Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-15
WINTER HERE,
MARION ROADS
IN FINE SHAPE
County Auditor Fesler Says
They Are Best in Five
Years.
EXACT CONDITION GIVEN

That Marion County goes into. the
winter with its roads in better condition
than they have been in the last five years,
was the statement today of County Audi
tor Leo K. Fesler.
Because Of the cool weather, concrete
work has been suspended on all county
roads, but the suspension of that work IN
no way interferred with the opening OF
all of the. main approaches to the city
Mr. FeSler stated.
Work has been completed on all county
roads with the exception of the Strange
road, three miles east of Broad Ripple,
which is about half completed, but open
to the public Work will be resumed
there in the spring.
The East Thirty Eighth street road,
between Warren and Lawrence Town
ships has not been completed. This is
a gravel road and work will be con-
tinued until completed.
CONDITION SHOWN
BY FESLER.
Mr.. Fesler showed the condition Of
roads as follows:
Ths PendIetOn pike, concrete, is open
foR traffic.
The Keystone avenue road is COM
pleted from the Millersville road TO Ra-
venswood, with the exception of putting
a new floor in the fridge, which will be
done later.
The Northwestern avenue bridge IS
completed as far as traffic is concerned
and the pavement to Maple Drive bOule-
ward will be completed this week. This
is q concrete road. The fill north Of the
bridge will not be completed until spring,
but il is open to traffic and in this way
the detour on the Cold Spring road Is
eliminated.
The Rockville Road from the city to
the Hendricks County line, has been com
pIeted and is closed to traffic until the
twenty-one day period for drying is up,
Il is a concrete road and will be open IN
a short time.
CONNERSVILLE PIKE
NOW OPEN.
The Shelbyville Pike has been COM
pleted and has been open for some time.
The National road is open for its entire
course and the same is true with the
Madisonvfue road to Columbus. The
Range Line road to Carmel is completed.
"AH main trunk lines into Indianapolis
are now open to the public or will be in
a few days" Mr.. Fesler stated. I'VE go
into the winter with the roads in the best
condition they have been for five years.
People can come into indianapolis when
the Northwestern avenue road is open,
without making a detOur on any Of the
main trunk lines leading into the city.
at is true that we enter the new year
with less road construction planned than
usual, but the program will be enlarged
If prices of materials come down." he
said.
Mr. FesIer has on file a letter from
EaE
pressing qualification at the condition
of the ads.
LETTER OF
MR.. SPRINGSTEEN.
Mr. Springsteen's letter Is as follows:
in going over the reports Of road con-
ditiOns on rural routes from this office,
with Mr.. Cahill who has had that work
in charge. 1 have been surprised and
gratified to note that in so many places
where 1t was impossible in past years
to have roads placed in good condition
by the township trustees, your highway
superintendent, Mr.. Rumford. with the aic
Of the road superintendent under his
supervision, has been able TO secure such
splendid results.
"In behalf Of the patrons OF our rural
routes, who are direct benefciaries of
your program of good road building and
maintenance, and also in behalf of the
POstOf1ce Department, which is better en-
abIed to give satisfactory service, 1 wish
to thank you, and trust that with the
facilities at his command, Mr.. Rumford
will be able to have all of the roads trav-
eled by our rural carriers placed in good
condition before winter.
1T will interest you to know that of
the 721 miles Travelled IN Marion County
by rural carriers from this office. that
approximately only twenty-five miles, or
80 per cent Of the roads were reported as
being in need Of attention when checked
up Monday, Nov. Z. When it is con-
sidered that only grading or repeated
dragging of some Of these roads IS all
that is requested, the desire of this Office
to have Marion County roads second to
none does not appear far from accom-
pIishment
Il will be pleased to send Mr.. Cahnl
at any time to point out to Mr.. Rumford
the roads 1 have mentioned above which
are still in need Of attention.