The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-29

Mr. Fixit is delegated by The Times
49, gu 4 lfnuiainapolls persons who feel the
ments to streets and other public works
OF or, VINO ne desire to present complaints to
tention. pionip' az
Road hogging" by city trucks is
disapproved by members of the board
OF works, but they must have def
mite information of instances, before
action can be taken, Mr.. Fixit was
told today.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: These huge
trucks, including city-owned ones,
persist in travelling in the middle
or the street. On Senate Ave-, they
drive down the car tracks. Taking
a slow, numbering gait, they force
other far on the left side Of the
street in passing them. And they're
deaf to your honks.
KAREFUL lKLAxON.
DR.. M. ]. Spencer, board mem
Der, suggested in cases of city
trucks that the numbers be taken
and reported to the board for
action.
LEAR MIR. FIXIT: We are writ
Ing you asking you if you will please
have something done to our street.
On w. Twelfth st. the water stands
all over the sidewalk. We cannot
get to our front doors. We have
called the street commissioners Of.
flee and every time We call they tell
us that's not the place to call. The
sewer is stopped up and we have
not had any street lights for almost
two weeks. They corae out here,
stand and look at it and then go
away. We are asking if you will
please see to it for us, as they will
not do anything for US. Come and
see the conditions yourself at
Twelfth and Brook Sts j. H. K.
Street commissioners depart
ment has no record Of previous
calls. However, w. P. Hargon,
clerk, said an inspector was to be
at the location today.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: Would you
be kind enough to see that we get
some gravel on our street? There
are such holes in the street that it
Is almost impossible. We also
would like very much to have it
oiled, for it is very dusty. We need
it badly on McLain st. from Miller
to Minnesota SITS. We will also
thank you in return.
PROPERTY OWNERS.
Hargon will request Frank P.
Reid, inspector, to oil the street
and fill the holes with gravel. You
should have service within a few
days.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: Will you
please see about having street light
placed at Hancock and Victoria SITS,
as there is no light for two squares
In any direction and we need one
very much? Thanking you in ad.
vance. A TAXPAYER.
There's no money left in the
budget for additional street lights
this year, James Hensley, engineer
in charge Of street lighting told
Mr.. Fixit.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: On Feb. 10,
1925 a petition for sidewalks and
curbs on E. Thirtieth st. from OIney
to Wood Sts., was filed with the
board Of works. A few weeks later
a second petition for sidewalks from
Dearborn to Wood SITS. was filed
Can't you do something to get one
of these petitions preferably the
latter to come up for hearing before
the board of works?
G. r. FITZPATRICK.
Frank c. Lingenfelter, city en-
gineer, is holding these petitions
because property owners in your
district rescinded a similar petit
ton for Improvements from Sher-
man DR.. to School st. It was his
opinion that these petitions would
meet with a similar fate.
Lingenfelter suggests you make
a showing to the board that the
Improvement will not be halted
by other property owners and in
clude a petition to have the street
Wldened to the width Of the paw
ing west of the location you men,
uon. This widening is necessary,