The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-09
Incapacity of the City Light
Plant Precludes Change of
Main Street Lighting Sys-
tenn This Year.
MERCHANTS TO MEET
INSTALLATION COST
Plan of Y. M. B. C.. Meets
Commentator of Admins
tration-Auto Fire Truck
Not Yet an Impossibility.

Assurance was given the committee
of the Young Mems Business club this
by the board of public works
that the city will do it's part in secur-
ing the installation of cluster lights in
the spring of the year. Owing to the
fact that the Municipal light plant is
starting on it's hardest pull of the
year, it is an impossibility, the board
members say, for the city to furnish
electricity for the cluster lights before
next year, when additions will be
made to the plant and it's capacity in
creased. 1t is estimated that it will
require four or five times the amount
of electricity for the cluster lights
as for the present arc lights, used
between Fourth and Eleventh streets.
The proposition of the Y. NJ. B. c.
is to the effect that merchants be-
tween which streets the installation of
the lights is proposed, pay for the
cost of the installation and the city
furnish the electricity. Although in
this case the arc lights on the street
corners would not be used, the board
of works has been heretofore adverse
to accepting the proposition. However,
after due consideration the members
of the board now look upon the matter
with favor
1t was stated at the meeting this
morning that the big winter contracts
of course, will be given first considera-
Non and that the superintendent of
the plant believes the capacity of the
plant cannot be stretched to far4fsh
electricity for the cluster lights, until
additions are made to 1t.
The cluster lights will be mounted
on short poles on each side of Main
street and will be approximately, sew
enty feet apart. They give a better
light than the arc lights and are con-
sidered very satisfactory. 1t is believ-
ed that little trouble will be experience
ed in securing the signatures of the
merchants to the petition.
Today being the date of the meet
ing of the mayors cabinet, reports
from the heads of the various city de-
partments were made at the board
of works meeting. All reports were IA
vorable, showing the city departments
to be in good condition.
Fire Chief Miller reported on the ma.
tional convention of flrechiefs held at
Minneapolis recently and stated that
he had been ascertaining at what cost
he could purchase an automobile fire
truck. After explaining the matter to
the board more favorable view was
taken of it and it is not improbable
that an auto truck will be purchased
A new chemical wagon is needed al
the No. station, and it is Miller's
idea to purchase an auto truck for No
y company and place the chemica
wagon now in use at the city building
at the No. 3 hose house.
In explaining the need of an auto
truck in this city Chief Miller stated
that on many occasions an additiona
ladder truck is needed as the hook anC
ladder truck now used is sent to ever,
fire. When there are two fires at the
same time a perplexing situation ii
faced by the fire chief He said that i
the city had two ladder trucks that i
would greatly help conditions.
Park Supt. Hollarn reported that th'
young buck elk at the Glen park wa
gored to death Saturday by the olde
buck He also submitted his financia
| report for September showing tina
) $49s.26 had been expended. He report
ed that all parks were inspected Octo
Der l and found in good condition.
Market Master Taylor reported tina
but one man had taken advantage o
. the acton of council in Towering tn
bars" at the market
Sanitary Inspector Scherb reporte'
: that during the past month ther
: we're Ave cases of diphtheria and on
case of scarlet fever