The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
NEGLECT CHARGED
INPARK BOARD
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president Johnson was then named
president
When Shank assumed office in
1922 the park board consisted of
Bookwalter, Mcguire. Mrs. Sarah
Shank and Fred Cline. Manly was
appointed to the board on the death
Of Mrs Shank in February, 1924
Johnson was appointed in the same
! year on the resignation of Cline.
Charges Made
Charges made and acts complained
Of include:
The expenditure of $5.739. 950.33 in
the four years, 1922 to 1925, inclu-
sive. which caused reduction OF the
margin between the legal limit for
which the board may obligate the
! city and the amount Of obiga-
tions outstanding from $2,169, O91 to
/ $29,223.
The charges state this is both I'M
| lawful and unconstitutional. Ma
CURES approval demonstrates his
inefficiency and his neglect Of duty"
il is averred.
Employment i'm 1923 of the HOI-
lywoOd MarimbO Orchestra of
Hollywood, Fla, at cost of So
206.55 to exploit Florida land. and
ito take capital from this city"
which was followed by trip TO
Florida of prominent member of
the then city administration" to
auction lots.
at is no function of government
To employ MarimbO Orchestras."
the charges declare.
Construction Of the casting pool
at Fan Greek Blvd. and College Ave.
for the use Of not more than fifty"
citizens at a cost Of $3.37712: its
maintenance 'at great expense" and
refusal Of permission for its use as
"A wading pool for children. 1T is
not the function Of government to
provide casting pools for the prac-
tice Of a few with reel and line" the
charges declare.
Far Out in Country"
The building Of Kessler Blvd. at
cost of $500. 600, far out in the
country" connecting no parks, fol
lowing mo waterway or grounds of
scenic value as a boulevard should"
Of mo practical use. terminating at
dead end at Speedway Rd.. so laid
that it becomes a roadway immedi-
ately adjoining a large farm Of one
member Of the board for a distance
Of mile, laid directly through the
farm Of another then-member and
within a short distance OF a farm
Of another then-member, vastly in
creasing the value Of much real es-
tate of members and causing much
public gossip and criticism"
Arrangement for the payment OF
the cost Of builing the boulevard
by "all the citizens. most of
whom are not benefited at ALL" in
stead Of by owners Of contiguous
property 1t is alleged the improve
ment was unlawful in that the
greater part of It lis merely the i'm
provement of township roads which,
if paved at all. should have been
paved under the three mile road
law"
Purchase from Butler University
of a tract at the univevsity's new
Fairview Park site for $233.925.49.
price fixed 'by appraisers, who, ac-
cOrding TO information, had land to
sell thereabouts," when. there was
no need nor necessity for such pur-
chase for the reason that such land
was a part OF the contemplated
campus and would have remained an
open beautiful space, useful TO- the
neighborhood as a park or recreation
center"
Filling Station Permits
Granting of permission to the
| Standard Oil Company to locate
seven filling stations on boulevards,
contrary TO ordinances. one of which
was erected at Fall Creek Blvd. and
| Thirty Eighth St. on a site the com.
pany secured from the Sunnymeade
Realty Company. in which Fred