The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-08
First Big Improvement City
Will Make this Year Will
Be $4,000 Drain for a
Large Tract.
PAVING OF NORTH y
TO GO TO COUNCIL
That Body Will Have to
Make Final Decision on
improvement City Will
Have a Busy Year.

Inc urbt Dlk Improvement Oi iSiis
now being planned by City Engineer
Charles. Is the construction OF an ex.
tensivc addition to the Fairview Sow
crage system. The sewer will be both
trunk and lateral. situated, west OF
Ridge street and north dGinden ave.
nue.. TO be built at a cost Of more than
$4,000. II is the most extensive I'M
provcmcnt which the department Is
now planning. and will form. with
the other west side sewerage lines the
most complete system In the city.
There was not u single remonstrance
against the sewer In the forty acres OF
territory which II will drain.
Resident property owners on North
d street. have successfully remonstrat-
ed against the Improvement Of that
street from the Doran bridge to Ft.
Wayne avenue. with pavement Of the
roadway. and because the, improve.
ment is deemed a necessity by the
Board Of Works. the matter will be
taken to the council at the next meet
ing. Monday, January Is. In case OF
q twothirds vote favoring the con.
struction Of the roadway. the improve.
ment will be put through.
The o street Paving.
City Engineer Charles believes that
a the council originated the plan to
pave North d street. and insisted on
the Improvement. It vii; be passed
without contention. The remonstrance
was signed by practically every res.
ident property holder on the street.
: Houevor. u 10 understood there will
be little expense to property holders
ID case OF the Improvement. AZ part
OF the street will be paid for by the
city and another section by the street
car company. which has track line
half the length Of the section Of ID
street, which council proposes to
pave.
Construction OF cement sidewalks
curbs and cutters on South Fifth
street from Main to South II street.
IL the only other Improvement which
Ia certain to 60 through. There has
been no remonstrance filed against
this Improvement and In the primary
hearings property owners spoke with
favor on placing sidewalks on the
street. The final hearing will come
up at the next meeting Of the Board; !;
to be held Monday morning.
In case the ID street Improvement Is
knocked out. the construction OF side
walks. curbs and cutters and pave.
ment on North Z street from Tenth to
Sixteenth street. will be taken up by
the Board Of Works. and. according to
Enisneer Charles. this improvement
may be brought up even though the
ID street matter goes through. II Is
understood there Is petition now be-
Ing circulated for this Improvement
on which Ia already majority OF
names Of property owners. Several
large factories are located on North
street. which are understood to be
greatly In favor Of the Improvement
May Make . street
Another big thing. still In the pc
tition form, Is the complete making ol
West Fifth street. including cement
sidewalks, curbs and cutters and ma
cadamising the roadway. This street
has recently been widened to 60.foo
roadway. and with the desired i'm
provement will make one OF the mos
beautiful streets In Richmond. Al
ready . majority Of property holders
have signed the petition. II win b.
presented to the Board OF Works soon
In the making OF West First street
from Lincoln to Kinsey street, thu
Board OF Works finds the nucleus o
the proposed boulevard system, tina
has been proposed. from Test Mill'
to the North Tenth street bridge. OF
the west bank OF the river.
Other improvements pending ar,
the construction Of cement sidewalk,
on South Fourth street from Mai,
to South + street. and on South FRS
street. from Main to South A street
$4,000 has been appropriated for tn,
street dcpurtmcnt