The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-20
An Elaborate Program of
Public Improvements for
the Ensuing Year Outlined
by Works Board.
PAVING OF STREETS
MAYORS PET" PLAN
improvements Proposed Also
Call for New Sewers, Side
walks, Street Widening,
and Track Raising.

With the year fairly started, the
board of public works is already plan
ming number of public Improvements
and from present indications the ex-
tent of the improvements for this year
will equal if not surpass those of last
year.
Mayor Zimmerman's desire TO pave
as many streets as possible during his
administration will take on definite
form this year, it is believed. The paw
ing of North f and North D streets
last year has proven very satisfactory
and this. the board believes, clearly
demonstrates that the most important
streets. upon which tarffic is heaviest,
should be paved with brick.
The Paving Program.
The board of works has already gone
as far as it can toward having West
Main street, from First to Fifth, paved.
The number of demonstrators necessi-
tated the boards action in taking the
matter to the city council. Among 9th
er streets which the board desires to
pave this year are East Main, from
Twentieth to Twenty-second street;
North Third, from Main to d streets;
and South Eighth street, from A to II
street, for which petitions are now be-
ing circulated.
Other improvements which the
board is desirous of completing this
year are, the construction of the Fair
view sewer, from Linden Avenue to
School street, in the first alley west
'of Hunt street; the widening of West
Main street, from Fifth to Eleventh
Fstfeets., nrssc Mining eth0v roadway
and constructing cement sidewalks.
curbing and cutters: the completion of
the macadamizing of Richmond ave-
nue.: constructing cement sidewalks
on North c street, from Ft Wayne Av-
enue to Sixteenth street; the opening
of Southwest Fourth street and the op-
ening of Southwest First street; max
ing the proposed boulevard from the
National road to South L street along
the west river bank; constructing side
walks on portion of South Twelfth
and South Seventeenth streets and
other improvements which may come
up later.
Regarding the proposed paving OF
North Third street, Homer Hammond,
president of the board of works, stated
this morning that while cost of the
paving would be heavy for the small
and the c. & o. Railroad company
would come in" for large share OF
the cost of the paving.
Raising Of Tracks.
If the officials of the c. e. o. Rail
road company carry out their promis-
es in the matter of putting in steel
construction work and raising the
be able to take up the matter of paw.
ing Main street from the bridge to
Fourth street. The tracks of the rail-
roal company would have to be raised
at least one foot in order to allow the
traction company to raise its tracks
as much. Until this is done the city
can do nothing towards paving the
street, on account of the low level OF
the street under the G. & o. bridge.
The board of works also has the
widening of Johnson street, which
leads to the light plant, under con.
sideration. but this cannot be done un'
less the c. & 0. places its trestles
further apart. The superintendent OF
the road promised the board that ii
steel construction is made the trestles
will be placed farther apart at this
point.
Among the Improvements which will
be made at the Glen Miller park this
year will be the rebuilding of one OF
the greenhouses, cleaning the lake and
repairing the boat house. Between
200 and 500 new benches will be
! placed in the park this year. The
board is also seriously considering the
construction of an arch at the front en-
trance of the park