The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-24
FIRST PETITION IS
FILED FOR O|L|NG
Residents of North Seventh
Street Take Matter Be-
fore the Board.
CONTRACTOR IN CITY
Believed Many Streets Will
Be Oiled BY Private
Contracts.
CONTRACTOR IN CITY

At the meeting of the board of
works this morning, a plan for oiling
all streets in the city was adopted.
Members of the board believe that
most of the citizens will petition for
the oiing of the streets under private
contract. Streets not oiled under pri
vate contract will be oiled on order of
the board.
c. e. Davis of Connersville, attend
ed the meeting and stated that he
could oil thirty city block a day il
the work could be furnished him. He
gave his price for oiling under private
contract as 5L2 per front foot for each
side of 36-foot street. The prices
for streets under Sc feet in width are
correspondingly lower.
City Attorney Bond and Civil Engi-
neer Charles were ordered by the
board to prepare special petitions
which could be used for private con-
tract or public contract. In this way,
all petitions will be delivered to a
contractor.
In the event that persons along the
streets refuse to pay for the oiling,
the contractor will return the petit
tons to the board and the Oiling will
be done on the resolution of the board
the cost charged to the property own
er as in case of a public Improvement
The special petitions will leave no way
for anyone to escape paying for the
oiling.
Bills From 1912.
Contractor Davis stated that he had
$500 outstanding in bills for oiling
done last year in this city. In order
to protect the contractors who will
work in this city, the members of the
board and the public health commit
tee of the Commercial Club will ask
that some responsible citizen in each
square stand responsible for the oil
ing of that square. 1t is believed that
in this way, the contractors will be
able to do the oiling cheaper as there
will be less liability of losing money
ANY persons or number of persons
ina square who are willing to stand
responsible for the oiling done in that
square," said the contractor, will be
presented with a petition to circu-
late among the residents of the square.
After the petition has been properly
signed, it may be filed and the work of
oiling will be begun ten days after
the filing"
Receive First Petition.
The first petition for oiling the
streets was presented by forty resi-
dents of North Seventh street who
want the street oiled from North A
street to Fort Wayne avenue. The
petition was not acted on today, as
in the absence of City Attorney Bond,
the board did not know what course
to pursue in the matter 1t will be
taken up at the meeting Monday. Peti-
tons have been placed in the office
of Charles Jordan, secretary of the
Commercial club and in the office Of
City Clerk Bescher.
Wilfred Jessup advised the board
that the oiling could be done best
according to the state law This,
however, would delay the work until
June Is. He stated that this would
eliminate large amount of trouble
in collecting for the oiling.
The fact that much of the oiling of
the streets last year was unsatisfact-
DRY. according to members of the
board of works, led Street Commits
sioner Gem to ask Davis to work
with him in oiling North Ninth street
which is now in poor condition. The
street commissioner stated that he
will order the street cleaned in the
proper way and that if Davis will oil
it Immediately after it has been
cleaned, it will present as good a
surface as any of the best streets in
the city. Davis agreed to this.
The city will not be able to pay for
the intersections of the streets this
year, as is ordinarily done in public
improvements of streets. The cost
will be divided between the property
owners along the square. 1t is plann-
ed to make a special appropriation for