Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-18
RULE IN FAVOR
OF DOCTORS is
STRICKEN OUT
City Council Amends Traffic
Ordinance in Effort to
Make It Valid.
MAY FRAME NEW BILL

In the old traffic ordinance and this idea
may be incorporated in an entirely new
tFsff1e bill which may be written before
long Assertions of Councilman Gustav
q. Schmidt and President Russell Will
son at the regular meeting Of the council
last night brought this out.
The council UNANIMOUSLY voted to amend
the traffic ordinance by eliminating from
Section an exemption from the one
hour and a half rule for the automobiles
Of all physicians with offices within the
congested district This puts the sec
tlOn back in the shape in which 1t was
originally drafted In 1919 Judge Wal
ter Pritrhard of city court held recently
that the entire traffic ordinance was in
valid because Of the exemption OF ply
sieians' cars. The striking out OF this
exemption Will restore the measure to
legality In the eyes Of the court, the
council was told. Since announcement
Of Judge Pritchard's decision a week
ago, the police have been powerless to
enforce the parking limit. which. under
the ordinance, is in effect from s a m.
to $50 p. m. each day. The amendment
cannot become effective until after two
weeks publication, and hence enforce
lnent of the parking limit must wait until
that time.
JUDGE PRITCHARD
CALLS FOR HELP.
President Wilson in suggesting that
the rules be suspended upon the amend
ment said:
Judge Pritchard called me tonight
and rather apologized for encroaching
on the powers of the legislative body, but
called for help"
In seconding the motion to suspend the
rules, Mr.. Schmidt said that while be
In p kha INN o.
the amendment, he believed that the
parking limit should be shortened to
thirty minutes, so that the turnover Of
automobiles In the allotted space might
be three times what 1t now is.
I N inclined to agree with you to
some extent" Mr.. Wilson said. but
when We undertake to change the limit
there are a number Of other changes
which must be made in the ordinance.
so l think It would be wise to let the
matter rest until we take up the cousid-
Grafton Of an entirely new ordinance"
Mr. Wilson has had IN mind the re-
drafting OF the traffic measure for some
time and announced when he assumed
the chair two weeks agO that be would
soon appoint a permanent traffic com
mittee
When the amendment goes into ef-
fetc downtown physicians viii have 10
move their cars every hour and one-baf
or every two hours IL parked on the
Circle, the same as other citizens.
The physicians were exempted more
than q year ago on their plea that the
hour and q half limit compelled many
OF them to park outside the cOngested
district, sometimes several blocks from
their offices. They declared that they
were delayed in answering emergency
calls because OF this.
TRJCK CONTRACT NOT
BEFORE COUNCIL.
The ordinance for the ratification or
the contract between the board OF public
works and the Losey- Nash Company for
the purchase OF two Titan ive-ton tractor
trucks for the city ash hauling depart
ment did not reach the council. Herbert
WATSON, superintendent OF the municipal
garage, who witnessed tests Of various
trucks upon which bids were submitted
to the board, was present, however. and
was called into 4 closed conference be-
fore the meeting began. II was stated
afterward that he told Of the tests and
submitted figures upon the cost Of up
keeping White trucks, several OF which
are now In use in the ash hauling de-
partment. 4 bid was submitted on
White trucks. The council several weeks
ago refused to ratify a contract for the
purchase Of two White trucks for the
same duty for which the Titan trucks
are being purchased.
Following receipt OF 4 letter from the
board OF public safety inviting the coun
ell TO meet with it and the board OF pub
lie works in a conference upon the
modelling OF the city market, President
Wilson hIed next Monday evening as a
date for the meeting. George W. Will
Hams, executive secretary OF the board OF
public safety accepted the date. The
conferences will be held in the council
chamber The Jewett administration has
been talking about remodeling the city
market for almost two years, and the
calling Of the conference was taken TO.
indicate that it is intended to get some
kind OF real work under way IN tn last
year OF the mayors term.
$4,000 TIDE OVER
LOAN PROVIDED.
Authority to negotiate temporary loan
Of 5000 to tide over the departments
drawing from the general city funds I'M
til the June installment Of tax money
is received, was granted in an ordinance
unanimously passed.
Appropriation ordinance were passed
for purposes as follows: One thousand
dollars for the work of the Patriotic
Gardeners Association in 1S-1; $1.215 to
pay an increase in damages for a street
opening awarded Mary G. Hill by a local
court
The salary schedule of the civil en-
gineer's department was amended so as
to grant small increases to some Of the
minor officials. The increases go a short
way toward making the salaries conform
to the recommendations Of the American
Association Of Engineers, City Civil En-
gineer Frank C. Lingenfelter said.
Salaries Of the custodian Of TOmlinson
Hall would be increased from 500 per
month to S126 and OF janitors at Tom
linson Hall from $s5 to $50 per month
by an ordinance introduced. Another
measure introduced appropriates s1,5O0
to the new automobile fund Of the boaru
of public safety for the purchase of a
roadster. Final payment on an award
Of damages to the Meridian Investment
Company for a small plot along the
south bank OF Fall Creek just west
Of Meridian street, which the city con-
demned several years ago to make way
for the construction OF the FAN Creek
hood wall, is provided in an ordinance
appropriating S3,SI2 so to the board OF
public works, which was introduced. An
appropriation ordinance giving $1,113.7y
to the board Of works erroneous assess
ment fund also was presented.
Under suspension of the rules the
council passed an ordinance ratifying a
contract granting the & Tire Com
pany OF Indiana the right 10 lay a switch
from the Big Four Railroad across Cook
street, just north Of Louisiana street.
2-Year Meeting Held