The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-14

Of Building Inspector Hodgin. His re-
port follows:
For Misunderstanding permits, 80.
total cost, 1873, fees, $3.50. Wir-
ing permits, 4S, fees, $1,000. Heating
permits, 3, fees, $3.50. Total fees $120.
Inspections-Buildin IS, wiring a.,
heating 4, others %. Total SO. One
bar. one wall and one wall and stairs
ordered taken down.
Fires 6, loss to buildings, $3.50.
Fire Chiefs Report.
Fire Chief Ed Miller reported 13
alarms last month and the payroll ex-
penses of his department.
Meat Inspection.
Inspector Pittman reported his
March work as follows:
Inspections-Cat 1853, one con-
demned; calves 70, one condemned;
hogs, PIG, one condemned; sheep g..
Parts of several carcasses condemned.
Total inspections, 443.
Report Of Police.
President Eversman of the police
board in his report asserted that the
purchase of an automobile for the de-
partment had greatly increased its eff
f1ciency. He reported IS automobile
calls and five ambulance calls. The
machine, in answering these calls, has
travelled 81 miles, AZ on election day.
Sanitary Officer.
Sanitary Officer Mashmeyer report
ed Is houses placarded because of
contagion; Is houses fumigated and
one patient sent to the detention hos
pital.
Park Superintendent.
Do vi ri,,fa oI
| conditions at Glen Miller and other
tory condition and that he and his as
sistants were busily engaged getting
the parks in readiness for the open
ing of the season.
Street Department.
Street Commissioner Knollenberg
reported his March payroll, s1,365.S0
and miscellaneous expenditures $3.50.
There were 1882 loads of ashes haul
ed last month at cost Of S779.40, or
an average cost. exclusive of helpers,
of 45 cents per load.
Marketmaster and Weight Inspector
Mckinley reported the opening Of the
central market and the whitewashing
Of the market house. He condemned
eight scales last month.
Crematory Report.
Crematory Superintendent Bessel
man reported 263 yards of wet gar
bage. 106 yards of dry garbage and 81
animals consumed and a payroll of
1901.
Dairy Inspection.
Dairy Inspector Flock reported the
following inspections: Meat markets,
"a, groceries SO, ice cream places 10,
diaries So, slaughter houses U, restaur-
ants s. Sixteen samples of milk were
tested and all were found to be salts
| factory.
Board Of Works.
President Bavis of the board of
! works reported all departments work
ing in close harmony and each trying
to excel all former records. He sug-
| gested that each department chief
| practice close economy and keep in
touch with the amounts available for
their departments month by month
| He said complaints were quite numer-
Gus on the minimum charges Of the
new joint electrical rates, alleging
that these complaints were greatly ex,
aggerated for the most part but would
be investigated.
/ Municipal Plant.
/ The March report of the municipal
plant. submitted by Manager Klein.
knecht, follows:
General Income.
! Street lighting.. =. =. .. IS 918.67
/ Public buildings. :. =. 51O3
Commercial light (flat) 80. 1925
Commercial light (meter) >. S,O42 q
! Commercial power (meter). 1920. rs
| Current sold l.. H. & P..... 1928
Non operating revenue. ... 3O.75
! Total. =. :. .. =. :. ..$11 ,34O.S9
! Total disbursem ents. includ-
/ ing payment to sinking fund $11,57O Os
General fund, March 81. 1898 20
Sinking fund, March 31.... 1855 9S
Actual cash receipts ..... 11.34C 80
! Operating expenses .... 9,740. O3
Excess OF receipts .....$ 1900 SO