Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06

to fix valuations upon some obsolete
equipment upon petition of the Jewett
board Of public works and board of pub
lie safety, which desired to sell 1t. Har-
old H Hunter, one of the appraisers,
brought the reports to the mayors office
for Mr., Shank to sign. Mr.. Shank looked
the reports over and then took Mr.. Hun
ter to the board Of public works.
NO living man can ever convine me
that it took three men three days to ap-
praise a dozen articles" said the mayor.
/ Mr. Hunter tells me that he under
stands they've already gone and sold one
OF the old fire trucks mentioned in this
appraisement before the appratsement
was approved by me. I want to look
into this thing"
Mr. Hunter explained that 1t took the
| appraisers, who included Frank Nou, Jr.,
and A. J. Hueber, three days to value the
stuff because they had to spend consid-
cradle time finding it. Their pay, he
| said, is fixed by the Circuit Court and
has not yet been determined. Mr.. Shank
said he was not criticising the appraisers.
He said he did not like the report that
some Of the stuff had been sold before the
mayor had approved the appraisal.
AUTO AT HOME OF
FORMER EMPLO1E,
! The appraisers had considerable diff
Guilty in locating one automobile in the
list they were to value, Mr. Hunter said.
They finally found it at the home Of a
former city employee, who had taken it
home with him when he left office. He
saIr he did not know the employees name.
The car was valued at $50
Emmett Hogan, who was appointed to
keep track OF city automobiles and their
upkeep, reported to Mr.. Shank that he Is
meeting with difficulty In rounding up
all Of the automobiles the city IS sup
posed to own. He said he had found that
two cars the city is supposed to have
purchased never have been in the munich
pal garage, and that several supposed to
be in the garage have been damaged and
left elsewhere. A dearth of minor equip
ment, such as tools, also is felt at the
garage, it is said. Mr.. Hogan is making
furthr investigation before giving the
mayor a detailed accounting of the prop
erty in the garage.
The board of works informed City Con-
troller Joseph L. uogue, who also is
member of the new boxing commission,
that it will rent Tomlinson Hall for box
ing shows. The old board Of works has
/ a rule against this.
OBJECT TO CITY
INSURANCE PLAN,
Several local insurance men called upon
the board to offer objections to the city
carrying its own insurance on city prop
erty, The board heard them and Chair
man Charles E. Coffin said no decision
viii be made until the administration Is
fully informed upon the subject. Ho Is
gathering Information from other cities
which operate their own insurance com
pany.
An order warning city employer TO
be on the Job at o'clock in the morn
ing under penalty OF being sent home
and FORGETTING their days pay was issued
upon the mayors instructions.
Oscar Roberts was assigned as
/ black smith in the street cleaning de-
/ partment.
/ All action was rescinded upon t
! resolution for the permanent improve
ment Of Thirty Sixth street from Central
avenue to Pennsylvania street and
/ resolution was adopted for a local sewer
IN Oxford street from Glenn Drive to
a point twenty Height feet south Of
/ Twenty Eighth street
( Mr.. Shank asked R. Walter Jarvis, SUI
( perintendent Of parks, If he could not
find work for twenty five or thirty labor
ers in the park department. Mr.. Jarvis
replied that he had the work but that the
! park department does not have the money.
4 temporary loan viii have to be made
! to keep the department running until
/ June taxes como in, he said.