The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Fights in Vain

gets mixed up Mr.. Bryson and Mr..
New blame him.
Fights in Vain
eve been fighting with those fell
lows down at city hall for five years
to get these street signs changed,
Dilley said.
Nov they tell me there'H be no
signs changed until next year"
o. H. Boyden, who lives at POSI- Ia
coma Ave, near Hazel St., said ne
had been doing the same thing. Boy
den formerly owned a grocery at
"some street" and Tacoma, but sold
it because he wasn't personally, ac-
TAINTED with all the Wholesale de-
iveryrnen in town and they had too
hard a time finding his store, he
said.
All! Relief in Sight
City engineering department
passed the buck right over to the
Merchants Heat and Light Company.
The street lighting contract requides
the utility to keep up the street
signs on light standards.
The Merchants engineering depart
ment reported that the Brookside
condition has been noted and new
signs to remedy the errors have
been ordered The engineers did not
know how long it would take to
make corrections.
ESIDENTS OF unimproved
TX streets are pouring in com
IL plants to F'ixit.
They want oil. also water, and
gas extensions, relief from chuck
holes and poor drainage.
Street Commissioner Martin J.
Hyland has sent out the call for
help in the drive to oil streets. He
reports only two cars of oil have
been received in the past two weeks,
where as there should be an aver
age Of one daily. One car of 10000
gallons win oil forty blocks of
streets.
Hyland promises relief as soon as
more oil arrives. He has registered
complaint with the railroads.
South siders' complaints of extern
Aion of utilities on unimproved
streets involve regulation of the gas
and water companies difficult to re.
lfeve. Laws regulate the control the
board of works has on ordering ex-
tensions.
Here is what Fixit discovered
.rom questions Tuesday:
TO COMPLAINT regarding gas
mains on Climber st. from Mrs.
Philip C. Burns.
Board Of works records show
your petition for gas mains was
filed July 23,s 1923, but received
no action. william H. Freeman,
member Of the board. said it
probably was not recommended
by the city engineer because the
gas company requires a con-
sumner for every 100 feet Of its
mains. II you can average that
on your street, file a new petit
ton with the board. Even then
a deposit is required by the gas
company II the city orders the
extension.
In Your reference to other
streets having gas mains,~ you
probably will find they are
paved streets. The city requires
gas and water lines in before
paving starts.
You will also find permanent
improvement Of q street gives
the property owner these utili-
e. ties at small added cost. Gas
connections are only $3.50 in
that case.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT-We have the
street that God forgot on st. Peter
St, between Southeastern and Eng
lish AYES. We have no street lights,
water, gas, sewer. or telephones.
Please get us a light. if it is only
a candle. J. H w. 449 st. Peter st.
II you will call at the board OF
works in the city hall and obtain a
william II. freeman Of the board
has promised immediate considera-
ton. Petition should be signed by
property owners in the vicinity OF
the place where the light is asked.
AS to city water, gas, and sew
ers. similar petition must be
filed with the board. Your success
here depends upon the number Of
your neighbors who will make con-
nections for gas and water. The
city can't compel these utilities to
make extensions unless they are
guaranteed consumers. The city
has nothing to do with ordering
telephone service.
MR.. FIXTT-vThe railroad has
failed to build a retaining wall to
keep the cinders and gravel from
washing down on the sidewalk on
Virginia Ave. at the viaduct Also
on the east side Of Alabama St
the sidewalk was left in a torn up
condition after the railroads built
the retaining wall there. South
Slider"
William H. Freeman, of the
board of works, and H. G. Wray,
city track elevation engineer have
4 promised to inspect, these places
Immediately, and order the rail-
roads to act.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT-If you will