The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-17
Weishaupt Made a Last Stand
for Paying for Street
Lighting Next Year, but
He Met Defeat.
MAYOR ANGERED BY
MONKEYS AT PARK
Calls the Little Comedians
Vulgar Honor Also
Asks for Executive Coun-
Gil Meetings.
Councilman Weishaupt made last

Councilman Weishaupt made last
1913 street lighting bill at the meeting
of council last evening. When the bud
get ordinance was up for considera-
tion, he voted AYE" for the passage
of the ordinance fixing the appropria-
tions for 1913, totaling $172, ,965.58, but
stated he did SO under protest as he
believed the city should pay for its
light, even If the taxes were raised in
consequence. The ordinance was pass
ed on suspension of rules, after which
Mayor Zimmerman answered Weis-
haupt, stating that he too would like
to see the city pay for its street light
ing, but that it would be impossible.
Even IL the taxes were raised to the
legal limit, $1.25 per hundred, he said,
the additional revenue derived would
amount to only $4,000. and the ex-
pense of lighting the city's streets
amounts to $17,500 annually.
The tax rate was continued at $1.1O
and the poll tax was placed at fifty
cents for the city. OF the tax rate,
$1.03 is to go into the general fund
and cents into the sinking fund.
Councilman Weishaupt also asked
that sum be appropriated in the bud
get for the salary of the meat inspec-
tor Council, however. thought best to
wait and see if government inspection
cannot be restored here before making
such an appropriation. Weishaupt stat
ed the possibility of the government
restoring live stock inspection here
depended wholly on the attitude of the
owner of the city slaughtering house,
Henry Holzapfel. If he Is willing to
spend money enough to make his es-
Establishment comply with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the depart
ment of agriculture. inspection will be
restored, Weishaupt argued. He also
charged discrimination against Holz-
APPEL in the matter of forcing him to
make improvements owners of similar
establishments are not compelled to
make The meat inspection investigat-
ing commi tee will make its report to
council at the next meeting.
Council also discussed the Glen Zoo
Hast night. Mayor Zimmerman launch
ed into fiery denunciation of the
monkeys and the bear at the park,
saying the former were filthy and
vulgar" and that they attract atten-
tion because they are vulgar. Then
the mayor continued. "In regard to
the bear and the alligator, confined in
those little two by four pens. They
ought to be turned out in large pens,
or we ought all be jailed and fined
heavily for cruelty to animals"
Councilman Kaufman was aston
ished. "Why, Doc" he said, The peo-
pie enjoy the smell of the brutes. I
say take the Chautauqua fund and buy
more bears and monkeys and fill the
tGlen with 'em."
Lighting For Alleys.
Lights in the alleys back of every
saloon in the city were suggested by
.Councilman Burdsall last evening. The
council seemed to think this a good
plan, and the matter was referred to
the city attorney and to the ordinance
Icommittee.
This action was suggested by the
circumstances surrounding the mys-
terious death of Arthur Saunders, kill
ed some time ago at the rear of a
Main street saloon. Because the place
where the murder took place was
dark, the assailant escaped and has
not been caught.
Mayor Zimmerman is in favor of
executive sessions to keep the "fusses"
which occur at the council meetings
out of the papers. He took occasion
TO lambast the papers again last even
ing, for printing his speech on doctors,
in, uhf hn hnI ti011 1xy
responsible for the hospital deficit by
taking irresponsible patients to the
institution, thereby causing too large
"a number of charity patients to be
treated. He repeated this declaration
but stated the papers should not print
so much stuff to stir up fuss His
speech two weeks ago called forth an
answer from local physician, deny
ing Zimmerman's charges. Mayor
Zimmerman last night stated he was
merely explaining his views to coun-
ell, and not answering the local doc.
tor.
Want Them to Attend.
That the heads of all city depart.
ments should be at the meetings OF
the city council, to answer all com.
plants and be prepared TO Iurnisn In
formation to councilmen. was the
sense of council last evening. The city
clerk was notified to notify all city
officers that such is the desire OF
council. The matter was called to at
kention of council by Councilman
Weishaupt, and was seconded by City
controller McMahan, who stated that
one city officer has been receiving for
81 months his monthly pay check by
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