The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-20
Says that Order for Cement
Walks on Sherman Street
Will Ruin Her, but Her
Plea Was Useless.
MAYOR TAKES RAP"
AT THE CHAUTAUQUA
Directs Preparation of Ordi,
nance Appropriating 5000
of Chautauqua Fund for
New BHdge.

Tragedy was interviewer with com.
this morning when Mrs. Katherine
Eagen, Sherman street, with tears in
her eyes. pleaded with the board not
to confirm a resolution to construct
cement sidewalks on Sherman street
from Sheridan to Boyer. Notwith-
standing the quaint protests of the old
woman, the board confirmed the reso-
luton, petitioners for the improve
ment being in the majority.
'Is there no one here with heart
that will be touched by poor old
woman's plight?" she appealed
Geese and ducks and hogs never liv.
ed in my house, but / am honest. I've
made an honest living for 40 years
and have always done without the
sidewalk and why should you force it
on me now"
Then as Mayor Zimmerman explain
ed it would be impossible to observe
her desires, she cried, "Oh, l see it
all. You are bound to ruin me. It's
all put up job
uC OuSlACso Vi thc OOolu Wdo ud IL
ed minute, its members we're touch
ed by the woman's words, while re-
monstrators, petitioners and others
before the board on various kinds of
business. looked sober as the stopped
and wrinkled old woman tottered out
of the board chamber.
Cracks the Chautauoua.
Mayor Zimmerman played his last
trump in the ChautauQua game this
morning, when he moved that the city
attorney frame an ordinance to appro
pirate 5000 from the Chautauqua fund
to build an arch concrete bridge in
Glen Miller park Ordinarily this
money would have come from the
park improvement fund, but as there
is only $1,000 in the fund the remain
der would not be sufiicient to pay the
other expenses of the park.
What council will. do when the or
dinance is presented, if Gardner finds
it advisable to draw such bill is
rather doubtful. When the matter OF
excluding the Chautauqua from the
use of Glen Miller park this year was
brought up. with Mayor Zimmerman
fighting holding the Chautauaua in
the Glen with all his might. council
was to a man, opposed to the mayor
AS the Chautauqua board OF directors
is heartily opposed to use of the fund
for any purpose other than building a
pavilion in the park, the council may
to pass the mayors ordin.
ance.
or's ordinance have a small chance
of passage was the boards turn
down of councils motion to refund
money paid in fines by violators OF
the right and left ordinance.
Although opposing the mayors mo.
tion, the board of directors of Chau.
tauqua association, have not decided
whether they will fight it. The legal
points will be Investigated. The or.
dinance will not be presented to coun
Gil until Monday, March 6.
Thinks It Is Legal.
Gardner thinks the ordinance will
be legal He said this morning that
the general opinion of the people fav.
ored the use of the fund for any park
improvement purpose.
Regarding the extension of water
mains Of the Richmond City Water
Works company, H. A. Dill of the
company, again held conference
with the board. The board is in favor
of having twelve inch main on
North F street because there are a
large number of factories in that Sec
ton of the city and better fire protec.
ton is demanded by the companies.
No definite decision was reached.