Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-15
CITIZENS PLAN
COUNCIL ACTION.
IN TRACK WORK
To Visit City Dads and De-
mand Speed in Project
Ire Is Up.

I
side will swoop down upon the city
council tonight to further the cause of
elevation Of the Belt Railroad tracks from
Prospect street to the Bluff road.
The delegation will be composed Of
members of the Belt Elevation League of
the south side, the Southeastern Improve
ment Association, the Original South Side
Women's Club and the South Side Repub-
lican League. Those from the Belt eleva-
ton and southeastern organizations also
are coming prepared to voice resentment
because Mayor Charles w. Jewett has
not signed the anti dumping ordinance,
pushed through the council by the south
siders, who desire to see Pleasant Run
and Bean Creek cleaned up The mayor
explained a few days ago that he was
refusing to approve the ordinance be-
cause IL did not exempt manufacturing
establishments from the prohibition
against dumping trade wastes into
streams until such time as the factories
may make other arrangements 1t is IN
dorstood he will send it back to the coun-
Gil for correction.
petition for the elevation Of the Belt
Railroad tracks through the south side
was presented to the board of public
works Dec. 3. 1t bore more than 10000
signatures, The board received it and
assured the delegation Of fifty which
brought It that while it favored the i'm
provement the financial condition Of the
railroads was such that the work could
not be started at once. The delegation
went away with the understanding that
the board would take up the petition at
some future time. No assurance that this
would be within a year or two was given.
TO ASK COUNCIL
FIR SPEED.
1t is understood the organizations will
confer with the council this evening in
the hope the legislators may hasten &C
ton on the petition. The south siders
remember they got fast action on he
movement to clean up Pleasant Run and
Bean Greek after they laid the facts be
fore the council and they entertain the
hope that The council can spur city de-
partments involved in the track elevation
work.
The anu-open vault ordinance spon-
sorsd 10y the city health department is
expected 10 be introduced tonight.
The ordinance amends the old vault
measure which permits such places when
not located within 100 feet of water mains
and sewers Tine amendment makes II
unlawful to keep an open vault OF the
old-fashioned tyre unless Il is maintained
as a regulation sanitary flush toilet IN
case sewers and water are accessible and
unless Il is equipped with a septic tank
In case sewers and water are accessible.
The health department IS given power 10
declare Illegal vaults nulsances and ahate
them. Under the present ordinance the
penalty is not more than 500 and costs.
The amendment adds ninety days I'M
prisOnment or both"
APPROPRIATION NOT
TO COME Up.
The annual appropriation and tax levy
ordinances will not be introduced this
evening, City Controller Robert II.
Bryson said. Delay in receipt Of the es
tmated assessed valuation OF property
from County Auditor Leo h FeSler is
responsible. he said The finance meas
ures probably viii not b. introduced until
late this week. when special meeting
" the council viii be called.
Funds for track elevation viii be
raised by a direct take levy Of cents,
as heretofore, excepting in case the cost
Of the clty's share runs over the pro-
ceeds Of cents. when bonds win be is
sued for the surplus, It was announced,
following a meeting OF the controller
with the board OF public works, and Cor
uoratlon Counsel Samuel Ashby. Mr..
Bryson stated last week that he favored
issuing bonds for the entire track eleya-
ton expense in case It ran over more than
the proceeds OF the cents fevy.
with the track elevation levy remaining
unchanged from this year the total civil
city levy for 1922 is expected to be
around 02ia cents, depending upon FINAL
word as to the estimated valuation. Mr..
Bryson said he has been advised infor
mally by county officials that the esti
mated valuation will be about S5,000000
less than that of last year, which was
SG0s000 900. City officials had been ex-
pecting a drop TO 5000 000o 200.
The report of the couucil committee
which Investigated jitney bus operation
and its effect upon street car service In
Des Moines and Sioux City, Iowa. and
Kansas city Mo-, win be given by Presl-
dent Russell Wilson Of the council, one
OF the members Of the committee, tonight.
No formal recommendations will be made,
he said.