The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-13
Mayors Cabinet Compares
Notes and Learns of Sale of
Tickets at 7H Cents by
Dairymen.
STREET LAMPS POOR
Superintendent Kleinknecht
Says Old Lights Worn Out
Will Stay Until New Sys-
TEN is Ready.

The effort of the dairymen to boost
the milk price in Richmond from
Z II cents a quart to 1-3 cents has
met it's Waterloo.
At least that was the information
obtained last evening at the meeting
of the mayors official family. Mayor
Robbins brought up the milk question
for discussion by stating that when
his wife recently purchased SO cents
worth of milk tickets, she received
two less than formerly, but three days
later the dairyman gave her two more
tickets. He wanted to know if he had
been the recipient of special favor
Several city officials reported that
various dairymen had returned to the
old price, and some of these dairymen
were then communicated with over the
telephone. AS a result of this investi-
cation the city officials reached the
conclusion that not more than two or
three milk dealers were now charging
the new rate. The cause assigned for
fact that the public would not stand
for this additional tilt to the high cost
Of living.
Lights Wear Out.
Superintendent Kleinknecht Of the
city plant said a number of street
lights were now giving little or no SER
vice because they were practically
worn out, but he said this condition
would have to be tolerated until the
new lighting system was installed. A
contract for new transformer house
will be let Thursday, and this build
ing will be completed about the first
of next month, and it is hoped that
all A. Is~l,
stalled and in service by New Years
day.
The following is the report for the
city light plant for the month of Sep
tember:
Income Account-Operating reve-
nue., $9,361.21; non operating revenue,
$7S.24; total $9,439.45.
Disbursements-Op expenses,
$3,757.26; building and equipment, ST.
98756; total $7,86944 Gncluding bills
filed in August and paid in Septem-
ber).
Balance in general fund, September
80, $19,745.69.
Balance in sinking fund, $S.15o.23
cash.
City Engineer.
City Engineer Charles reported work
still in progress on the Morton park
sewer system, on streets and side
walks in Reeveston and on South Nine
teenth street.
Fire Department
Salaries for the fire department last
month were $1,S55; miscellaneous ex-
penses, $S6.24; feed $2O3.78. Fire loss
during the month, $35.
Police Department.
Seventy-three arrests for last month
were reported. There were eighty
three patrol calls and four ambulance
calls The federal government paid
the department $44 for the arrest Of
an army deserter.
Parks Department.
Superintendent Ford reIOrted all
parks prepared for winter and the
, animals in the Glen ZOO housed in their
winter quarters. The expenses of the
department last month were $72311.
Health Department.
| Vital statistics for September:
Births, As; deaths "a.
Contagious Diseases. Scarlet fever,
4; typhoid. s; diphtheria, 7. measles. l..
Sanitary Officers Activities-Houses
carded for contagion, -; house fumi-
gated. Z; vaults ordered cleaned. s.
Dairy Inspectors Activities--Visits
to dairies, 50; groceries and meat
markets inspected. 81; hotels, bak-
cries, restaurants and ice cream fac
tories inspected, %; stock yards visit
ed. a. Four samples Of we'll water were
tested, and six professional calls made.
Meat Inspectors Activities-Cattle
killed and passed, 173; calves killed
and passed, 33; hogs killed and passed
40; lambs killed and passed, 3S; to-
tai number of animals killed, 354.
Several parts Of carcasses condemned.
rematory-Garbage consumed, 705
yards; animals burned, A. Expenses,
S442