The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-06
PRIVATE MEETINGS
ON THE PROPOSAL
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Council and Board to Take
Up Water Works Ques-
ton Without Delay.


Gil and the board of works in consid-
ering the final provisions of the water
works proposal contract are to be held,
starting next Monday night, until the
troublesome proposal contract mas
been modelled into form acceptable to
both board of works and council. May
or Zimmerman at the session of coun-
Gil last evening announced this dec1s-
ion stating that this step was taken on
the advice of the city's special attor-
ney, Fl. U. Johnson.
1--WE have now finished the water
works proposal contract SO that it is IN
satisfactory shape, as far as we are
concerned, said the Mayor We Will
now go into committee meeting or
the whole, and thresh this matter out.
We can hold public sessions to which
the press will be invited, after we
have made our decisions in executive
sessions, if you desire this, but for the
time being-Yes Cooking at two re-
porters frantically waving their hands
h'SIA'o1A1|
/ mean that you won't be there"
To-day we were told that it flat
rates were used, the big water consul
mers would withdraw their patronage
from the plant. We must consider this
and other big subjects, and our at
torney thinks it best for us to hold
the meetings in a committee of the
whole We have held open meetings
and have been greatly helped by them.
I wish to thank those who have aided
us. 1t will probably take more than
one meeting to put this contract in the
final form"
After some discussion, the date for
the first executive session was fixed
for next Monday night at 7:30 at the
Office of the board of works.
Kicks on Sidewalks.
Council opened it's session with
Councilman Bartel taking exception to
the board ordering cement sidewalks
condemned on Main street and replac-
ed with new ones. He took the board
to task for "indiscriminate improve
ments," but was pacified when the city
engineer proved to his satisfaction
were defective.
Weeds were the topic of councilman
Evans talk. 1t was finally decided that
a test case of the city ordinance reg
ulating the growth of weeds in the city
would be made by prosecuting some
one who has been warned to cut the
weeds about their premises and who
have failed to do so. The city attor-
ney will take the proper steps to bring
about test Of the ordinance.
The oil applied by Contractor Davis,
the oil man, does not 'look good" to
Councilman Thatcher, who objected
to the manner in which it is now put
on, saying it was not scrubbed into
the surface Of the streets thoroughly
The matter will be investigated. Will
Lancaster, who applied the white oil,
has gone out of this business, his col
lections being hard to make, and the
loss of a team of horses, finally stop
ping his operations. Mayor thinner
man remarked that black oil is going
to cost the city thousands of dollars,
for the streets rot, AYERS the mayor
when water standing in the holes
finally seeps through the street sur
face.
Councilman Won Pein announced
the c. & o. railroad company has ask
ed for bids on the subway beneath its
tracks at South E street. Won Pein
will get out petition for cement side
walks on South Fourth street from E
to the viaduct No property owners
favor this move, and were condemned
as "stingy" and mot public spirited
by the south side councilman The
matter will be put to vote in coun
Gil and seems certain of passage.
That the firemen at the No. hose
house are forced to drink warm water
is the contention of councilman Wal
dele who asks that a dead end" in
the water main be closed up by con
Meeting the mains at Fifth and Lin
coin street with that at Seventh and
the Peacock road. Waidele stated that
when the new contract is let, We'll
see that they close up their dead ends
and give good water to all" The ex
tension would cost the city rental fol
two fire hydrants as the matter now
stands under the present contract.
The police red light system, used tc
call police from their beats in case OF
necessity, will not be installed this
year. The council committee working
on this matter reported to council last
night, showing the cost of Ave lights
needed would be $69461 from est
mates furnished by light plant super
intendent Johnson.
L. A. Gormon. chief of police. tool
exception to the report, saying thai
his authorities had told him the cos
would not be over $500. However
council decided that the cost could moi
be borne by the city this year, an6
it was laid over until next year.
Councilman King of the printing
committee reported the printing OF
5000 copies of the city ordinance reg
ulating the disposition or rubbish anG
garbage in the alleys. Two kicks have
been made, however. Supt. Whitaker
of the crematory complains the people
do not separate the combustible rub
bish from the non-combustible rub
bish. He says he does not get enough
rubbish to start his fires WITH and tina
the wood, paper and other like sub
stances are carted to the dumps wher,