Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-20
BROAD RIPPLE
OPPOSED TO
ANNEXATI0
City Council Passes
Bill Making
Change.
BATTLE PROMISED
Body Passes Bill to
Provide Funds for
for Nurses Home.

4 pitched battle and battle royal"
to prevent annexation of Broad Ripple
by the city Of indianapolis was promised
today by Fred Rauscher, Sixty-Third
and Bellefontaine streets, one of the
leaders in the opposition faction.
The city council last night passed an
ordinance annexing the town by vote
of five to four Rauscher said several
members Of the council promised the
anti-faction the measure would be deF
layed until next month.
We knew they would slip 1t over on
u.s. although they faithfully promised
US there would be a delay. So we've
got it all arranged to go into Circuit
Court with a remonstrance," said Raus-
cher. IT'S going to be a hammer and
tong affair. You can say its going to
be a pitched battle, a battle royal to the
finish"
a meeting, the location and character
Of which is secret, will be held tonight
TO definitely outline plans for going to
court, it was said.
Meanwhile Broad Ripple was a house
divided against itself.
So intense was the feeling pro and
quoted. They had their personal views,
they said, but they did not want to get
mixed up in the controversy.
In general the opposition was based
upon belief that Broad Ripple now is
getting sidewalks, a new fire house,
electric lights and other improvements
at a reasonable swift rate and it would
have TO wait a long time before 1t got
any improvements from the city If
annexed
Fred Brown, town clerk, said it has
been the experience of all annexed
territory that it was allowed TO lie
neglected for long time. We're giving
the people improvements about as fast
as they ask for them now he said.
Assertion Of Councilman Ira L. Bramb-
lett in the council meeting last night
that Broad Ripple would benefit by an
nexation because its tax rate is cents
higher than that of indianapolis was
criticised by the clerk. He said Broad
Ripple's rate is cents lower than the
city rate.
In burst Of actIvity unparalleled since
they came into office Jan. the council
men annexed Broad Ripple, au-
thorized the board of public health to
! issue Si2j,0 worth Of bonds with which
TO build q nurses home and administra-
t40n Du1IdInE ana remOQel some wards at
the city hospital. had introduced an ordi-
nance to prohibit dancing in the public
parks, struck from the files a number Of
measures which have been pending for
weeks passed others and INDUCED in
some criticism of the Shank administra-
ton.
Ordinances authorizing temporary
loans of $4,000 for the board of public
health and S500000 for the city general
fund were introduced.
The ordinance anneXing Broad Ripple
was introduced several weeks ago. The
town board opposed annexation because
several Improvement projects were under
way. When John L. Elliott, city civil
engineer told the council opposition to an
nexation now rests only with some old
settlers who don't care whether their
streets are paved or whether they have
sewers or not" and that he was bold
enough 10 say the town board now was
in favor Of coming into indianapolis" the
ordinance was passed by q vote Of five
TO four.
Councilman King declared Broad
Ripple would get water, gas and electric
lights Immediately, while some sections
on the south side less than three miles
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