The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-21
The Water Works Company
Spends $4,000 to Supply
Additional Water for City
of Richmond.
Nj. RUMELY COMPANY
WANTS IMPROVEMENT
Board of Works Says Citi-
Zens Must Bear the Smoke
Nuisance if They Want
Factories.

In accordance with the law. the
board of works was today notified of
the purchase of the Conner Springs on
the Ballenger farm, northeast of the
fair grounds, by the Richmond City
Water works. The springs will furnish
great portion of the water consumed
in this city as soon as the necessary
improvements are made and the pipe
| lines connected.
K The total cost of the spring and the
adjoining ground was $4,000 and the
necessary improvements for piping the
water to the pumping station will cost
! from $4,000 to $4,000 more, The plan
! of buying the springs had been consid-
cred for some time by the company.
! The work of connecting the system
will start at once although no water
will be furnished the city from the
springs before spring
| A sample of the water was sent to
the state chemical laboratory and an
analysis was made by State Chemist
H. E. Barnard, who reported that it
was of excellent quality. He sent the
following report: Odor slight vegeta-
ble no color nor turbidity; sediment
very slight; free ammonia .0010; albu-
menoid ammonia .0005; nitrates 1000;
chlorine 8; total solids 72.4; fixed SOL
ids 51.6; hardness 1876.
All drainage will be Investigated
and cleared by the company as soon
as possible. The company will be eau
toned against any pollution which
might make the water insanitary. The
report will be referred to the city
council tonight, -.. ..,,-.-----
| Want Improvement.
Representing the interests of NJ.
Rumely company, Will Campbell ap-
peared before the board of public
works today and petitioned it to pave
North Sixth street from the railroad
to the Rumely plant with creosoted
block. Last year the city agreed to
make the improvement if the company
would assist financially.
The city was to pay $500 which is
approximately one-third of the total
amount. The matter was then dropped
by the officials of the company be-
cause of the absorption of the Gaar-
Scott plant by the Rumely company.
Mr.. Campbell said: I'VE are very
anxious TO have this street because we
will be in great need of it before win
ter starts in. The block will be the
best material as it is more elastic than
brick and can carry the heavy weight
of our engines better than any other
material. We know that it will be a
very slippery street but our own
mules are practically the only ones to
use it and they are heavily shod'
The city at present has no money to
spend on repairs according to the
board of works, but arrangements will
be made so that the company will pay
for the street paving and the city will
repay its share next year if possible.
An inspection of the street was made
by the board of works today.
The board of works decided that the
best method of improving the street
would be with brick, and that the work
must be done this fall. The condition
of the street was found in such con-
dition that the board believed it good
policy to order the work done at once.
Several residents of North Third
street appeared before the board urg.
ing that the proposed sewer running
from the first alley east of North Third
street. thence east through the first al.
ley north of South A to a point 1sO
feet north of A street. The total ex.
tention of the sewer will be about 60C
feet. This is the first time the exten
sion has been presented to the board
for discussion. The signers of the pc
tition wished to have the sewer com
pleted this fall, but the board will not
be able TO take action before February
which is the earliest date on which the
law will permit the contract to be let
Postpone Acceptance.
The final hearing on the acceptance
Of the improvement of North Seventh
street will be postponed until mex,
Thursday to permit City Engineer
Charles to inspect three places in the
street which are said to be elbow
grade. Surface water is retained in
, these places. He will decide If the
contractors are to make repairs to the
places.
The wooden steps extending from
South d street to the river bottom viii
be torn. down and replaced by cemen
steps. The steps are 40 feet high. Thi.
action was taken by the board on a pc
tition of the officials of the Starr Pi
ano company. The company will pay
one-half of the expense.
Smoke Nuisance.
In answer to the many complaint.
regarding the smoke nuisance tn.
: hna rd ha he
factories and prosperity they they vii
have TO put up with the smoke A
present there is an ordinance which