Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-16
ASK RELIEF IN
CAR TRANSFERS
South Side Citizens Visit
Board of Public Werks in
Recruiting Plea.

Rebuilding Of street car tracks and re-
routing Of south side car lines so they will
either run on Washington street down
town or touch other lines In such a way
that It will be unnecessary for south side
people to walk q block or more to trans
fer to some Of the other lines will be dis
cussed by the board Of public works with
DR.. Henry Jameson, president Of the
board of directors Of the Indianapolis
Street Railway Company, Friday morn
ing. The board asked DR.. jameson to-
day to attend the conference.
The board desires the tracks IN pela-
ware street from Massachusetts, avenue
to Washington street, and in West WISH
ington street, from Belmont to Harris
avenues, rebuilt. The West Washington
street improvement was ordered early last
summer, but the street railway company
did not comply and the board never took
the STEPS necessary under the cOmpany'S
franchise 10 force It to comply.
DELEGATIONS
WAIT ON BOARD.
A delegation Of south side women, led by
Robert I. Sloan, president of the South
astern Improvement Association and Belt
Elevation League Of the South Side, and
Mrs. Martin ReiTel president OF the
Original South side Women's Club, ap
peared beofre the board and asked that
the south side car lines be re-routed
downtown. The board asked Mr.. Sloan
to put re-routing plans he has in nina
on paper and submit them SO they may
be discussed with DR.. Jameson Friday
morning.
The women IN the delegation were
very insistent that they get relief from
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between cars downtown. one Of them
had & copy OF the Declaration of hide
pendence and read therefrom TO show the
board that the south side was entitled
to better treatment.
Several women representing the Bright
wood Civic Association asked that some
thing be done to make street crossings
in the suburb passabIe. The board in
formed the delegation that It intends to
get after the BrightwOOd streets as soon
as the open weather season arrives and
equipment can be moved. The delegation
was told that Brightwo0d never will have
satisfactory streets until they are paved
since the character of the clay subsoil
is such that gravel sinks out Of sight
a few months after it is put on the IN
improved highways.
Harry II. Sloan. 3O4s Newton avenue
wrote a letter to the board complain
ing about the condition Of Newton
avenue.
1T is an outrage that we have to en-
dure such conditions" he wrote. The
city administration should be ashamed
to admit that there are such streets in
the city"
A request that something be done 70
Improve the impossible condition of
Singleton street, between Raymond and
LeGrand streets was received from Harry
J. Suess, 2121 Singleton street.
PROVIDE FOR
ALLEY OPENING.
Declaratory resolutions for the open
ing Of the first alley west Of Harding
street from Sells avenue to a point 10
feet north and OF the first alley south Of
Georgia street from East to Cook streets
We're adopted.
After appearing before the board Of
works Mr.. Sloan and the south side wOm-
en- called on James II. Lowry, superin-
= tendent of parks. The women wished to
know what had become Of the proposed
shelter house at Garfield Park. Mr..
lowry informed them that the park
board has been unable to sell bonds for
the improvement but expects TO get them
sold within a very short time Some
action in this direction may be taken
by the park board this week, he indi-
Gated.