The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
Complains TO the City Coun-
Gil that Coal Dealers Are
Giving Short Weight TO
Their Patrons.
WANTS ANOTHER
PUBLIC SCALE
Members Are Told that Fair
view Schedule of Fifteen
Minutes Had Been Chang
ed TO Thirty.

Citizens are not getting square
deal from the coal merchants of the
city according to statement of Mayor
Zimmerman made at the meeting Of
the city council last night Mayor
Zimmerman believes that the people
are not getting the amount of coal and
other products for which they are pay
ing and suggested that the council er-
ect another public scale at a place
which would be more convenient TO
residents in the north end
Several counCilmen were opposed TO
such step on the part of the council,
and did not agree with the mayor that
another scale was needed The in
spector of seals and weights is said 20
inspect any loads which he thinks are
short and he can at any time order
them to be brought TO the public scale
10 be tested" said one councilman.
Councilman Bartel reported that In
spector Taylor suspected a local deal
er OF being short last week and after
having the load tested he found II TO
be forty pounds over weight.
Councilman Weishaupt suggested
that Inspector Taylor be ordered TO
watch the coal dealers. and. for the
benefit of the people. compel drivers
OF coal wagons to drive to the public
scale to have loads suspected of being
short weighed
Disapproves Plan.
Mayor Zimmerman then brought up
the proposition OF having the time for
the payment of light bills with a dis
count extended from ten to more days.
This suggestion met with the unani-
nous disapproyal of the council and
the superintendent of the plant
Supt. Johnson said: 'sff consumers
do not have the money by the tenth OF
the month they will never have IL.
All men, except raiIroaders. have a
pay day from the first to the tenth OF
the month or in the last of the month
Railroaders can lay the money aside
for their light bills. as they receive
good compensation
Councilman King reported that sev-
eral coal dealers and drivers of heavy
loads had been abusing their horses
by compelling them to pull loads
which are TOO heavy. Such complaints,
he was told, should be filed with the
police department and charges of cru
city TO animals will be brought against
the offender. The announcement that
many drivers in Richmond use the
wrong end of the whip will be investi-
gated by the police department
Discontinue Service.
Councilman Thatcher reported that
the Fairview line had discontinued the
| fifteen minute service because IL was a
losing proposition to the company. The
cars will now be run on a half hour
schedule. Several objections were
raised to this. and IL the business OF
the line picks up the traction officials
will be asked to reinstate the fifteen
minute system.
Mr., Thatcher reported that Mr.. Cor
don, superintendent of the local street
car system, had told him that the off,
cials of the line were favorably consid-
ering the extension of the line in the
south side. The new route. according
10 Mr.. Thatcher. will extend three or
four squares south of the present line
and will extend as far east as Fiji
teenth street
The city does not intend to light the
alleys just because a new unit is 10
be added to the plant. declared the
mayor. This statement was the result
of Councilman Won PENIS suggestion
that the matter OF compelling all bus
mess houses to place electric lights at
the rear OF their places of business IL
they abutt on an alley, be postponed
until the new unit is installed As
chairman Of the ordinance committee
Won Pein was ordered 10 draw I'D the
ordinance providing that alleys be
lighted by the merchants and submit
il at the meeting of the council Janu-
airy s.
Minor Matters.
Councilman Bartel announced that
the council and other city oficials
We're invited TO attend the session OF
night school tonight. The officials will
meet in body and visit the school.
Councilman Evans reported that
Butler Hill was being used as a dump
ing ground and that tin cans and 9th
er refuse were thrown there. This was
referred to the board of works Ac-
cording TO a complaint OF Councilman
Kaufman North and South Twelfth
streets need cleaning before the win
ter weather starts. Referred to the
board of works.
Councilman Williams suggested that
some of the knockers in the empIoye
of the city, hammer the spikes in the
Doran bridge. The spikes are protrud-
ing from the part Of the bridge which
is being used as a sidewalk Council
man Thatcher reported the sidewalk
10 be too low in many places on South