The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-20
WEST SIDE WANTS
MORE PROTECTION
AT Board Meeting Subject of
More Fire Hydrants
Discussed.
COMPLAINTS ARE MADE
By kennepohl Against Heavy
Hauling on North Eighth
Street.
COMPLAINTS ARE MADE

The question of affording fire pro-
lection for West Richmond was dis
icussed this morning by the members
of the board of works and Howard
Dill of the Richmond City Water
Works. On account of the rapid
growth and the opening of new streets
in West Richmond, water works offic-
dals and the members of the board
are puzzled over the question of es-
tablishing mains through the streets
of that section of the city in places
where they will benefit the most
people.
1t is presumed that main will be
laid in Pearl street. Arrangements
were made with Mr.. Dill for fire
hydrant at the corner of Fifth and
pearl streets, where one was deemed
necessary by Fire Chief Miller. Some
sort of system for supplying water
Tor the territory west of West Fifth
street will be made later.
The Are plug asked by the American
Seeding Machine company for the pro-
lection Of the lumber yard located at
North F. and Seventeenth streets was
the subject of an extended discussion
as the question Of whom shall pay for
the pipe line extension arose. The
estimated cost Of this extension will
be $375. Whether the American Seed
ing Machine company or the city
shall pay this amount for the installa-
Mon of the fire hydrant is to be de-
cided later.
Charles D Slifer, freight agent, and
Division Engineer Hodgin Of the Penn
hylvania railroad attended the board
meeting to settle the paving of Neff
and North Sixth streets from North
b street to the railroad and to decide
on the laying Of the switch to the
Mencke coal yards and the building
being erected by Miller Brothers Hard
ware company for the International
Harvester company.
AS the matter was not fully outlin-
ed to the officials previous to today,
the men stated that they would take
the matter under consideration and re-
port to the board later.
j. B. Wharton of the Light, Heat
and Power company asked the board
to sign an agreement to vacate ground
owned by the company on which the
city placed a drainage sewer some
time ago, should the Light, Heat and
Power company desire to extend it's
buildings on the ground now occupied
by the sewer The matter was taken
under consideration.
Complaints are being received daily
by B. A. Kennepohl, president of the
board of works, about the condition OF
North Eighth street between North l
street and North street, due to the
hauling of threshing machines and 9th
err heavy machinery by the M. Rumely
company. 1t was stated at the meet
ing this morning that the Rumely
company can find no suitable space
for storing the machines without u.s.
ing Eighth street for transporting.
The company will be notified to cease
allowing machines to stand on the
streets for an extended period of time.
The contract for the crushed stone
for the city during this season will be
let to the Greenville Stone and Gravel
company of Greenville, Ohio. This
company presented the lowest of the
three bids which the Board of Works
received. The price named was rs
cents per ton. The city paid So cents
per ton for the same product last year
THE other two bids were both II cents
per ton.
A. Harsh, coal dealer at Third and
North d streets, asked the board per
mission to construct a cement walk
on the sidewalk surrounding his prop
.erty. The permission was granted.
The walk will be constructed at the ex
pense Of Mr.. Harsh