The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-11
WANT OPENING Of
NORTH FOURTH St,
Petition Was Presented to
Board Today With Esti-
mate of Damages.

On petition of thirty-six BUSINESS
men and property owners. in the VI
cinity OF the c. 4 o.. depot. the board
of public works on Monday morning
took under adyisement the matter of
opening North Fourth street from
Main to A streets. The petitioners at
firm it as their belief that the seven
properties which would have to be
condemned could be awarded total
of 5000 damages, although city Of
ficialdom is inclined to regard the es-
innate as rather low.
However, the board will give the
matter every consideration as it is
recognized by all. and particularly by
the business men, that only by the
opening of the street can the two
steep grades be avoided in going TO
and from the c. & o: depot to the
Main street business district. These
steep grades are the Main street hill
and the even sleeper grade on North
A street from Fourth to Fifth, but if
Fourth street is extended on from A to
Main it will be but a gradual grade
and will permit the hauling of heavier
loads as well as expedite traffic.
This proposition has been under
consideration for many years, but not
until recently, when the business in
the vicinity of the c. & O. depot and
the hauling to and from he Penn
sylvania freight depot has increased
so greatly. has the expediency of op-
ening the street been so generally agi-
tated. Shippers are anxious that the
street be opened because it will be
great aid to their business. Property
owners in the vicinity are likewise an
1ious that it be done because it will
mean greater property values.
Estimate Of Damages.
The petition for the opening of the
street was filed with city clerk Baltz
Bescher on Saturday and presented
by him to the board on Monday morn
present, they allowing their petition
to stand for itself. Supplementary to
the ordinary petition blank. they filed
an estimate of the damages which
would have been awarded. These are
as follows: Walter Coale, house and
lot $1,000; Henry Ford, house and
lot, $1,000; Jane Miller, part of lot,
$500; d. p. Grave, lot and barn, 800;
Sol Dickinson lot and barn, $500; Char
les Estell, house and lot, $500; Marion
Menke, house and lot, $1,000; E. c.
Dickinson, house and lot, $1,000; This
tlethwaite block, $500. The total es-
innate of damages which would have
| to be awarded is $1,000.
In order that different bids submit
! ted by the A. Harsh Coal and Supply
company for the furnishing of 10000
tons, more or less, of coal for the mu-
nicipal light plant for the fiscal year,
dating from Sept /, might be consid-
cred, the coal contract for the light
plant was not finally passed upon.
There were three bidders, Mather
Bros, and Bullerdick and Sons submit
ting higher bids than Harsh.
Council to Meet.
Mayor Zimmerman announced to
the board there would be special
meeting of council this evening. The
city budget and the tax rate for 1912
will be the more important matters
considered 1t is also probable that
an ordinance will be considered on
first reading to bolster up the police
department pay. roll, by taking $3.50
from the fund for repair of bridges
and $500 from the fund of the road roll
Ter. 1t is also probable that $21.20
will be transferred from the municipal
league fund to the fund for office ex-
penses of the city controller.
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