The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-22
COUNCIL APPROVES
CONTRACT FOR GAS'
BEFORE COMMISSION
Protest of the l., H. & P.
Company Has No Effect
on City Fathers.
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extend vote Of thanks to the mem
0ers Of the Commercial club and the
persons who had worked to get the inn
provement before council.
Ordinance is Repealed.
The ordinance to repeal the Ordi-
nance compelling all vehicles TO be
licensed was passed. The mayor re-
fused to say to council that he would
repeal the ordinance though he said he
would not sign it. "If the ordinance
was good when passed it is good now"
said the mayor, in explaining his ac-
ton. Council then voted on the ordI-
nance and passed it over his veto. The
only councilmen who sustained Zim-
norman were Bartel and Thatcher.
Want More Amusenents.
The park fund ordinance was sue
cessfully passed. 1t provides that all
appropriations for park purposes shall
be taken from special park fund pro-
vided by the ordinance. Mayor Zim-
norman stated that people would be
taxed for the privilege of having
amusements in the park and that there
would be more amusements. The re-
ceipts from the merry gO-rOund on
July amounted to S5715, and the to-
tai for the following three Sundays,
$16750. OF this sum the city gets
one-fourth suggestion was made
by Councilman Waidele that the flower
beds be changed more often than
they are at the Glen. City Attorney
Bond said there ought to be a flower
garden with flowers SO arranged as TO
give the date Of every day in the year.
The beds would have to be changed
daily for this plan to be put into OPP
GRAFTON.
Session for Thursday.
The street car, traffic, and fly
bills will be taken up at another meet
ing of council. The street car bill pro-
vides for the regulation Of the kind of
street cars to be used in this city will
be taken up Thursday evening by the
council and traction officials. The
council proposes to have the company
change it's system Of letting people on
and off of new cars now being 0per-
ated here. The doors are so arranged
that the passenger is compelled to get
off in front on the wrong side OF the
car.
The fly ordinance will not be passed
until changes have been made. In its
present condition it is too cumber-
some and the councilmen believe it is
so strict that it would not be possible
to enforce it. City Health Officer
Davis has some recommendations to
make concerning the ordinance before
1t is acted upon.
Little Need CT Water.
Councilman King asked that the city
officials consider the matter of estab-
fishing sanitary drinking fountains in
the city at various public places. He
referred to the drinking fountains in
Gary Councilman Williams said not
many of the city officials used the
fountains, though they were all right
if people drank water. Councilman
Waidele remarked that water should
only be used for washing.
Councilman Waidele recommended
that the crossing at the corner Of
Southwest Third and National avenue
be laid to the street grade. 1t is al
ways in bad condition, he says. The
matter was referred to the engineer
Attention was called to the down
spouts on the Wayne Works buildings.
The spouts throw water on the side
walk and complaints have been made
The matter was referred 20 the board
of works.
City Owes Big Sum.
The semi-annual report Of Superin-
tendent Nimrod Johnson, OF the MU-
nicipal Electric Lighting and Power
plant, was read and accepted. Total
amount received was $40, 1890. which
with articles sold at the plant made
the grand total of $50,047.26. The op-
Grating expenses were $23,S13. build
ing and equipment, >S,461,63; total ex-
penses for the past six months, $36,-
$500: balance on hand in the mu-
nicipal fund, June so. S59,S05.:+; bal
ance on hand in the sinking fund. $21,-
994.05; amount due the city for light
ing. s72017.96; excess OF receipts over
expenses, S12,S12.17.
The receipts for the month Of June
were $S,5151T, operating expenses,
s3,5o0.63, building and equipment,