Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06


the council refused to pledge support to
Mayor Shapk's improvement program. as
serting that they wanted more time to
\ study It. There the war started. 1t has
Sontinued in various degrees of intensity
Since. At some meetings the council has
voted Cor administration measures with
out much objection, but at the Monday
evening session practically everything
department heads desired passed was
voted down.
Refusal Of Councilman John E. King,
to vote to suspend rules on an ordinance
to correct a slight error in an ordinance
passed two weeks before authorizing
bond issue to pay the city's share of
improving three streets under the con-
Meeting link law; defeat Of "A bill trans
ferring 5000 from one fund to another
so as to provide money for the purchase
Of six automobiles for the engineering
department and defeat of another trans
ter to make possible payment Of a bill
for new street signs inherited from the
Jewett administration were examples Of
the councils mood
Administration leaders claim that what
lies behind the councils opposition is a
mystery to them. They say they have
had streets patched, cinders put on al
legs, appointments made and done other
favOrs for the cOuncilmen in an effort
to win their. friendship, but that the sit
uation has seemed to grow worse.
Councilman King declared that he
doubted IF you can get any member Of
the council to admit that he is buck
ing the administration" and Mr. Bernd
said the council is not blindly, unres-
sonably opposed to anything the mayor
wants; Both Mr.. King and Mr.. Bernd
\aave been leaders in defeating or hold
Ing ap administration projects. other
cOuncilmen say.
Both Mr.. Bernd and Mr.. King said the
administration can get any proper meas
ure passed If it will take the trouble to
come before the council and give full ex-
PLANTATION. They said the admInistra ton
bills were turned down Monday night
because it was not felt that proper ex-
PLANTATION had been given.
The mayor talks about US bucking
him. said Mr.. Bernd. We're not trying
70 do that. We only want TO be fully
Informed. The mayor talked about TAX
ing us into his confidence, and he has
had us into his office for meetings sev-
eral times. But we've been holding
meetings in the council chamber for three
months now and he has not been I'D TO
a single meeting. It's a shame II he
thought anything of us he'd come m To
see us once in while
I'VE can't always follow the mayors
ideas, he changes them so often. II We
tried to we wouldn't know where We
were from one day to the next. He was
going to buy Laurel Hall. then that
piece OF property at Alabama street
He was going to buy Golden Hill and
lot OF other places Where in the
world would we be - we bought an
those places? Where is the money com
ing frOmI
They talk about economy and then
they keep sending appropriation and
transfer ordinances up to us until IT
looks like they're trying to spend everv-
thing In sight
They want US to pass a bond issue Of
S65O,OOO for the city hospital additions.
They wanted to build a wing. a fine adj
ministratiOn building and a nurses
home. Now they say they don't want the
wing, but must have the administration
building and the nurses home. We're
willing to build them nurses home. NOT
so large as they want, but of the tyne
that could be added to later, but we
don't see the necessity Of a fine admin,s-
trattOn building. 1t would be lust