The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-10
ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE
EXPLAINS ROAD ACTION;
WORKS BOARD REPLIES

Explanation of reasons for her re-
cent action representing a request to
the Wayne circuit court enjoining the
board of works from filling in the Old
National road was a feature Of the
meeting of that body In the city hall
Monday morning.
No action was taken on her state
ment, as the matter is in the hands OF
the circuit court and the phases of
the argument will be brought out
when the matter comes up there.
Giving as her reason a desire to
preserve one of the chief points of
historic interest in the city, Miss
White said: sss. s..s.a-.. ~. .--a .....7
"My action Saturday was not taken
from the standpoint of personal feel
ing against any of the members of
this board, but because l think it
would be a mistake to change one of
the best known parts of the National
road and a picturesque feature of our
landscape"
Expect to Improve Road
In reply to Miss White, Matt Won
Pein, president of the board, said 1t
was not the intention Of the board to
mar in any way the scenic beauty OF
that neighborhood, but that members
of the board felt they were doing the
thing which the majority of the peo-
pie would approve. 1--WE are servants
of the people and we expect to do
what the people want" he said.
According to officials in the city
engineers office, the proposed inn
provement is to fill in a section of the
old National road approximately 25O
feet in length to a depth varying from
one to 16 feet, with a. view to paving
the roadway.
Arguments adva need in favor of this
plan are that tourists approaching, the
city from the west can come In by
way of the National road instead OF
over West Main streets as at pres.
sent. The National road route would
give a view of the bridge and the city
which now is denied tourists.
Case Comes Up Jan. 10
Members of the board emphasized
the fact that the intention was not to
vacate the road, but merely to i'm
prove it.
Members of the board of works have
been summoned to appear in court
Tuesday, JAN 10 at which time hear,
ing will be held.
Final assessment roll for property
owners adjacent to the alley running
between North d and E, streets and be-
tween North Twenty-second and TWEEN
+ty-third was received and approved
The alley was paved some time ago
and the action taken Monday closes
the matter.
A petition to vacate that section OF
Howard street, which runs from West
First to West Second street was pre-.
scented to the board and approved and
"a motion to vacate the street was
passed. The city reserved the right
to maintain a sewer on the street.
Coal Conveyer Here.
Permission was granted the Dayton
and Western to construct telephone
line from it's freight house to the cor
ner of Eighth and Main streets
Specifications for light truck to be
supplied the sealer of weights and
measures were gone over by the board
and ordered published.
With the receipt of two carloads OF
steel for use in the installation OF the
coal and ash conveyor in the city llght
plant. officials said Monday that near
lv ali the material is now on hand
Work of putting in the foundation Is
well on the road to completion, 1t was
said