The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-07
As Advertised, First Class
Vaudeville Is Put on Be-
fore a Large and Interested
Audience.
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
CAUSE OF THE FUN
Mayor Threatened with Ar
rest for Speeding and He
Warns a. Councilman Not
to Call Him Liar.

Unmovcd and undismaycd mem.
bers Of the city council sat through a
dissertation on the benefits Of the
right and left traffic ordinance given
by Mayor Zimmerman, last night and
when he had finished. by determined
"ayes." unanimously adopted a reso:u-
tion ordering an appropriation to re-
pay fines collected by the city court
for violations OF the right and left
ordanince.
The galleries" Of the council cham
bcr were filled by large crowd. which
on several occasions burst into ap-
plause. Heated arguments between
the Mayor and various councilmen
proceeded the vote on the resolution,
which was introduced by Councilman
Will Bartel
Ali sorts of charges were made In
the debate, which followed the intro
duction OF Bartcrs resolution. Dis
elimination In enforcement was laid
60 the police department. The Mayor
was openly charged with violating the
motor speed law. and the right and
left ordinance. He was threatened
with arrest. Mayor Zimmerman was
also accused OF ordering a much more
severe enforcement of the traffic Or
dinancc than alleged necessary.
Mayor "sasses" Back.
In his turn. Mayor Zimmerman, ably
: -Receoded BY ]. A. Gormon, superin-
tendcnt OF police. Implied that the
council was mighty weak being
afraid to stand behind an ordinance
which II had passed. The Mayor. de-
Tending his action In occasional vio-
lation" OF the speed Jaw. said that be-
ing u physician he has this privilege.
City Attorney. Gardner. however. says
that a doctor Is bound to obey the
law. the same as any citizen.
Councilman Bartel's resolution, as II
was finally adopted. follows:
"Gcntlcmen: offer the following
resolution Resolved. by the Com
mon Council. In session that The City
Attorney IL hereby authorized to pre-.
pare an ordinance appropriating suf-
ficicnt money to refund all fines and
costs that have been collected from
parties who were fined by His Honor.
the Mayor. for violating the drive to-
the right" ordinance, on the grounds
that sufficient time has not been Civ.
en- the general public to know the or
dinancc.
'Be II further resolved. that the
Board OF Works and the City Control
Ter recommend such, an appropriation
and when made the City Controller
issue warrants to each individual re-
imbursing them to the amount paid in
fines and costs In said cases.
Respectfully.
William II. Bartel
Amusing to the Crowd.
To the delight of the big crowd, the
argument between Zimmerman and the
council. was little more than a bur-
lesque. Mayor Zimmerman had the
leading part. President Hammond
was an understudy to the Mayor
while Chief Gormon, City Attorney
Gardner, and Engineer Charles had
character parts.
Immediately after the curtain went
up my Lord" Bartel brought in the
fatal message. the resolution. Mayor
Zimmerman looked daggers at every
body, but the councilmcn did not
finch.
You just said you'd give them a
iacking up the first time" said Engel
bert. 1T was not right that they
should have been fined. Wcishaupt
was referring to the spit, smoke and
bumper ordinance. when nc said some
ordinances were not being enforced
"Just at the close of the meeting, y
snapped His Honor. after Weishaupt
said I was not enforcing ordinances.
said Id fine every ono that came up
before me. Tho money shouldn't be
refunded. I'll stop 1t II I can"
Won pein 10 Gagged.
Three times was Won Pein prevent
cd from speaking by the Mayor, who
claimed the South Ender was ''off the
subject" Finally Won Pcin peevishly
sat down and pouted, well won,
say anything"
However. resolution was passed to
;et Mr.. Won Pein talk. He merel,
stated that the police handled the or
dinance too roughly" at first.
Weishaupt. the next speaker. said
sarcastically. that the Mayor might
have said In a whisper he would fine
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