The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-13
County Council and Com
missioners Inspected Three
Sites, but Did Not Decide
on Any One.
COUNTY COUNCIL
TO TAKE 1T UP
First Meeting After January
lSt Will Again See Oues-.
ton Before Council Re-
garding Funds.

The finding of resolution passed at
the second days session of the Sep
tember 1911 meeting of the county
council. the reading OF which was to
the effect that the commissioners and
councilmen should take up the mat
ter of the South end bridge at the first
meeting after January l. adjourned
yesterday afternoons meeting of the
two county bodies.
Following the visit of the county Of
ficials 10 the three proposed sites earl
Ter in the afternoon a meeting was
held. at which Robert Beeson, presi-
dent of the board of commissioners,
asked representatives of the South
Side Improvement association and the
West Side improvement association
to voice their opinions regarding the
construction of the bridge
The resolution which put an end To-
the discussion stated that an appropri-
alton should be made at the first meet
ing of the council after January /,
which should be prepared and sub
mitted indicates that the structure
could be built at a cost consistent with
the funds available. At that time a
levy of at least three cents and pos
sibly four cents was suggested.
Eliminate n Street
South H street is practically elimin-
ated as a proposed site for the bridge.
From the estimates given at yester-
day afternoons meeting by John
Mueller. bridge engineer, IL will be
cheaper to construct the bridge at
South l. street. Mueller asserted that
the estimate based on two spans. each
$50 feet in length at South l. street,
giving a roadway of 45 fet in width
with the dirt for the earth fill furnish
ed free, at this point was 100000.
II the bridge were constructed at
South E street, Mueller said that the
cost, based on practically the same
proportions would be s126. 900. The en-
gineer asserted that it would require
about 10000 cubic feet of dirt to make
the necessary fills. At South l. street.
there is a distance OF 64s feet from
bank to bank and GIG feet at South (.
President Beeson suggested that the
Main street bridge be moved TO point,
south and that the new bridge be
placed at Main street.
Opposes Plan.
This suggestion met with the dis
approval of the South Side-representa-l
tives. Hardly had Mr.. Bseson taken
his seat until Adolph BIickwedel, presi-
dent of the South Side association was
on his feet.
THAT wouldn't be fair to the south,
side people," said Mr.. Biickwedel.
Nine or ten years ago you appropri-
ated some money for this bridge The
south side has worked for a bridge for,
some years. Now, we don't ask that
it be built Immediately. But we want.
the council to arrange to appropriate
money next September. We want
new bridge and We want II at South
L."
There is now 1000 in the fund for
this bridge. Next year S13. 900 will be
added. However. the interest on the
money now in the fund in not being,
placed 10 the bridge fund, but 10 be-
ing added to the general fund. II is
likely that this will be changed.
r. L. Kelly, president of Earlham
college, also appeared before the COM.
missioners and councilmen. Mr.. Kelly
urged that the bridge be built at South
E street.
AT meeting of the board of trust,
ees of the college Tuesday evening a
resolution was passed 10 the effect
that the council should be asked to
place the bridge at South f. The col.
lege is one OF Richmond's best institu-
tICns and Richmond secures practical
" all of the money appropriated in the
annual budget, which is about $780,
900. We also have quite a population
at the college and believe We are en-
titled TO some consideration in this
matter"
Postpone Action.
There was considerable discussion
as to whether the site for the bridge
should be decided upon Immediately. II
was the consensus of opinion of the
county officials that the bridge
should not be located until enough mo-
ney was in the fund to construct IL,
or at least until later.
Several urged that the bridge site be
chosen Immediately. B. A Kenne-
pohl, president of the board OF public
works and member of the South Side
Improvement association, stated that
if the bridge were located at once the
city could assist in making the fills b.
dumping dirt and trash where the ap-
proaches were to be built
Those representing the West Side