The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-19
BOARD ORDERS
IMPROVEMENT
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pany, whose factory is located on
Center street, and Charles w. JORDAN,
of the Commercial club.
Mr.. Kemper resented the statement
that the majority. of the property on
Center street was worthless ana the
sewer system would be beneficial
only to the factory.
Property Value Increases.
II have failed to find property on
that street worthless. One property
owner demanded $3.50 for lot" Mr..
Kemper said. He also said that II
the new factory met with the success
anticipated for it, there would not be
a vacant lot on the street within three
years Mr. Turner said unreasonable
fire insurance rates were demanded
OF the company because of the
swampy and generally poor condition
of the street, which would Interfere
with the fire companies making
prompt responses to alarms.
Mr.. Jordan said the Center street
sewer system would increase the
value of all abutting property and the
making of the street would not re-
tard the Improvement Of West Fifth
street He also said that when fac
tory was benefited the entire COM
munity shared in such benefits.
The shade tree question was again
I'D for discussion today and City At
| tornev Bond gave the board his Opin-
| ion that supported by comprehensive
ordinance it had almost autocratic
powers in regulating the care of and
| +lanting Of trees.
To Amend Ordinance.
The board is now convinced that If
the present shade tree ordinance is
amended so that its provisions will
be more drastic the trees of the city
can be properly conserved under the
direction of forester to whom the
board would delegate it's authority.
This matter will be brought to coun-
ellis attention.
The board today approved of the
dedication of small strip of prop
erty in the Beallview addition for the
opening of South Eighth street, from
P street to Q street.
Mather Bros. Coal company today
petitioned the board for the vacation
of the west half of North Eleventh
street, from F street to G street,
which thoroughfare has not been used
| for public traffic in thirty years. The
company said it would be willing to
pay the city rea sonable amount for
| benefits. The company desires to
place a hopper under the railroad
switch running along the street Coal
dumped into this hopper would be
carried to bins in elevators and other
electrical devices The estimated
; cost of the improvements planned By
the company is $4,000. The board
I has taken the petition under advise
ment.
Routine Of Board.
| Snyder Bros, contractors, We're
awarded the contract for cement
walks on North Fifteenth street. to-
day, on the following basis: Cement
walk, 9A cents; cement crossWalk
II cents; brick crossWalk Y cents.
Dan Burkhardt, contractor, received
the contract for cement walks on
North Eighteenth street. His bid:
Cement walks, 91a cents: straight
curbs and CUTTERS S. cents: circular
cement curbs and cutters, 65 cents
cement walk intersections, 10 cents
cement road intersections, 10 cents;
vitrified brick crosswalks, 20 cents.
The board ordered the advertising
for bids for cementing the roadway
of the first alley south of Main stree
from Eleventh street to Fourteenth
The merits of the Studebaker streer
flusher were presented to the boart
by Mr.. Hill, representing the Stude
baker concern. He strongly recon
mended to the board that in even
they purchase flusher they choose
the uniform pressure type i'll prefer
ence to the pneumatic pressure type
THE initial cost of the uniform
pressure machine is only about $40'
more than that of the older style ant
you will find it to be many time:
cheaper in the long run. Our neWl,
improved flusher puts as much pres
sure on the last ounce of water as OF
the first 1t has ten horse pOWe
gasoline engine attached to the rea
which enables you to fill the tank il
whatever way may be most conVen
lent. You can take it from the by
drant or overhead, from the cistern o
a stream, or in any other way. An
derson and Muncie have purchases
this type and it is everywhere foun'
much more satisfactory than tn
pneumatic type. Newcastle has on
in use and Chicago now has thirty o
them.
The uniform pressure machin
does fifty per cent more than tn
pneumatic pressure apparatus. !
, carries 500 gallons and can throw
, as far as 80 feet One thankful o
water will clean $50 feet on an avel
age Of 80 feet wide. 1t is very cas-
with the power it furnishes to cut OF
mud and dirt one and One-half inche
deep and you can drive it as fast
:, your horses can walk. You will fin
in your business section that you ca
:, 0lean your streets in one round trip.
The board of works voted favorabl
;, on the question of buying a stree
flusher and will advertise for bids a
once and as soon as possible ask tn
= council for an appropriation.
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