Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 25, 9 December 1912 — Page 2
THE RICHMOND PJiLADIUM 4lND SUN-TELEGBAM.MOXDAT DECEMBER '.9,' 1913. : FURTHER CHANGES . Ill WATERCOHTRACT Companies Want Meters to Measure Water in Free Fire Service. bicycles ftiore careful. According to a complaint bicycle riders do not heed warning 'from automobiles. An prdinance may be brought up at the council meeting to regulate this. ' President Ken nepohl said- it would not be practical to repair the bricli sidewalk on North Twentieth street as a new one would be necessary and It would not be just to have the property holders pay for repairing the old one and then pay for the new one which is inevitable.
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PARTY LEADERS TO ' HOLD A MEETING ORGANIZE TO MR. RICHARDS TO TOM ELLIOTT SPEAKS MARKET CARS ' LECTURE TONIGHT AT EARLILAM Tom Elliott, who was graduated from Earlham college lu 1900. addressed the students Sunday evening. He has spent the last five years in China and spoke to the students of his work. Yesterday afternoon he addressed a gathering In the First Presbyterian church. Articles of incorporation have been Honorable R. E. Richards, a well known colored attorney of this city, will give a' lecture this evening at a meeting of the Union Literary society to be held in the Bethel M. E. church. His subject will be. "The Negroes' Place in American History." All persons Interested are Invited to attend. filed with the secretary of state by the Pilot Car Sales company. The incorporators are G. F. Smith, of the Pilot Motor Car company and R.' K. Shlveley. The capital stock is stated at $50,000. The purpose of the company is to market the Pilot car only. The sales office will be in this city. Progressives Are Gathering in Chicago for Import-, ant Deliberations.
DIAMOND IMPORTER BOBBEDJ THUGS Secured Gems Valued at $27,500 and Over $1,500 in Currency. (National New Association) CHICAGO. Dec. 9. Detectives today are searching the negro quarter of Chicago for two robbers who attacked Joseph Marochinick, a New York dia
ACTION IS DEFERRED
Bids on the Water Works Proposal Will Be Advertised January 16th.
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Further changes In the water works contract on which the city is trying to secure bids were asked by the Richmond City Water Works company and the K. M. Campfield company today. The board of works took the requested changes under advisement. . H. A. Dill, superintendent of the Richmond City Water works requested the city to change the clause so that the water works company will not be compelled to pay for the meters which he held should be Installed on the free fire lines of the city to prevent consumers from stealing water from the company. The Campfield company concurred in the request of Mr, Dill. ' According to Superintendent Dill it is an easy matter for consumer to tap the free fire mains. Many persons, he said, do not know that these lines are for fire protection only. It was said that no one Is suspected of tapping lines now, but the possibility of this being done is present Attention was, called to the water which big corporations have stolen In large cities. There are thirty-eight fire mains in the city, twenty-two are six-inch mains, fifteen are three-Inch mains and one is a four-Inch line. Mr. Dill does not believe that the corporations should be compelled to install meters, but only such companies and factories which are suspected by the water works company. The merchants will not b compelled to do this according to Mr. Dill. The cost of the six-inch meters Is 1384, the four-inch $176, the three-Inch 88, besides the cost of installation. Benefits Companies. "The companies which have the free fire lines installed are benefited more than the water works company, as it not only furnishes them free fire protection, but also lowers their insurance rates to such a figure that the price of the installation of the entire system, including the meters, will be paid foi within four years," explained Mr. Dill. "The only other Instrument which is less expensive Is a detector which shows that water is being taken from the pipes, but It does not show
how much is taken." . The air pressure systems of fire lines may be exempt from this additional meter tax, stated Mr. Dill, as they cannot steal water without a great deal of trouble. A local corporation, in which two six-inch free fire lines have been installed was cited as an example of the need of the meters, as the workmen are continually breaking the seals unbeknown to the officials of the corpora
