Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-21
SCHMIDT GIVES
NEW LOOP PLAN
Ordinance Puts Street Cars
Out of City's Center.

The ordinance to establish a street car
loop in Delaware and Maryland streets,
Capitol avenue and Ohio street and to
prohibit the operation of either city or
interurban cars in streets within the ter
ritory bounded by these. arteries, fathered
by Gustav G. Schmidt, president of che
city council. today is in the hands Of a
committee of the whole. with Councilman
Russell Wilson as chairman.
The measure was introduced and re-
ferred to the committee by President
Schmidt at the regular meeting last
night.
Technical means of establishing the
loop used in the ordinance is the prohibit
ton of the operation of cars within the
territory bounded by the inside curbs of
the streets named above and the pro-
vision of "A fine of not more than $500 or
Imprisonment for not more than $50 days,
or both.
AMENDMENTS TO
TRAFFIC RULES.
The ordinance providing several i'm
portant amendments to the traffic regu-
lations, sponsored by the board of pub
lie safety, was not introduced. the board
taking heed, it is understood, OF Presi-
dent Schmidt's declaration that he be-
lieved the council would table such an
ordinance, were It presented, until action
is had on the loop measure.
President Schmidt says the routing of
cars outside the district in which there
is most traffic congestion would eliminate
the necessity Of making changes in the
present traffic regulations therein.
The board Of public works. in effect Is
given until Jan. l to remove the street
cleaning and ash hauling mules and
equipment from the city barns at 1874
Shelby street by the passage of an ordI-
nance establishing the new Fountain
Square market in the barns.
The ordinance originally provided that
the market, which is TO take the place
of the present curb market in Fountain
Square, should be established as soon
as the ordinance was passed and prop
erly published, but it was amended to
become effective Jan. 1 on recommends
ton Of the special committee of which
Councilman Jacob P. Brown was chair
man
FOUNTAIN MARKET
ON EQUAL BASIS.
It is provided in the measure that
the Fountain Square market shall be
on the same legal basis as the down
town city market.
Passage OF this ordinance establishes
precedent which paves the way FOR
persons living in other parts of the
city to obtain branch markets if they
exert the same kind Of persistent pres
sure which the South Side Women's Club
did.
Popularity of the curb markets which
the club has established at Fountain
Square and in a vacant lot at Arizona
and South Talbot streets this summer
IS attested by the fact, according to
Councilman Brown, that between coon
and 10000 persons have attended them.
The stand OF the council, expressed IN
a resolution adopted Jan. 3, in favor Of
the erection Of a suitable memorial for
World War veterans. was renewed by
the adoption of a resolution in which
Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby and
Mayor Charles w. Jewett are instructed
to keep up their efforts to obtain state
legislation providing that Marion County
and the city of Indianapolis may raise
money by bond issues and taxation for
its construction.
FAILED TO
COMPLETE JoR
ne SpeCldi session OF the legislature
passed 4 bill authorizing the State r.
raise 100000 toward the memorial
project, but failed on the last day 10
pass the measures giving the county and
.ity q more direct part in It,
The city comptroller was granted au-
thority to negotiate a temporary loan
OF loans up to 100000 for the use Of tho
park department IN meeting a deficit in
funds due to the mistake in the assessed
valuation of taxable property made be-
tween the offices of the county assessor
and auditor last fall
Appropriations of 500 for the hire OF
special city judges and S692.62 for the
purchase Of motor truck by the board
Of public safety were passed.
An ordinance appropriating $1,000 to
The fund for the compensation Of injured
city employees was introduced
A letter advising the council of the
bequest of $1,000 to the city hospital
provided the city raises q like sum, made
IN the will of james A. Lane, formerly OF
eo3O Park avenue, was received from Cor
poration Counsel Ashby
Authority to lay a switch from the
Pennsylvania railroad across Moore
street to its site at Michigan ana La
Sale streets was granted the General
Electric Company. which is building a
plant for its Westinghouse Lamp Com
psny there.