Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-12
SHANK TOCALL
CONFERENCES TO.
PLAN PROGRAMS.
Outlines Embrace Street Car
Service and Street
Improvements.
WILL NOT USE CITY AUTO

Before he left the city at noon today
for Muncie to attend an auction sale,
Samuel Lewis shank. mayor-elect. an
noUnced that as soon as the tremendous
job of attempting to satisfy his job
hungry supporters is about completed
he will arrange a series of conferences
between his newly appointed board of
public works and the indianapolis
Street Railway Company. the East and
West Washington Street Merchants As
sOciations and representative citizens of
all sections of the city to map out pro
grams for Improvements upon which
may he started as soon as the new
administration takes office on Jan. ..
one of the first conferences will be
between the Washington street merchants.
street railway executives and the new
board of public works. Mr.. Shank SAID
The chief matter for discussion in this
meeting will be the establishment of Il
cross-to car line in Washington street.
The merchants have been trying to bring
this about for several years. Mr. Shank
said he would like to see through car
service at least from Gray street to the
West Washington street car barns and If
possible from Irvington to Mount Jack
son.
The present administration has had
several conferences upon this matter but
never has reached an agreement with the
street railway company.
RETIREMENT OF SERVICE
TO BE CONSIDERED.
In another conference with the street
railway company general questions OF
betterment of service and equipment will
be taken up. the mayOr-elect said. I'm
less efforts of Corporation Counsel Sam
ueI Ashby to settle the controversy over
vs-hn hn iS
responsible for the cost of original paw
ing between tracks and payment Of the
500 900 franchise tax to the board of park
commissioners before the end of the
Iewett administration are successful the
Shank administration will inherit this
problem and it undoubtedly will crop Out
in the conference Mr.. Shank intends to
call. Extension of lines where patronage
warrants it also likely will be discussed,
according 10 he mayo T-elect
Representative citizens will be called
in 70 conference with the new mayor
and his board Of works to discuss i'm
provements they desire in their neigh
borhoods One of the first sections to he
called upon will be the extreme north
end Of the city, where the development
las been very rapid for the past i've
years. This section was very uncOmpli-
mentary tn Mr.. Shank at the ballot
boxes. voting for his Democratic op-
ponent at the rate Of about three TO one
hut Mr.. Shank said this makes no diff
ference 10 him.
I'm the mayor for the whole town and
we're going to forget all our little diff
ferences Of the past few years and see
If we all cant get together and make this
town an even better place 10 live in than
il IS now he said.
WILL NOT Use
CITY AUTOMOBILE
Another thing I'm set on" said. Mr.
Shank. lis this thing Of the mayor rid
ing around in an automobile furnished
by the city. I'm not going to do it. 7
don't believe i'm ii and I'm not going to
take that car. even if they want me to
have it. I've got car Of NV own and
I'm going to use my own car and hire
my own chauffeur"
As start upon his program Of tax
reduction Mr. Shank pointed to fhe fact
that in his proposed reorganization Of
the police department the taxpayers
will lac relieved Of the salaries of a traf-
fc lieutenant. three sergeants in the
turkeys office, three sergPants I'm the
humane department and mounted ser
Ceant.
Where Mr.. Shank was going after he
left Muncie tonight was kept secret.
Il need a rest" Mr.. Shank explained.