The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-04

missed at the American Seeding Ma
chine plant and a similar number were
laid off at the Gaar Scott shops.
The schools of the city were dis
missed at 10 o'clock this morning be-
cause no water was in the boilers.
Many of the teachers were
very indignant and believed whoever
was responsible for the damage
should be tarred and feathered. EN-
ployes of NJ Rumely Company Off
cred to assist at such a function.
The Water Works Company is no
small loser. AS soon as the water
runs out of the pipes the air pressure
ran the meters back so that there is
no way the company officials can es-
innate the amount of water used by
consumers. 1t will probably be neces-
sary to have all meters read again
and an average of the last several
readings taken to estimate the amount
of water used The bills sent out to
consumers will probably have to be
made out in accordance with the
amount of water formerly used by
consumers.
The springs at Glen Miller park af-
forded means of procuring drinking
water for residents living in the east
end of the city. Many persons were
sent to the springs from all sections
of the city. Hundreds of persons pro-
cured water from the we'll at the
Friends church yard on North A
street between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
Used a Pound Charge.
Underhill employed a man by the
name of Perry Blackburn from Port
land, Indiana, to blast row of willow
trees, but the work was being done
under the supervision of Underhill.
About $50 last right Blackburn
placed a one pound charge of dyna-
mite under a willow tree about one
result that the main was badly shat
tered when the charge exploded. I'm
derhill says he told Blackburn that
the water main ran through his Mace
but he did not think 1t was in the To-
cality of where the blasts were to be
made.
AS soon as Underhill found what
had been done he ran to the Pennsyl-
vania telephone in the yards and tele-
phoned to the water works company
then returned to the city and offered
his services in assisting to make the
repairs.
New Main Promised.
Fortunately for the city a heavy rain
fell most of the night which lessened
the danger of fire For some time
there has been great deal of agita-
ton in favor of a duplicate water main
from the pumping station to the city
but as yet the city has not been able
to secure such an improvement from
the wate0x works company, although.
since the public utility law was passed
by the last legislature, the water
works company has agreed to place a
second main, pending the settlement
of the local water works contract ques-
ton by the commission.
Immediately after the break Fire
Chief Ed Miller went with a repre-
sentative of the Palladium to the
place where the main was broken and
after an inspection of the break
issued a statement requesting that
every precaution be taken against fire.
The water works company repair
crew worked all night making the re-
pairs and the work was completed
about noon today. About ten o'clock
last night the river rose to such a
heighth that it was necessary for the
men to abandon the work for few
hours, but as soon as the water reced-
ed the work was continued.
The main leading into the city is
20 inches and but one section of the
pipe was broken by the charge. When
the pipe broke the water rose out of
the ground to a height of several feet,
like a fountain.
Few Possible Results.
AS a result Of the dynamiting of the
big water main leading into the city