The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-07
FAMED TRAFFIC
BILL LOSES AS
Faction SHIFTS
Council Group Acts When Oil
Station Votes Are Not
Forthcoming.

4 nc iuClCllt AdblS VI lllS hOB Ah thO
manger was revived Monday night
with majority city councilmen
essaying leading roles.
When the little drama was over
the celebrated traffic ordinance was
the dead chewed bone and the
notorious filing station measure
was hors de combat.
All day long the filling station bloc
conspired in vain to obtain the seven
votes necessary to adopt over the
plan commissions veto the ordinance
to rezone the south approaches of
the Delaware st. bridge over Fall
Creek for filing stations.
Then the Caucus
When they caucussed early in the
afternoon, they sought the vote of
Councilman Claude e. Negley, but
Negley was unenthusiastic. Then
came the caucus that precedes all
meetings.
In desperation, the majority men,
bers called into secret session Merle
N. A. Walker, attorney for Mrs.
Mary Spann, who wishes to sell
ground to the Standard OIL Com
pany.
Walker offered plenty Of good adj
vice, but no votes.
Are you fellows going to vote for
the filing station ordinance?' Coun-
Gilman Walter r. Dorset finally in
desperation asked Councilman Ed
ward b. Raub and Robert e. Spring
steen, Democratic members opposed
to the majority's tactics.
NO" they replied emphatically.
No Explanation
well, we're going to kill your
traffic ordinance them" Dorset in
formed them. Raub was sponsor of
the traffic measure.
Majority faction members would
not explain why they voted against
the traffic measure after they had
dined on and conferred and agreed
with the Hoosier Motor Club, chief
hacker Of the ordinance.
After elaboration OF several
months, during which majority
members concurred in nearly all
sugg sessions, flat-to-curb parking
and limit Of thirty minutes in the
congested districts, were agreed
upon as the chief regulations OF the
proposed code.
A remarkable coincidence was the
fact that the five councilmen who
voted to kill the traffic ordinance
we're the five most interested in
filing station legislation. They were
Dorset and Councilmen Boynton j.
Moore. president; Austin H, Todd,
Otis e. Bartholomew and o. Ray
Albertson.
Takes Vengeance
Then Raub, in vengeance, sought
to force the filling station measure
to a vote and certain defeat.
Bartholomew was on his feet in an
instant requesting more time for his
committee to consider It.
II move we consider the measure
at once" Raub said.
IT move that the committee be al
lowed more time" Bartholomew
said.
President Moore began to put the
question.
(Which one are we voting on?"
Raub queried.
Either one" Moore retorted.
The vote after the tangle was
Strengthened was to allow more
time.
Bartholomew also was successful
in obtaining more time for the ordin-
ance to rezone College Ave. and For
ty-Sixth ST., despite the fact that
many property owners were present
to demonstrate. More time also was
the verdict on the ordinance to
eliminate sign boards.
Hatchet Buried
Introduction Of an ordinance fea
turing wholesale rezoning of other
sites marked the burial Of the hatch
ct between the city plan commission,
and the city council.
Council killed an ordinance to clip
further the wings of the plan body
and the plan body was on hand with
recommendations for a measure to
rezone thirteen districts for filing
stations, storerooms and other pur
poses.
The proposed rezoning is at Candy
and Minnesota SITS, Tenth st. and
Colorado Ave, Martindale Ave. and
Twenty St, Sherman DIR. and
English Ave, Thirtieth and Rural
SITS, Illinois and Eighteenth SITS,
Sherman Dr. and Stanton Ave,
Walker Ave. and Randolph ST.,
Sherman DR.. and Terrace Ave,
Winthrop Ave. and Fifty-First St.,
Keystone Ave. and Thirtieth St.,
Keystone Ave. and Thirty-Fourth
St., and Westfeld Blvd. and Sunset
Ave.
When City Controller William C.
Buser refused TO recommend an ordi-
nance to appropriate 100000 so that
policewomen may be retained, the
measure was not presented at coun-
ell meeting Juvenile Judge Frank
J. Lair was unable to persuade a
to sponsor 1t in face of
Buser's disapproval.