The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-21
COUNCIL TO INSIST
ON fire PROTECTION
IN LOCAL THEATRES

Local theatre managers will be IN
formed that the city council desires
extensive fire protection in theatres,
following action taken by the council
Monday night. Council approved the
report of the committee on ordinances
calling for extensive protection rules
prohibiting parking of baby cabs In
Hobbies or aisles, clear exits, and rules
barring smoking. 1t was given two
readings. Council decided to inform
the managers of the theatres before
taking further action.
The ordinance calling for $500 for a
car, $500 for the construction OF a
stock room, and $4,000 for various new
equipment for the light plant was
passed after a short deliberation.
A resolution providing IA days vaca-
ton for city firemen, rather than 10
was put before the council. Although
the final decision in regard to this
matter, rests with the board of works
and the fire chief, the council passed
in favor of the IA days instead of 10,
stating that it was the opinion of the
councilmen in general that the IA
days would render no Inconvenience
in the department.
Streamer Permitted
Veterans of Foreign wars were al
lowed the privilege of placing a
streamer across Main street at Fifth,
the ordinance prohibiting being with
drawn for the time being. Council
also granted the veterans the priv
ilege of using North A street from
Ninth to Eleventh for a street fair
TO the held during the week of May 8.
A suggestion to compel peddlers of
vegetables to have their license in
view while selling to the public was
referred to the ordinance committee.
Residents complained that the light
ing situation at South Ninth and E
streets was dangerous, and that it
was a great inconvenience. Residents
on South Twenty-third street said they
were forced to make the trip down the
street at night without proper light
Tree Trimming
A discussion was held on the tree
situation which exists on several
streets, especially on the west side
The fact being clear that trees on the
streets of the city were left untrim
med, the council decided to postpone
a decision on trimming of trees until
the next meeting. At that time ii
will be decided whether the resident
or the city must do the trimming.
The long delayed matter of provid
ing guns for the police department
was laid over as result of action
taken by the council Monday evening
The original ordinance provid in e
standardized guns and ammunition
for the police department, and for the
purchase of one small car for the
plainclothes men and one new machine
10 replace the old car now in use had
been referred back to the ordinance
committee at last meeting.
Monday evening the ordinance com
mittee reported two ordinances to re
place the original measure. One OF
the ordinances provided for the trans
fer of 1925 from the police miscel
laneous fund for the purchase O
standard size guns On motion o.
Councilman Williams this measure
was tabled.
Provides Transfer
The second ordinance provided fol
the transfer of S1100 from the police
miscellaneous fund for the purchase
of two cars This really meant tha
the old car used by the police was t.
he traded in on a new machine anC
one additional car purchased to in
crease the efficiency of the two plain
clothes men now on duty.
On motion of Councilman Williams
this ordinance was referred back t.
the ordinance committee to read ION,
high powered car"
Police Chief William Eversman sai'
Tuesday morning that if such a ca
were provided the department, h
would not take 1t out of town, bu
would use hired cars on calls requir
ing such trips.