Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-28
CITIZENS ASK
BOARD TO LET
E
FOrty-ninth Street Can Not Be
Used, They Say, Due to
Long Wait.

Property owners on Forty-Nintb street
from the MOnOn Railroad to Illinois
street, want the board Of public works to
rescind the contract Of the American Con-
struction Company for the permanent
improvement of the street, because, they
claim, work has not been begun n
further. for the reason that the compile
ton date in the contract was Dec. 80,
1921.
With Harry E. Jockey. assistant city
attorney in the Jewett administration,
a. their spokesman, a delegation Of the
interested citizens asked the board to
do this Monday afternoon. Eugene Fo-
ley, representing the contracting firm.
said work was started last fall. but was
suspended because of bad weather. The
board suggested that the property own-
ers and the contractor try TO get to-
gether.
The property owners also urged that
the contract be ~rescinded because its cost
will be about 5000 0 whereas from $50, 900
to $4,000 could be cut off of this if new
bids were received on the present lower
basis. The contractor insisted tina he
had not delayed the work in order to
make more money. saying he had con-
tracted for his material last year, and
will have to pay high prices for it.
CONTkAGT TOO LATE
FOR FINISH IN 1921.
Mr.. Yockey said that the firm was
given the contract last August. but began
work too late to finish by Dec. 30. Mr..
Foley answered that it was impossible
for him to start work before sidewalks.
curbs and grading were finished and
workmen laying water mains, were out Of
his way.
hNThn nrnnnFf- anwnaT HnHT1 rnE ahsr,N
so much if the date for completion had
been fixed some time this spring or early
summer" said Mr.. YOckey. City Civil
Engineer John l.. Elliott pointed cut
that the completion date was Dec. 80 was
because the Jewett board of works re-
fused to put any completion date after
Jan. 1 when the Shank administration
came into power.
Meanwhile, the property owners said,
they are at constant expense and annoy
ance because they cannot get automobiles
and delivery wagons up to their homes.
An apartment owner, who told of diff
culties he has had all winter in getting
coal into the basement was one Of the
chief complaints.
ADOPTS RULING ON
FILING CITY PLATS.
The board adopted a resolution d.
recting hat parties desiring approval
Of the board upon real estate plats must
deposit with the clerk of the board the
fee for filing the plat in the county re-
corder's Office. after which the clerk will
see that the plat is filed. The law pro-
vides that both the city plan commission
and board of works must approve plats
before they are recorded. Two cases in
which property owners altered plats
after they were approved by the COM
mission and board, and before they were
filed with the recorder, have been discov-
cred recently. By keeping the plat in
the hands of the clerk of the board after
it is approved, such changes will be i'm
possible, the board believes.
Contracts were awarded for the resur-
facing with asphalt of Prospect street
from Shelby street to State avenue to
the Marion County Construction Com
pany for SD, 741.43 and from State to
keystone avenue to the Mead Construc-
ton Company for $1S,063.S9.