Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
THROUGH CARS
IN Bath STREET
PROMISED SOON
CrosstOwn Line Will Run
From Crown Hill to State
Fair Ground.
OTHER CHANGES, TOO

Special work on the curves at
Thirty y-Fourth and Illinois streets OF
such a nature that Mapleton cars
will be operated straight through on
the Illinois line from the business
district, and a cross-town line in
Thirty-Fourth street from Crown Hill
cemetery to the Fair Grounds, will
be installed by the Indianapolis
Street Railway Company early this
summer, DR.. Henry Jameson, presi-
dent Of the board of directors, and
Robert l. Todd, president and gen
eral manager of the company, told
the board of public works in con-
ference at the boards Office today.
Work on the track change will be
begun not later than June Is, it was
promised. Steel for the change is in
the city.
The traction officials reported tina. the
company is having prepared plans for
several power substations to be placed
in various parts of the city for the pur-
pose of evening the current load, pre-
venting electrolysis Of water mains at
several points, of which officials of the
indianapolis Water Company have COM
planned, and preventing shut-d of
service ali over the city in case Of an ac"
cident to wires Satisfactory progress is
being made on the rebuilding of the
tracks in West Washington street from
Belmont to Harris avenues, the officials
said. This work viii cost $4,000
PROMISES TO REMOVE
49TH ST. TRACKS SOON.
The company officials promised that
the Meridian Heights line tracks now
laid in Forty Ninth street will be torn
up and relaid in Pennsylvania street
from Forty Ninth to Fifty Second
streets within two or three months.
Permanent improvement of Forty Ninth
street will follow, the board said.
The board approved the final assess
ment roll for the strengthening Of East
Michigan street between Dorman street
and Highland avenue over the protest of
a delegation of property owners resid-
ing in the assessed district west of High
land avenue. Considerable opposition
from property owners has been encoun-
tered by the board throughout the course
Of action necessary TO the elimination or
the jog Two weeks ago a committee Of
citizens. at the boards request. audited
the assessment roll to learn whether
charges that the amount to be raised was
far In excess OF the cost of the improve
ment were true. The committee reported
that the assessment and the cost bal
anced exectly.
Riley AVE. ACTION
SET RACK TO MAY l8
The delegation today was led by WI
liam Joseph. James II. Deery and August
Habich committee formed at a meeting
of the property owners at the residence
Of J. W Rucker. so North Liberty
street last night. This committee
PRESENTED a memorandum in which
threat to carry the contest to court in
case the assessment roll was finally ap
proved was contained.
Contracts for the Strengthening Of the
street will be let in I short time unless
court action blocks such procedure,
Mark H Miller, president Of the board,
announced
The board postponed until May is,
final action upon a resolution for the
permanent improvement of Riley avenue
from Michigan to Tenth streets in order
to make personal inspection.
lution for the opening of New Jersey
street from Bernard avenue to a point
346.5 feet north OF Fortieth street Bids
were rejected, all action rescinded and
new plans ordered for the permanent i'm
provement Of Oliver avenue from Drover
street to the White River bridge \ reso-
luton for the vacation OF the first alley
north Of Maple Court from Meridian to
Pennsylvania streets was confirmed.
Contracts were awarded as follows:
Sidewalks and graded lawns on the
east side Of Pine street from a point
thirteen feet south OF st. Clair to the
lrst alley north of St. Clair street to
the r. & X. Construction Company for
S1.6S per lineal foot. total 1885, side
walks amp graded lawns in New York
street from a point ~ feet west of
Keystone avenue to Tacoma avenue to
Todd & Reid for S190 per lineal foot
total, $1,89619 and resurfscing of New
York street from West street to Indiana
avenue TO American Construction Com
pany for $640 per lineal foot, total, $15,-
SSS.46, using asphalt.