The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-18
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ly different He stated that it costs
nothing to have electricity wired to
the house but the Water Works com
pany charged the consumed $14 for
laying piping to the curbing and then
claimed ownership of the pipes.
Poor Mans Burden.
Take a poor man for instance"
said Won Pein, in speaking of the min
imum rate. HE cannot economic on
his water If he wants to because he
must pay almost IS year if he only
uses 81 worth of water. He is also
forced to pay part of the meter rem
tails which will be abolished in name,
of the persons who can better afford it
and do not feel the necessity of saving
water"
He asked Mayor Zimmerman why
action on the bid had been deferred
SO long.
I'VE have caused a delay at the re-
quest of Others" said the mayor, But
we are now studying the acts of the
last legislature to determine our posi-
ton and the extent to which we can
act. We will not let this thing lay still
but will push on and although we are
not publishing lot of stuff we are
still studying the bid. To my mind the
minimum rate is the whole thing"
Call Special Meeting.
Councilman Won Pein presented the
building code and a special session of
council will be called for Tuesday,
March %. At that time the council
will devote the entire session to the
discussion of the code.
What becomes of the dog taxes,
Mayor Zimmerman? asked Council
man Elmer King of the Fifth ward.
King is of the opinion that a dog
pound should be established in Rich
mond and that all the stray dogs cap
tured by the police should be held two
days before they are shot.
What About Friend Wife7
THE dog is mans best friend" said
King. MANY complaints have come to
me by persons who have had their pet
dogs killed by the patrolmen who did
not take the trouble to find out who
they belonged to. We should have a
dog catcher for at least one month a
year. The people are forced to pay dog
taxes and should receive some protec-
ton for the animals.
Mayor Zimmerman replied by say
ing that he was in favor of repeating
the dog tax license ordinance of the
city and killing all dogs which are not
chained or tied when they are on the
street accompanied by the owner. He
interprets the state law which says
that all dogs should be in the control
of their masters or their masters
agents as meaning that they shall be
chained or tied at all times. "The city
has no right to license the dogs to run
on the Streets" said the mayor.
IF We are going to be a city, let's
be "citified," replied King. I'VE should
establish dog fund in Richmond for
the protection of the dogs and take the
money received for licenses to hire
dog catcher"
Ordinance For Minors.
Chief of Police Gormon asked the
council to consider some sort of ordi-
nance which would punish minors loi-
tering in pool rooms. cigar stores and
saloons. He referred to the state law
by which the owner of the place is
prosecuted as being unfair because of
the large number of young men who
are able to successfully misrepresent
their ages.
1t is probable that an ordinance will
be introduced at the next meeting of
council providing for the punishment
of minors who loiter in pool rooms.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on ordinances.
Councilman Bartel suggested that
council pass an ordinance permitting
local persons to conduct auction sales
in this city without paying license
fee If local goods are sold and no for
eign goods are shipped in. Bartel
stated that there are times when local !
firms desire to dispose of goods and
could use this method. The present Ii
cense fee is SIS per day which is
thought by the members of council to
be excessive. The matter was referred
to special committee composed of
Councilmen Bartel, Weishaupt and
Williams.
Repairs On Bridges.
The members of council asked May |
or Zimmerman why the repairs to the !
Main street bridge had been stopped |
Some of the members expressed them |