Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-17

two more built under this administra-
ton. If l remember correctly, plans
for several more units were prepared
at the time we put on those first two
1 think those plans are all ready and
got the money"
Mr.. Shank spent the day in a room
in a downtown hotel comforting with his
lieutenants. He said he would have no
more appointments to announce until
/ after he returns from his vacation trip
to Hot Springs, Ark. He was talking
over plans for the administration today,
he said. The vacation trip probably will
start Saturday.
Leonard NJ. Quill, secre airy of the Re
publican city committee; Herman Rik-
hOh, sub-treasurer of the Republican
campaign fund; Fred Akin, chief clerk
of the city Barrett law bureau, and Jo-
seph L. Hogue, Shank lieutenant, worked
upon the Republican campaign expense
report IN the office of City Controller
Robert H. Bryson today. The report
must be fled with the city clerk not
later than thirty days after the election
SHANK STUDIES
OLD WORKHOUSE.
The new board Of public works has
been instructed by Mr.. Shank to visit
the old Marion County workhouse prop
erty at Twenty-First street and North
western avenue Monday to determine
whether It is a suitable place for the
establishment Of municipal yards. The
present administration has planned for
three years to put the yards at Kentucky
avenue and Drover street, but opposi-
ton from citizens of West Indianapolis
ba MI
Mr.. Shank has instructed his board of
works and engineering appointees to have
work completed preliminary to carrying
out some Of the improvement projects he
favors, such as an east bank food wall on
White River and the widening Of New
York and Michigan streets, so that the
adoption Of resolutions may start on the
first day the new board meets.
WOMEN ASKED
To COOPERATE.
Mrs. Charles E. Coffin, Mrs. NJ J.
Spencer and Mrs. William II. Freeman
were appointed by the may elect as an
unsalaried citizens committee TO CO.
operate with city authorities in obtain
ing proper sanitary conditions at Tom
linson Hail and the city market. The
women are the wives Of the new members
OF the board Of public works.
MIR. sShank had lunch at the Columbia
Club Wednesday with Mr.. Coffin, Mr.
Freeman and Mr.. Spencer. The Columbia
Club was not overly friendly toward Mr..
Shank in the election. but a number OF
members congratulated him and wished
him success.
Herman Rikhod, appointee for chief OF
police, announced that he will not per-
NIT his tailoring establishment to make
uniforms for either policemen or firemen.
Mr.. Shank declared that he viii stop
the letting Of contracts for uniforms for
policemen and hremen to Out-of town
firms. The men will be permitted to
buy their uniforms from whatever local
merchants they can get them best and
most economically, Mr.. Shank said.
Local plumbers have expressed opposi-
ton to the appointment of George Griffin
to succeed Joseph Swain as plumbing
inspector for the board Of health. A. c.
Paetz, president OF the Indianapolis So
ciety Of Sanitary Engineers, is circulating
a petition for Mr.. SWANS retention. The
petition states that Mr.. Swain has saved
property owners much money and kept
plumbing standards high.