The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-13
.B|LLBOAROS WERE
CALLED DISGRACE
And City Urged to Establish
Cluster Lights at the
Y. M. B. G.. Meeting.

Opposition to billboards in the bust
ness section of the city was express
ed and the necessity of installing clus-
ter lights on Main street pointed out
at the December business meeting of
the Young Mems Business club, held
Tuesday evening in the club rooms at
the Colonial building. Reports from
several committees and a discussion OF
projects for the new year consumed
most of the time at the meeting.
Tho club committee on securing
buildings in the central business Sec
ton. reported it had found unanimous
approval of the project among the
merchants, but had been baked by
having tho board OF public works re-
fuse to permit the city plant to sup
ply current for the lamps. AS con-
sequence of its report members of the
club officially instructed the commit
tee to circulate a petition among mer.
chants which will ask that the board
OF works reverse it's decision. The
petition will be presented with sigma
lures between Christmas and New
Years Day. SO that the board can act
on 1t the forst of next year.
Proposition outlined.
The proposition outlined Tuesday
evening is to assess merchants sum
slightly over 81 a lineal foot along the
front OF their stores, which amount
will cover the cost Of buying and in
stalling cluster light fixtures. The city
then Is expected to pay for the light
Ing and maintenance Of the clusters.
1t was stated at the club meeting that
the change OF the board OF works at.
titude was due largely to the opposi'
ton Of Mayor Zimmerman, who criti'
sized the merchants for not patroniz'
Ing the municipal light plant.
Several particularly Objectionable
billboards In the heart Of the business
section of Richmond were the cause
OF warm discussion by members OF the
Y. M. b. G. After numerous argu.
Ments had been presented by persons
both approving and disapproving the
use OF the monster signs. the general
opinion OF the club was expressed as
being decidedly opposed to such
boards as "unsightly." Wonder was
expressed that Richmond should allow
such monstrosities within two blocks
OF the center of the city. Members OF
the club stated that the city council
should take action regulating public
advertising in the center OF the city,
and instructed the club president, F.
l.. Terrence, to appoint committee
to consider the matter with council
and endeavor to get this executive
body to act
'". 70 Nominate Officers.
Two nominating committees, which
will have charge of the choice of candi
dates for office during the coming year
were named as follows (First commit
tee, Lewis Iliff, D. 3. Coe, Willard
Rupe; (second committee) John
Zwissler. Walker Land. Roy Dennis
II will be the duty OF each of the two
bodies to name a ticket of officers and
board OF directors. Their selections
will be made public the first OF the
year. and the election will take place
III NHe dHuuGi uiCSSiHS VII Sohuoi ,
second. In connection with the an
nual meeting. the social committee
was ordered to arrange the program
for the event. and plan to have
smoker with refreshments following
the business session at that time.
Fred Lemon, Albert Gregg. and DR.
A. B. Price were chosen as a commit
tee to draw up and send a resolution
to Frank Waidele, expressing tn
clubs appreciation for his work In be
half Of the city. and sympathy for hi
recent physical breakdown. 1t wa
reported that a resolution regrettin,
the loss OF Al Spekenhier to the cit,
had already been sent by the commit
toe appointed for that purpose.
William Dudley Foulke. on request
made by the members Tuesday even
Ing, will discuss the arbitration treat
la with EnRland and France nov