The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-08
BOARD STANDS BY
SECRET MEETINGS
On the Water Works Con-
tract PROPOSAL Other
Matters Before Board.

The executive session, which has
been arranged for next Monday night
at the city building, at which the
board of works, the council, and the
city's legal authorities will discuss the
provisions of the city's water works
contract proposal, will positively be
held, stated Mayor Zimmerman this
morning. He stated it emphatically,
and would not retract his edict barr
ing press representatives..
Attorney H. u. Johnson stated this
morning that the full responsibility
for such a meeting was to be laid on
his shoulders, for he stated he advised
such a move that council would be
free to voice it's opinions without hav-
ing the press record them. Mr.. John
son stated he believed the best inter-
such a meeting.
Decisive steps to secure better al
leys, better streets, and better sys-
tenn of garbage and rubbish gathering
were taken by the board this morn
ing. City Attorney Gardner was in
structed to draw up an ordinance to
prevent residents from mixing dry
combustible rubbish with non-combus-
tible rubbish.
The city will probably make it nee
essary to maintain three receptacles
for the three classes of rubbish.
An inspector of trenches, to be paid
35 cents per hour by the water works,
the Light, Heat & Power company,
and other corporations digging holes
and trenches in the streets, is the solu-
ton offered by the city to the problem
of securing smooth streets after they
have been torn up. George G. Knoll
lenberg was appointed inspector by
the board of works this morning. 1t
will be his duty to see that all trench
es made by corporations or other par
ties are filled and tamped correctly.
The gas company will be notified by
City Attorney Gardner to put the
steam roller at work on South Sew
enth street, and roll down a big hump
along that street. City Street Com
missioner Gem reported he was busy
at work on the streets Of Fairview,
and that he would not finish this Sec
ton of the city until September.
Gravel is being hauled on the streets.
A petition signed by 1913 employees
of the Starr Piano company, asking
for cement walks on both sides Of
South d street from Fourth to the
c. & O. railroad, where viaduct is
soon to be built, resulted in the board
ordering plans and specifications for
the Improvement
Despite contractor Hipskinds asser-
ton that West Fifth street would be
a good street were it not for the
heavy hauling it has been subjected
to by contractors west of the city, the
board decided the street was not cor
rectly built. and may ask him to re-
build one square before paying the
reserve held up on the amount due the
contractor.
Being called on for a settlement in
the case of Mrs. Thomas Martin, in
jured last fall by the same incandes-
cent light which caused the death of
Ora Rau at the Martin home on Will
liams street, the board agreed to pay
her .$166.66. She asked for $500 from
the city. the street car company, and
the Light, Heat & Power company.
The board this morning agreed to the
settlement and will o. X. the bill for
this amount when 1t Is presented.
City Attorney Gardner was ordered
to investigate at once the delay in
placing turnout tracks at Twentieth
and Main streets. The making of the
brick street has progressed to the
point where It Is necessary to lay the
new rails, but they have not arrived
Manager Jeffries of the car company
will be asked why the rails are not
here. They were ardered two months
ago.