The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-21
COUNCIL WANTS TO
HAVE A PART ALSO
Criticises Board for Ignoring
1t in Street Car Nego-
tiatiOnS.

A rebuke to the mayor was admins
tered last evening by Councilman
Weishaupt of the street car investigat-
ing committee, when he stated that it
would be best for the council street
car investigating committee to be call
ed into consultation by the board of
works when meetings were held with
the street car company magnates on
their visits to this city. The mayor
stated this scheme would be all right
but that the board never had receiv-
ed more than an hours notice from
the traction men when they visited
the city.
Somebody lied" said Weishaupt in
regard to the street car question. 1t is
claimed by Superintendent Gordon that
he has no authority to make extra car
service arrangements, but higher Off
cials state he has. Weishaupt wanted
the street car committee continued. 1t
was. Gordon will be asked to appear
before a special meeting of the COM
mittee and the board of works soon.
Speed maniacs, mostly confined to
the young bloods, were deplored at
council last night. The police were
given instructions to catch all speed
ers and fine them heavily. The police
will be given stop watches. Signs will
also be placed at all entrances to the
city announcing the speed limit is
eight miles per hour. The superin-
tendent of the Glen was condemned
for forcing speeders to slow down in
the park. One of the victims was
chief of police Gormon.
The hospital matter seemed to be
on the verge of breaking out again
last evening but escaped by narrow
margin. The committee appointed to
nominate the city's two representa-
tives on the hospital board reported
back to council that it wanted more
definite instructions. Council gave
them. The two trustees will be chos-
en- from the city administration, one
of them to be councilman and the
other to be member of the board of
works or some other city officer. Ed
ward McMahan, city controller, will be
one officer nominated.
The accident to the new auto truck
was barely mentioned at council. His
honor spoke of it, deploring the unfor-
tunate occurrence and stating that a
special meeting of the council would
probably be called to make arrange
ments for the rebuilding of the truck
if negotiations with the factory build
ing this truck do not materialize.
Following the reading of the light
plant report, Councilman Weishaupt
and Supt. johnson had a heated argu-
difference between the cost of run
ming arc lights and the proposed clus-
ter light system was the subject.
The new seats at the Glen, are not
enough, council believes, and 200 more
may be purchased later in the season.
Councilman Burdsall entered objec-
tions against holes in Linden avenue,
Hunt street and Charles street, where
gas and water companies have left
deep trenches in the surfaces. He al
80 entered a protest against the garb.
age being allowed to accumulate in
the alleys of the Eighth ward.
The light plant report for the month
of April follows: Due from the city for
lighting streets-s2,o4 80; actual cash
receipts-SS, ,462.03 with incidentals
making total receipts of SIC, 500 20, and
leaving after all debts had been paid
an actual cash balance of s3,099.25
The municipal fund now contains s32.-
510.94 and the sinking fund has $12,-