The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-28
Mass Meeting in Open Air
Favors Erection of New
Span Without Steep In
cline.
CAUTION is URGED
Citizens Want Relief Struct-
ure Until County Can
Build Permanent Bridge
Worthy of Old Trail.

A permanent bridge built on the
level, the immediate construction Of d
temporary bridge with reasonable de-
lay before any action should be taken
by the county officials in building a
new bridge, was the sentiment Of a
gathering Of 1,5O0 at the first mass
meeting held in the city in the inter
ests of the condemned Main street
bridge. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Old Trails asso-
citation OF Wayne county at the west
end of the bridge.
Resolutions were passed by unani-
nous vote. Each speaker, however,
had some new idea on how the bridge
should be constructed, but all insisted
that the county officials consider we'll
each step. The new bridge. if built,
should be made permanent structure,
and in order to insure this, no hasty
action should be taken. This idea was
: given the unanimous assent of the
meeting
Construct on Level.
The following suggestions we're
made by the speakers prior to read
ing the resolutions:
Timothy Nicholson-I believe that
bridge can be repaired provided inter
urbans are kept off. A temporary
bridge should be built Immediately,
which should be made permanent for
two or three years. provided new
bridge has to be built When the new
bridge Is built, interurban cars should
be required to stay off Of 1t. When
built the new bridge should be on the
level
Dr. I. S. Harold. president of the
Old Trails association-The new
bridge should be built on the level
Temporary bridge should berhuilt i'm
med.ately, but commissioners should
delay action on new bridge until they
see what the taxpayers want. The
new bridge should be made bridge
for the state as we'll as for the city
and county.
Prof. D. w. Dennis-The bridge
should be made half as long. No one
should be interested in it as lob"
but only for the sake of the city. Com
missioners should delay action until
they find out what people want. The
Temporary bridge should be built i'm
mediately The new bridge should be
on the level Should be paid for by
long time bonds.
Wants Concrete Span.
J. II. Blose, secretary of Centerville
Commercial club-A concrete. perma-
nent structure should be built.
Richard Sedgwick. chairman of the
Commercial club good roads commit
tee-Bridge should be built as long as
: present structure. with fill on east
bank, constructed on the level
President r. l.. Kelly. Earlham col
1ege-A temporary structure should be
built Immediately but delay should
mark the action Of the commissioners
in dealing with new structure at Main
street. New bridge should be built on
level. Long time bonds should be is-
sued for payment.
be no hurry in building a new bridge.
1t should serve two purposes-utility
and ornamentation.
Prior to the speaking. fireworks
display was given from the Main
street bridge, which helped to draw
the crowd
A 12-piece band led the procession
across the river.
1--WE believe that the people who
pay for the bridge, have a right to say
how 1t should be built" said Dr. I. s.
Harold. president Of the Old Trails
association, who presided 1T should
be safety first, always. and we are here
to commend the county and city Off,
cials for the action that has been TAX
en- up to date and merely to help in
advising them for future action.
Built for County.
1T was wise for the county council
to appropriate $4,000 for a temporary
bridge for that must be the only solu-
tion that can be made at present. Even
~ the old bridge can be repaired Il
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