Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-29
NEW CONTRACT
NOT ACCEPTED
Gas Company and Board of
Works Fail to Reach
Agreement.

Failure TO reach an agreement with the
board OF directors and trustees OF the
Citizens Gas Company upon the terms
Of the amendments to the franchise, de-
signed to ration gas during times Of
shortage and to prevent shortages In tine
future, was reported By the board OF
public works today.
Board members said they hoped, how
ever, 10 reach an agreement IN time to
sign the contract containing the amend
ments at their meeting Monday morning
A statement issued by the board indi-
Gated 1t has been unable TO agree with
the gas company on the clause of the
contract which broadens the city's power
over .the company to the extent that the
boar9 OF works may order improvements
IN the company's plants to increase the
capacity for gas production.
The board said 1t is revising the clause
In the hope that 1t may meet the ap-
proval OF the gas company.
The statement is as follows:
The board of public works last
Wednesday, advised the public that tho
emergency contract with the gas cum
nany would be taken up for adoption
this morning.
This emergency contract was tentative
~ agreed 10 by the corpora ton enuaeal
and the board OF works and 4 committee
from the gas company, subject to the
approval OF the directors and trustees OF
the company.
The board OF works and the corpora
tton counsel had every reason 10 be-
lieye this contract would be adopted.
However. we are advised this morning
the trustees and directors or the gas COM
pany did not approve this contract with
clause No. as IL now stands in the
contract
The board Of works and the corpora
ton counsel agreed to several changes In
the original draft to which tho Citizens
Gas Company seriously objected for the
specific reason that we wanted them to
Section I is the vital section OF the
entire contract as 1t provides a remedy
TO take care Of the shortage In gas In
the future.
The board Of works and the corpora
tion counsel insisted on this section 60
ing IN as originally written or to be
modified so as TO specify the actual I'm
provements and additions to be made.
We are working on section Z ard ox-
pect TO have IL written In a satisfactory
way so ms TO adopt this contract at
our regular meeting next Monday.
The board instructed Clerk William
Cleary to send a letter to John B. Rey-
nolds, secretary Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, reporting that satisfactory prog
ress in the resurfacing OF South street,
from Virginia 70 Kentucky avenues, With
wooden blocks. Is being made, but that
the board differs with Mr.. Reynolds or
the cooperation given by the Republic
Creosoting Company.
Mr.. Reynolds wrote the board few
days ago, expressing praise for the speed
with which the creosoting company fur
nlshed the blocks for the work.
The facts are, the board stated, the
resurfacing has been held up for three
months by the failure Of the company to
make deliveries TO the contractors.
Bids were received as follows:
For sidewalk on south side OF Thir-
tieth street, from College avenue to FAN
Greek boulevard, Charles Schwert, S2.SSh
per lineal foor.
For sidewalks in Sturm avenue, from
Highland avenue to Oriental street, d
T. Fall, $1.98 per 'lineai foot, and Abel
Brothers, $179.