The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-18
COUNTY APPROVES
PLANS To SELECT
SITE FOR BRIDGE
Commissioners Adopt Reso-
luton for Investigation by
Advisory Committee From
Interested Civic Bodies.

A plan which is expected to result
in an amicable settlement Of the south
side bridge controversy was adopted
by the county commissioners at a spe-
cial bridge session today.
A number of representatives of the
West Side, South West Richmond and
South Side Improvement associations
and others, privately interested in the
immediated construction of the bridge,
were present.
Calls for Committee.
The plan is along lines suggested to
the South West Richmond Improve
ment association at It's last meeting,
and was presented in the form of a
resolution by Will Kelley, association
attorney.
The resolution was received and
adopted by the commissioners. The
text expresses the willingness of the
South West Richmond improvement
association to abide by the decision of
the county commissioners in their
choice of location and suggests the
appointment of an advisory committee
composed of representatives of the
South Side, South West Richmond,
and the West Richmond Improvement
associations and the Commercial club,
with Auditor Bowman as the fifth
member. This committee is to study
the bridge location and give its re-
port as advice to the commissioners.
AS a consulting staff Of engineers
the appointment Of City Engineer
Charles, County Bridge Engineer John
w. Miller and County Surveyor Pea
cock was advised. The three engi
neers will draw up surveys, plans
and estimates of the cost of bridges
at South E street and G street.
Through Mr.. Kelley the three or
ganizations which are most vitally in
terested, the South Side Improvement
association, Southwest Richmond I'm
provement association and the West
Side Improvement association, agreed
that they would not demand any
special location from the commission
ers.
The commissioners also received
and placed on file the petition pre-
viously circulated by the Southwest
Richmond association which asked fol
the location of the bridge at South T
street.
by William H. Kelley. r. G. Leeds
Richard Sedgwick.
I'VE do not want to be unreason
able but we want our objection against
e street to stand" said Mr.. Blickwede
representing the south side.
I'VE object to the railroad crossing
We specified in our first petition years
ago that the bridge should be made
south of f street and that is all we
ask II it had not been for our work
and our mass meetings and petitions
there would not be eleven cents in a
bridge fund today
Hans koll reiterated what was said
by Mr.. Blickwedel. I'VE have the pub
lie welfare at heart and we will be
where the commissioners feel will
serve the interests of the most citi
zens," Mr.. Kohl said, but we believe
E street will not satisfy"
R. G. Leeds asked that the advisory
committee when it Is appointed and
the consulting staff of engineers be
asked Immediately to ascertain the
difference in the costs OF the bridges
and the costs of approaches at each
site considered in order to get down
to a practical working basis without
guessing at figures.
The association will be notified to-
morrow of the plan and they will be
asked to furnish their representative
to the advisory committee. A date for
the first meeting will not be set until
the personel Of the committee is de.
termined