tion or the water works company and taking largs quantities of water. The water works officials this morning finally agreed to stand the expense of maintaining the meters and mains It the meters would be installed. There are the only meters which will not be paid for by the city. Ready By January 16. The city attorney was ordered to have the proposal advertised and the bids will be received by January 16. The assignment clause, has been adjusted , to the satisfaction of both companies and the city. The clause pertaining to the kind of building material has been changed so that a fire ' proof roof on the company's building will be required. A S 5,000,000 gallon pump will be required of the company, thoaga the pump may have a larger capacity. The iron markets are so overcrowded with orders that It might be impossible to get the. new twentyInch, main within one year, was reported to the board and the companies reqoaoted tht th test not bo required until two years after th franchise had been given. The test re Quires water be thrown a prescribed distance through fire hose operated at the same time in different parts of the city. The board agreed to this. Mr. Dill and Mr Campfield both said that the new twenty-inch main would be the first Improvement the companies would make. The appraisers reported to the board of works that the option of the franchise was worth $5,000 to the company which receives the contract, provided that a new company receives it If
the franchise is granted to the Rich
mond City Water Works, no fee will
be paid to the city. This appraisement
was made by Henry Burns. Charles MariaU and George Eggemeyer. The water works company reported to the board of works that the new main to the Reid Memorial hospital and Spring Grove had been completed. The water pressure will not be satisfactory to the residents and will give the hospital the fire protection it needed. The residents of Spring Grove are pleased with the new water supply according to Mr. Dill. As per contract
the city is charged with 500 feet of
this extension, and will pay for the
maintenance of a hydrant on North
Tenth street between J street and the river. Discuss Viaduct.
Kichmond a first viaduct was dis
cussed by the board. It is located on South D street and extends under the C. & O. tracks.- It was built by the city to protect children who carry dinners to their fathers. . The final assessments was read and approved for the Improvement of South D street with cement sidewalks on both sides of the street from South Fourth street to the C. & O. tracks. The board decided that something ought to be done to make the riders of
Deaths and Funerals. MORRIS Benjamin i inklin Morhis, aged 61 years, 9 months and 13
days, died Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock at his home, 202 South Eighth
stret. He is survived by a brother, John W. Morris, one sister, Isabella M. Haner and one nephew, Morris F. Haner, who made his home with his uncle. The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Burial in the Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call any time. The deceased was born in this city and is well known here. He conducted a transfer business in this city for 41 years.
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'National News Association) CHICAGO, Dee. 9. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and a number of prominent members of the Progressive party arrived in Chicago at noon today to at-
CHILDREN COMPLAIN ABOUT CONDITIONS Say They Were Compelled to Play in the Yard in Cold This Morning.
Complaints to members of the school board that the teachers of the Starr school on North Fifteenth street compelled pupils to play around the school yard from 8:35 until after 9 o'clock will probably be investigated by the school board. Many of the children were not warmly dressed and were so cold that they went home crying. They were told to play about the school for half an hour because the building was not warm enough to permit them to remain during the school session. According to one of the teachers the temperature was 48 in one of the rooms. The parents of one little girl were very indignant because it was claimed by their daughter that the teachers hovered about the radiators of the building while the children cuddled in groups outside the school doors. Others attempted to keep "warm by running about the school yard. After they had been kept out for over half an hour they were told that the heating apparatus was out of order and the regular morning session would not be held.
LOCAL ATTORNEY DEFENDING TAHSELS
They Are Charged with Second Degree Murder in
Randolph Court.
' (National News Association) WINCHESTER, Ind.. Dec. 9. The
case against Charles and Ruskin TanBel, charged with second degree murder, was called for trial today in the Randolph circuit court here. They are charged with killing Robert Krofft of
Greencastle, in this city, October 6. Henry XT. Johnson, of Richmond, and Caldwell and Perry, of this city, and Higgans and Rogers, of Lebanon, constitute the counsel for the defense. Krofft was a director of the Ohio & Indiana Stone company and came here in September to superintende some road work. Charles Fansel was employed by the company until a short time before Krofft arrived. Krofft and Tansel Quarreled over some earth scoops and Ruskin Tansel, eighteen-year-oM eon of the latter, became involved in the affair. Krofft died a few days later from knife wounds which he received during the fight with th Tansels.
