Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
BELT RAILROAD
ELEVATION NOW
THE OBJECTIVE
Improvement Association Is
Given Impetus by Stream
Pollution Battle.

Having won its battle to get official &C
ton started toward the elimination Of
pollution of Pleasant Run and Bean
Greek and the extension Of Pleasant Run
parkway from Shelby to Washington
streets the Southeastern Improvement As
sociation now will turn its attention to
vigorously furthering the fight for the
elevation of the Belt Railroad through
the south side, Robert II. Sloan, presl-
dent, announced today.
The association met at the Shelby
street branch library last night and ex-
pressed praise f. the city council for
immediate passa&, Of the anti-dumping
ordinance, designed to prevent stream
pollution and parkway Disagreement
Citizens throughout the city will be urged
to watch for dumping along streams and
parkways and report violations or the
new ordinance. providing Mayor Charles
w. Jewett signs it, to the health ana
park boards. The ordinance was passed
by the council under suspension Of the
rules Monday night
10000 SIGN TRACK
ELEVATION PETITION.
The movement for the elevation Of the
Belt Railroad is several years old. a
few weeks ago the association presented
to the board of public works petition
for the improvement signed by more than
10000 people. Action as soon as condi-
lions warrant was promised by the
board.
1--WE feel that we should get busy on
the elevation project as soon as financial
conditions warrant necessary expehdl-
lures" said Mr.. Sloan. with the money
market growing better In the East we
believe that it VIII not be long before
the railroads here viii be In position TO
get financial help necessary to make such
improvements, and then we viii work
Just as hard as We have for better SAM
tary conditions. We can make quite
fight because we can call several tnou-
sand people into concerted action in
very short time"
The Citizens Defense League, which
will undertake representation Of the pub
lie before the public service commission
when utilities are seeking rate increase
will be permanently organized at the
Spades Park branch library Friday night
While persons residing IN the northwest
ern part of the city form the present
membership It Is hoped to take in citizens
from all over Indianapolis. James P.
Cherry, 1920 Sterling avenue, is acting
ganization was effected last Friday.
PLAN TO GARRY ON"
FOR DIsANNEXATIoN.
Stories that the Enterprise Civic LeagNe
was not in earnest in It's movement to
have West Indianapolis disanneKed wero
refuted by action Of tire leagues nuisance
committee following regular meeting Of
the entire body at Assumption hail, 100
Blaine avenue, last night. Because some
members have declared they felt the pro-
ceedlngs before the board Of public works
have not been pushed as rapidly and Wig
orously as possible, a new attorney was
named by the committee to lead the hght
and Stephen J. Fullen, chairman OF the
committee. resigned. Henry Seyfried was
named as the new attorney. Emsley w.
Johnson had been representing the petit
TONERS for two weeks.
Mr.. Fullen issued a statement In which
he said the fact that he had resigned was
not 20 have been made public aud that It
was understood that differences Of opinion
existing In the committee probably would
be ironed out within the next two weeks
and that he would be re-elscted. In
view of the leak Of what happened In
the executive session Of the committee he
said be thought Il best that he announce
that he Is leaving the committee entirely
that he fears Mr.. seyfried will not be able
to accomplish much for the movement 80
long as Il Is impOssibls to get the lead
ers united and that he doubts II Mr..
Seyfried will accept the job for the