The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-28
BRICK FAVORED FOR
WEST MAIN STREET
Majority of Property Owners
Prefer Brick to Macad-
am Thoroughfare.

Richmond may get one more brick
street this year.
Residents of West Main street from
the board and when asked their opin-
ion in regard to the paving of the
street, whether brick or macadam was
desired. twelve were in favor of brick
and two for macadam. The original
resolution adopted by the board pro-
vided for a widening of the street
which would make the roadway forty
two feet wide, but the property owners
sat on this step with much emphasis,
desiring the width to be kept at thirty
six feet, the present width OF the
street. In view of the majority which
the owners had against the widening
of the street the board rescinded the
order calling for the widening Of the
street and brick paving was decided
upon.
City Engineer Charles presented fig
ures which showed the difference bet
tween macadam and brick to be but
$l65 per lineal foot. The cost will be
$5.45 per lineal foot for brick, includ-
ing six foot cement sidewalks. curbs,
and cutters The city will pay for put
ting in a storm sewer, and other parts
Iof the improvement will make the cost
of the city's share Of the improvement
about $4,000.
The real Joy of the situation was lost
however, for Mayor Zimmerman who
has fought so hard for brick streets. to
be beaten in several instances, was i'll
and unable to attend the meeting this
morning when the brick street went
through practically without opposition.
Working overtime and full force as
they have been for some time, the out
put OF the NJ Rumely threshing ma
chine and tractor company has taxed
the warehouses of the plant. and w.
Campbell of the company appeared
before the board of works this morn
ing and asked for the privilege OF plac'
ing a row OF machines on North Eighth
street north of the railroad, next to
the curb where they would not inter.
fere with travel. He stated that the
capacity of the warehouses and other
available places for storing their opt
put had been taxed to the limit, and
that If more space could not be secured
in which to store the machines until
the spring orders came in, the factory
would have to shut down for awhile
The board granted permission to use
the street temporarily.
! Improvement at Glen.
improvements at the Glen occupied
quite a little time of the discussion
4 AS-- Su ivnu YTRa<
new arch which is to be put over tht
Main street entrance came up for con
siderable talk The cost of the arcf
will be estimated, as soon as suitable
means of lettering the sign that it ma,
be visible day and night Is arrived at
and the work let by contract. Then al
soon as the cost is arrived at, council
will be asked for the appropriation fol
the funds necessary. Plans for boul
dering and cementing the ravine be
tween the two southern bridges at tn
entrance to the park on the east sid'
are also being drawn UP. The ravins
then can be covered with plants ant
flowers, much improving this spot.
A brick pavement for Ft. Wayn'
avenus from the railroad tracks nortf
to North F. street may be taken III
next by the board of works. This stree
is subject to much heavy hauling ant
is in bad condition.
An addition to the city. OF sinai
plot Of ground west Of the city from
Seventh to Fifth street, west OF Pear
will come up later. :
A letter from the Furnas Pneumatic
Sweeper company was read. The com
pany states it manufactures machin'
operated by a 6 by four cylinder gas
oline engine which cleans. on the prin
ciple of the vacuum cleaner, from fiy'
to six miles per day. The machin
costs $500. 1t is in demonstration
INDIANAPOLIS.