The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-18
WRITTEN PROTEST
IS MADE TO BOARD
Letters Sent to City Officials
Regarding Wiggans
Case.
VINTON MAY RETURN
Fireman Asks Board For Po-
sition-Routine Matters
Are Considered.
VINTON MAY RETURN

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Tie Richmond Central Labor Union
entered formal protest this morning
at the meeting of the board of works
| In regard to the length of time which
the patrol driver allowed Thomas Wig
gans. painter, who died as the result
of a fall on Main street, to lie on the
sidewalk btfore removing him to the
hospital.
The following letter was sent to
the members of the board
AT regular meeting of the Rich
mond Central Labor Union resolutions
were adopted to demonstrate against
| the action of the patrol driver in leay-
ing Mr.. Wiggans, a painter, who was
! killed on Main street, to lie in the
street SO long a time before removing
him to the hospital. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That all officers Of the
city of Richmond use their offices to
prevent a recurrence of such a lam
entable condition. Signtd
WILLIAM FAHLSING, Pres.
OTTO BEISSMAN, Vice Pres.
! E. T. BASS, Secretary.
Similar letters were sent to Mayor
Zimmerman and Chief OF Police Cor
mon. The patrol driver at the time
of the Wiggans accident, which occur
red on July %, was Harry Otte, who
has resigned since then.
Otte stated that he was under the
impression that he could not remove
an injured person to the hospital I'M
less he had the orders from physi-
clan. AS he is no longer on the force,
the board could only reply that the
matter was taken up and the patrol
men and ambulance drivers we're in
structed to remove TO the hospital at
any time any person whose residence
Is not known.
The hospital authorities stated that
it has never been rule that persons
could not be brought to the hospital
and that the matter was entirely with
the patrol driver, since he was in
Icharge of the man after his injuries.
THE members of the labor union stat
ed that they believed there would have
been more chance to save the life of
the painter If he had received prompt
medical attention.
! Charles Vinton, the fireman who was
injured last February while on duty at
a fire, asked the board if he could re-
turn to work again. Although he has
not fully recovered fro mthe effects of
the fall from the porch roof which re-
suited in injuries which may be per-
manent, he believes that he is capa-
BILE of performing the duties of the
position he held at No. 5 hose house in
West Richmond. The matter was TAX
en- up with Chief Miller of the fire de-
partment.
The. final assessment roll for the i'm
iprovement of South Sixth street, was
adopted. The Improvement recently
completed, will cost the city $S77.6O,
and the property owners $3,6S8.11.
Cement cutters and sidewalks were
laid from E street to A street.
City Engineer Fred Charles entered
a protest against the Terre Haute, In
ldianapolis and Eastern Traction COM
pany for the grade of workmanship
used in placing the tracks in concrete
at Eighth and South H streets The
street car company ordered the tracks
laid in temporarily and officials stated
that they were going to take them out
to extend the tracks within a short
time. 1t is now rumored that they will
not make the, extension and the city
engineer wantS the tracks laid more
securely.
Plans and specifications for a &C.
ment alley between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets from North
E street to North F street were ord
cred.
An inspection of nine large trees in
Glen Miller park revealed that more
than half of them are white oak. AS
the city purchases much of this every
year. it is probable that the trees will
mot be sold as planned, but will be cut
and stored by the city for future USE