The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-16
LICENSE FOR DOGS
BILL IS PRESENTED
Council Receives 1t in Hos
tile. Mood Praise for
Q Veteran Firemen.

Veteran Firemen.
Undaunted by the fact that bills for
ordinances of similar character had
been turned down" on numerous pre-
vious occasions. the ordinance COM
mittee again submitted bill provid-
Ing for the licensing Of all dogs. at the
meeting Of council Monday evening.
The bill provides for = dog check lie.
ense to be issued by the city con.
troller. the license costing 81. for every
breed Of dogs.
Believing such an ordinance to be Of
NO benefit the mayor referred the bill
to the ordinance committee for revis-
ion and 1t will be brought up again
At the next meeting OF the city coun.
Gil. The mayor objected to the bill
ON the grounds that 1t did not pro-
vide for the muzzling Of dogs. He was
informed that this matter IL out of the
Jurisdiction of the city and that the
health department of the city or coun.
" alone can issue orders for the muz.
sling Of CANNES.
Euioeize Old FIremen.
A recommendation presented by
Councuman Kaufman was unanimous
~ adopted by council. 1t provided for
the appointment Of q committee to
prepare . statement eulogizing. the
services rendered by Rufus A. New
man and George Wilson. veteran fire
men. who have recently resigned a.
members Of the fire department. The
such statements be made q part OF the
otty records and also II the commit
tse.ascertained that other members Of
! the department had resigned during
! thospast few years after having served
! for several years ON the department.
. statement of their services also be
prepared by the committee. Council
men Evans. Weishaupt and Bartel
Uo4o appointed on the committee.
Between fifteen and twenty resident
Dgoperty owners on West Main street
Wloso present at the council meeting
| t0Sotsr their protests against the pro-
Doosd paving OF West Main street from
HIST TO Fifth streets. A bill for an
e00nAnoo providing for this improve
Dsnt was presented for first reading
bat was allowed to take its regular
course, being laid aside until the next
! nesting OF council.
Mayor Zimmerman informed coun.
oil that although the Pennsylvania
,1allkoad company has stationed watch.
men at Ill OF it, crossings, both day
end night that some Of the watchmen
are sxtrsmely negligent and that he
Intends 70 report the matter to the su.
iDo1infs0dent Of the Richmond division
pe he company. The mayor stated
dat he narrowly escaped being struck
~ . train at the North Fifteenth
street crossing because the flagman
.eemal1ed inside his shanty.
l improvements at Glen.
Impgovements st Glen Miller park
for this year. were discussed and an
ordinance WIS passed. appropriating
$3.50 from tho Chautauqua fund to be
used toward purchasing new benches
IL a. parks.
TIE question ~ to whether the
IQAAu1nuqua fund could be used to-
'voods constructing "fiture-eight."
iDae)sg coaster and other amusements
'ak Tie park was raised by Councilman
IWossl but the city attorney stated
tha this fund could be used for moth.
ing sxoept permanent Improvements
IaaA that amusement1 were not con-
IsaAassd permanent improvements.
A oommunication 'wxs, read from
LAwxsaes Handley. chairman, Of the
q A. r. encampmept. which was
hold IN this city last year. stating that
tbses was . balance Of about $500 in
tie fund and asked II council would
b willing to accept this amount to-
wards the construction Of . memorial
ascA In Glen park.
The Hospital inquiry.
The committee which 10 investigat.
ing the books and management Of the
Reid Memorial hospital secured an
appropriation Of $50 for payment Of q
stsnographer whose services will be
needed In the investigation. Chair
man Kaufman reported that the COM
mittse IL meeting two evenings each
week but will not complete the in
vsstigation until February.
The street commissioner submitted
his report for the past year. The re-
port showed that there 10 a balance Of
$2.SSs.06 in the appropriation. The to-
tai amount expended for material was
@2.077.17; for crushed stone. $5,SA2.79:
for labor. $2S.620.05: Commissioner
salary, $1,000, making q total OF $751;
463.01. less than the amount of ma
tsrial sold. $SOS.07. making a net ex.
psnditure Of $36,643.94. Council be.
lieved the report to be one of the
best which has ever been submitted by
the street department.
However. much comment was &C.
casioned by one Of Commissioner
Gems statements which he made in
hts report. The frankness Of the
statement forced smiles to creep over
iCHANGING HER FACE
(From he Household Friend.