The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-10
ALL DELEGATES-AT-LARGE
FROM INDIANA GIVEN TAFT
BY THE COMMITTEE TODAY
JUST ROUTINE At
CABINET MEETING
Reports by Heads of Depart
mentS Were Submitted
to Mayor Today.

meeting took place this morning. The
report of Supt Whitacre OF the crema-
tory was submitted. $50 yards of wet
garbage. 106 yards OF dry garbage,
and Al animals were consumed during
the month OF May. Since last Decem-
ber 442 animals have been burned,
probably 400 of this number being
dogs.
Dairy Inspector Flock reported that
state food and drug inspector Hutch
ems had visited most of the dairies
near this city and had pronounced
them the best in the state as far as he
could ascertain.
City Attorney Gardner reported he
would file interrogatories in the suit
of Bartel VS.. Richmond, this week
Marketmaster Taylor reported the
east and south end markets opened for
the summer season.
Park Superintendent Hollarn re-
ported all the city parks in excellent
condition. Last month 5000 was spent
for labor. $40 for miscellaneous work,
$3.50 for new benches. The new light
ing system. through a mistake. was
paid for out of the park appropriation.
This amounted TO S434. This would
bankrupt the park miscellaneous fund.
so the sum will be returned TO it from
the electric light fund from which
fund it was originally intended this ap-
-
Sanitary Inspector Schern reported
seven cases OF measles last month, six
of scarlet fever and one of diphtheria.
Street Commissioner Gem reported
North West Third street repairs COM
pleted, which cost the city s405.02.
The Light, Heat and Power company
and the City Water Works paid 100
for this work. - --=...
South Fifth street from A TO c
street will not be repaired at present
because of the havy hauling neces-
sary on this street while the new
school house on South Fifth street is
being built. This repair will be taken
up after North Second street is made.
South Thirteenth street from c. to L
will soon be macadamized by the city.
The regular session of the board of
works followed the cabinet meeting.
William Lancaster, the oil contrac-
tor, was asked why he allowed dirt
to remain in the cutters after he oiled
the streets, and stated he was remov-
ing the dirt as fast as he could secure
teams. He gave it as his opinion that
the white oil now being applied to the
city streets was not as good as the
black oil used last year. The white
oil does not seem TO stand the heavy
traffic as well as the black oil. II
stands every other test except that of
wear and time.
Complaints against the weeds, alleg-
ed to be allowed to grow in the resi-
dence lot of William ID. Foulke, South
Sixteenth street, was entered. This
was referred to City Health Officer Da.
Wis.
Cement sidewalks for South Ele-
venth street from + TO G street were
ordered.
The contract between the city and
the city band for Glen park concerts
was HOl SlSIltu II Will Dt SHduStu W
make it necessary for the musicians
to play not less than two hours and
not less than ten selections. They will
not play on rainy days or days when it
threatens 10 rain. Two concerts on the
Fourth of July will be arranged for.
Council will be asked to confirm the
name of the light plant hill road to
81 oF ha -,
from Ft. Wayne avenue 10 Sixth
street TO "Neff' street. giving, what
the board believes, due honor TO Supt
Johnson of the city light plant and
Nettleton Neff of the Pennsylvania
railroad company who gave the city
this private driveway. formerly the
property of the railroad company.
The Craighead plumbing and cleo
tric company was given the contract
for the construction of the sewer from
&c 10 d streets between Third and
Fourth streets at the price of 81. .43 per
foot This bid was two cents per foot
lower than that of Hipskind and son.
A cement manure box in an alley
back of 323 South Thirteenth street
was refused by the board. the board
taking the stand that no more obsrruc
tions to the streets or alleys will be
allowed
A petition for an extension of the
water main north on Sheridan street TO
School street was referred back to the
petitions for d new petition The one
rendered the board was not legal.
Controller McMahan gave another
warning on the shortage of the city s
finances. The city is about broke Bad
iy needed Improvements. such as the
bricking of the proposed named Neft
street. and South G street from Sixth
TO Seventh street will be taken up by
the board after Engineer Charles
makes estimates of the costs of the
streets. Contractor Kirkpatrick gave
notice he would start work on West
Main street from the bridge west 10
West Fifth street this week or next
He viii rush the work TO completion