The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-20
On Mayors Motion Matter
Is Taken Under Advise
ment Until Monday When
1t Will Be Talked Over.
PLANS FOR LIGHT
PLANT DISCUSSED
Physician Protests Over Inn
provement of South Sec
ond Street-Several Com
plants Registered.

The water works bid which was pre-
sented to the board OF works at the
last meeting has been gone over BY
the board and several minor correc-
tions have been suggested. City Attor-
ney Gardner presented IL at the board
meeting this morning but IL was de-
cided to hold the bid over until next
Monday when tits probable that final
disposition will be made by the board
and the bid turned over to the city
council
Mayor Zimmerman expressed him
self as ready to act on the matter i'm
mediately but agreed that II would be
advisable to give more time to the city
officials that a study of every detail
could be made. II the board disposes
of the bid Monday, II is probable that
it will receive reading before the
city council meeting. February srd.
Plant improvements.
Nimrod Johnson. superintendent of
the light plant. read the plans and
specifications for the improvements on
the city light plant. These plans call
for new engines, generators. boilers.
smoke stack and other machinery. The
engines are to be of the Corliss type.
One of the most important of the Inn
Nr l. he. .~r.
stack. This will be IT'S feet high and
the minimum diameter will be 10 feet
1t will be constructed of hollow ra-
dium brick and will be constructed SO
as to withstand several severe tests.
Bids for these improvements viii be
advertised for Immediately.
Hopkins Protests
DIR. Robert r. Hopkins appeared be-
fore the board and demonstrated
against the improvement of South
Second street from A to B street. A
petition was presented asking for ce-
ment curb and gutter on both sides
of the street and a cement sidewalk
on the west side of the street Al
| though Mr.. Hopkins is not a resident
of the street, he believes that he
| should be allowed to protest against
T, the improvement on the grounds that
the property is improved beyond it's
capacity. He stated that the improve
ments that have been placed on the
street in the past were very costly and
that the property was not worth the
cost OF the improvements. One OF ths
resident property owners was present
and stated that the improvements
were very necessary as the street was
in a bad condition. The members OF
the board will go over the ground.
| Complaint was made against Alfred
c. Underhill for allowing a drain pipe
at los South Second street to remain
| in poor condition. Underhill will be
notified and will be requested TO re-
pair the pipe Immediately.
4 A petition for cement walks. curb
and gutter on South Sixth street from
A street to E street, was adopted by
the board. The petition for the grad
ing and graveling of South Fifth
street from X street TO L street and
cement walks. curbs and cutters on
both sides of the street, was taken un-
der advisement.
| Starr Here.
Henry Starr. general counsel for the
C. and o. of Indiana notified the
board that he would meet with IL at the
Thursday meeting and discuss the
plans for the improvement Of North
Third street from Main street to d
street II is the opinion of the board
/ that the widening of and improvement
| of this street will be a great ADVANTAGE
to the railroad an II Is the main ap-
proach to the C. and o. passenger and
freight depots