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The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
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Physicians in the city are fundraising $1,200 via popular subscription to brick-pave the road from Reid Memorial Hospital's south entrance to main entrance, as macadam would deteriorate quickly from heavy hauling and traffic. They secured $664 yesterday; contractors await decision tonight.
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Making Attempt to Raise $1,200 By Tonight For Tenth Street Improvement.
The physicians of the city are trying to raise $1,200 by popular subscription with which to pave the road from the south entrance of the Reid Memorial hospital grounds to the main entrance.
The solicitors secured promises for $664, in the short time that they were out yesterday afternoon.
With all the money that could legally be obtained from the sale of bonds the Spring Grove corporation, has bricked the Tenth street road to the south entrance. According to present plans the rest of the stretch to the main entrance is to be improved with macadam. This the physicians say would be all right for a year or two, but after that time would be as bad as the present road.
Much Heavy Hauling.
This being the principal highway to the north, there is much heavy hauling over it from the neighborhood of Chester, Williamsburg and Fountain City. This and the numerous trips of the doctor's automobiles and the ambulances would soon cut the macadam into deep ruts.
The physicians have agreed to use the south drive only for entrance to the grounds, it being too narrow for machines to pass, with a steep incline and many dangerous turns.
The Spring Grove corporation can not legally brick the road, under the three-mile gravel road law. The hospital has only enough funds for its maintenance and can not make the desired improvements.
Want Permanent Road.
The plan to have the cost of paving paid by the owners of property abutting on the road is not feasible. The hospital grounds are not taxable, and opposite is field, the owners of which would have to meet the whole cost.
So the doctors believe that the only way to obtain a permanent roadway is to raise the funds by popular subscription.
Brick, they believe, is the only material that can be used with the best results, the road, being a steep incline, which washes badly.
The contractors have agreed to wait until tomorrow before beginning the improvement with macadam. If the physicians have subscriptions for the $1,200 by tonight, the work of paving will be begun immediately.
Not only doctors, but others who have made the trip to the hospital over the present road are subscribing liberally.
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Tenth Street, Reid Memorial Hospital Grounds, The City
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secured promises for $664; aiming to raise full $1,200 by tonight to enable brick paving instead of macadam.
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The physicians of the city are trying to raise $1,200 by popular subscription to pave the road from the south entrance of the Reid Memorial hospital grounds to the main entrance with brick. The Spring Grove corporation has bricked the road to the south entrance but cannot legally brick further. The physicians argue macadam would soon rut from heavy hauling from Chester, Williamsburg, and Fountain City, plus ambulances and automobiles. They plan to use the south drive only for entrance. Property owners cannot be assessed due to non-taxable hospital grounds and opposite fields. Brick is preferred for the steep, washing incline. Contractors agreed to wait until tomorrow; if funds raised by tonight, paving begins immediately. Not only doctors but others are subscribing liberally.