The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-06
CHARLES REPORTS
ON WORK FINISHED
Engineers 1912 Report Com
pares Favorably with
that of 1911.
LARGE AMOUNT SPENT
Total Cost Of improvements
Amounted to More Than
$118,OOO.
LARGE AMOUNT SPENT

The report of City Civil Engi-
neer Charles was submitted to the
board of works this morning and
shows that the amount of work done
by this department in 1912 was about
the same as that in 1911. The eX-
penses of the engineering department
were within $3.50 of the allowance
for the year which was $4,000, making
the total expenditure $4,487.70.
Mr.. Charles says:
''In presenting the annual report Of
the Engineering Department for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1912, l wish to
call especial attention to the amount
of permanent paving which has been
constructed the past year.
although Richmond has had good
streets in the past: what might have
been good policy then may not be so
now. Conditions are changing, and
our methods must change also. The
city is growing; new characteristics of
traffic are developing; automobiles
and automobile trucks are multiplying
and add to the wear on our streets.
Our gravel and macadam streets
meet with high praise from visiting
experts, but maintaining them to the
present high standard will be expens-
i've, at least on the main thorough
fares and streets occupied with
street railway tracks. The first cost
of permanent pavements is greater,
but considering the lasting qualities
and low charge of maintenance, the
total cost is less.
also the satisfaction to our citizens
and the impression made on visitors
and the resulting prestige accruing to
our city by the reason of having well
paved streets is we'll worth the cost"
The total amount of work completed
during the year cost S11S,280.74 of
which the city paid $33,742.23 and the
property owners paid $S4,53S.51. Of
this amount S44,019.07 was expended
for brick paving for streets and $751;
104.0S for cement sidewalks, these be-
ing the largest expenditures made for
improvements during the year.
The report shows the number of lin
ear feet of street paved; sewers i'm
proved: streets graded and macadam-
lied with cement curb, gutter and
walk; streets graded and graveled
with cement curb, gutter and walk
made
The miscellaneous work of the de-
partment included the re-flooring of
the Doran bridge; placing of entrance
arch at the Glen Miller park; under
grade crossing under c. and o. rail
to Starr Piano company at South D
street; and brick crosswalks on vari-
Gus streets. Special mention was
given the arch at the entrance to Glen
Miller park by the board on account OF
inquiries received by the board from
other cities about the plans for it's
erection.
Plans, profiles, estimates and levels
were made on Sc contracts during the
/ year. Permits for 212 sewers were is.
sued; gas and water permits were is
sued and the taps inspected; and re
cords were searched and recorded.
The cost of streets paved with brick
and wood block was S49,719.07; ce
ment sidewalks, $1s,704.Os; sewers
s17,56S.23; cement curb, gutter and
walk, s11,52s.94; streets graded and
graveled with cement curb, gutter and
walk, sS,791.44; cement roadway, 81,
| 125.15; cement curb and gutter only
| $1,570.25; streets graded and macad
amized with cement curb, gutter and
IL lor
/ 1886.