Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-15
PLANS TO LINK
STREETS WITH
COUNTRY ROADS
Works Board Turns Atten-
ton to Unpaved
Sections.

Instructions to have plans prepared
for the permanent improvement OF I'M
paved sections between improved streets
and country roads within the next two
weeks have been given to the city civil
engineering department, Mark FL. Miller
president of the board of public works,
announced today. The president stated
that the board intends to push the con-
nection of city and country highways
under the new State law providing that
the city and county shall share equally
the expense of such improvements in ex-
cess Of 80 per cent Of the assessed valu-
alton of abutting property.
Mr.. Miller also announced that the
board will cooperate with the city coun-
ell street car recruiting committee by is
suing orders on recommendations Of the
council. The board and other city Off
Gals will inspect sites for the municipal
yards tomorrow afternoon.
There are approximately one dozen sec
tions of connecting link streets to be
paved under the new law. Mr.. Miller
said. Among these are West Washington
street from point $50 feet west of Har-
ris avenue to the subway under the Big
Four Railroad at haywood road, Madi-
son avenue from Raymond to Mason
| streets, Sutherland avenue from Bellefon-
tame to Thirty Fourth streets, Indiana
avenue from Montcalm to Sixteenth
! streets, Sherman drive from Pleasant Run
parkway, north drive, to English avenue,
| and Churchman avenue from Keystone
avenue to the Belt Railroad. Other
| stretches have not been definitely decided
upon.
RESOLUTIONS
CONFIRMED.
Resolutions were confirmed as follows;
! Widening and resurfacing of Ohio
street from Delaware to Alabama streets
resurfacing of Maryland street from I'LL
nois street to Virginia avenue with modi-
cations TO provide for bids on asphalt
over present brick pavement, for resur-
facing Oliver avenue from White River
| bridge TO Drover street and for vacation
of first alley south of Tabor street from
Meridian street to the first alley west.
| resolution was adopted for opening
an eight foot strip on the west side OF
/ Madison avenue from Raymond street to
Pleasant Run parkway.
Bids were received as follows:
For local sewer in Mansfield street from
Eighteenth street to twenty seven feet
south OF the Twenty First street: George
w McCray, $3.50 per lineal foot and
Columbia Construction Company, $40.
Sidewalks in Good avenue from Uni
versity TO Beechwood avenues: j. W. &
W. c. Martin, $500 per lineal foot; Kre-
bay Construction and Paving Company
$500
Permanent improvement of Tacoma
avenue from Michigan to Tenth streets
Mead Construction Company, asphalt
S6.40 per lineal foot and bituminous con-
crete. $6.0S
( FORTY-THIRD STREET ACTION
OVER TO JUNE 20.
Action was postponed until June % or
a resolution for the widening Of Forty.
/ Third street from 1875 feet west of Sun.
set avenue to 125 feet of Fairview Terrace
Joe Wilson, 100 North East street wac
appointed foreman at the city asphalt
plant at a salary Of S135 per month
Robert b. Smith, 619 Adelaide street was
appointed heavy truck driver in the street
department at 60 cents per hour.
City Civil Engineer Frank c. Llngen
felter reported that he believes prop
| erty owners Of East Tenth street are jus
/ titled in their petition asking the board
! to require the Indianapolis Street Rail
way Company to pave between It's track,
/ between Keystone avenue and olney
street. The street has been resurfaced
| but the pavement between the car tracks
has been left in deplorable condition
with the result that all traffic Is forced
onto the new pavement for which the
property owners now are paying, Mr.
| Lingenfelter said
The board negotiated a contract per
hitting the National Paper Stock Com
pany TO lay a side track across North and
! Walnut streets between Senate avenue
and the Canal.