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

We're going to do more practical things
with the city's money. As 1 said before,
we're going TO spend more on slides,
sand piles and swimming pools than on
singing and dancing"
SWIMMING POOL
PROGRAM GOES.
II there is any one plan Of the pres
ent administration with which Mr.. Shank
agrees and which he does not intend to
sweep out of existence it is the swim
ming pool building program.
I'm absolutely for the proposed swim
ming pools, and a whole lot more if
we can find the money with which TO
build them" declared the mayor elect.
II started the municipal bathing beaches
in my administration. We had beaches
along Fail Greek, and with our life
guards there we never lost a single life.
II we can get the sewer system north
OF the creek cleaned out so that there
Bin not be an overflow of filth into the
stream 1 want to see bathing beaches
put back in Fail Greek. I'm going to see
If this can't be done. However, We will
not make a move until we're sure the
water is free from sewage"
Establishment Of the bathing beach in
White River at Twenty-Sixth street by
the park board with the approval of the
board Of public health last summer met
with Mr.. Shank's enthusiastic approval.
MORE BEACHES
IF ANYTHING.
"Sure we're going to let them battle
in the river" he said. Don't they battle
in it out at Ravenswood? 1 am in favor
Of going ahead with the park boards
plan Of developing the Twenty-Sixth
81 rr-ffh ant hokN
I'd like TO see some more beaches opened
in the river"
Departments arc going to have to live
within their means, Mr.. Shank said.
When a sum is fixed in the budget as
the allowance for a department for a
given year that department is going tC
spend no more than that amount or "In
find out who is responsible and I'll put
the blame exactly where it belongs" he
said.
TO MAKE REAL COPPERS
OUT OF POLICEWONIEN.
The new shift system which will pro-
vide for policemen to walk their beats
in pairs at night was explained by Mr.
Shank. The first shift will be from 3 in
the afternoon to IL IN the evening. The
next will be from IL in the evening unit
in the morning. The hird-shift mer
will go on duty at S in the evening anC
quit at 5 in the morning in winter and
O'Clock in summer. Every man in the
department will get his turn on this ex
ira night shift, which doubles with tn,
regular shift men on night beats. ont
month in three. The city vii be pro
tected between the hours of in the
morning and in the afternoon by tn,
bicyclemen at substations, the mounted
men and policewomen.
tsTtr1 rrnfDU n En real pOuDprQ or
Of the policewomen," said Mr.. Shank
'Going to give them clubs as well a;
badges and uniforms III have then
assigned to nice districts like the NORTH
side or IrvingtOn, though"
The best four policewomen viii be as
signed to detective duty at the outset and
others transferred there as they show
their ability. From $4,000 to $4,000 viii
be saved the first year by the abolition
of the report system at police head
quarters, Mr.. Shank said be believes.
why one policeman was telling ms
the other day that It took him all after
noon TO write out his reports down al
headquarters when he should have beer
out working on his beat"
CITES DOWNTOWN FIRE
as PARKING ARGUMENT.
The Rialto building fire in PennsyI
vania street Tuesday afternoon served t
minating parking, excepting when
vehicle is occupied by a driver, GpOI
crowded downtown streets, Mr.. ShanI
said He pointed out that the fire de
partment was seriously hampered in iti
work at this fire because of the number
of locked automobiles which were parked
in the vicinity Of the burning building
If the cars had been parked with driv
ers IN them, the street could have beer
II - h.,
indianapolis is not a country tow
any more" he said, "and we've got t,
wake up to the fact that we can't hav,
crossroads parking rules downtown an!
more. Look at other big cities. YoI
can't park an hour and half downtown
and all day If you happen to have /;
friend on the police force-in Chicago
Discussing the proposal that the cit!
buy ground between the city and ROber
NJ. Long Hospitals and convert il int,
a convalescent park upon which thes,
institutions and the new Riley memorial
hospital for children would front, Mr.
shank said he understood this would
cost about 100000
PARK FINE THING,
HOSPITAL FOR SERVICE.
81 don't know" he said. THAT parl
would probably be fine thing, but 5000,
600. I'd a whole lot rather spend that
100000 on a couple Of new wings for the
city hospital. Everybody knows we neet
more hospital facilities in Indianapoli:
and you can't get treatment in a park
I had a hard time getting into Hospital
wher 1 was sick a year or two ago.
I'D like to see those two new wings
on the hospital We built two in my
first standardization and hope to See