Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-10
CITY ACCEPTS
final Street units
Council Passes Last Ordinances
Upon Improvements-Cre-
celius Commended

Final councilmanic action upon ac-
ceptance of Richmond's splendid new
asphalt paved streets was taken at a
meeting of the City Fathers Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. Ordinances
were passed finally accepting the last
units IF this great Improvement. Col.
G. f. receliuS made his final report as
City Engineer and will go from here
to Danville to have charge of street
improvement work of a similar ma
ture there.
Mayor Evans made a statement to
the council of the final financial as
pect of the street and sewer improve
ment which pleased all. 1t showed
that after appropriating $500 out os
the general fund, the cost of the en-
tire work had only exceeded by $685.
The Mayors statement shows that
for the present the city may have to
pay about 81 800 for the federal gov
ernment's part of the street improve
ing. Congressman Gilbert will intro
duce a bill in congress, the Mayor
said, to reimburse the city, which IS
the course such will have to take.
The Mayor informally expressed
his appreciation of the splendid work
done by the Council, the Citizens En-
ecutive Committee and Col. Crecelius.
He declared they had all worked
hard and faithfully for the best in
terests of the city an the taxpayers.
Councilman Robert Golden express
ed the same views. He said that Col.
Crecelius had done wonderful work,
chat he had watched him carefully
and he knew what he was talking
about He paid high tribute to him
as a man as an engineer.
Councilman Altman declared that
Mr. Golden undoubtedly expressed the
sentiment of the other councilmen
and the people generally Councilman
said the same thing and iauded Col.
Crecelius' and his work.
The Mayor called attention to the
fact that the city had saved some
thing like $4,000 because the State
Bank and Trust Co., had been pro-
gressive enough to finance the street
work. He said that Danville had
been forced to pay out that much
more because no bank there had been
willing to do so. He also said some
nice things about the support that
the Daily Register he'd given the i'm
provement work The editor of the
Daily Register who was present said
that this had been done because he
had seen that the Mayor, the Coun-
cilmen, the Citizens Committee and
| Col. .Crecelius were honestly and faith
| fully working for the interests of the
people they represented and for the
| good of the city. He said that the
newspaper would have published just
quickly anything that he might have
seen that looked like the people were
not getting a square deal all round
He said it was a real pleasure to be
able to say that he believed, that
never had a group of public official.
worked more faithfully and honestly
for the best interests of community
than these men. rr
A slight protest was made by Ed
win Powell to the collecting of waite,
in front of his property on Eas
Main s-ree: ami Col. Crecelius was
instructed to see that drain pipe
was put in at the right place to tax,
| car eof such a situation.
City Physician j. w. Scudder wa.
| granted leave of absence as he viii
go to Florida again for a stay. Dr.
B. Fl. Gibson will have charge of nj
work while he is away.