The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-04
SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATIONS:
OTHER COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council last night postponed elect
Ing successor to s. s. Strattan,
whose resignation as member of the
Richmond school board was handed
In last evening and accepted. The eff
forts of the women of the city to Sc
cure woman member of the school
bore fruit by the nomination of Miss
Sarah Hill for the vacancy. Charles w.
Jordan and Lee B. Nusbaum were
nominated, the latter's term on the
board, expiring In August. The nomi-
nations were closed last night and at
the next council meeting two of the
three nominees will be elected.
] Councilman Williams handed in Mr..
Strattan's resignation, which was fill
ed late yesterday afternoon. The coun-
Gil accepted the resignation and in
}structed the city clerk to extend to
Mr.. Strattan the thanks of the city
for his efficient work in the last ten
years.
The Smoke Nuisance.
Fire Chief Ed Miller was instructed
by council last evening to make a
campaign against the smoke nuisance
lin the city and get as many factory
arrangements as possible to place
ssmOke consumers at their plants, and
III this is not possible, to have them
fburn grade of coal which makes but
little smoke, and to build their smoke
stacks higher. The city ordinance re-
quiring smoke consumers to abate
the smoke evil can be enforced now
that the city light plant, which wsA
formerly one of the worst violators
of this ordinance, has been equipped
with new stokers and a smoke con-
,sumer.
Council authorized the city attorney
ITO appeal to the supreme court for a
reversing of the decision of the local
court, which ordered closed the sec
iond alley north of Main street running
running north and south. The order
TO close this alley was made in the
Wayne Circuit court.
The sensation of the evening was
sprung when Councilman Won Pein,
savagely asserted his ability and in
tention of shooting anyone who cut
Into his shade trees it he should
catch them SO doing. His remarks
were called forth by the recent action
of tree trimmers who ruined tree
north of the post office building with
out trimming permission from the
board of works. The mayor stated that
ii anyone was brought before him for
cutting trees illegally there would be
heavy fine assessed. President Ham
mond of the board of works stated
he had stopped several butchers who
were at work yesterday.
Councilman Waidele called down the
street car company for negligence in
the work it is attempting to do on the
National road between West Third
and Fifth streets. Waidele stated the
car company has blocked the south
side Of the street for five weeks, and
has laborers working only few hours
a day and about two days a week in
remedying these conditions. The
tracks are being torn up and replaced
with heavier rails. The city engineer
was instructed to inquire into the
matter.
GafDa9e Question Up.
Trash collectors came in for their
share of blame. The one man who is
supposed to collect all the trash on
the West Side has been located over
theme as often as once in five weeks
and he needs assistants. Residents oil
both the Seventh and Eighth wards
are protesting against this neglect
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given a calling following a com
plaint that he is rude and insolent
when spoken to about his work. This
matter was referred to the board oil
works
Councilman Weishaupt inquired as
TO why South Fifth street had no,
been repaired. Mayor Zimmerman
said wait, we'll get to you in a shor,
time; as soon as we fix up some 9th
er streets" The mayor also stated
oil would be applied to the streets
about the market house as soon az
the residents asked for oil. The Ell
tire hay market is to be oiled by the
city.
Mayor Zimmerman stated in his
communications, that owing to the ill
ness of a member of the council, mean
ing Engelbert. the committee appoint
ed to select the city's representatives
would have to wait two weeks long
er before reporting. Council agreed
Council decided that Richmond
should be represented at the Inter