The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-07
MAYOR URGES
CITY WORK Be
GIVEN jObLESS
Sullivan ConferS With so
Contractors in Effort to
Speed Projects.
MILLIONS TO BE SPENT
Williams Reports Success
in Factories New Plan
of Employment.

Neo.ng with more than fifty con-
tractors, who handle city projects, at
the board of public works office to-
day, Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan
urged them to speed pending mu-
nicipal construction at the earliest
possible moment to provide en-
ployment for the jobless of the city.
The meeting followed announce
ment by the Chamber of Commerce
employment sterilization commits
sion that state. county and city Of
f1cials had been urged to cut as
much red tape" in construction
projects as possible and to speed up
work on pending construction.
Awards of jobs to citizens of In
dianapolis by contractors also was
urged by Mayor Sullivan.
The sterilization commission has
compiled a list of needy, jobless per-
sons, prepared with cooperation of
welfare agencies.
Want Work for Citizens
The commission especially urged
that all employees added, both in
public and private work, be citizens
of Indianapolis.
G.. M. Williams chairman of the
issued a statement, say
ing in part:
1--WE are continuing to have splen-
did cooperation from private en-
ployers in all lines of industry. They
are pushing plans for spring clean
ups, repairs or construction, rotat-
ing employees, increasing production
as rapidly as the situation war;
rants. and by other means contrib
uting to the employment situation.
1.-THE next step should come from
public officials in pushing public
contracts or projects to be carried
out by their forces"
Total outlay for public projects
under way or proposed will amount
to several millions of dollars, Chair
man Williams declared.
City May Rotate Force
Mayor Sullivan, Chairman Will
Iiams announced, has instructed
one large city department to study
possibilities Of rotating employees
for a time to provide additional
Public construction projects I'M
der contract since last season ins
clude the following: Construction of
the Belt railroad bridge as part
of the elevation of the Belt railway
tracks, changing Of the channel of
White river and construction of a
new bridge across Morris street, as
a part of flood prevention; con-
of a power house at city
hospital and paving of county
roads.
Other projects contracted for
during the winter include: Con-
of an out-patient and
laboratory building and laundry
building at city hospital, an addi-
ion to the board of children's
guardians home, an administration
and hangar at the munich
0aI airport, a shelter house in
Christian park and a swimming |
POOL in Garfield park.
Other Projects in View
Projects determined upon for 1880, |
and plans for which are said to be |
near completion to |
enable an early start of construction,
ire: Further development of the |
airport, resurfacing and construction
# new county roads, further work |
IN the Belt elevation project, build |
ng of the Broad Ripple interceptor, |
Of the sewage disposal |
building, additions to
he sewage disposal aeration plant, |
lditional sewer projects, re-
of a number of city |
streets, and construction of new
school buildings.
An extensive program of repair of |
,ity streets also may be started,
With receipt of $181 900 as the city's
hare Of the 1929 gasoline tax.
Prompt action in appropriation of
his money is necessary to permit
IN early start on this work.