The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-24
Property Owners File Re-
monstrances Against Pro-
posed Improvements of
North A and Ninth.
HEARING TO BEGIN
Works Board Will Refer
Paving Program to Coun-
Gil for Final Action Be-
cause of Strong Opposition

The first real battle as a result of
the effort the board Of public works
and city council have decided to make
to put through program calling for
paving Of fifty-five blocks in various
parts of the city, this year. is sched-
uled tomorrow at the city building.
Hearings will be given tomorrow on
the resolutions for the paving of Ninth
street, from South A to North E, the
paving of North A from Fifth street to
Sixteenth street, from Main street to
North F. street.
Set Additional Hearings.
Thursday, March 4, hearing on the
resolutions for the paving of Fifth
street from South A to North A, the
paving Of Fort Wayne avenue from
North A to North D, the paving Of
Sixth street from South A to North D
and the paving Of South Seventh from
Main to South A are scheduled. Later
hearings will be given on the resolu.
tions for the paving of streets in the
Reeveston addition and South A street
from Fourth street to Sixteenth street
A big crowd Of demonstrators who
are resident property owners on North
Ninth street, North A street and North
Sixteenth street, are expected to .ap-
pear before the board tomorrow. The
board is prepared to hold It's session
in the council room if necessary.
Practically all the resident property
owners on North Ninth street, between
North A and North E streets, have
signed remonstrance, as have nearly
all the resident property owners on
North A street. On North Sixteenth
street all but one resident property
owner have demonstrated.
Board Loses Authority.
The board members realize that the
proposed Improvements for these three
streets have been successfully remon-
strated out of their jurisdiction but
after hearing the arguments Of the
various demonstrators the remon.
strances will be referred to the city
engineer to determine whether the
various signers are qualified under the
law to demonstrate.
1t is not believed the engineer will
find enough unqualified demonstrators
to effect any of the three remon.
strances, but it is quite probable
the board will take advantage of its
authority to refer the resolutions for
the improvement of Ninth street and
North A street to council for final de,
cision 1t is understood the board will
rescind its resolution for the improve
ment of North Sixteenth street, be.
cause property owners on that street
are to be put at heavy expense this
year for cement curbs, cutters and
sidewalks.
Council Pushes Program.
Council has indicated that it is even
more anxious than the board Of public
works to put through the street paving
program this year and it is believed
that it will order the paving of Ninth
street and North A street in spite OF
the impressive remonstrances filed
against these improvements.
1t is quite probable that the resolu
tions for other permanent street i'm
provements which will be given hear
ings later on will also be demonstrated
out of the jurisdiction of the board
with the exception of the resolution
for the paving of streets in the Reeves
ton addition.