The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-19
WHAT COUNCIL DID.

WHAT COUNCIL DID.
The city council at it's regular meet
ing last night made good its word and
repealed or modified the ordinances
that are restrictive to the farmer and
peddler Of food products. The farmer
and truck gardner are now left free
to peddIe their products at any time
they choose without being moIested.
and can also buy up food products on
the outside, bring them to town and
peddle them from house to house. The
action Of council was unanimous and
the ordinances were passed without
discussion under suspension Of the
rules.
Council also voted unanimously
n. I. 4 e. Traction company offered
the city In regard to the removal of
tracks from Glen Miller Park. In this
compromise the company agreed to re-
move its tracks from the park II the
city would allow the company to run
its freight and express cars down
Main street. This last clause caused =
storm Of protest and defeated the pro-
posal after Il had been approved by
the Board Of Works.
Councilman Harry Kaufman made a
proposal to the council to allow the
Richmond City Water Works company
to present modified bid for = water
works contract without proceeding
further in the investigation cf lts
books. The msttsr WAS promptly
ruled out Of order. m or3lnsase xss
passed spprUpriatfng $500 FOR add.
tionai legal counsel to assist city at
torney Gardner in the water works
fight and he was instructed to employ
Henry U. johnson to assist him.
Mayor Zimmerman attacked the Tel
ephone Company and instructed the
city attorney to see If the citizens had
any recourse under the present fran
chise.
The bill for an ordinance providing
for the repeal of section of an ordi-
nance passed in 1888, which prohibit
ed the sale of foodstuffs by peddlers
during market hours was presented by
Councilman Wa;dele last night This
bill was passed without a dissenting
vote. The ordinance requiring farmers
fruit and vegetable venders to secure
a license was amended to read as fol-
lows: "Sec. lit shall be unlawful for
any person to pursue the business of
peddler in the city of Richmond with
out first obtaining a license, in the
manner provided by the ordinances of
the city, for which he shall pay SO a
month and for each additional month,
81 additional, or s15 for one year This
section shall not lie deemed or held to
include any ordinary commercial trav-
eler or grocer, butcher, vender of oil
fish, wood, coal, fruits or vegetables" !"
This amendment was also passed un-
animously.
Following up their statements made
at the special meeting of council one
that if possible other steps would be
taken to aid materially in reducing the
high cost of living.
To Lower Market Fees.
Councilman Won Pein asserted that
next year the market house rates
should be considerably reduced and
if possible there should be no rates for
stalls, at all. He stated that if the mar
kets were made free that it would be
much better. About $1,000 is realized
annually from the renting of the mar
ket stalls.
Homer Hammond, president of the
board of works, said that il would not
be possible to make free market this
year as there had been no provision
made in the budget for the expense of
maintaining free markets, whereupon
Mr.. Waidele declared that this matter
could be taken care of, even ii there
was no provision made for 1t in the
budget.
1t is believed that If the markets
were free the farmers and produce
men could sell their fruits and yege-
tables at a much lower price.
Upon the suggestion of Councilman
Weishaupt the mayor appointed a COM
mittee of three. composed of Council
men Weishaupt, Evans and King TO
confer with the residents on the east
side of south Fifth street and ascer-
tain their sentiments on the matter of
allowing market men to use the street
by standing their wagons along the
curbing and selling produce. II this
is done it viii enlarge the place for
marketing The committee will attend
to this matter at once and report at
the next meeting.
Refuse Traction Proposal.
The action OF council in refusing to
accept the proposal of the traction
company regarding the operation of
freight cars was a big surprise to city
IonciAlA. Tia socalled compromise