The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16
WILL DECIDE DAYLIGHT
SAVING NEXT MEETING;
CITY PLANNING RESTS

Decision to allow the daylight saw.
ing measure to rest until hex meeting
was reached by the city council Mon
day night. The date upon which it
would become effective was advanced
to meet this change. Should it be
passed by council at the next meet
ing, the measure would become effec-
tive at 2 o'clock the morning Of June
IL.
The resolution comes up for final
vote at the next meeting. Council
men Stillinger, Strate and Brown
voted against having the measure put
through at this meeting.
By unanimous consent, council de-
cided to let the city planning meas
ure taxi it's regular course in council
business instead of passing it under
suspension of the rules in a single
evening. The request for a more
gradual procedure was made by Coun-
Gilman Joseph Waterman, who de-
sires to conduct a campaign of educa-
ton among his constituents for the
purpose of getting in thorough accord
with them before he votes on the meas
ure.
Council voted to table indefinitely
the measure regulating hawkers and
peddlers and the limits within which
they must operate on or near Main
street. The resolution was tabled on
the advice of the city attorney, who
stated that it was unnecessary in view
of the fact that the police already
have this authority.
Try to Change Wording
Efforts of the board of works to
save the city the sum of approximate
ly $500 out of the $1,700 that had been
appropriated for the purchase of a
police car. by changing the wording
of the appropriation to read rebuild
ing" instead of purchase" of n high
powered car, were unsuccessful
Walker E. Land, president of the
board of works, presented to the coun
Gil a proposal that had the endorse
ment of the police board by which the
patrol body would be changed over to
another chassis, to be purchased new
from the factory. A new touring car
body would then be placed on he old
patrol chassis, which is powerful
enough to provide ample speed for any
emergency.
The cost of these two transfers
would fall far enough short of the
81, 700 to allow the purchase of a small
al Z" "hASh lhC pOAlOC
could carry on investigation work
without the necessity Of taking out the
large car every time.
Ordinance Delayed
The resolution to amend the ordin-
ance changing the wording to provide
for rebuilding instead Of purchase of
cars. was read once, and Councilman
Harry Strate moved it be read again.
Councilmen Williams and Waterman
voted against the proposition, and it
was lost for the present. It will come
up again at the mex meeting.
A plea for action in the matter was
made by Walker E. Land later in the
evening. He stated that it was not
the desire of the board to influence the
council but they had presented the
proposal merely as a chance for av-
ing some money. If the council In
tended to turn down the proposal, he
stated, why not allow the original ord
nance take effect?
Comfort Station.
Need for a public comfort station
was touched upon by the mayor in his
report to the council. Councilman
John E. White endorsed the statement.
Councilman Waidele suggested that
the county commissioners might
wake up to the fact that the court
house is the logical place for such a
thing"
Two written complaints against car
nivals were called to the attention
of the council by Mayor Handley. The
first was a communication from a To-
cal Parent-Teacher association. The
second was from the United States
public health service, and it stated
4L,I x,@-fT no - 4hnHn chnuTe
is to get the backing of some local
organization, but that they should be
denied entrance to a city unless they
have been thoroughly investigated.
Many of these shows leave behind
them a wake of disease, the letter
stated.
The MAYOR announced the removal
of Webster Parry from the trustee
ship of Reid Memorial hospital, and
the appointment of Frank McFaill to
succeed him. Mr.. Parry's resignation
was presented because of his duties as
city controller.
Asks Cooperation.
Walker Land, as president of the
board of works, asked councilmen to
co-optrate with the board by suggest
ing locations for fireplugs, as they
had in the survey of the city lighting
system some time ago. He also stated
that the light plant is to TAX over
the alley lights between Fourth and
Twelfth streets in the downtown sec
lion. This is a matter that was brought
I'D some weeks ago, when the police
department tried to get merchants to
supply lights for the alleys, in view of
The fact that the city was furnishing
the current free.
Additional playground facilities at
Glen Miller park were recommended
. by Mr.. Land.
b Limit Plant Supplies.
An ordinance appropriating $1,000
for light plant supplies, OF which SO,
900 was for meters; $4,000 for wire al
an especially low price, $1,000 for of
flee expense and $4,000 for bookkeep
ing and billing machines which viii
save the city the expense of some ad
ditional clerks in the light plant of
flee, was held up because of the de
sire of Councilmen Williams and Wa
terman to have one of the minor items
investigated.
d. c. Hess, superintendent of the
light plant, explained that unless the
ordinance was passed at once, he
would lose an opportunity to make
very advantageous purchase of som
wire for the plant.