Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-20
FIERY WEBER
|. SLASHES AT
CITY'S MAYOR
West Indianapolis Pastor De-
nounces Administration for
Sellers Stink Farm
HITS SANITARY BODY
Clergyman, at Works Board
Meeting, Threatens BOlshe-
visit Rising Across River.

Mayor Jewett and the Rev. Joseph F.
Weber, rector of the Church Of the As
sumption, 1105 Blaine avenue, clashed
in meeting Of the board Of public works
today, while the West Indianapolis dis
annexation movement was being dis
cussed.
Father Weber fayed the city admins
tration for operating a stink farm" at
Sellers farm and for other indignities
he said that had been heaped upon the
section. The mayor declared that the
night soil dump at Sellers farm, one
Of the chief nuisances complained Of, has
been there since 1873 and that his board
Of sanitary commissioners IS constrscting
the sewage disposal plant TO Go away
with it along with other inSanItary
evils.
The West Indianapolis delegation, ac-
companied by Emsley W. Johnson, their
chief counsel. came before the board to
learn whether their petition for disan-
nexation filed Monday, was to receive
consideration. President Mark H Miller
informed them that no ruling on the tur-
isdic ton OF the board had been received
from Mr. Ashby, so the matter would be
taken under further sdyisement. When
the petitioners discovered that no record
Of their plea had been fled in the minutes
OF the boards Monday meeting they pro-
tested and received a promise that such
would be included.
No YARDS AT
KENTUCKY AND RIVER.
: Mr. Miller assured the delegation that
the board has no intention Of establish
ing the municipal yards at Kentucky ave-
nue. and White River, one OF the chief
grievances which the West Indianapolis
citizens have. He said the city has not
followed IN the past and does not In
tend to follow in the future the policy
Of putting anything which might be
designated as a nuisance either 81 West
Indianapolis or in any section Of the
city without giving the section ample
notice and time 10 protest. Mayor
Jewett reaffirned this TO be the posi-
ton OF the Naturalization.
When Father Weber first came IN the
sanitary board was being discussed by
President Miller.
What do we care about the sanitary
boavi ?" inte-pcsed ne prless That old
stinder, Lucius B. Swift. the chairman,
has been living OF Of tne city for forty
years. Let him resign and so out In
the woods"
PRELATE SEES
REDS" on RAMPAGE
The argument, which listed for more
! than half an hour, frequently was inter
/ spersed with biting statements by the
clergyman. At one point he declared that
( if the city does not move the garbage re-
I duction plant and night soil dumps away
from West Indianapolis he fears "a Bol-
sheyist sentiment will be aroused which
I Will result In somebody blowing that
I place up"
The mayor. in assuring the delegation
that no immediate move TO install the
[ Objectionable mule barns at Kentucky
avenue and White River need te feared,
said that the present administration
might not be able to get the proposed
mulicipal yards under way.
Final action on resolutions to re-
surface parts of Bellefontaine street be
tween Thirtieth street and Sutherland
avenue and Park avenue between Forty
Second and Forty Fourth streets was
postponed until July q, and on a reso-
luton for sidewalks in Winthrop avenue
from Forty Ninth to Fifty First streets
until Aug 10. Resolutions for sidewalks
and graded lawns I'm Forty Fourth street
from Boulevard Place to Sunset avenue,
for sidewalks and graded lawns and
permanent improvement in Gray street
from Washington street to Moore avenue
and for sidewalks and graded lawns ON
the south side of Forty Sixth street from
Boulevard Place to Sunset avenue were
confirmed.
Plans were ordered for the permanent
improvement Of Langsdale avenue from
Northy estern avenue to the Big -Four
railroad