Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-16
MUNICIPAL COAL
YARD PROPOSED
AT City Council Meeting and
Question Will Be Pushed
Ready For White Way


The adjourned session Of the
Richmond City Council covered a
lot of business in its deliberations
Friday night, after passage of ar
ordinance and resolution with re-
spect to work on the new sewers
and streets. An important inno-
yation, which was given its initia
consideration, was the suggestion
that the city open a municipal
coal yard 1t is understood thai
the proposition is to buy coal al
the mines, in car loads and bring
it here and sell it to consumers
at actual cost. The statement
was made that run of mine coal
can be laid down here in Rich
mond at about $3.85 a ton. Coun-
Gilman Terrill's motion that the
Mayor appoint committee to
consider the matter and report
back was unanimously adopted
and the committee was named
composed of Councilmen Terrill
and Golden.
Councilman Golden and ONei
brought up the question of re-
duction of the street carnival Ii.
censes again The latter's or.
dinance to reduce the license fee
on carnivals from $lOO to SIS pei
day was defeated by a vote of
to 2. Those voting against il
were Councilmen Terrill, Altman
and Mershon, while Councilmer
Golden and O'Neil supported it.
Councilman O'Neil told of sug-
gestions that the Red Cross ant
the city combine in payment Of
the salary of a community nurse
for Richmond. He told of the
valuable work which one could dc
in co-ordinating the charitable
enterprises of the city, especially
during the coming winter. He
suggested the salary would be
about 800. Councilman Golden
opposed the suggestion on the
ground that sufficiently satisfac-
tory results could not be obtained
to justify the expense. Mayor
Evans spoke strongly in favor OF
the proposition, and told of the
good work that Miss Eva Rob-
erts, acting in a similar capacity,
had done last winter. 1t was de-
cided to take the matter up again
at the regular meeting in Sep
tember.
Representing the Kentucky
Utilities Company, Judge ]. J.
Greenleaf discussed with the
Council the proposed White Way,
which it is planned to install just
before the new streets are laid.
The Council agreed to enter into
an arrangement as proposed and
accepted by the business men of
the town and the Kentucky Util-
tiles Company, just before the
war broke out, and which was de-
ferred by hostilities. This ar
rangement is in effect that the
business men provide the stand
ards or iron posts for the lights,
that the Kentucky Utilities Co.
provide the wiring and do the
work, and the city pay any in
creased cost for electricity occa-
stoned by the new system of
street lighting in the business
portion of town. Councilmen
Mershon and Altman were named
as special committee to take up
the matter with the business men
at once. 1t was suggested that
light be placed on each street cor
ner and one in the middle of each
block on Main street from Collins
to Lancaster avenue.
Col. S. F. Crecelius, who has
the street and sewer work in
charge, says that plans for max
ing this greatly desired improve
ment must be pushed for the city
will soon be in shape to do some
thing tangible on the street work.
Several business men have offer
ed to contribute standards or
posts for light, while it is not
believed that there will be the
slightest trouble in making up all
the funds required to purchase all
that may be needed.
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