Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-23
CITIZENS DEFEAT
THEIR OWN PLANS
Works Board Refuses Lights
for Virginia Avenue.

petition of Virginia avenue prop
erty owners asking that lights be placed
on both sides Of the avenue from South
street to Fountain square WAS presented
to the board of public works today.
Several Of the same petitioners only a
short time ago signed remonstrance
against the improvement Of the avenue
along the same stretch and the board
said Il did not feel that 1t would be
justified in granting petition for the
establishment OF the lighting system in
light Of that fact.
The board said that II had entertained
hopes OF making Virginia avenue the
gateway 10 the south part OF the city.
but that Il could not be done unless the
cooperation Of the property owners
could be obtained.
DIFFERENCE
COMES IN EXPENSE.
The board said the only difference be-
tween wanting the improvement OF the
street and lighting system was that the
one would have TO be paid for by the
property owner directly. while the other
was paid for directly by the city.
Continual com paints about the con-
dition Of Virginia avenue come in, the
board said. evidently from the same
parties who signed the remonstrance.
Thomas Walters, superintendent Of the
street cleaning department, was ordered
by the board to gather up all the wooden
sidewalk approaches.
Business men on the corner of III
nois and Sixteenth streets, represented
by Harold Taylor. attorney, remon-
strated against any action of the board
ho Al
corner of Illinois and Sixteenth streets.
In order to eliminate the jog in the
streets.
The Holton place bridge over the canal
was condemned and ordered closed on
grounds that In It's present condition it
is unsafe.
BOARD TRANsACTS
ROUTINE WORK.
Plans were ordered for the opening
and widening of the intersection of the
first alley north of North street and the
first alley east of Oxford street.
The contract for the paving of Chad
wick street from wilkins street to Nor
ris street was awarded to the Marion
County Construction Company at bid
Of $610 per lineal foot for property front
age and $3.50 for half-street intersec-
lions, making a total bid of S5,74s.45.
Several resolutions for sidewalk and
street improvements were adopted.
A resolution for the paving of the first
alley east of Central avenue from Twenty
eighth to Twent ninth street was adopted.
A resolution for the laying of side
walks, curbing and a graded lawn on
Drexel avenue, from the first alley north
OF Michigan street to Tenth street, was
adopted by the board.
Plans for the paving of the first alley
east Of Ashland avenue, from Twenty
fifth street to Twenty seventh street, were
ordered.
GAS AND WATER
COMPANIES GET ORDERS.
The Indianapolis Water Company was
ordered to make an extension of their
water mains on Blue Ridge road between
Illinois street and Boulevard place, a dis
lance of 1,270 feet.
The Citizens Gas Company was or
dered to make the same extension of
their gas mains and to also make an
extension of their mains on Gullford
avenue from the present terminus, Forty
sixth street, distance Of $50 feet.
AT a previous meeting Of the board |
delegations of property owners asking
for orders Of extensions Of water and
gas mains were told that no more work |
OF that nature could be done this year