Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-19
CITY PRIMARY
VOTING PLACES
ARE SELECTED
Administration Forces Per
mitted to Choose All the
Locations.
NAME SCHMIDT PLANNER

fractional differences were forgotten for
the moment by and-administratiOn and
administration members of the city
council at the regular meeting last night
and two important matters were attended
to with pleasant dispatch.
The council suspended its rules and
unanimously passed the resolution fix
ing the location of voting places in the
166 city precincts for the municipal pri-
mary election May and elected Council
man Gustav G. Schmidt. anu-administra-
ton member, as its member on the city
planning commission by q vote Of five
to three.
Although the fact that the voting place
resolution was being prepared by the
administration did not become generally
known until noon Monday the antiad-
ministration cOuncilmeu did not offer any
extensive objections to It's passage. Only
two minor changes were made, one upon
suggestion Of Councilman Jesse E. Miller,
an administration member, and the other
upon the recommendation of William B..
Peake, an anti member.
DISCOVER NO
DISADVANTAGE
And-administration members said that
upon examining the resolution they
peared that the administration forces
had fixed a voting place in a place dis
advanta geOus to candidates for mayor
other than Mr.. Howe.
The name of Council President Russell
Wilson was placed before the council By
Councilman Jacob P Brown when nOmi-
nations for membership on the city plan
ming commission were called. Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. Wilson are administration mem
bers. Councilman William B. Peake
nominated Councilman Schmidt. The lat
ter are ants. When the vote was taken
COuncilmen Brown, Sumner A Furniss
and Schmidt voted for Mr.. Wilson and
Councilmen Kirsch, Miller. Peake, VIII
son and Carnefx for Mr.. Schmidt. COun-
Gilman Otto B. Pettijohn of the admin
istration wing was absent.
Mr.. Schmidt is a member Of the citizens
committee Of 100 on city planning and
has been interested in the movement from
its inception In 4 brief speech Of thanks
for his election to the commission he
promised that the council and the city
should have AT no time any cause TO be-
lieve that a mistake has been made"
CIRCUS ORDINANCE
Is PRESENTED.
Circuses or menageries would be pro-
hibited from locating anywhere within
900 feet Of any residence district, com
prising ten or more residences. except
ing upon consent OF 60 per cent of the
residents by an ordinance prepared by
Merle n A. Walker, attorney for the
West Washington Street Service Asso-
citation, and introduced by Councilman
Miller. Councilman Schmidt suggested
that carniYals and merry go-rounds should
h.. in, a7a
Presentation Of the ordinance grows
out of an attempt of the Sells-Floto Cir
Gus to lease a plot of ground at the
southwest corner Of Belmont avenue and
West Washington street for perform
ances on May 2. For several years cir
euses have been showing on the tract just
east of Washington Park, in West Wash
lngtOn street. This is being converted
Into a railroad yard To prevent the
SeIls-Floto Circus from locating at Bel
mont avenue and West Washington
street the residents Of the neighborhOOd,
who claim such amusements are a nuis-
ance detrimental to their health aud
peace, last Saturday obtained in SUI
Ierior Court, room 1, an order restraining
the city controller from issuing Ii
cense.
DESIRE TRACT
FOR PARK
The West Washington Street Service
Association is willing to purchase the
tract in question, which comprises about
eighteen acres II the board Of park com
missioners will promise TO establish a
playground on it with the eventual in
tent of buying It for the city, Mr.. Walker
said. The ground, he said, is understood
to belong to Stanley W. Mcfarland Of
Albion Mich who bought ft several
years ago with the intention OF turning
It over TO the William Small Company as
a site for a plant N which to manufac-
ture Monroe automobiles.
A motion to suspend the rules on this
measure failed for want Of second and
it was referred to the city welfare COM
mittee.
The position Of fourth assistant city
clerk was established at a salary Of 500
per month, such position to be IN exist
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