The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-07
VETERANS GRANTED
use Of STREETS FOR
STATE CONVENTION


Preparations for the state conven-
ton of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
to be held here May 10. II, IL and IL
by granting permission to the veterans
to use the streets of the city during
that period. was feature of the coun-
ell meeting Monday evening. Acting
on the request of committee OF vet
Grams which appeared in the council
room the council granted the follow
ing requests:
Use of North Ninth street from
Main to A for street fair for four
days. May 10, IL, IL and 13, and clos
ing of the street during that time.
Permission to parade on North A
from Eighth to Fifteenth streets, south
TO Main, and west to West Fifth
street. Closing of North Ninth, Tenth
and Eleventh streets, from A to C for
two hours before the parade.
Permission to decorate any streets
in the city which they see fit.
Big Crowd Expected.
From $500 to 5000 former service
men are expected to attend the state
convention of the order, one of the
members OF the committee stated
Monday evening Those who repre-
sented the organization at the council
meeting were: George Mckinney,
commander, Herbert Weisbrod, Harry
Parker and Norman o. White.
On motion of Councilman Joseph
M Waterman. seconded by Oscar
Williams, the request of the veterans
was granted
Mayor Handley also announced aft
er the meeting that he would declare
half holiday on May 13 the day of
the parade.
Permission was granted the veter-
ans to use the South Tenth street
park as a site for a relic tent. in
which is to be displayed numerous
souvenirs of the World war.
Special Appropriation.
special appropriation of $500 rec
commended by City Controller Webster
Parry, to go to three branches of city
expense was passed by the council. OF
this sum. 500 goes to the mayors Of
flee for expenses incurred there. 800
for the city engineers office expense
and 500 is added to the appropriation
for special Judge. a fund which has
been sadly depleted of late, with the
numerous liquor cases that have come
into court
Numerous changes of venue asked
by attorneys of alleged violators of
the liquor laws have cost the city a
considerable sum of money. Each
special judge gets $40.
The request of the board of police
commissioners, made before the board
of works several weeks ago, that the
police of this city be furnished the
same equipment in use in other Ind
lana cities of this size, came up for
consideration Monday evening in the
form of an ordinance appropriating
the sum of s1700 for the purchase of
two automobiles, 80 revolvers and 30
holsters The ordinance was given
its first reading
To Inspect Plant.
The president of the board of works,
Mr.. Walker Land, extended personal
invitation to the council to make an
inspection of the light plant property.
The council will meet at the city hall
next Monday evening and will make
the journey to the plant by automo-
bile.
The report of the city controller,
Webster Parry, was read TO the coun-
Gil by Baltz Bescher, city clerk IT.
shows the following sums in various
city funds: General fund $19,3S601;
light plant fund, s72,275.6S; park fund,
s9S7.77; chautauqua $S03.32; street
Z improvement fund, $5,15398; general
sinking fund S10,31737; light plant
sinking fund, $6S,559.1S.
Building Proposal.
A resolution amending the building
ordinance was introduced by Council
man Waterman. 1t provides for A
new form of concrete chimney, to
have a cold air duct running through
Z its entire length. The specification
Z will be provided in the new building
code.
Another change in the building code
was suggested by Councilman Wal
dele and referred to the ordinance
committee for consideration. The
change would eliminate a certain form
of trap which has been used in sew
age systems in the past. The trap has
proven faulty in practice and the new
: provisions would prohibit it from use
here.