Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
SUMMARY OF
EVENTS UNDER
JEWETT RULE
Numerous Things of
Importance Exc
cuted.
TERM ENDS JAN. 2
Elevation of Tracks Is
Outstanding Fea-
ture.
TERM ENDS JAN. 2

Motorization of the fire and ash
and garbage collection departments,
1 practical completion of downtown
= track elevation, partial construction
45spf the new sewage disposal plant,
amount OF street and
- sewer improvements and the install
fstion Of the two-platoon system in
<ksEre department and tbree-shift
= ~ a in the police department, are
81 5zk1Fxanding features OF the ad-
ltration Of Mayor Charles W.
- 81, which will close at noon
z7f lay.
7 "a blishment and development Of the
X#l's division OF the police depart
- zSs5and Inauguration Of modern meth
Ex<E%sn several other departments, such
2&$eet cleaning and street repair de-
:. Rents, also stand out. as does the
H3fbrmation OF the recreation depart
X<6H from a unit Of no standing 10 the
tE where I is ranked as the third
|sfxf in the United States.
- AR 1921
<xE4COMPLISHED MOST.
keThe year 1921 is one OF he best Of the
- - administration from the standpoint Of
- ork accomplished.
= c Track elevation and street paving and
= %esur-4cing, motorization and double
ssplatooning of the fire department were
~ the big ends Of the years work. COM
siderable progress also was made in 1921
n on the city sewage disposal plant at
n Sellers farm.
4 During the Jewett administration the
Il following units Il track elevation were
4 completed: Senate avenue subway, Capt.
j tol avenue, Illinois and Meridian street,
Delaware street, Pennsylvania street, Nir-
Sinia avenue and Davidson street sub
ways and all OF the tracks elevated over
Noble street, the paving not being fin
fshed; the Pullman yards, practically
done, all Of the train shed at the Union
Station excepting the interior decorations
Of the passenger coucOurse and work
started on the elevation over East wash
ington street. OF the downtown cross
ings in the elevation project only three
remain 10 he completed, those at Wash
ingtoD, Noble and East streets.
OF the above program there was car
ried out in 1921 the paving Of the SEN
ate. avenue subway. construction Of the
Pullman yards, and paving OF the Meri-
dian, Pennsylvania, Delaware and David
son street subways and the start of work
v
THREE GRCAT
SEWER PROJECTS.
During 1921 the board Of public works
cot under way three great sewer prof.
ects: the Fif;y-Sixth street and Westfeld
road main sewer, 70 cost more than
100000: the Washington boulevard and
Fifty-Sixth street main sewer 20 cost
100000. aad the East Tenth street main
sewer 20 cost $4,000 and compIeted the
~. go
main sever a. d cost OF $4,000. The
first two OF these viii serve the newly
bulls up section between the present
thickIy populated area and Broad Ripple,
greatly Fastening the with OF the
district.
The East Tenth street sewer viii serve
rho district east Of the Belt railroad
from Sixteenth street 20 the water she'd
between Michigan and Tenth streets.
Other activities Of the board Of pub
lie works have been the start toward paw
ing the stretches Of unimproved streets
linking improved county highways with
paved city streets in number Of out
lying places, following passage Of a spe-
eal law at the instance If the city by
the 1921 Legislature; elimination Of joys
in a number of important streets, and
the widening Of some and resurfacing Of
practically all downtown streets; pur
tuacG OF AD4E AlDAyE A41ltL1 anu the Eld--
ing of street cleaning upon 4 modern
basis, thereby making 1t possible to wash
about forty miles Of streets per day ::
motorization 81 both the improved and
unimproved street repair departments
through the purchase 81 motor trucks
tractors, graders, scarificrs, oilers and
other modern equipment.
The board managed to ATTAIN during
its administration compliance with at
least two OF its numerous orders for
extensions and betterment OF street can
service. The board obtained extension
Of the College avenue line from Thirty
Ninth TO Forty Sixth street and Of the
Shelby street line from Southeastern to
Perry avenues. Several more orders for
extensions are on the books.
During 1921 experiments In the preser-
vation Of wood block pavement through
the use Of top dressing or fine stone
tar and other materials, worked out by
the city civil engineering department