Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
CRUISE STREET
PROPOSAL MADE
Shelby Plans Held Pending
Investigation.

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for the opening of Shelby street from
Washington to Maryland streets was
postponed one week by the board of pub
lie works today, pending investigation
Of plans to open and widen Cruise street
instead.
The opening Of Shelby street has been
planned principally to provide the south
side with another through avenue of ap-
proaeh to Washington street. Shelby
street is not cut through from Maryland
20 Washington street. Cruise street Is,
but it is narrower than the through traf-
fc would require. The substitute plan
IS to widen Cruise street from Maryland
TO Washington street and then open 1t
disgonally from Maryland street south
east across Georgia street to join Shelby
street at the first alley south Of Georgia
street.
Several manufacturers and merchants
with plants which would be in the path
OF the proposed opening of Shelby street
have vigorously opposed this movement,
claiming they would have to seek new
locations. The only property damaged
By the widening and opening Of Cruise
street would be small residences, board
members said.
TRANSFER CHARGE
DISCUSSED.
DR.. Henry Jameson, Resident Of the
board Of directors, and james P. TrettOn.
superintendent of the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company, conferred with the
board relative to the practice of street
car conductors charging patrons of the
East Michigan street line 1 cent for
transfers when they change from Bradley
avenue cars to Emerson avenue cars at
Bradley avenue to ride on to the end
several days ago that they considered the
practice an unfair one because they
thought patrons should be permitted to
ride the full length of the line for cents
DR.. Jameson and Mr.. Tretton argued
that the penny charge in such a case is
necessary in order to keep conductors
from issuing free transfers in Wholesale
lots. They said persons desiring TO ride
to Emerson avenue should board cars
marked Emerson Avenue" instead Of
the Bradley avenue cars.
The board requested Dir. Tretton to
furnish figures upon the number OF cars
which are run to the end of the line and
the number which are turned around at
Bradley avenue. If there is not a suf1i-
cient number of the Emerson Avenue cars
to handle the traffic the board will or
der more put on, it was indicated.
TEN REBUILT
CARS DELIVERED.
The ten new rebuilt cars promised TO
the city by the company several weeks
ago have been delivered and will be put
In service as soon as a consignment Of
fare boxes is received, DR.. jameson said.
The cars have a new feature in that both
front and rear doors are opened and
closed by air pressure, he said.
The board refused TO take action upon
Ill
that the Interstate Public Service Com
pany fails to- stop its limited interurban
trains at Perry street. The board does
not feel that the company should be com
pelled to make limited cars make local
Aops it was stated.
Declaratory resolutions were adopted
Tor the following:
Vacation Of Sherman drive from 1'hir-
teenth street to Rowland avenue yaca-
tion Of the first alley east Of Keystone
avenue from the Belt Railroad to a point
fifteen feet south of lots 4 and 80 in
HazeIhurst: vacation Of the first alley
south of wilkins street from Charles to
Union streets; vacation of Pratt street
from Woodruff place to Tecumseh street
and the opening of the intersection OF
the alley east Of Oxford street with the
alley north Of North street
NEW ORDER IN
CURB REPAIRS.
Upon recommendation Of Frank c.
Lingenfelter, city civil engineer. the board
issued n order directing that all plum
bers and other contractors who fail to
pay the expense OF replacing curbs and
streets cut in carrying out private con-
tracts wiabin sixty days after being
billed by the city, shall be refused per-
mfts for any further work Upon failure
to pay within six months, the board or
dered. suit shall be begun to collect the
amount due out Of the bond which the
contractors must file IN applying fol-
permits Some plumbers owe the CITY
more than $500 on such accounts, 7. NJ
Greenleet clerk in the engineering de-
partment, stated.
To conform with the ordinance re-
classifying employees In the city en-
gineer's department. passed by the city
council a week ago, the board changed
titles as follows: John I. Elliott, from
first assistant engineer to senior assistant
city civil engineer; NJ. n. Bebee and
Charles A. Brown. second and third as
sistant engineers, respectively, to assist
ant engineers; William L. Lacey and
Charles p. CUlley. fourth and fifth as
sistant engineers, respectively, to junior
assistant engineers; Edward c. Doeppers
from chief craftsman to junior assistant
engineer (promotionl James NJ. Mann,
from assistant chief inspector to CHIEF
inspector (promotionl John S Miller and
Herbert Miller, from assistant chief in
speetors to senior inspectors and Cham
bers II. Underwood. from engineering
chemist to chemist engineer.