The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-05
COUNCILMEN FAVOR
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bond issue would have chilled it to It's
marrow, because hitherto it has been
regarded bad politics to trifle with a
bond issue bugabOo, no matter how
imperative the need for the raising of
funds to provide improvements.
Mayor Misses Judgment.
But the mayor misinterpreted cOun-
ellis attitude on the question raised
by the board last night. Council frank
ly admitted that a situation existed
which Justified the busineSs-like sug-
gestions advanced by the board, took
the bull by the horns and informed
the board that it was ready to get
busy on this matter without further
delay.
In fact, one councilman, Mr.. O'Neal.
was so impressed with the arguments
advanced by the board that he intro
duced a resolution that the board at
the next council meeting should intro
duce resolution for the authorization
of a bond issue OF between S125,000
and $150,00o, but he finally withdrew
this resolution when other cOuncilmen
suggested that there was no necessity
OF acting SO hastily on the matter. Mr.
Steinbrinks resolution for a Joint
meeting of council and the board to
discuss the floating of bond issue
was then passed.
Councilman Williams was the first
to express his approval of the boards
suggestion that the city was badly in
need Of more paved streets and better
sewers. THE board is right in this
tfor cojI
think when some definite plan Of ac-
tiOn IS mapped out council will prompt
ly approve it. Council has ALWAYS
stood for permanent improvements of
Il practical nature. even when they
had to be forced upon effected prop
erty owners"
City Needs improvements.
II have gone over the suggestions
made by the board very carefully"
said Mr.. Burdsall the next speaker
land I have found them timely and
practical. I differ somewhat with the
board in what it regards as some of
the most important improvements
needed. but all the improvements sug-
gested by the board are needed. | be-
lieve, for instance. that it would be
necessary to pave North A street ONLY
from Seventh to Tenth instead of from
Seventh to Sixteenth and I think it
would be more important to pave
North Fifth street than North Six
teenth, think the streets in the bust
ness districts Of the city should be the
first to be permanently improved
Such action would provide an incent-
i've for better buildings, it would i'm
prove sanitation and, everyone knows.
paved streets are far more economical
than macadam streets.
eff we had started earlier on some
systematic plan for providing neces-
sary permanent improvements we
would not be facing the situation
which now confronts us. that of pro-
viding a lot Of improvements that
should have been constructed years
ago.
Sewer System Inadequate.
"A better sewer system. as the
board says. is as badly needed as the
permanent improving of a number of
streets. Our sewers were not built
to meet future requirements. The ma
1ority of them are not only too small
but were not placed deep enough.
Shallow Easements are the rule now
because the sewers are not deem
enough. ] hope that within a year pro.
vision will have been made for the
big majority Of needed improve.
ments"
Mr. O'Neal reviewed the existing sit.
uatfon and said the city by floating a
$150,0o0 bond issue. which he advised
would be safely within its constitution
al bonded Indebtedness limit, which Is
a little over 100000. "The only wav
for us to get anywhere is to float
bonds" he concluded.
MI White. the "fireman's friend"
IN high good humor because he
knew council was to authorize a S. a
month increase for the fire fighters