The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-24
.IRATE COUNCILMAN
Waves LARGE FIST
Mayor Zimmerman Jumps
From Throne and Nearly
Wears Out Cavel.
DEBATE OLD QUESTION
Park Car Line Discussion
Made the Sparks Fly in
a Lively Style.

Shaking a huge fist at Mayor Zim.
norman. by way Of emphasis. Council
man Harry Kaufman. declared in
council meeting last night, that the
last vote he will ever cast on the
Glen Miller freight car track matter
will be- to leave the tracks Just where
they are"
Mayor Zimmerman was on his feet
in an instant, rfter this statement.
defending his pct measure and one OF
the thickegt planks OF his platform In
the last mayorality campaign.
Those tracks are going out OF
Glen Miller" he cried. bringing the
gayel down on his bench with q crash.
III necessary I'll go into an election
on the subject. II you win ! shall pay
for the election. II I win the city OF
Richmond pays. The vote would be
TO I In my favor. I was elected on
that platform last year.
One Ally For Mayor.
Only ono councilman. OF those OK
pressing any opinion upheld the May.
or In his position. He was Matthew L.
Won Pein. Councilmcn Bartcl and
King, besides Kaufman. stood against
the proposed action Of the board Of
works. In removing the freight car
tracks from the park. Other cOun.
cilmcn refuse to commit themselves
until tho new freight franchise Is In.
troduccd.
william II. Bartel started the ball
rolling" when he declared that all the
people are not In favor Of removing
car tracks from Glen Miller park. MIR.
Bartel's reasons for his opinion are
varied.
"Now We are wanting north and
south traction line here" began Mr..
Bartcl. I'VE want new street cars.
better service and improvements and
extensions on the city lines. Interur.
ban service means much financially
20 any town. Capital. capital" cried
Bartel. rs what will be required to get
these things. What shall we do? Dis
courage capital coming here? Give
EN- q black eye every chance We get?
Or shall We encourage capital to build
lines into Richmond. giving It a square
deal? 'ou've got to give something
to &c f,ings! Suppcs'ng we let those
sire, mr. tracks stay in Glen Miller.
on tho condition that tho street car
company will give us new cars. line
extensions and better service genera
y?"
"oo Slow Warning.
"The board of works had better 60
SLOW" continued Mr.. Bartel. You
remember how the people in the East
End kicked the other time. There's
no telling what you'll stir up. You
might get In 80 hot q place You would
not know what to do. You board mem
bcrs had better be careful and SO
slow"
Kaufman and King. representing
tho East End. protested against the
board trying to have the tracks NOV.
Cd from the park. They told the mayor
they would never vote for an ordin.
: ance to that effect.
Engelbert and Won Pcin told the
mayor they had been hoodwinked by
an attorney representing persons fav.
Oring the Glen AZ place for the tracks
and that they were fooled" into vot.
ing for this resolution. Engelbert did
not state how he would vote on the
pending ordinance.
AZ present the board OF works IL
working on the proposition. which was
submitted by the Terre Hautc. India
napolis and Eastern Traction com.
pany. proposing to remove the tracks
n concessions regarding the use OF
the streets were given by the city.
Tho franchise submitted by the com
pany Is satisfactory In n general way
to the board. but thorc are minor
changes to be made before the board
sends the matter to council in the
form Of an ordinance.
From remarks dropped by the vari-
Gus members of the council after the
scssion. 1t looks like the ordinance,
which will provide for removing the
tracks will be defeated.