Indiana daily times., 1920-06-17
PARTOF CAPITOL
AVE. BOULEVARD'
From 10th to Fall Creek, Is At
tOrney's Ruling.

capitol avenue, from SlAleenlu stEeSt
to Fall creek, was held to have the status
of boulevard by J. Clyde Hoffman, at
torney for the board Of park commits
sioners. today.
He said there is no doubt that Capitol
avenue, from Fall creek to Maple road,
is a boulevard as we'll as the section Of
the avenue from Sixteenth street to Fall
creek, and that the entire length of the
avenue comes under the jurisdiction Of
the board Of park commissioners.
No definite action was taken by the
board on the matter, but a delegation Of
property owners from Capitol avenue,
which was present. was told that the
board would discuss the matter at the
next board meeting.
In the meantime the board win in
vesagste plans for the establishment Of
a boulevard system on the avenue and
try to obtain an estimate on the cost Of
the WorK.
PROPERTY OWNERS
BRING UP QUESTION.
Property owners on Capitol avenue
brought up the question Of the estab-
Iishment Of boulevard improvements on
the avenue Just before the outbreak of
the war, but the matter received no
definite action of the board which said
that such improvement did not come
under its Jurisdiction as the avenue
was not n boulevard.
The question was again brought up
about month ago by number OF prop
erty owners who composed the Capitol
Avenue Protective association and they
were again confronted with the theory
that the work did not come under the
Jurisdiction IL the board
At the last meeting Of the board II
was decided that an attorney should be
allowed 20 settle the matter.
The improvement Of the street win
mean the moving back Of the sidewalks
beyond the property line and the placing
Of boulevard lighting stands within six
inches Of the curb.
The delegation of property owners said
they were perfectly willing TO pay for
the improvement and that It would mean
as much to the good OF the city as it
would to the property owners themselves.
GETTING CONTROL
OF PROPERTIES.
Authority was given James II. Lowry.
superintendent OF the department OF the
public parks, by the board TO investigate
the possibility Of getting control of prop
critics at Thirty-fOurth and Rural streets,
Golden Hill, at College avenue and Thir-
tieth street. and the Claypool property,
at Martindale avenue and Twenty fifth
street.
All these properties, II the board OBJ
tains control, will at least temporarily
be made into park places.
The property at Thirty fourth and Ru-
raj streets occupies 40 acres. the Clay
pool property forty acres and the Golden
Hin property thirty acres.
The Golden Hill property Is owned by
the school board and was bought for a
north side school site but so far has
not been used for that purpose.
1t faces Fall creek and is an Ideal
place for a park. Mr.. Lowry said
J. Walter Jarvis, director Of recreation
for the school, city and park play
grounds, was given authority to rent the
Y. n c. A. and Y. W. c. A. swimming
pools for the use Of the children for
certain days during the summer months.
He was also given the authority TO buy
material and the necessary equipment
and arrange for the music for the play
ground pageant to be given in August by
the children Of the city.