The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-18

incensed Over Dump.
It appears that the committee IN
such action will be supported almost
unanimously by West Richmond ana
Fairview citizens. There is no doubt
that they are thoroughly aroused over
the dump nuisance, which Is the pane
Of their existence. Some probaply
would be satisfied with the elimina-
ton Of the dump but the majority OF
determined effort to have all the
property adjacent to the dump taken
over by the city for park purposes
Mayor Robbins in opposing such a
plan expresses the belief that he Is
rejecting the opinion Of a majority
Of the residents of the city. He be-
lieves that the city has now as many
parks as are necessary and he says ne
cannot sanction the expenditure OF at
least $4,000 or $4,000 for another
park especially when so many other
public improvements are necessary
ana in view Of the fact that existing
conditions demand an economic mu-
nicipal financial policy for the ensuing
year.
Two weeks ago council unanimously
adopted resolution calling for the
blowing up of the west side dump, but
the board of works has SO far taken
no action. Complaint was made in
council last evening of this delay and
one of the many West Richmond wom-
en- who attended the meeting remark
ed after the adjournment that 1.-The
board was treating the matter as
joke" This woman and number Of
other West Richmond people then
urgently begged councilmen to ar
range to spend some evening at any
home near the dump SO that they
could realize what the people in that
locality had to put up with. They
were told that several landlords had
found it impossible to secure tenants
for houses situated near the dump,
that property values had been reduc-
ed, that people had been made i'll and
their household effects ruined by re-
fuse blown from the dump. Council
men were discouraged in accepting the
invitation extended them when in
formed that one of their members,
Joseph Waterman, had recently call
ca on a family living near the dump
and had been sent home violently i'll.
Doubt Value Reduction.
There are some members Of council
who, while willing to believe the dump
is as great nuisance as it is repre-
scented to be, are doubling the allega-
ton that the dump has lowered prop
erty values in that locality. Chair
man Waidele said last evening that
the property so far inspected by his
committee with the view of having
the city purchase it has been valued
at $4,000 while its assessed valua-
ton was only $4,000. Only two prop
critics have not yet been priced, one
owned by the M. Rumely company,
which has delayed Communicating
with the committee, and the other
owned by Richmond man, who,
Waidele said, would not give the
committee civil answer
Edgar Tiff, speaking for the West
Richmond delegation at council last
night. made an insistant demand for
relief from the dump nuisance. He
told of the hardships 1t worked upon
those living near the dump and then
charged that for years West Rich.
mond had been Disseminated against
in favor of other sections of the city.
He cited as a late instance of this
contention the action of council and
administration dropping contemplated
action to force the street car COM
pany to place conductors on West
Richmond and Fairview cars when the
company agreed to extend its South
Eighth street line into Beallview and
construct spur into Morton park.
Tiff described this as "sell out to
the street car company"
Neglect West Side.
Earlier in the evening Councilman
Waidele had charged discrimination
against the west side. He said that
streets west Of the river were being
absolutely neglected and that all the
streets west of the river were being
absolutely neglected and that all the
street improvement work was confin.
ed to sections east of the river. There
is South Thirteenth street being re-
made now although 1t was in pretty
fair shape" he shouted. "On the other
hand there Is Southwest Third street
which hasn't had a load of crushed
stone or gravel placed on it since 1t
was constructed, over twenty years
ago. A real estate man has also been
allowed to place huge sign across
West Main street at its western term
mus and he Is now plowing up a street
west of that sign without any author
ity. 1t seems like any out of town
man can get away with anything he
attempts in this city. would not be
surprised II that sign some night was
coaloiled and burned"
Considerably peeved by the charges
of discrimination" Mayor Robbins
arose and reminded council that miles
and miles of bad streets was his ad.
ministration's legacy from the last
Zimmerman administration. 1--WE
have had about four months to do
street repair work but there are some
people who believe that every street
In town should now be in perfect re-
pair" he said. I'VE are pushing our
street repair work as rapidly as pos
sible and the West Richmond streets
will receive the same degree Of atten-