged
rushed at the post and snapped it Oft
like a reed. Fortunately the fence
fell in instead of out and before the
| animal had time to get out Hollern
had summoned the entire corps OF
park employees to capture the animal
Hollern says that if the elk had got
| ten over the fence some one would
have been killed, for it is particularly
| ferocious.
In the gully ON the Main street en-
trance, the park superintendent viii
lower portion. Flowers and shrub
berry will be planted and the place
made attractive.
The alligator, which has eaten moth
ing since last August, the monkeys
and guinea pigs, all in the hot house
and the park plants, in the greer
house, were the cause of much com
ment.
Oscar Williams was particularly at
tracted by the monkeys. Oscar sale
he did tlove those monks" Franz
Waidele hung around the green house
and commented on the blooming or
ange tree and other plants. Mayo
Zimmerman and Homer Hammond
were delighted with the team o
horses, owned by the Glen, which ar,
said to be among the best in Wayn,
county The other members of thu
party were generally interested in ev
erything.
Norman Huffman, who has charg'
Of the hot house, said that the ALI
gator would not eat anything until
about next April He said that on TIL
beginning of the fast in August /
would eat about three pounds Of mea
and on ending the fast would dupli
cate the performance.
The monkeys showed great pleasure
at seeing some one again, after thei
long rest in winter quarters in tn
warm green house. They chattere'
and dashed around their cage wildly
but when Hollern got in the cage
they CRASHED their teeth with rage
Hollern is the only man able to az
proach the two large apes
Another interesting spectacle wa
, seen when Hollern brought the pc
coyote, '.Wichita,'' out of it's cage an,
let it do few stunts for the officials
The animal leaped for a bone an
lrushed around at the end of it's chair
trying to get at liberty. Sometimes
Hollern says he releases it and it fol
lows him about like a dog.
Next Saturday, or later, the off
Gals will visit the county Jail and otf
er Richmond parks. Trips of inspes
ton around the city will be made dul
ing the summer to keep in touch wit
the general conditions Sheriff Stee
, has invited the council to visit the jai