Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-21

ure to sign. The watchmen are to be
stationed by the Big Four Railroad at
its crossings over Olney street, Avon
dale Place and Sherman Drive Bright
wood residents asked for crossing gates
but were given the watchmen as a con-
promise by the council. which consid-
cred the financial plight Of the rail-
road.
SPECIAL MEETING
TO CONSIDER SWITCH.
President Wilson called a special
meeting for consideration Of an ordi-
nance ratifying a contract OF the Ma
tional Paper Stock Company with the
board Of public works for the establish
ment Of a switch from the Big -Four
Railroad across North and Walnut
streets, between the canal and Senate
avenue, for Wednesday evening. This
followed failure to suspend the rules
when Councilman Brown voted no, as
Aserting that he thought the public works
fommittee, Of which he is a member,
&ught to have a chance to go out and
Laspect the proposed switch. President
Wilson instructed the committee to make
an investigation before the special meet
ing.
Mr.. Brown then voted to suspend the
rules on two other switch contract ordi-
nances and they were unanimously
passed. They gave Thomas A Moyna-
han permission to. lay one side track
from the Big Four Railroad 10 a ware
house at Pratt street and Senate ave-
nue., crossing Pratt street, and another
crossing the first alley west Of Senate
avenue at a point Immediately south Of
Pratt street.
ADOPT REPORT
ON CAR ROUTING.
Chairman Schmidt Of the special com
mittee on street car rerouting reported
the three routing changes the commit
tee had adopted upon recommendation Of
Dfxson H. Bynum OF the city legal de-
partment, David E. Matthews Of the pub
lie service commission engineering staff
and James P TrettOn. superintendent Of
, the Indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany The council accepted the report
and passed Mr.. Schmidt's motion tha'
the board OF public works be requested
to issue an order requiring the street
railway company to put the new route
into effect Sunday morning. The inter
urbans of the Unio1 Traction Company
win be taken OF Of Massachusetts ave-
nue. between Ohio and New York streets
and routed east in Ohio street to Della
ware, then north to Massachusetts, ave-
nue.; the West Indianapolis line will
turn south out OF Washington street at
Illinois instead Of Meridian and the in
terurbans of the Interstate Public Serv-
fee Company and the Indianapolis *
Cincinnati Traction Company will be run
to tie Terminal Station from Virginia
avenue through South street. Illinois
street, Georgia street and Capitol avenue,
instead of by way of Delaware end Ohio
Astreets, as at present.
HOTEL VISITING
ORDINANCE DEFEATED.
Councilmen Brown and Sumner A.
Furniss were the only ones to vote for
the ordinance prohibiting any man or
woman not related to a guest OF the OPP
opposite sex, an employee or a bOna-fde
customer of a salesman exhibiting his
wares in a sample room from entering
the room Of such person Of opposed sex
in any Indianapolis hotel, and Fit failed
Of passage. 4 committee Of hotel men
came to the meeting to urge the coun-
ell 10 put the bill through, and offered
an amendment which would have per-
mitted visiting between men and women
provided they stated their business to
the hotel clerk and left the door open.
The salary OF the lieutenant in charge
of the repair division of the fire depart
ment was raised to equal that Of other
men Of the same rank by an amendment
TO the salary ordinance passed. Council
man Jesse E. Miller, chairman Of the
finance committee. requested further time
for consideration Of the bill to lower
wages Of employees under the board Of
public works approximately p per cent.
JUNK YARDS
MEASURE PASSED
Without dissenting votes an ordinance
junk yards in residence districts unless
the written consent OF 60 per cent Of
she resident property owners within 500
feet Of the site is fled with the city
3controller was passed. as was a special
ordinance annexing territory in the path
8of the Myers road, now under construc-
ton. to enable the board of park com
i rnissioners to beautify it, and an ap-
preparation ordinance adding ss.os5. 20 to