Indiana daily times., 1922-01-09

street commissioners department to the
city civil engineering department.
Mr. Shank submitted to the board a
long list Of street, sidewalk and alley
improvements in the far northern end
of the city which he decided were needed,
after spending most of Sunday inspect
ing the section.
The list included the following streets
for permanent improvement:
Northern avenue from Boulevard Place
to one block west; Forty First street
from Capitol avenue to Boulevard Place;
West Fortieth street from Boulevard
Place to Capitol avenue; Forty-Second
street from Capitol avenue west; Forty
Third street from Illinois street west;
Capitol avenue from FortyThird street
north; Maple Place from Illinoi sstreet
to Capitol avenue; KenwOoI avenue from
Fortieth street to first alley north; Forty
Third street from Meridian street to
Central avenue; Winthrop avenue from
Forty-Sixth 20 Forty Eighth street; Cen
tral avenue from Fifty Second street to
the north city limits; Fifty Second street
from Winthrop avenue to Meridian street;
Forty Fourth street from Central avenue
to Washington Boulevard Watson Road
from GuiIford to Central avenue; Park
avenue from Thirty Fourth street to Fair
field avenue; Puryear street from Ala
hama to Delaware street
PLANS RATHER
COMPREHENSIVE.
The mayor also recommended resurfac-
ing Meridian street from the Belt TO the
south city limits, a number of streets
for grading, graveling and sidewalks as
well as twenty-four alleys re desired per
manently improved.
Mr.. Shank also recommended to the
| board, upon advice Of John L. Elliott
! city civil engineer, that the ive-year- old
order to the indianapolis Street Railway
| Company for the extension of the North
| Illinois street car line from Thirty Ninth
to Forty-Sixth streets be rescinded and
the company ordered to reduce the grade
I of its tracks in Pennsylvania street from
/ Forty Third to Forty Sixth streets to the
street level and pave between the tracks
The board took both under adyisement
| with the expectation of having a confer
| ence with traction officials.
| The plan for the dispensation Of un-
| employment relief. based upon the coun-
ellis transfer of funds as requested in
| the resolution adopted by the board, calls
/ for the hiring of men for work on sew
ers and unimproved streets at not more
than So q day or % cents per hour.
ONLY NEEDY
TO BE EMPLOYED.
In order that only citizens of Indian
apolis in dire need of money with which
to support their families may be aided
committee win be named to establish
headquarters either Mt the city hail or
the office Of the State and city free en-
rloyment bureau to interview applicants.
This committee tentatively is composed
| of Eugene Foster, secretary OF the Char
! ftv ORGANIZATION Society; the Rev. c. II
Winders secretary Of the indianapolis
/ Church Federation; Raymond c jenkins,
/ secretary of the State employment bu-
reau. J. Frank Cantwell, chairman Of the
! Marion County council, American Le-
gfon; John f. King, councilman; William
/ f. Evans Center township trustee, and
Fred Rakmann of the municipal research
bureau Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
They are to meet Tuesday afternoon.
while the men are being hired the city
counciImen. under the direction Of Mr
King are to investigate districts as
signed to them and report the streets and
sewers most in need Of attention.
Purchase Of the site for the city hall
annex has been under discussion for sew
era1 months. It was proposed by the
Jewett administration that the present
police headquarters at Alabama and
/ Pearl streets be sold and the proceeds
applied on the new building. The old
structure can be sold for around $4,000,
it was estimated. Heirs of StoughtOn A
Fletcher. Sr., own the quarter Of 4 block
proposed to be purchased.
( The resolution to transfer the duty Of
/ keeping up improved streets is the re-
suit Of a decision reached by the mayor,
/ Mr.. Elliott and Street Commissioner
! Martin J. Hyland that the engineering
/ department is better qualified to handle
the work than the street commissioner
department The engineering depart
ment supervises the construction Of
paved streets and has all the records
thereof, as well as highly trained ex-
/ perts in its employ, it was said.
/ When City Purchasing Agent Jesse f..
/ Miller reported the city has been paying
the gas bills for firemen who cook their
own meals in engine houses and asked
what he should do, the board instructed
/ him to notify Fire Chief John J. OBrien
fremen must pay for their own fuel after
/ Jan. 10.
Mr.. Shank said the street railway com
pany has proposed he and arr commit
tee he cares TO name take one car to
operate in Washington street from Irv-
ington to Mount Jackson and investigate
/ the need for a crosstown line. He said
I hn intnuds TO accent the offer