The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
Commercial Club Appoints a
Committee to Confer with
Commissioners for This
Purpose.
THE SINKING FUND
HAS $4,000 IN 1T
Club Believes Commission
ers Should Wait. Until
S15O,OoO for Bridge Is in
This Fund.

The Commercial club will use it's in
fluence to postpone the selection of the
site and the construction of the propos-
ed new bridge across the Whitewater
river, south of Main street until more
money has been added to the special
county fund. A motion to this effect
was unanimously passed by the mem
bers of the club last evening.
The members of the club are op-
posed to the purpose of the county
commissioners in selecting the loca-
ton of the bridge at this time. Accord
ing to the belief of the club the imme-
date building of the bridge would ne
cessitate the issuance of a heavy SER
les of bonds. The members of the
club agreed unanimously that when
the full amount of the money to build
the structure is in the fund the loca-
ton of the bridge can be decided cas-
lily. I'm a city the size of Richmond.
which is growing SO fast, we can tell
better in a few years where to locate
the bridge held Secretary Jordan.
The club members say that the
bridge should not be located too far
south. Many were opposed to locating
it below the corporation limits. 1t was
said that the city property holders pay
the greater part of the taxes, and that
the bridge should therefore be in the
city limits.
There was a diversity of opinion as
to where the bridge should be located.
No action was~taken by the club to
confer with the county. commissioners
about the location of the bridge.
Appoint Committee.
A committee composed of A. M.
Gardner, Sanford Henning, B. B. John
son, Paul Comstock, Fred Charles and
Charles Jordan was appointed to see
if the construction of the bridge could
be delayed. This committee will con-
fer with the commissioner Thursday
afternoon, when the officials will in
yestigate the proposed sites. Fred
Charles, Sanford Henning and Paul
Comstock originally We're members of
the committee appointed by the Young
Mems Business club to confer with the
commissioners as to the location of the
structure.
According to Auditor Bowman theirs
is at present $4,000 in the sinking
fund which is increasing at the rate of
S13,500 per year. The money in the
sinking fund is raised by tax of four
cents per hundred. The cost of the
bridge will be approximately $15O,00O.
The sites proposed by the members
of the club were l., H, or E streets.
The attitude of the club seemed to
favor E street.
To Come Later.
Mr.. W. H. Stackhouse, of Spring
field. O., who was expected to give an
address on the subject of ''Workman's
Compensation Insurance" was unable
to attend the meeting. He will speak
to the club at future meeting.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the city meat inspection ordin-
ance reported it to be satisfactory, and
it was indorsed by the club.
The attention of the club was called
to the meeting of the Good Roads as
sociation at Cambridge City next Sat
urday. Several members of the club
will attend.
w. X. Bradbury, chairman of the
committee from the club appointed to
confer with the building code commit
tee Of the city council reported that
the code was being overhauled and
altered, and probably would be ready
to submit to council at the next meet
ing The code is greatly modified, &C
cording to Mr.. Bradbury. 1t will as
sist in fire protection and will enable
the poor man to build a home at a
reasonable figure.
Ask Cooperation.
A communication was received by
President Swayne asking that COM
mittee of the club be appointed to con-
fer with the Guest House committee
The letter was from the organization
which is interested in organizing a
home for working girls in Richmond.
The following committee was appoint
ed: Benjamin Johnson, E. G. Hill, A.
]. Harwood, P. W. Smith and Walter
Hutton. The cooperation of the club is
asked by the Guest House committee.
A report was read asking that the
club appoint committee TO study the
need of the vocational education in
this state, and make recommendations
to the stale legislatura