The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-19
WON'T ALLOW
INSTALLATION
BY CITY men
Mayor Says Turbine Must Be
Put In by Company First
Proposed - Has Fighting
Clothes On.
GLUYS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Mayor W. w. Zimmerman was in
fighting trim when he appeared before
the board of public works Thursday.
He served an ultimatum on the city
council to the effect that under no cir
cumstances would he permit the city
70 install the proposed 5000 k. W. tur-
blne at the municipal light plant,
Which plan met much favor by council
don't propose to let council die
tate to me about how this matter is
going to be handled. am mayor of
Richmond" declared DR.. Zimmerman
The mayor also severed relations
with Richmond morning newspaper
It's just like Ford and Waterman"
he said. The men he referred to are
members of council
The mayor informed the board that
In the future the only statements the
newspaper in question obtained from
him would be at council meetings, and
he suggested that newspaper send A
shorthand reported to such meetings.
Company Mus: install.
Mayor Zimmerman informed the
board that he would insist that the
proposed turbine unit for the munich
pal light plant be installed by the CON-
pany with which the board contracted
for the unit. He said the company
would have to guarantee that the unit
would be properly installed He de-
clared that he would not sanction the
employment of a special engineer to
supervise installation.
THE superintendent Of the munich
pal light plant, and Mr.. Jeffries, the
chief engineer, who is the best engi.
neer the plant ever bad, will be per
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terests of the city when the new tur-
bine is put in," said the mayor.
Won" Let GIuys Handle.
Certain members of council have
been advocating that the city install
the proposed unit under the direction
of Howard Gluys, former chief en-
gineer of the municipal plant.
Mayor Zimmerman made 1t plain
to the board Thursday that he did
not want Gluys to have anything to
do with the putting in of the new
turbine. The mayor said that at the
beginning of his present term he dis
charged Gluys because he (the mayor
filthy condition.
In the course OF DR.. Zimmermans
remarks, Matt Won Pein, who was
recently taken from the ranks of
council and placed at the head of the
board of public works for the pur-
pose of promoting harmony between
the two branches of the city govern
ment interrupted the mayor long
enough to express the dope that there
wouldn't be any more scrapping
started again"
The mayor replied with the declara-
tion that he would tolerate no dicta
ton of policy by council on the ques-
ton of municipal plant betterments,
adding that he was mayor of the city.
Thursday evening there will be
special budget meeting which will be
attended by all city officials and men,
bers of council and, in view Of the
declarations made by the mayor at
the board meeting in the forenoon, it
would not cause much surprise If a
clash between the mayor and the
council members resulted.
The board decided Thursday to rec
ommend at the budget meeting an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to clean the mud
out of Glen Miller lake.
Garbage Question Up Again.
Board Member Peltz informed the
board that there was a general and
justifable complaint over the way the
garbage was being collected by the
garbage contractor. Forest Slick. The
board adopted a resolution : calling
| upon Slick to appear before the board
at it's meeting next Monday.
The board gave approval to a recon-
| mendation for an appropriation in the
| 1921 budget for the purpose of provid-
ing a children's bathing pond at Glen
Miller park.
The board adopted a resolution for
| the reflooring of the Doran bridge
with creosoted wooden blocks.
Earlham college was granted the
privilege of placing a banner across
| Main street, at Tenth street, adver-
tising it's endowment fund campaign.
A similar privilege was granted the
Republican county central committee
for a banner to be placed across
South Eighth street.
Service Men Ask Park Use.
Frank T. Strayer, representing the
/ ex-service men of Wayne county, ap.
peared before the board with the re.
| quest that they be permitted to hold
a barbecue in Glen Miller park on
Labor Day, Sept. 6, in the event they
were not able to obtain the use OF
Jackson park on that date. The re
| quest was granted The board was
also informed that the local Shriners
Temple would make a similar request
for the use of the park on Septem'
ber II.
The board approved petition for ce
ment roadway in the alley between
| North d and E streets, from North
| Twenty-second street to North Twen
ty-third street. Resolution for the con
struction Of a cement roadway in the
alley between Lincoln and Pear
streets, was confirmed.
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