Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-27
OBJECT TO THE
RESURFACING OF
E. WASHINGTON
Property Owners Along One
Section Provide for an
Appeal.

Property owners in East Washington
street between State avenue and Cruise
street today became the first group to
take advantage Of the new street resur-
facing law passed by the 1921 Legisla-
ture. which makes possible an appeal to
Circuit Court. They fled written objec-
lions to the resurfacing OF this part OF
East Washington street, which the board
Of works proposed under resolutions con-
hrmed this week. The board now must
certify the objections to the court.
UnCA- the old law the board Of works
could not let a contract for q street re-
snrfacing job il a majority Of the resi-
dent property owners filed remoustrance
The board could confirm the resolution
over the remOnstrance and II It desired TO
attempt to proceed it could send an
ordinance ordering the improvement over
the objections TO the city council for
passage. The present administration has
been able to get only two or three re
monstrances, out Of more than a hundred
sent to the council, 0verridden, so IL
sought and Obtained the new law. This
statute removes the right Of remOnstrance
and provides instead that If 10 per cent
OF the property owners file written OBJ
iections the objections shall be heard by
the circuit court.
CUTS POWER
OF COUNCIL
Under the old law such a matter did
not reach Circuit Court unless the cOun-
ell upheld the board OF works and the
property owners desired to further block
the improvement upon which they had
demonstrated. The effect Of the new law
l. n. "a
TO block street resurfacinE.
The objections OF the East Washington
street people were filed Friday. The city
civil engineering department investigated
and found that more than 20 per cent OF
those affected had signed the papers and
so reported to the board Of works Ger
tihcation by the board of the matter to
the court was expected today.
Circuit Court does not convene until
Sept. 8 and the Improvement will he held
up until the court hears the objections
some time after that date
WORK To PROCEED
ON OTHER SECTIONS.
1t is understood that the board intends
to proceed as soon as possible 10 receive
bids and award contracts for the resur-
facing Of other sections Of East Wash
ington street. comprising all between
State avenue and Audubon road.
John L. Elliott, assistant city civil en-
gineer in charge OF track elevation, has
been Informed by C.. a Paquette chief
engineer Of the Big Four Railroad with
headquarters at Cincinnati, that the Mead
Construction Comapny has been ordered
70 start masonry work or the elevation
Of the tracks over Fast Washington street
at Noble street at once. The contractor
may begin Monday, Mr.. Elliott said.
Trains may De running over the eleva-
ton by Dec. I, he believes.
Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby has
given Mr.. Elliott an opinion, in reply 20
a written request made earlier in the
week, TO the effect that the Merchants
Heat and Light Company can be com
PEELED TO furnish ordinary street light
ing equipment for the subways under
downtown track elevations under its con
tract with the city, but that all special
equipment made necessary by track ele-
walton should be paid for out of track
elevation funds The Merchants Heat
and Light Company furnishes lamp stan
dards and other street lighting equip
ment, upon which the city pays rental
for ten years, after which they become
the property Of the city under the con
tract