Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-18
VIRGINIA AVENUE
AWAITS NEW LAW
Resurfacing of Street Held UP
Until After March 1.

Upon the statement Of the board OF
public works that enough favorable votes
could be mustered in the city council to
pass the improvement should 1t be neces-
sary to refer it to that body, resident
property owners or Virginia avenue be-
tween Louisiana and Shelby streets today
decided not to file a remop insurance against
the resurfacing of the street.
Robert l. Sloan, president Of the South
eastern Improvement Association, who
acted as spokesman for the delegation,
asked the board to rescind the resolution
for the resurfacing and start new action
rext spring, stating that he believes the
next Legislature will pass law creating
a special fund out of which ALI perma
nently improved streets will be resur-
faced as well as repaired and that the
property owners would like to have the
advantage of the law, II enacted.
The law at present requires the direct
assessment Of property to pay for street
resurfacing, the only matters cared for
out Of city funds being minor repairs.
WILL WORK FOR NEW
IMPROVEMENT LAW.
Mr.. Sloan said his statement Is the
opening shot in a campaign to get such
a. new law through the next legislature.
Every candidate for the State Legisla-
ture on every ticket Will be canvassed
for his view on the subject, Mr.. Sloan
added.
The board confirmed the resolution,
promising not to advertise for bids be-
fore March 1, II Mr. Sloan's delegation
would file a remonstrance.
resolution for the resurfacing of
Virginia avenue, put through by the
board of works several months ago, was
killed by the city council but George
Lemaux, president OF the board, said
that the present resolution was adopted
upon the insistence Of the council that
something be done to the street.
1t is planned to make Virginia ave-
nue. the Washington street Of the south
side" Mr. Lemaux said.
There is a great deal of talk about
the south side not getting the improve
ments which the north side gets" said
Beard Member Thomas A. Riley.
THE simple truth Of the matter Is
that the north side petitions for i'm
provements while the south side re-
monstrates against them"
Mr.. Sloan said be did not want to be
considered as opposing improvements,
JUL He h1u want 10 20 On E6COfu dsuAhSt
the plan of making property owners pay
for the resurfacing Of a street worn out
by the general public.
ILLINOIS STREET
JOG sTRAIGHTENING.
A division OF opinion In the board on
the matter Of Strengthening the Jog In
Illinois street at sixteenth street de-
veloped when President Lemaux and Mr..
Riley voted to rescind all action on res
olutions to cut OF the northwest and
southeast corners at the intersection. an
nouncing that they favor waiting until
Sixteenth street IS widened clear through
the north side.
Mr.. Lemaux further stated that he does
not favoD aking up the widening OF Six
teenth street and taking direct slap
at the Chamber OF Commerce" thereby
until the city planning commission. pro-
posed by the chamber has had n chance
to study the question and make recon-
mendations in line with the general city
plan.
Board Member Marx Miller said he
desired that his vote against rescfndin 8
setion on the cutting of or one OF the
corners be shown by the records
'My view Is that we might rs well
have no board OF works II we have TO
wait for the Chamber OF Commerce to
act" he said.
81 can't see the reason for preparing
all these plans and going to all this
trouble just to start something we can't
finish"
Bids for two truck tractors and six
trailers for the use OF the ash hauling
department were received from eleven