The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-28
TWO CIVIC CLUBS
ENTERED PROTESTS
Appear Before City Board in
Interests of Factory Man
and a Merchant.


Civic organizations came prominent
ly to the front today in the defense of
business and manufacturing firms of
this city. A committee of seven men,
representing the Commercial club, ap-
peared before the board of public
works this morning and requested the
board to act favorably, If possible, up
on the petition of George e. Kemper,
manager of the Richmond Furniture
Manufacturing company, asking that
the alley from West Fifth to Edna
street be vacated and the alley NOV
ed fifteen feet north of its present 10
cation. A letter was received by the
board from the Y. NJ. b. c., asking that
Henry Goldfinger, who is to establish
a large women's wearing apparel store,
at 824 Main street, be permitted to
place the name Of his store on the
sidewalk in front of the building.
In regard To the former matter the
Commercial club, representatives, HI.
r. Robinson, Howard Dill, James Carr,
DR.. T. Henry Davis, s. e. Swayne, E.
M. Haas and Charles Jordan, declared
that the club believed it no more than
right and fair for it to extend its help
to Mr.. Kemper's company as the club
tried to benefit the factories already
in this city as well as trying to in
duce others to locate here. There are
but six lots touching upon the alley
and the owner of each, except Henry
Bullerdick, has signed the petition for
its vacation.
TO Be Considered.
Mr.. Bullerdick is said to oppose the
petition because of alleged personal
feeling between him and Mr.. Kemper.
Attorney Gardner expressed his opin-
ion on the law in a case of this ma
ture and said that the Supreme court
had ruled that when there was one per.
son opposed to petition that nothing
could be done. However, the board
decided to take the matter under ad.
visement and an attempt will be made
to secure the vacation of the alley.
Mr.. Miller intends to place lumber
yard on its site instead of on lot
next to his factory. He decided upon
this course because residents com
planned that they did not want a
lumber yard next to their property.
| Relative to the letter from the
Young Mems Business club the board
of works decided to refer the matter
to the city council. There is city or
dinance which says that signs or let
ters of any advertising nature cannot
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Goldflinger has done, but it is alleged
that he had no knowledge of such an
ordinance prohibiting it. The letter
from Secretary Will Keller stated tha,
although the club believed in the en-
fcrcement of city ordinances that il
did not believe in strict observance
Of all OF them. 1t is probable that an
amendment will be made to the ordi
nance at the next session of council.
| The board adjourned to meet at
o'clock this afternoon. At this time
the deeds and contract between the
city, the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany and the Gaar-Scott company
were considered. The board request
ed that more details be placed in the
contract as to when the railroad com
pany would wreck the old furniture
building at Washington avenue and
North Eighth streets. The ground il
to be donated to the city for parl
purposes. BY this agreement North
F street will be closed.
A petition was received by the board
asking that the alley between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets from n
F to the railroad tracks be improved
by grading. graveling and bordering
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