Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-21
BROAD RIPPLE
CITIZENS ASK
CAR SERVICE
Want City Lines to
Serve Northern
Suburb.
SAVES 5 CENTS
Anti-AnnexatiOn Folk
Busy Circulating
Petitions.

Extension of city street car service
over College avenue to Broad Ripple is
sought by a delegation of twenty five
citizens of the town, who were to come
before the board of works this afternoon.
Citizens notified the board they would
ask ii 10 modify an order for extension
of city service to Fifty Fourth street,
given the street railway company several
weeks ago TO make the extension to Six
ty-Third slveet or some other point In
the town proper. Broad Ripple now pays
10-cent fare on Union Traction cars be-
tween the city and the town. City srev-
ice ell the way would give Scent fare.
College cars now stop at Forty Ninth
street. The city company owns the
tracks to this point and the Union Trac-
ton Company owns them beyond.
The citizens were expected to ask the
board to make the new extension order
as soon as the town is annexed. The
city council has passed an annexation
ordinance, which the mayor is expected
TO sign as soon as he returns to the city.
Meanwhile. one faction Of Broad Ripple
citizens circulated remonstrances agains
annexation They have hired Harry e.
Hendrickson former county attorney, to
represent them In q suit to BLOCK an
nexation, which, they say, they will hle
in Circuit Court.
The suit must be accompanied by a
remonstrance signed ~ two-thirds Of the
legal resident voters Of the town. There
are approximately $50 voters. Fred
Rauscher. anti-annexation leader. said It
was believed so per cent OF these would
sign the remonstrance.
Twenty volunteer workers will he cir
culating petitions soon, Mr.. Rauscher
said.
The other side is financed by real
estate dealers, so our finances VII not
compare with theirs. l expect" said Mr.
Rauscher. we are purely a citizens
organization and viii nave to be very
economical. Wen have to use volunteers.
We started one man out with a demon
STRANGE last night and by o'clock this
morning he had forty signatures
Half a hundred citizens held a prOtes.
meeting against annexation Tuesda
night. Another mass meeting viii b
held at Mr. Rauscher's home. 5420 College
avenue, Thursday evening. Later meet
ing will he held in the north end of
Broad Ripple and the campaign Will be
topped off with { general mass meeting
in central location.
Robert Glaubke was chosen as per1na-
nent chairman of the anti organization.
DR.. g. f. HeSler and DR.. Mason u. Light
are other leaders.
The antis have twenty four days from
date Of passage of the ordinance in which
TO file their remonstrance in Circuit
Court
Fire Chief John J. O'BYien and Police
Chief Herman F. Rikhofr said they
would have TO ask more money with
which to operate their departments next
year. partially as a result of annexation
Of Broad Ripple.
Chief O'Brien said the city would have
to install a fire company in the Broad
Ripple station and Chief Rlkhoff said a
police b-station probably would have
to he located there.
Broad Ripple is erecting a new fire
station. 1t recently bought a new motor
pumper This would become the prop
erty Of the city If annexation goes
through.