The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
flake" IS FORMED
IN SOUTH SECTION
Heavy Rains and Small Sew
er Are Causes, Says
Schneider.
PLANT GETS SWITCH
Agreement Reached Between
Starr Piano and G. *
0. Officials.

Because of heavy rains and small
sewers, lake 900 feet long and in
some places eleven feet deep, has
been formed near South Eighth and
streets, is the statement made by
George Schneider. a resident of Beall-
view, at the meeting of the board of
public works this morning City En-
gineer Charles will plan a sewer for
that section which will be large
enough to carry off all water. Mem
bers of the South Side Improvement
association who have sold lots near
this location will be asked to meet
! with the board of works to determine
some course of action to remedy the
present conditions.
Gets Switch.
Although city officials had given up
hope of obtaining an extension to the
Starr Piano switch to the light plant.
| compromise has been reached by Starr
Piano and c. and o. officials, and
Henry Gennett has notified the board
of works that the extension will be al
lowed. Starr Piano officials will meet
with the board Thursday.
The police flash light and telephone
system was discussed at the meeting
of the board this morning and the
contract which William A. Bailey of
the Richmond Home Telephone COM
pany presented to the city, was read.
City Attorney Bond believes the con-
tract to be one-sided and stated that
| there is nothing in it by which the city
could force the telephone company to
keep the system in working order.
The proposed system includes TWEEN
ty lights with phone jacks and three
lights without the stations. The an
nual cost to the city for the use of the
system with six phones for patrolmen
in the outlying districts will be $345
and the price of the electricity for the
lights. Changes may be made in the
system, according to Chief of Police
Gormon.
Dill Agrees.
Howard Dill of the Richmond City
Water Works has agreed with the
board to lay a six-inch water main
through Pearl street from Northwest
Third street to Northwest Fifth street
where fire hydrant will be located
This line will be extended along Pearl
street from Fifth street to Seventh
street when, in the opinion of the
board the conditions require it.
The improvement resolution for the
construction of cement walks at all
places where there are no cement
walks on North Eighth street between
Main and North E streets, was con
lfirmed by the board. Between Mair
and A streets, the walk will be made
the entire width from the propert,
line to the street.
John j. Harrington of the Harring
ton Leather Supply company on NORTH
Eighth street asked the board to de
fer action in building the walk unit
he had made arrangements for erect
ing building next to the Y. NJ. C. A
Mr.. Harrington desires to build a sui
cellar under the sidewalk and believe!
that much additional expense would
be caused by constructing a sidewalk
now.
Six Foot Walk.
The improvement resolution far tn.
construction of a six-foot cement wall
on the east side of South Eleventh
street from South A street to South I
street, was confirmed. Joseph That
; cher, councilman-at-large was asket
to remove steps leading from tn,
house and projecting on the sidewalk
Five other property owners in tn,
square will be served notices to Ell
feet a different arrangement befor,
the cement walk is constructed.
VIII H. Campbell. of the M. RumeI,
: company attended the meeting of tn
board at the request of the board t.
discuss the charges which resident
of North Eighth street from North
to North ] street, that the NJ. Rumel
:. company's engines and other machin
cry have almost destroyed the road
: way in that square. For some tim
the company has been running ma
), chinery over this street, allowing par
of it to stand along the street MI
Campbell will make other arrange
J. ments.
He stated that the factory need
3 an extension but land cannot be OF
: tanned in a suitable place to build a.
addition.
The benefits and damages for tn
, condemnation of land in the rive
bottom for the construction of Johr
} son street will be made equal