The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-12
AGREEMENT IS TO
co INTO DISCARD
New Pole Contract to Be
Drawn Up-City Cabi-
net Holds Meeting.

The meeting of the board of works
and the mayors cabinet this morning
was productive of much business. Re-
ports from various members of the
cabinet were received, followed by the
regular business of the board of
works.
The joint pole agreement is to be
repealed by the city. City Attorney
Gardner is now working on an agree
ment for the various wire companies,
which shall make the company whose
wires are defective or broken, respon-
sible for the damage done. Attorney
Jessup represented Mr.. Gardner at
the meeting this morning. The present
agreement makes the company whose
wires are lowest on the pole RESPONSE
] lie for damage done by wires above,
cen though the wires above are the
defective ones and cause the damage.
III. city has had several damages to
pay in the last year, when the city
wires were in excellent condition.
Mayor Zimmerman instructed Light
Plant Superintendent Johnson to mott
fly the Central Union company to take
down their wires not in use now. Fail
ure of this company to comply with
the order will mean the wires will be
cut by the city employees. They are
said to he dangerous.
OK Roast Refused.
A representative of the Westcott
hotel walters was refused permission
to hold an OK roast in the Glen. The
walters will go elsewhere. The board
also refused to allow a hospital tent
advertising make of tents, to be
placed in the Glen during the Chau-
tauqua. Contractor Hipskind appeared
before the board and explained the
construction of West Fifth street. The
board is trying to force Hipskind to
resurface portions of the street. 1t
was charged that Contractor Cronin
ruined the street with his heavily lad
en- stone wagons. The city has no claim
on Cronin, but Mayor Zimmerman is
determined Hipskind shall repair the
street. The reserve, held to be used
in case street improvement is found
defectice in the first year after it has
been accepted, is to be held up on Hip
skind until the repair of the street is
made in some manner. In several
places on West Fifth street the sur
face is worn off. Ruts in one square
where Cronin's men hauled thousands
CT leads of crushed stone. caused op-
position to the city accepting that
square.
The board is Investigating the ex
tensions of some gas mains on West
Ninth street. One woman told an at
torney. fer the city she had been ap
preached by a representative of the
Light, Feat and Power company, who
said the gas would be placed in heI
home upon certain conditions, one OF
them being that she take electric cur
rent from the Light, Heat and Power
company.
Attorney Jessup asked for informa
ton and gave 1t as his opinion that in
the absence of laws regulating such q
practice the city light plant would ex
tend it's lines outside of the city to sup
ply patrons. He also said that this
move was optional with the plant Off
Gals. They cannot be compelled tc
make the extension.
Mayor Zimmerman, when asked
about street lights for next year, said
We'll pay for 'em next year all right.
At the cabinet meeting the follow
ing cabinet officers reports for July
we're read
Sanitary Inspector Scherb, three
cases Of diphtheria and thirteen case:
Of scarlet fever.
Superintendent Hollarn reported ov
er $1,000 expended for parks for July
. Marketmaster Taylor reported tn,
city's weights correct, and new We
and dry measures ordered.