The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-12
CITY UNABLE TO
OBTAIN CINDERS
TO FIX STREETS
Depression, Rains Blamed
by Commissioner for
Shortage.
Mr.. Fixit

derS has prevented the city street
department from repairing numer-
GUS unpaved streets and alleys. for
which requests have been made. it
was explained today by w. H. Win
ship, street commissioner.
Hundreds Of requests for cinders
on streets and alleys have been
turned over to WinShip's depart
ment by Mr.. Fixit Of The Times. and
Winship has received other re-
quests from citizens in the last few
months.
However, because Of the shortage
of cinders, work on these requests
has been delayed, only a small part
Of the requests being cared for.
BIames Depression
The cinder shortage, Winship ex-
planned, was due partly to the fact
that many industrial plants. from
which the city ordinarily obtains
cinders, now are working only part
time.
In addition, he said. the railroads,
ordinarily an important source of
supply, temporarily have stopped
giving the city cinders.
This is because heavy rains and
floods have damaged tracks of the
railroads and they are using cinders
to repair their tracks.
Other Cities Suffer
Indianapolis is not the only citv
facing the same difficulty, Win
ship asserted. He said Cincinnati
street officials had telegraphed to
various other cities vainly seeking
to buy cinderS.
The Indianapolis street depart
ment has no funds available for
buying cinderS, he said.
IF the people here will lust be
patient, we will get cinders as fast
as We can and place them immed-
lately on the streets and alleys in
the worst condition" he promised.
Mr. Fixit-I have been told the
taxpayers around Victoria and
South Holmes avenue have tried
five years to get light on that
corner. How can we get one?
c. w.
The proper procedure is to obtain a
plank petition from the works board Of
flee. city hall. have it signed by interested
property owners. and file it with the
works board. At present the citv has m
funds to install lights, but it is advisable
to file the petition now so the corner can
be investigated and the light placed on
he list for installation as soon as funds
are available.
Mr.. Fixit=Please help us get a
street light at Twenty-first street
and Arsenal avenue. A petition was
presented to the works board last
September, but no action has been
taken. There have been at least two
holdupS at this corner within a.
year. j. G..
John NOOnan, in charge of street
lighting. advises that he will order this
light in as soon as funds are available.
Due TO lack of funds. no lights have
been ordered in thus far this year. he
said.
Mr.. Fixit-What can be done
about so many dogs running loose
in this square? They keep our
lawns Uttered with bones and run
up and down our lawns. A family
moved from a house in the 1900
block Bradbury avenue and left two
dogs.
BRADBURY RESIDENT.
The only remedy for this situation il
to call the dog pond and ask for as
sistance.
Mr. FiXit-The paved alley be-
tween DreXel and Bosart north of
st. Clair street has big puddle of
water every time it rains. st. Clair
street is graded too high for the
alley. Please help US.
A TAXPAYER.
This complaint has been referred to
Street Commissioner W. H. Winship.
Mr.. Fixit-Please get some action
on the doggy condition Of Bellaire
addition, located north of the fair
ground, between the Monon and
Nickel Plate railroads. This place
simply is overrun with common al
ley dogs, which travel the addition
night and day, overturning garbage
pals and being a nuisance in gen.
eral.
HOVEY STREET RESIDENT.
This matter is beyond jurisdiction Of
Mr.. Fixit. The best method OF obtain
ing relief would be to communicate with
the city dog pound.
Mr.. Fixit-Euclid avenue, east
drive, is in bad condition from
Thirty to Thirty-f1fth streets.
1t is in great need of cinders.
Street Commissioner w. Fl. Winship
said his department already has plans
under way for remedying this condition.