The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
Council Will Be Urged to
Make Large Appropriation
So Several Highways Can
Be Paved in 1912.
BUDGET MEETING is
HELD NEXT TUESDAY
And List of Streets the Board
Thinks Should Be Perma-
nently Improved Will Be
Given Council.

With the near approach OF the date
OF the first meeting to pass upon the !
city budget for next year. big improve
ments are being planned by city ON
cials. 1t is evident that larger
amount of money will be appropriated
for the street Improvement fund than
ever before. At the meeting OF the
board of public works under whose au-
thority the streets are made or re-
paired, it was decided this morning to
place list OF streets. which the board
believes should be paved. before coun.
Gil when the subject OF the 1912 bud
get is brought up. This matter will be
discussed by council September S,
next Tuesday
Mayor Zimmerman said at the meet
ing of the board today that he would
like to see the following streets paw
ed with brick: FIT. Wayne avenue from
Main to North D street; North e
street from Sixteenth to Twentieth:
North Twentieth, from f to Main:
West Main street from the bridge to
West Fifth street: North Third and
North Second: North Eighth from A
to E, and South Eighth from A to e:
North F from Tenth to Sixteenth, and
East Main street from Twentieth to
Will Cost Large oum.
To do this amount az saving would
necessarily demand hig approprta-
+tion and II IL rather doubtful With tho
board as to whether all Of It could BE-
done. At any rate q nMmber oesthD
above named streets will be paved as
the board of works has already prom
ised that some OF them will receive
attention.next year. More improve
ments were made IN the way OF mac
adamizing streets. constructing ce.
nent curbing. sidewalks and cutters
this year than during the FIRST year Of
Mayor Zimmerman's administration.
Following the mayors statement
President Hammond. OF the board, said
that the people will stand for rea-
sonable tax rate and will not accept
high rate without complaint He said
that improvements will be made until
the funds appropriated are exhausted.
StreetS ~ west Sn0.
Streets in the northwest part Of the
city were discussed by the board It
was said that attention should be givsi
en- the streets in Fairview and thati
part of West Richmond north Of Main
street this next year. Most OF these
streets are said to be Of gravel
An attempt will be made to get
North Sixth street, north Of D street.
improved The hoard members believoi
that the Gaar-Scott company should
pave this street as It ID alleged the
street cannot remain In good condi-
tion as long az heavy traction engines
are operated on the street.
In this connection Mr.. Hammond de-
clared that this company II using the
city streets for I testing ground for
its engines. Yesterday. Mr.. Hammond
asserted. an engine which was being
tested on North Fifth street damaged
the curbing. This was repaired By tho.
city and the bill for the, woxk win ~.
sent to the company. II ID lobabio
that the company viii be reQnoGa TO
secure other grounds for the testing
Of their engines.
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.heen af,er. the pnhlfc ntf,i.v rorror..
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