gan avenue one block south of the
Blackstone hotel at midnight. Marochnick was slashed with knives and razors as he fought with the highwaymen. The diamonds were his own property and were not insured. His coat was slashed in a number of places and there was an ugly gash across the back of one hand when he rushed to the police station and told his story. Marockinick gave his business ad dress at 731 Nassau street and his residence as 107 West 137th street, New York. He was a guest at the Lasalle hotel here and had called on a friend at the Palmer house. He started to walk to the Illinois Central sta
tion. He had gone a block south of the
Blackstone along Michigan avenue
boulevard, which was brightly lighted when the negroes approached him, he said. The negroes were well dressed and one of them had a prominent gold tooth. He fought desperately, he said, but the negroes slashed at him and cut open the pocket in which the diamonds were carried. They also cut away his necktie in which was a diamond pin. The stolen stones consisted of 150 unset diamonds. Marochinick was to have been married in January.
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CINCINNATI ROBBERY. CINCINNATI, Dec. 9. Three diamond thieves held up Adrian Rocher, clerk for Adolph Wiebek, jeweler, 173$ Vine street, this afternoon at the point of revolvers and looted the store,, safe and show windows taking $8,000 worth of diamond rings and other diamond jewelry. The thieves made their escape ,in an automobile, which , was waiting for them at the curb:
Michigan Central railroad. A large delegation of local Progressives met them at the station and they were driven in automobiles to the La Salle hotel where the Progressive headquarters were maintained during the recent
campaign. Senator Dixon who was ex-t
pected to arrive on the same train as the colonel, came in by another line an hour ahead of the special and headed the reception committee. The meeting of the executive committee scheduled for this morning was delayed until this afternoon. The cold weather delayed trains and many of those who were to take part in the meeting could not arrive here until later in the day. "The object of our conference," said Senator Dixon." is to discuss detailed plans for perfecting
the organization of the new party. Permanent headquarters will be opened in at least one large city."
LEAVES AN ESTATE VALUED AT $60,000 B. F. Morris, owner of a transfer business, died at his home, 202 South
Eighth street. Sunday morning of a
complication of diseases. It is bellev
ed that he left an estate valued at $60,000. Morris was in the transfer
business here for forty-one years.
Members of the family deny the report that he left a bequest in his will
to establish a home for aged men. The
provisions of the testament will not
be known for several days.
GRAND JURY IS READY TO REPORT
It is expected that when the grand jury reports tomorrow to Judge Fox that it will return a number of indictments. The grand jury has been investigating a number of cases, among which are the Greensfork fire, the five
burglaries in this city and minor cases.
The jury expects to finish , up its work this afternoon or tomorrow morning and to receive its discharge tomorrow afternoon.
A GLOBE GIRDLER
BUYS LOCAL SHOES Joe Mikulec, a globe trotter, making
his way across the world afoot, hap
pened into Richmond one day about five years ago and purchased a pair of shoes from the Feltman Shoe company.
Last week the company received a let
ter from Mikulec, written In far off
Burma, ordering another pair of shoes of the same make, instructing that
they be Bent to Cairo, Egypt. Officers of the company are very much pleased
with the unexpected compliment ex tended them by the globe-girdler.
FIELD SECRETARY
WORKING HERE
S. J. Michel, field secretary of the
uymens Missionary movement was in Richmond today interesting persons
in the work of the organization. The
movement has spread through the Uni
ted States and Canada. He will speak this evening at a banquet to be held
in the Y. M. C. A. at 6 o'clock.
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ASKS THE COURT FOR DIVORCE DECREE
Suit for divorce was filed this aft
ernoon in the Wayne circuit court by Flora Shook versus Forrest Shook, charging desertion and failure to provide. According to the complaint they were married October 30, 1907 and the defendant abandoned her October 11,
1910. This is the twenty-sixth di
vorce complaint which has been filed during this term of circuit court.
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