Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
RIVER BRIDGE
AT KENTUCKY
HELD UNSAFE
Street Commissioner Reports
Structure to Be Near
Collapse.
BOARD ASKED TO ACT

Supports and piers of the Kentucky
avenue bridge over White River have be
come so weakened by twenty seven years
Of service that there is danger Of the
structure cola psing, declared \. .. Meloy.
street commissioner, in report to the
board Of public works today. The
bridges condition was discussed by the
board with the county commissioners,
County Engineer J. q. Griffith, County
Attorney Harry Hendrickson and County
Auditor Leo n FesIer. the county agree
ing with Mr.. Meloy and city civil En-
gineer Frank c. Lingenfelter that an en-
tirely new structure should be built at an
approximately cost of S75O,0OO but Audi
tor Fesler objected Mr.. Fesler said he
does not believe the county council viii
approve bond issue for a new bridge.
the financial condition being as It Is, and
suggested repairs. The engineers said
repairs would be lmpracticaOle.
MAY BE CLOSED
TO TRAFFIC.
"The condition OF the bridge Is such
that | have Just about reached the point
OF recommending that It be closed to
traffic" said Mr.. Lingenrelter.
The county oflcials came 10 the con
ference TO discuss the kind Of material
10 be used in the permanent improve
ment OF three stretches Of city streets
connecting paved city and country high
ways under the law passed by the 1921
Legislature providing that whore the cost
Of such improvement exceeds 30 per cent
Of the assessed valuation Of the abutting
property the county and city shall equal
ly divide such excess.
II was agreed that two-couFse CON
crete should be used Ia the permanent
improvement OF Washington street from
Harris street % the east end OF the Big
Four subway. sheet asphalt on Madison
avenue from Raymond street to Glen
dale avenue. aud brick with asphalt filler
on Indiana avenue from Montcaim to Six
teenth street. 1t was decided to post
postpone action under the same plan on
the paving Of Churehman avenue from
teh Belt Railroad TO keystone avenue
until next year.
PROSPECT STREET
RESOLUTIONS.
Three resolutions for resurfaclng OF
Prospect street from Madison to Key
stone avenue and too for resurfacing Of
Morris street from White River bridge
to West street were adopted.
The resolutions on Prospect street were
upon sections as follows: From Madison
avenue to East street, thence to Virginia
resolutions upon Morris street were for
sections from the west end Of White River
bridge to 2OS feet east and thence to
West street.
The contract for the resurfacing with
wooden block OF Maryland street from
Illinois street to Virginia avenue was
awarded to the Marion County Construc-
ton Company on it's bid Of Sl6.s5 per
lineal foot, total. S43 S3o.97.
The board confirmed resolutions for
the resurfacing OF Sutherland avenue
from College to Park avenues with as
phalt, and Of Alabama street from Mary
land street to 265 13 feet south With
wooden block A resolution for side
walks IN Pennsylvania street. south side.
from Forty Ninth street to Beverly drive
was confirmed, while all action was re
scinded on resolutions for sidewalks In
Delaware street. west side, from Wash
ington 20 Market streets, and Market
street, south side, from Delaware street
to the first alley west.
Resolutions were confirmed for the va
cation OF the following streets:
Mil street from the frst alley north Of
Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets, Nine
teenth street from Northwestern avenue
TO Mlll street, Klondyke street from
Moore avenue to a point IT'S feet north
and Healing avenue from st. Clair street
to the Belt railroad.
Plans were ordered for sidewalks In
Thirty Ninth street from Central aven,e
to Broadway.
a remonstrance filed against the per-
nenent improvement of Twenty Seventh
street from Meridian street 70 the hrst
alley east OF Pennsylvania street was
found not TO hear a majority OF he resi-
dent property owners signatures while
a remonstrance against the permanent
Improvement Of Twenty Seventh street
from Capitol avenue to Illinois was found
to contain the required number of names
and the latter was killed