Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-18
SHANK MEETS
BUSINESS MEN
IN CONFERENCE
Most of Mayor-Elects Pro-
posaIs for City Improve
ments Given o. X.
TRAFFIC BODY NAMED

The Improvement program which Sam
uel Lewis Shank, mayOr-elect, has
mapped out was heartily approved today
by a number of prominent business men
whom he invited to confer with him.
Out Of the conference came a committee
to investigate automobile traffic prob
lens to report to Mr.. Shank when he re-
turns from his vacation.
Mr.. Shank laid his cards on the table
and asked the business men what they
thought of it and what suggestions they
had to offer. All of them thought his
idea Of starting a number of improve
ments, such as the east bank food wall
on White River widening of New York
street and cleaning of the sewers was 4
fine one. They, like Mr.. Shank, said they
hoped that few people would have to de-
pend upon charity this winter. Men
would much rather work than beg, it
was agreed.
I'm against charity, anyway" empha-
sized Mr.. Shank.
John l.. Elliott, appointee for city civil
engineer, declared the city will have to
put in more sewers to serve the down
town district Water is standing in some
downtown easements, he asserted. He
also said he believed the city legal de
partment can find a way to assess i'm
provements in a specific locality which
benefit a broad territory, against the city
general fund, instead Of directly against
the property owners. When a bridge is
built across Fall Creek at Delaware
street it should be connected with Wash
ington boulevard on the north as we'll as
Delaware street, because the boulevard
noI1
street goes only two blocks north, he
submitted.
Fire Chief O'Brien said the chief value
of Mr.. Shanks plan to abolish parking
on downtown streets excepting when cars
are manned with a driver, lie in the fact
that the streets can be swept clean in a
few seconds in case of a downtown fire.
The business men differed greatly upon
this subject.
The traffic committee named by Mr..
Shank is as follows: Frank Wolf, chair
man: Clarence Baker, Bert Goldberg,
Chief OBrien, Herman F. Rikhoff, ap-
pointee for chief of police; NJ. E. Noblett,
secretary of the Hoosier Motor Club, and
Edward G. SOurbier.
Mr.. Shank said he favers the erection
of an annex TO the city hall on the
Fletcher property on Alabama street,
/ across from the present CITY DuIulnS.
This annex would house the present de-
partments in the police headquarters
building in South Alabama street and
the overflow of offices from the crowded
city hall.
Irving W. Lemaux, member Of the
present board of public works, with
whom Mr. Shank conferred upon this
matter, said that the new building should
be erected. 1t was pointed out that the
present police building and site probably
can be sold to the C. I. & w. Railroad,
which has a freight house nearby, for
approximately 100000. The Fletcher
property would cost about $4,000, it is
said, leaving So, 900 to be applied on the
new building.
The mayor elect said he is in favor
of annexing Broad Ripple so as to give
its residents city street car service and
other municipal advantages. He also
would like to see the territory west of
Eagle Greek, north Of the Pennsylvania
railroad and south of Michigan street,
| taken into the city, he said.