The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-19
CAN'T keep PIC,
COUNCIL DECIDES;
TALKS OF H. C. |.
Mayor Appoints Committee
to Investigate - Wordy
Conflict Over Measures.

Members Of the city council refused
to consider a petition which Mayor
w. w. Zimmerman presented to them,
at the regular meeting Monday night,
and which was signed by more than
100 persons living in the outskirts of
the city, who asked that an ordinance
be made permitting citizens to keep
pigs, inside the city limits, in order
to reduce the high cost OF living. The
mayor appointed a committee to in.
vestigate the food situation.
Il was in favor Of this measure
when 1t was up for consideration be.
fore and am still in favor Of it," said
Councilman White.
Many Not In Favor.
Councilman Won Pein said that he
would not be in favor of considering
the matter again.
Conditions are not as bad now as
they were when the matter was last
discussed. as pay has gone up con-
siderably."
Councilman Williams gained the ap.
proval OF many when he said that the
only way to bring down the price Of
pork was to quit eating it.
L am not in favor Of keeping pigs
in the city," said Councilman Ford,
but do think that any ordinance We
may have which prohibits the peddling
OF foodstuffs in the city should be re-
pealed by this council tonight"
Comptroller Bescher showed that a
license Is not necessary for peddling
foodstuffs.
Ford declared that he was in favor
OF repeating the part Of the ordinance
which required persons selling pro-
duce from cars to pay license fee Of
So day. No action was taken oD
this.
"My Practice Comes First"
Mayor Zimmerman reported that q
committee of women had come to him
requesting that he get a carload OF
government food in the city. He said
he refused to be responsible for a
car of the food and If the car were
brought here he would not sell grocer
les but would resign the Mayors posi-
ton, as his practice came first when
time was considered.
Councilman Stegman suggested
the parcel post plan for getting the
food. but the Mayor said that the
women objected, as the postage on the
| food would make it cost as much as IL
| 1t were bought at the groceries.
| The mayor was under the impress
sion that nothing but canned meats
could be obtained
Short Weights Discussed.
Short weights Of ice scales was
brought up by Councilman Waterman
who said that scales were off one and
sometimes two pounds and that the
icemen are careless in weighing ice.
w. A. Hunt, inspector of weights and
measures was present and said that he
would be willing to prosecute anyone
against whom an affidavit was filed He
declared that the only way to keep
the ice scales in working order would
be to collect them each year and re-
quire that new ones be bought. Short
weight in coal was included in the dis
cussion.
The mayor appointed a committee
composed of Councilmen Ford, Walter
man, and Schneider. and City Attorney
Byram Robbins, to investigate the food
situation here and determine whether
there is any profiteering going on.
Reports Are Read.
Reports OF dairy inspectors, weights
and measures inspector. and Reid
Memorial hospital were read. The
ordinance for the improvement Of
Fourth and Fort Wayne Avenue was
passed on second reading and the
ordinance making a reappropriation OF
$4,000 for the purchase Of the city
gravel pit was passed on third reading.
recommendation from the Board
of Public Works that new traffic rules
be drawn up by the ordinance commit
tee giving east and west streets right
of way, was referred to the ordinance
committee.
The next meeting of council Will be
held Tuesday, September 2, as Septem-
Der is Labor Day.