The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-19
P. R. R. to Employ Addition
al Crossing Watchmen and
Hints Are Given of Big
improvements.
RAILWAY AND CITY
OFFICERS MEETING
Held Last Saturday Was Sc
cret One, and More Are to
Be Held-Mayor Not Pre-
dieting Result.

If initiative steps, already taken by
the board of public works and the city
council, are carried out, the problem
Of better safeguarding the public at
railroad crossings will have been part
ly effected.
At the meeting of council Monday
evening the mayor made public the
conference which the board of works
held Saturday with Nettleton Neff, SUI
perintendent of the Richmond division
of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany and Frederick \. Crowell, divis-
ion engineer of the road, at which the
railroad officials promised to comply
with orders given by the board of
must be stationed at each railroad
crossing in the city during every hour
of the day and night In addition to
this Supt. Neff promised the board
that he would place two Watchmen at
day and also at night at the North
Twelfth street crossing, which is by
far the most dangerous in the city.
What Was Discussed.
Elevated tracks and undergrade
crossings We're also discussed at the
conference, which was held behind
closed doors at the Office of the city
attorney. The mayor informed council
Monday evening that within a month
or two he will have a good report to
make on a proposed undergrade cross
ing at North Twelfth street, and
North Tenth street.
Saturday morning the board was
called to the Office of A. NJ. Gardner,
city attorney. where the city officials
met the railroad officials. An allday
session resulted and 1t was decided
that none but the barest facts were
to be made public at this time, con-
cerning the proposed undergrade
crossings.
According to the mayor Supt. Neff
believes that undergrade crossings or
elevated tracks are feasible here, but
would require a large expenditure. The
superintendent believes that this ex-
pense should be borne by numerous
parties.
Aside from the fact that other meet
ings are to be held in the immediate
future, and that as result a good"
report will be submitted to council, the
mayor refused to say anything further.
The mayor also reported that the c. &
o. railroad company will cooperate
with the board.
Councilman Evans declared that the
only thing which is keeping traction
line from entering this city from the
north is because there is no under
grade crossings at Tenth street
An ordinance will be drafted imme-
diately by the city attorney which
will compel the local street railway
company to force their motormen to
remain in their cars when they stop at
Eighth and Main streets, and to COM
pei the motormen on the interurban
cars to also remain on their cras when
turning at South Eighth street to go
to the terminal station.
Pink teas are held by motormen
the cars met at Main and Eighth
streets. the police chief asserts He
says they gather around one corner
and hold their tete-tetes when they
should be on their cars.
Another suggestion made by Supt
Gormon was received with unanimous
favor by council. Mr.. Gormon said that
it would be no more than right that
the street car company pay the salary
of the traffic patrolman at that corner
The superintendent asserted that if it
were not for the car company no traf-
fic officer would be needed at the cor
ner. This matter will be taken up
with officials of the company