The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15
ATTEMPT REMEDY
SEWER CONDITIONS
Works Board Has Plan to In
crease Capacity of the
Drainage System.
FUTURE OWNERS PAY
Numerous Complaints Made
On South G. Street
Trunk Sewer.
FUTURE OWNERS PAY

In the attempt to remedy sewer
conditions in the city, plan was ad-
vanced at the board of works today
whereby future generations will pay
a part of the cost.
Mayor Zimmerman advanced his
plan after a study of the sewer situa-
ton. He believes all the sewers are
too small and almost every system is
built too close to the surface, pre-
venting business houses from dig
ging more than seven-foot cellar
Fairview is the only district in which
the sewers are being constructed large
enough to meet requirements, it is
said
The plan of the board has reached
comprehensive basis which 1t Is be-
Iieved can be satisfactorily worked
out. Mayor Zimmerman introduced it
by asserting his idea that the sewers
should be paid for out of a general
tax, but later modified his plan to
work as follows:
The city to pay for all sewers,
which should be built twice as large
as the present size of the city requires.
The money to pay for the sewers to
be secured by bond issues of long dur
generations paying for their share Of
the sewer system.
The bonds to be paid at intervals
from the sinking fund which at pres
ent consists of the money received
from a tax of Z cents on the 800 prop
erty valuation.
Trunk Sewer Small.
The complaints are on the South G.
} mile long, from the North f street
ever and it's east end branch, from
= Beallview sewer system and from
IS of West Richmond. The resi-
rs of Fairview claim that the
e Wcrs are larger than the present
neration needs and they will pay
the benefit to the future genera
ttoLs
Fecause the Progressive party wants
to place streamer across Main
street at Seventh, the board of works
will probably rescind the order giving
the Fall Festival permission to place
similar streamers across the street
The city attorney and the members
of the board have been besieged with
inquiries as to the right to grant per-
mission to the Fall Festival without
allowing churches, businesses and po-
litical parties to do the same. They
believe it is a bad precedent to estab-
lish but took the matter under consid-
Grafton
The residents of South Eighth street
petitioned for an electric street light
between G. and E streets. The matter
was taken under advisement.
Homer V. McLeland a commission
merchant owning property on Fort
Wayne Avenue has submitted a pro-
position to the board of works by
which the city takes over small
piece of property on North Eighth
street. His plan is for the city to con-
vert the land into part of an alley
leading to his property thus throwing
the assessment for the North Eighth
street paving, onto the city.
The board approved the closing Of
an alley which runs along one side of
Richmond avenue, a half square east
and west OF Northwest Eighth street
A small piece of ground will be leas-
ed to the Light, Heat and Power COM
pany for ten years at a small annual
rental fee for use as substation. The
ground is located at Sheridan street
and the Dorian bridge and is not being
used by the city.
The opening of a private 81" alley
from the alley on Southwest Seventh
street between the National road and
A street, was approved.