The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
,JOHANN|NG REFUSES
TO MAKE PAYMENT
FOR STREET O|L|NG
Declares in Communication
to Board That Oil Proved
Damage Instead of Benefit
to Him.

In a communication to Treasurer
Chamness, which was submitted to
the board today, II. H. Johanning re-
fused to make payment of $1.S6 as a
street oiling assessment. He said he
demonstrated against the oiling being
placed on the street in front of his
home and that he considered the &C
ton taken against his protest dam
age rather than benefit.
The board called attention to the
fact that such an assessment Is lien
against the property. the same as de-
linuuent taxes. and that if Johanning
refused to make payment it was up to
the treasurer to proceed against him
In the usual manner
"The majority of the benefited prop
erty owners petitioned for the i'm
provement and Mr.. JOhanning should
bow to the will of the majority Pres
ident Bavis declared.
Asks SIS Damages.
II. NJ Kramer submitted a bill of
SIS for medical treatment for his
ago whd VA wagon belonging to the
city light plant collided with an cleo
trio machine driven by Mrs. Richard
Sedgwick, in which Mrs. Kramer was
passenger He said if the city
would pay this bill he would be salts
fled Superintendent Kleinknecht OF
the plant, advised against paying the
bill He said the electric collided
with the wagon while it was respond
ing to trouble" call. He called at
tentiOn to the fact that the Sedgwicks
had filed a claim against the city for
damage done to the machine and il
the city paid Mrs. kramer's claim ii
would be a recognition of the city
liability. The board postponed action
on the matter.
The Bethard Auto agency offered tt
sell to the city the chassis of Ford
car for $425 if the city would pay tt
the agency half the prospective rebate
of $50 which the Ford company agrees
TO make if 100000 cars are sold by Au
gust !. The Meyers Carriage works
offered to make special bed for the
machine, to be used by the engineer
ing department, for $50 and would al
low $50 for the wagon now used by
the department.. This was taken un
der advisement.
City Attorney Bond said he had re
ceived a letter from the secretary o
Senator Kern, informing him that h.
tl'i Iiot hlp" "lttliSI tll' Sof'iiiiiiVii
would agree to pay an assessment TO
paving North Ninth street in front o
the federal building.
In the letter Mr.. Bond was infOrme'
that the government did not make ;
practice of paying such assessment
but said the senator would see wha
he could do in this matter.
Mr.. McMinn of the board, said tina
when the installation of the new stree
lighting system is completed, Their,
will be for the first time lamp a
every intersection between North ant
South + streets. There are still s.
lamps to be placed where lights hav,
formerly not been located. Today
petition for a street light at the corne
of South West d street and Colleg
avenue was petitioned for.
a petition was received for cemen
curbs, cutters and walks on William
street from Boyer street to Mort
West Second street.
Sick Two Years With Indigestion.
TWO years ago | was greatly ben
fitted through using two or thre
bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets
writes Mrs. S. a. Keller, Elida, Ohi'
before taking them ! was sick &c
two years with Indigestion Sold b