The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-02
RAISE LIGHT PLANT
"ANT|" TO $225,0O0
AT BOARD MEETING

When the board of public works
met Monday Matt Won Pein presided
as president. He was recently ap-
pointed to the board to succeed Harry
w. Gilbert. who resigned
With a firm hand Mr.. Won Pein
steered the board directly into the
tempestuous municipal plant expan-
sion question, which indirectly re-
suited in the designations of Mr.. Gil
bert and of Byram c. Robbins, city at
torney.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Won Pein,
the board adopted a resolution author
izing Will Keller, the new city attor-
ney, to prepare an ordinance for in
PRODUCTION in council Monday evening
providing an additional appropriation
of $4,000 for the installation of the
proposed 5000 k. w. turbine unit at
the municipal plant, which would
make a total appropriation of $225,O0o
for that purpose in the event council
passes Monday evening an $4,000
appropriation ordinance which will
come up for final rea ading.
Want a 1925 1000 Ordinance
The new president and othe other
that the appropriation for the pro-
posed plant unit should not be less
than $225.0O0. which sum, it is be-
lieved, will approximate the cost of
purchase and installa ton of the unit
by the contracting company.
Mr.. Won Pein stated that he was
not satisfied with the specifications
which had been prepared for the unit
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for alterna ting bids, one bid for fur
nishing the unit but not installing it.
the other bid for both the sale and in
stallation of the unit.
Mr.. Gilbert, the former board presi-
dent, attended the meeting and pre-
sented a letter he had received from
Mr.. German, chief engineer of the In
diana Public Utilities commission, in
which Mr.. German expressed will
ingness to assist the city in contract
ing for the new plant unit.
Letter Placed on File.
| He advised, however, that he would
be reluctant to appear before council
to advise that body unless council in
Yited him to do so. The only action
taken on the matter by the board was
to instruct the clerk to place the let
ter on file.
| On the recommendation of Superin-
tendent Dillon, of the municipal plant,
the board instructed the city attor-
ney to prepare an ordinance transfer
| ing from the general fund of the plant
| $4,000 to the coal account and 1000
to the payroll account.
| New Floor on Doran Bridge
Owing to the very poor condition of
| the flooring of the Doran bridge, it
has been found necessary to regulate
the traffic passing over it until neces-
sary repairs can be made.
| Council will receive an ordinance
Monday evening which will prohibit
the operation of trucks over the struc-
/ ture and all other classes of vehicles
which carry loads weighing more tha n
! 1900 pounds. One woman telephoned
| to the board that there was a place on
the DOran bridge which would give
way under the weight of a horse.
! The city engineer plans to begin
work as soon as possible on placing a
new flooring on the bridge. 1t is prob
a BILE heavy traffic will be excluded
from the bridge for at least four
months.
Board to be in Office
| Mr.. Won Pein called to the atten-
tiOn of the board the criticism fire.
quently heard that it was difficult to
locate board members except Monday
and Thursday forenoons, when regu-
| lar board meetings were held
He suggested that on days when
board meetings were not held thai
one member be at the board office
every morning from 10 to II o'clock
Some plan to this effect will be
| adopted