The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-07
Many People Favor the Pro-
posed Improvement, the
Board Rules and the Work
Will Begin Soon.
A RIVER BOULEVARD
PLAN is ACTED ON
Board Recommends Annexa-
ton of Some Territory for
River Driveway - Other
Action by Board.

After a petition and a remonstrance
had been filed, for and against the
widening of West Main street, from
West Fifth street to the corporation
line, the board of works this morning
decided to order the street widened
and Strengthened. A resolution, call
ing for this order to be carried out,
was adopted by the board and the
work will start as soon as the board
can complete the necessary routine
required.
The petition for the widening and
Strengthening of the street was pre-
sented to the board about one year
ago and shortly afterward a remon-
majority of signatures of the property
owners along the line of the proposed
improvement. Following that the
board received numerous communica-
tions urging it to widen the street,
and others opposing the proposed i'm
provement.
Opinion Of the Mayor.
1--WE could not suit everybody, SO
the best thing to do is to order the
improvement" was the mayors COM
ment.
At present the street is but sixty
feet wide while the remainder of Main
street is seventy feet wide. At West
Fifth street, Main street narrows.
Twenty feet will be taken off private
ground on the north side of the street
and ten feet will be added to the prop
erty on the south side of the street,
for which benefits and damages will be
awarded accordingly.
For the purpose of securing ground
for the proposed river boulevard the
board passed resolution recommend
ing annexation of all territory west of
the river, and south of Southwest E
street to the south line of section 5,
and west line of section 5.
The resolution calling for the vaca-
ton of Linden avenue was confirmed
by the board. This street is not need
ed, according to the boards opinion,
and the ground will be given to prop
erty owners on either side of the
street.
To Save the Trees.
Permission was granted the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern trac-
ton company to place it's high tension
wires on Southwest A street, from
Fifth to Ninth street. This was done
because of the fact that the wires will
eventually ruin the trees along the
Earlham campus. Already the high
tension wires have don considerable
damage to them.
Randolph street will be opened
from it's present terminus, south to
Richmond avenue. The resolution for
the opening of the street was adopted
this morning.
Instructions were given the superin-
tendent of the city light plant to turn
off all the city arc lights, except those
on the Main street circuit, on bright
moonlight nights. The board made
this order upon the suggestion of E.
G.. McMahan, the watchdog of the city
treasury, who declared that the city
could save quite sum by doing this.
He declared that on bright moonlight
nights there is no need of arc lights.
Homer Hammond, president of the
board, reported that another horse
had been purchased by the fire depart.
ment The horse is gray, four years
old, weighing about 1860 pounds. 1t
will be stationed at the city building
and will be used at the hook and lad
der truck. The bay horse recently
purchased, and which has been used at
the truck, will be taken to the No. I
house.