The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-06
SOLUTION FOR THE
CROSSING PROBLEM
Offered at Council Meeting
Last Evening by H. G.
Starr for G. & O.

A solution to the troublesome
question Of protection at crossings |
Of the G. & o. railroad company in |
this city was offered At the meeting !
Of the city council last night, when !
Henry c. Starr. representing the c.
4 o. company. appeared and offered
q communication which had been |
prepared by the company and the
board Of works. The proposition, al
offered. will. II adopted by the coun-
ell. and indications point to the fact
at North ID to be on duty at that |
crossing from seven in the morning |,
until seven o'clock at night. North |
G street will be tagged by the train !
crew near such crossing. Waterman
will be placed at North Second street. |
man will watch the crossings at
South G and South Sixth streets.
But two trains at night cross the
South Fl street crossing without stop |
ping for orders. and these two trains
will be tagged by the Waterman and
a bell alarm installed.
Under the proposal a viaduct will
be built at the South r street cross
Ing. used by the Starr Piano company
employees. the railroad company to
pay sixty per cent. and the city the
other forty per cent OF the cost.
The original proposition provided
that the city pay one half and the
railroad company pay half. up to one
thousand dollars. letting the rail
road company out with $500 and no
more. This was stricken out by con-
sent of Mr.. Starr.
The city clerk was instructed to
to prepare copies of the proposition
as made and to give each member of
the city council one of the copies.
The council members decided that a
thorough investigation Of the pro-
posed changes should be made, and a
peronal visit to the crossings will be
made by the members Of the council.
The session of the city dads was
attended by n class OF about fifty pu-
pills Of the Garfield school, attend
cd by Prof Boggs. They watched
with awed amazement the simple
manner with which council decided
such complex questions as the cor
rect method Of muzzling dogs, and
changing the system Of numbering
houses. to make 1t uniform. The
pupils proved very attentive and
council was spurred ON to do it's
best.
Shortly after the opening OF coun-
ell. Councilman Kaufman demanded
to know what had been done with
the city water works question. and
was answered by the mayor. who
stated that the question would not
be decided for about eight weeks yet. |
DIR. Zimmerman stated that special
attorney johnson and City Attorney
Gardner were hard at work making
changes in the specifications, and
that rs soon as they finish the work
the amended proposal will be pre-
sented to the council. His honor
stated. however. that as far as known
no new bidders would appear.
Councilman King then demanded
to know what had become of the i'm
structions given city attorney Gard
ner about drawing up an ordinance
for the sum necessary for the install
lation OF the scales had been lost in
the shuttle. which occurred when
the proposed changing of the market
house to South Eleventh street took
place. Gardner will look up the mat
ter Immediately and probably report
at the next meeting of the council.
For sprain you will find Chamber
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