The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-07
tCity Council Revokes Its
Franchise and Gives 1t
Ninety Days to Make All
Improvements.
fCITY MARKET AGAIN
MADE AN OPEN ONE
City to Pay Share of Expense
in Improving North 10th
Street. Other Matters
Council Acted Upon.

The city council last night by a vote
fof eleven to one voted to revoke the
franchise of the Terre Haute, Indiana
polls and Eastern Traction company
to use the streets of the city of Rich
mond, for its street cars.
Councilmen Thatcher and Kaufman
voted against the ordinance, but That
cher reconsidered his vote. The city
attorney gave it as his opinion that
the street car company, should have
q reasonable length of time to comply
Ito the requirements of the franchise
Irevoking ordinance and the mayor fix
cd ninety days as the limit. The cars
% the system are made to the salts
faction of the council.
The high cost Of living was attacked
again when the council by a unanim-
Gus vote agreed to leave the market
house open to all gardeners and buck
lsters for the season of 1912. This
lsoheme will be given a tryout and If
1T does not successfully reduce the
cost Of market produce, stall rents
lmay be resorted to again. The city los
les about $1,000 per year by this ar
rangement.
Tho grocers are blamed by the coun-
lCdlmon for the high cost Of the vege-
tables and other market produce. It is
STATED the grocerymen will not buy of
|the gardeners II the gardeners sell
produce on the market for a less price
than NE grooers demand.
4 Made Free Market.
T. The mArketmen, gardeners or huck-
sters may now come to market, one
lAnd all. First come first served" is
|the motto, and all will have space
lfres--s,-
i All but one councilman voted in
favor of the new dog ordinance. 1t
provides that each dog at large must
wear check. The checks cost so
cents for dogs and 81 for females, the
stohecks being effective one year.
Council passed the resolution which
provides the city shall share in the
expense OF the permanent improving
l0f North Tenth street, north of the
irailroad under the three mile free
Igravel road law, which authorized the
the property owners to combine in
lpaying for the Improvement. The
bstreet, from North H street to one
Hundred yards north of the Tenth
Istreet bridge, will be bricked and have
Ecement sidewalks, curbs and cutters.
III the county commissioners regard
1.-THE petitions signed by 800 citizens Of
Richmond, the resolution of council,
and the resolution by Spring Grove,
hall favoring the Improvement.
The mayor in an acrimonious speech
lexplained his action in appointing the
new meat inspector at the Holzapfel or
lcity plant where stock is slaughtered.
He slapped back at q news story which
Iment, over two years ago, of the pre-
tsent dairy inspector who the mayor
lsaid was the best official he had ever
appointed. He said he had appointed
Clarence Ferling as temporary meat
inspector. One application signed by
ImaJority of the butchers of the city
lhas been forwarded the mayor. The
mayor said that If anyone stated he
(the mayor) had ever interfered with
lthe slaughter houses, 1t was a false
mood.
Old Firemen Honored.
The fireman's committee reported
Ravoring the adoption of medals to be
Istruck and given to four retired fire
men who because of advanced age and
tattendant infirmities were unable to
longer serve the city in their capacity
as firemen. A recognition of their
services will be entered on the city
records. Those so favored are. James
Parsons. who served from July 1, 1872
ito February 16. 1906. and for twenty
years of this time as Fire Chief;
David Miller, who served from March
n, 1875, until October 8, 1906; George /
Miller, who served from March %,
l1S75, until October Is. 1911, and Rufus
"a. Newman, who served from Sep
tember 10. 1873. until Jan 1. 1911.
Street improvements. chuck holes, !
trenches, water in alleys and on
tstreets also came in for good share |
of the discussion of the evening. Coun
cilmen BurdsaH. Evans. Kaufman.
King. Waidele and Weishaupt, entered |
complaints of this nature.
On motion of Councilman Weishaupt |
city light plant superintendent John
son will be present at the next meet |
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