Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-30

sion In its attempt to obtain a raise in
apolis did not stand back of me in this
fight and as a result six weeks after the
primary you will be paying more for
your gas"
Mr. Robson next turned attention to
what he termed the extravaganza Of the
Jewett administration in the handling of
the ash and garbage problems. He said
that since the plan was installed 1t has
cost the city on an average S91.S00 a year
for operations, and on top of this, he
said, should be added taxes lost to the
city on equipment and vehicles used in
the work, as the city is relieved from
the taxes a private contractor would have
to pay; depreciation Of about 20 per cent
a year, and interest on the investment.
These added items he said would bring
the total annual cost to the city to about
$4,000 as against $S9500 for which a
private concern offered to do the same
work. This, he said, meant a net loss OF
about $4,000 annually to the city.
REFERS TO POOR
CONDITIONS OF STREETS.
The VIGOROUSLY poor condition Of the
city streets under the Jewett admins
tration came In for a grilling.
I'm the last four years you have paid
more for your streets than ever before,
and yet those streets have more holes,
more ruts, more humps and there are
more Of them impossible than ever before
in your memory" he said.
He read the results of polls that have
been taken in four Of the downtown
buildings and which showed the follow
ing results: Robson 213; Howe, 1854;
Shank, SO.
And yet the Indianapolis News tells
you < am running a poor third and two
weeks ago published a poll said to have
been taken in some Of these same build
ings to prove 1t. Now l do not question
their poll OF question Its truth. But 1t
does, make 1t appear that II l kept on
gaining in the next few days at this same
rate my nomination will be practically
unanimous"
Improvement of sanitary conditions at
the city market and a complete renova-
ton of the building was advocated in
radical changes at the city hospital to
bring the place to a standard where the
city may have adequate hospital facilities
was proposed
The desperate efforts that are being
made by the Jewett organization to save
Professor Howe did not escape com
ment.
Tonight automobiles owned by the
city, their tanks filed with gasoline and
oil paid for by the city, are running all
over indianapolis and all for one Pur-
pose; to secure the nomination for one
candidate, a candidate picked by four or
Eve men taking upon themselves to
speak for all the people of Indianapolis"
at is time for the people Of this city
to wake up and do a little business for
themselves and the place to do 1t is at
the primary next Tuesday. There is a
big element in this city that 1t not talk
ing, 1t is the silent vote. and It is this
silent vote that has in It the power to
name the successful candidates at the
primary election. II is to this quiet.
thinking element that want my friends
to appeal and to get 1t to come out and
vote next Tuesday"
Mr.. Robson also addressed meetings
at Fourteenth and Illinois streets.
Engine House No and Udell and RAIDER
streets Other speakers were, James
Bingham Edwin b. Pugh. Mrs. r. Harry
Miller and William H. Jackson