Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-21
JEWETT HOT
UNDER COLLAR.

Il did" Mr.. Downey replied. and
I repeat it here In the presence OF the
mayor himself the mayor promised
US some representation on some Of his
boards before he was elected
You're a pretty bright fellow" the
mayor responded with some heat, but
let me do some OF the talking. I did
not promise the south side representa-.
ton upon my boards. I appointed my
boards to represent the whole dty and
not particular sections
THE north side you mean," some one
In the crowd shouted.
The statement OF the committee which
precipitated the battle was as follows:
In view Of the campaign Of falsllica-
ton and misrepresentation now being
carried on by the sta ndard OIL Company
and TIE Frank NJ Dell Coal Company
tie latter occupying a large tract Of
ground owned by the Pennsylvania Ran
road, In their effort to defeat the pro-
posed opening OF Shelby street in
straight line, we deem 1t necessary to
file with you the following statement;
II is being stated to numerous per
sons in the neighborhood by certain
persons circulating petitions against the
proposed opening that Frank VI. Den ana
others connected with his coal company,
which Is located on the ground through
which the street viii pass, have de
clared small pieces Of property, smalf
homes. etc, VIII be assessed as much as
500 and $500 each in the event the street
Is cut straight through. Ninety eight
per cent Of the names on any petition
that may be presented to this board
against the opening have been secured
by such falsehoods and ridiculous state
ments.
Investigation has been made and the
stretch Of ground sixty feet wide from
the north line OF Maryland street TO
Southeastern avenue is assessed at not
more than $3.50. The Fletcher American
National Bank owns two lots facing
Maryland street that win be taken. These
are twenty five and forty feet wide and
ninety four feet deep. One lot, twenty
five feet wide, Is assessed at $500, ana
the other, forty feet wide, at $40. AS
only sixty feet will be needed i've feet
can be cut off of the east side lot and
this would reduce the cost at least
hundred dollars, making the cost Of both
not more than 81 $3.50 AS real estate Is
now assessed at its real value, they can
not very well demand much more. tack
Of these lots are the c., /. W. and p,
c., c. q St, l.. tracks, for distance OF
ninety six feet Then comes the ground
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, which is leased to the Frank
NJ. Dell Coal Company. The assessors
books show the distance from the tracks
to Southeastern avenue to be 267.2 feet.
Taking a strip Of this ground sixty feet
wide and 2672 feet long and rating its
value on the basis OF the two lots just
mentioned belonging to the Fletcher
American National Bank, 1t would be
valued at not more than $3.50. This
would make the total previously men
toned $3.50, the assessed value of all
the ground that would he needed to cut
Shelby street straight through to South
eastern avenue.
NO NEED FOR
MORE GROUND.
As Southeastern avenue is paved and
sixty feet wide and runs into Washing
ton street half block or about 200 feet
from where Shelby street would enter
1t, there is no necessity for any more
ground to be acquired to complete the
proposed Shelby street cut through. 1t
has been asserted by the persons whose
interests would be affected by the pro-
posed opening that we also would have
to have and intended to take ground run
ming from Southeastern avenue to Wash
ington street direct, a stretch probably
$50 feet long and sixty feet wide. This
is net at ali necessary, and as far as the
people In the section south of Maryland
street are concerned, they want a direct
route to the downtown district, and with
Shelby street cut straight through to