The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-02
Board of Public Works Be
slieves the Rates on Tele-
4phone, Water and Gas Are
Too High.
ASK OFFICIALS TO
EQUIP PLAYGROUND
School Board Believes More
Fairgrounds Should Be
Established - May Have
Park Amusements.

A formal complaint against the tele
gas rates will be sent to the public
utilities commission within a short
time, according to the order issued to
City Attorney Bond by the board of
works today. Complaints have been
sent to the commission against the
rates charged for water, but these
complaints were not as specified by
law, and no action was taken on them
by the commission
The members of the board held a
short discussion of the rates of the
Richmond Home Telephone company
They believe that the raise which be-
came effective almost year ago was
unreasonable and that a much lower
rate would allow the company to re-
ceive a reasonable profit on the in
yestment. The rate for residence
phones is $21 per year, while business
houses pay more.
II ID IuS OpluiOu VI Tie uleIlUSIS VI
the board that the rate or S1.1O per
thousand feet for artificial gas is ex-
orbitant. The water rates have been
discussed many times before and the
board now asks that the three COM
plants be sent to the commission in
order that action may be received on
all as soon as possible.
To Euujp pIavcround
Members of the school board asked
the cooperation of the works board
in securing and equiping public school
play grounds in the city. The city,
under a new law created at the last
session of the state legislature, is COM
PEELED to equip any school Fairgrounds
given to the city by individuals or cor
poratfons This law effects the new
Starr Piano playground, the use of
which was donated to the city by the
Starr Piano company for a period of
two years.
At present the school board owns
two equipped Fairgrounds, and one
which is now being equipped. These
are located in different parts of the
city and accommodate almost all the
ed on South Twenty-second street An
other called the Whitewater play
ground is north of the Whitewater
school in Riverdale. The one which
is being equipped is adjacent to the
proposed school in South West Rich
mond. The addition Of the Starr Piano
playground on South West Second
street makes a total of four in the
city. Members of the school board
believe several more are needed.
Want Park Amusements.
Richard Qwinn, a local contractor,
ssEants to place merry-go-round in
SA@en Miller park. and this morning
through Edward Hollarn, superintend-
ent of parks. Qwinn asked the board
If concessions would be granted or IL
the city would allow him to operate
on a percentage basis. The members
of the board believe that amusements
should be placed in the park, but B. A
,kennepohl, president OF the board is
in favor of the city operating such
amusements.
The matter of placing amusements
of this sort in the park has come
before the board several times. The
city officials are in favor of this, as
they. believe that the expenses at
tached to maintenance of the parks of
the city could be paid in this way
without additional appropriation from
the city treasury. Lack of funds has
heretofore prevented the board from
taking any steps in this direction.