The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18
need SPECIAL BOND
ISSUE FOR Deferred
IMPROVEMENTS, LAND

Need for consideration of special
bond issue to cover the cost of de-
ferred public improvements. which
were postponed during war time and
the high price period Immediately fol-
lowing, was stressed by Walker Land,
president of the board of works in an
address before the city council Mon
day evening.
Several midwestern cities / have
visited in the past few weeks are hold
ing special elections to decide on bond
issues ranging in amount from $780,
900 20 S13,000.000 he said. These bond
issues are to cover the cost of de-
ferred improvements which were car
ried over from war time.
II think this is a problem we will
have to face some day. Our sewers
are old. and some of them were put
in before a city of this size was even
thought of. All these underground
passages should be cared for before
any work is done over them. l think
this is matter worth considering"
Immediately after Mr. Land had
spoken, the report of the light plant
for the month of March was read. 1t
showed operating revenue of $11e,382;
disbursements, S42,073. In general
fund, s66329, and balance in sinking
fund of $16,467 at the close of the
month.
Garbage Plan.
Complaints of accommodating garbage
made by Councilman John E. White
were answered by Mayor Handley
who stated that the city had plan to
gather the garbage and dispose of it by
sale to contractor, that contractor to
remove 1t from the crematory.
Oscar Williams, councilman at large
handed in written report on the con-
dition of the sewer in the alley be-
tween North Twentieth and Twenty
secod streets in the alley north of
North F street. Water had backed up
in cellars in that region, he stated.
Complaints of Main street mer-
chants regarding fakirs who have been
obstructing traffic on Sixth street.
just off Main, were referred to the
ordinance committee
Urge Grand Jury Act
The committee investigating the
light plant finance situation made it's
report to council Monday evening
The committee reported that it be-
lieved this matter should be referred
to the grand jury, the body to which
such investigation properly belongs.
1t would be necessary to hire an au-
ditor and stenographer and would take
up the time of members of the com
mittee for several days, according to
Frank Waidele, member of the COM
mittee, who explained the report.
Council accepted and concurred in
the report.
1--WE are not going to sign our
names at the bottom of any report
which is made up, Of hearsay," was
the burden of Waidele's statement.
"Most of the evidence and informa-
ton we found floating around con-
sisted of rumors It was always that
fellow told me that but nothing defin-
He"
Joseph Waterman. sponsor of the
resolution, was absent.
Walker Land, president of the board
of works, said that he was glad al
least that council had been able to
see the position of the board in the
matter.
An ordinance appropriating $1,000,
$500 of which goes for garbage dis
posal and the remainder for repairs
to the crematory, was given first, Sec
ond and third readings and passed by
council
Should Present Petitions
Need for speedy action in present
ing requests for oiled streets was
stressed by City Engineer Dell B. Da
Wis. These petitions, which are pre-
sented by the property owners, should
be brought in at once, as the oil al
ready has been ordered and will be
allotted as the petitions come in, he
said.
Discussion of methods for oiling
streets in the same manner as other
improvements were made by resolu
tion, elected bit of history from
Baltz Bescher, city clerk. One person
had proposed that the oil be put or
the street and the amount charged
against the property owner. Beschel
said:
During the Zimmerman administra
ton in 1910 to 1914, the streets were
.oiled by this method. A man named
Jones, of New Paris. came in and die
the work and he made, $500 on the
wrong side of the ledger for the city