The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-08
Mayor Flashes High Cost of
Running City When Stein.
brink Proposes Erecting
Rest Rooms.
PAVING COMES UP
Burdsa]l Starts Discussion
Over North Ninth Street
Acknowledgement Sug-
gests Town Meetings.

A resolution ordering the board Of
public works to install rest rooms for
men and women at or near the corner
OF Eighth and Main streets was intro
duced in council last evening by Coun-
Gilman Steinbrink, and 1t provoked
quite discussion. although all the
councilmen agreed that such institu-
tions were needed in a city the size Of
Richmond
Mayor Robbins flashed the high
cost-ofrunning-a-city warning and con-
cluded by informing council that such
a resolution should not be adopted
without mature consideration. He said
1t was one which required much
referred to the committee on public
welfare.
Cite Dickinson Plan.
1t was pointed out that the Dickin-
son Trust company proposes to es-
tablish public rest rooms for both men
and women in its new building at the
corner Of Eighth and Main streets,
a.
after banking hours an arrangement
might be made whereby the city could
have charge of them after the bank
closed
Councilman Burdsall touched upon a
topic which somewhat nettled the ma
yor. street paving. He wanted to know
II the board intended to take no action
on the petition for paving North Ninth
street. because the city might have
10 pay the cost of the improvement
in front Of the federal building Burd-
sail said that North Ninth street,
one OF the city'S principal thorough
fares, was in terrible condition and
should be paved it's entire length
"Oh, that's newspaper talk" replied
Mayor Robbins, tartly. "The petition
has merely been under advisement
Playing politics or something. maybe
They pat you on the back and say
you are all right, you know"
Other councimen then expressed
the opinion that North Ninth street
stood badly in need of permanent i'm
prOVement.
Suggests Town Meeting.
Councilman Waterman APOLOGIZE
Cally remarked that he understood the
mayors advisory board had not been a
tOIlpIete success, anu ne OlIeFeu Iilf
suggestion that in the future sort of
town meeting be held, the first Monday
night each month. when the city Of
ficers and representatives Of the va.
riOus civic organizations should meet
with the COunCilmen.
This did not make a hit, principally
because it was thought such sessions
would be entirely too long. nor did the
suggestion of having councilmen at
tend the meeting of the mayors Cabi-
the second Monday each month, make
an appeal I'VE don't get no money
for attending such meetings." remark
ed one of the city dads
a resolution was finally adopted re
curing every head Of city depart
ment to attend each council meeting
Charles Get Auto.
Council approved of the plan of hav
ing the city engineer purchase an au
tomobie for his department with the
money he had saved from this years
appropriation. $500, and an ordinance
transferring the fund for the purchase
Of a machine was passed. The chassis
Of small car will be purchased ant
special bed place on it. A resolution
was also passed authorizing the city
engineer to attend the good roads con
Waterman recommended an ordi
nance requiring all horses standing or
the street in winter be kept blanket ed
but was informed that state law gov
crned this matter. so it was referred t
the police department.
A resolution expressing cOuncilt
sorrow over the death of the late Dor
cas- c. Gem. former street commits
sioner. who was declared to have beer
most efficient and faithful public of
fcer. was passed, and will be sent t
the Gem family.
Councilman Stenhrink wanted t,
know if the street roller had broker
down. He said after South F stree
had been all torn Un and altered int,
ditch the street roller disappeared
and had not been seen since II VII
be located and nut back on the Soutl
+ street job again
Councilman Waidele complane'
that many Of the crosswalks in tn
city are in horrible condition.