The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-03
Councilman White Proposes
Temporary Loan to Pro-
vide for Repairs and Give
Men Aid.
POLICE SAVE WATER
To Receive Keys of FOun-
tains So They May Shut
Off Flow at Night-Funds
Transferred.

The cry or the cltyS JOOleSS Tor
work was echoed in the city council
chamber last night when Councilman
White of the Second ward advocated
that the city negotiate temporary
loan for the purpose Of building and
repairing streets and other municipal
improvements
God knows the men need the work,
and that the city needs its streets i'm
proved" exclaimed Mr.. White.
No comment was made on Mr..
Whites suggestion by the councilmen
and other city officials present, but it
is known that for two weeks some plan
to provide municipal employment for
men out of work has been under con-
sideration by city officials. At the
present time the officials are not pre-
pared to discuss this matter.
Follows Charity Report.
Mr.. White was prompted to call this
matter to the attention of council be-
cause of the report made yesterday by
Charity Secretary Melpolder that ,18O
men formerly employed in local fac
tories were now idle.
The ordinance committee last night
reported an ordinance providing for
IS monthly increase for all members
of the fire department except the
chief. The committee had been in
structed to prepare an ordinance which
would provide a IS month increase
for fire captain only, they now receiving
the same salary as their subordinates,
SO the ordinance which was drafted
did not meet with councils favor, and
It was returned to the committee.
Council does not believe the city can
afford to increase the salaries of all
members of the fire department. Next
years budget contains an appropria-
tion for increasing the company cap
tains' salaries.
An ordinance providing that all side
walks must be kept clean and retain
ing walls be erected alongside elevated
walks If there is danger of dirt sliding
down upon them, passed it's second
reading.
Plan to Save Water.
Waterman suggested that keys to
water fountains be given to police Of
ficers. SO they could be shut off each
night at a certain hour and turned
on again before the night officers went
Off duty He thought the plan wiuld
save the city considerable on it's water
bills Steet Commissioner Knollenberg
says he has the keys and can turn
them over at any time.
A resolution by Steinbrink that the
city clerk prepare for each council
man copy of an ordinance before it
be brought up for second reading was
defeated, because the other council
men took pity on the city clerk.
When an ordinance was introduced
to transfer money neld in a reserve
fund pending a decision as to whether
the city should pay for the police flash
light signal system the first three
months it was used, so that this money
could be used for other purposes, it
was remembered that the council COM
mittee which had been appointed nine
months ago to investigate the pay
ment of this bill had never made re-
port. 1t was decided to take no action
on the transfer ordinance until the
committee reported, and it was in
structed to hand in its report at the
next meeting.
Register Complaints.
An ordinance appropriating an addi-
tional $4,000 of the city plants funds
to it's building and equipment account
was passed under suspension of rules.
The following Complaints were re-
ceived
Carter and Howells called attention
to the bad condition of North Twelfth
street north of the railroad, and re-
quested temporary relief; also to needs
of crosswalks at North Twelfth and
II streets: also to bad condition Of
sewer at North Twelfth and II streets.
Steinbrink called attention to the
bad condition of South f street and
requested that it be picked and rolled.
Waterman again called attention
to South Sixth street, south of street,
and requested the same to be scarified
for the winter.
Waterman again called attention
continually washing onto South Fifth
street at the railroad bridge: also to
paper blowing around on the street at
this point.
Wilkins called attention to mud
washing onto sidewalks at the viaduct
of p, c., &. & St. l.. Railway com
pany on Sheridan street and North
West Second street: also to bad CON
dition of Sheridan street at first alley
north and south Of state street, caused
by the sewers in the alleys.
Williams. called attention to the
bad condition Of North Tenth street,
caused by cross bitches of the Gas
company.