The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-25
H. M. Hammond Is Named
Special Ambassador" to
Wait on Officials and Make
Known Demands of City.
DRASTIC ACTION TO
FOLLOW A REFUSAL
Tracks on National Road
Must Be Placed in Center
Of Highway Before the Ar
rival of Winter.

uTlueT ulSCuSSlOu bearing on Tue dl-
legged violations of franchise by the T.
H l. and E: traction company, by the
board of public works this morning
resulted in the decision of the board
to authorize Homer NJ. Hammond,
president of that body, to go to India
napolis tomorrow or Wednesday to
confer with the traction officials. This
decision was reached after it was stat
ed that if the company did not fix it's
tracks in the middle of National ave
nue. before the winter season that it
would be impossible for funeral pro-
cessions to get to Earlham cemetery
as the road would be in an impossible
condition.
City officials expressed the belief
that the company will do this work i'm
mediately in order to aid the city. If
it is not done it is likely that steps
will be taken to force the company to
do so, as Mayor Zimmerman suggested
that the city attorney look into this
| matter in connection with the possible
revocation of the companys franchise
Attorney Gardner suggested in case
the road is not placed in good condi-
| ton that the city cars be forced to con-
| vey funerals mourners to the cemetery
| free.
Robbins to Go Also.
John Robbins, county attorney, will
accompany Mr.. Hammond to Indiana
polls. Attorney Robbins is to confer
with the traction officials in regard
:, - county matters.
Steps will also be taken to get the
company to remove the feed wire,
which is very dangerous, from the
Main street bridge. Mr.. Hammond will
bring this matter before the officials
of the company.
Another matter to be taken up with
the traction officials will be the negli-
gence of the company in not repairing
the joints in the rails properly. 1t is
alleged that when the rails are repair
| ed loose dirt is thrown around the
| joints and the dirt is not properly
tamped. The local representatives OF
the company have been ordered to do
! this work and have been threatened
with arrest for ignoring the orders.
| The company will be requested to
repair brick streets within it's right of
way in the city. Now when repairs
! are made between the company s
tracks all bricks are not replaced prop
erly. The company will be ordered to
remove cement from North e street,
to remove the guy wire pole at Grant
and Sheridan streets and to remove
the old switch which is no longer used
between Eighth and Ninth on North
/ e street.
Want Grade Changed.
An attempt will be made to get the
company to either change the grade
on Main street from Second to the
bridge or to make some arrangements
with the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road company to raise the railroad
bridge If the former is done it will
be necessary to also change the sew
er inlets between Second and First
street. 1t is doubtful if any satisfac.
tory arrangement can be made in this
matter. i
The company will be asked to main.
tain the intersection of streets, be.
tween it's tracks on macadam streets
In connection with this matter At
torney Gardner stated that it was his
opinion that the company could be
forced to pay for the macadamizing OF
the roadway between its tracks, just
as it is compelled to pay the cost OF
bricking the roadway between its
tracks. Whether this could be done is
considered doubtful by some city of
ficials, butea any rate the city will
attempt to force the company to dc
so. Pessimisfic city officials say that
according to the company's franchise
the company is Obliged to pay for their
portion of permanent improvements
only and macadamiZing of streets is
not considered a permanent improve
ment, they say. II the city is able to
force the company to do this, it will
save large sum of money annually.
IF the traction company had fore
man to watch these things up it would
save the city and itself great deal OF
trouble" Attorney Gardner said.
| FINAL SETTLEMENT