The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
POLITICS
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| vote in favor of the s1S0,000 appropria
ton for the new slanting structure,
Mr.. Bockhoff is reported to have told
the commissioners.
The votes of Mr.. Bockhoff and Jesse
Druley killed the appropriations for
both the Main street and South G
street bridges when they came before
the council this week.
One Follower Needed.
Gus Hoelscher, county attorney, in
formed the commissioners today that
if these two men defeat the appropria-
tons in emergency sessions, 1t will be
necessary for them to secure one fol
lower.
A. G, Lindemuth who was active all
through the summer as an advocate
of a level bridge today declined to
indicate what course the level Main
street bridge advocates will take now
since the appropriation for a slanting
bridge has been turned down.
In the fall election two commission.
ers will be elected.
William Cheesman is a candidate on
the Republican ticket for reelection
There are two candidates for the place
on the board which will be left by
Doddridge.
Support Is Promised.
Although he has made no open state.
ments to the effect, it is reported that
another candidate who will run
against Mr.. Cheesman is level
bridge man. 1t is also understood
that the level bridge advocates have
visited both the leading candidates for
Doddridge's post with the understand
ing that the man in favor of a level
bridge will receive the support of
the faction
Apparently level bridge advocates
are merely postponing the appropria.
tons for the Main Street bridge until
the change in officials has been made
Definite action by the county COM
missioners on the Main street bridge
proposition was postponed all summer
because of various moves which the
level bridge advocates made.
When the county council met this
week, the level bridge advocates ap-
peared before the members and ask
ed them not to appropriate for the
bridge until an expert had been
brought here to investigate the situa-
ton. Had this petition been granted,
1t would have been several weeks be-
fore the appropriation could have
been brought before the county coun-
Gil again. 1t is only eight weeks until
the election.
Advocates Level Bridge
Mr.. CheeSman does not accuse Mr..
Bockhoff of being in league with the
level bridge advocates in this propo-
sition. However, Mr. Bockhoff is a
level bridge advocate.
If Druley and Bockhoff voted
against the appropriation because
they had conscientious objections to
it. which from appearances they did, l
honor them for it," said Chesman.
Deputy Surveyor Horton said today
that if it is the game of the level
bridge advocates to postpone the
passage of the Main street bridge ap-
preparation until after the election,
they have difficult proposition on
their hands for the commissioners
cannot be delayed very long from call
ing for. the special session.
Little was said about the South G.
street bridge today. 1t is the general
supposition of the commissioners that
as soon as the Main street bridge
situation is settled, the South Side
bridge will care for itself.
The county commissioners have an
nounced that they will not vote in
favor of asking for the repair of the
present structure. County Attorney
Hoelscher has informed them that the
interurban company cannot be pre-
vented from running its cars across
it and the bridge cannot be repaired
strong enough for this.