The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-11

Iege avenue, east and west,
and White River parkway and
Seventy-first street, north and
south.
Each taxpayer of indianapolis is
paying his share of the cost of the
project. Many streets of water
mains and thirty-seven fire plugs
annually cost the city thousands of
dollars.
Today, two houses in the addition
are being supplied with water.
Water Officials Baked
Water company officials were so
opposed to the installation of serv-
ice in the addition that they baked
when the addition was taken into
the city.
Promoters supplied the solution, it
is said. They deposited $4,000 with
the water company to help defray
installation costs, according to the
utility officials.
An agreement was signed whereby
the promoters were to be repaid the
$4,000 annually at the rate Of four
times the amount of private water
bills and rentals from the city.
Repaid S1O,8O2 Last Year
Last year, the water company re-
paid $10,892 to trustees for the pro-
moters.
Water company officials declare
they never have been anxious to
mushroom" the city with useless
fire hydrants and water mains and
it is their intention only to comply
with specifications set out in the
annual reports of the National Fire
Underwriters Association.
The water company, according to
Mr. Morse, has only 1876 deficiency
points against it out of possible
LOO, thus allowing the city to be
placed in the No. 2 class.
Many Tours Made
Personal inspection tours with
members of the board of works were
made many times by officials of the
water company during the Shank.
Duvall and Slack administrations.
In many instances, according to Mr..
Morse, advice was given by the
water company officials not to in
stall water mains and fire MIGRANTS
mot needed and excessive"
On Sept. 30, 1927, it was learned
today, the then city clerk called Mr..
Morse and advised him that the
common council of the Duvall adj.
ministration had passed an ordi-
nance ordering the installation Of
water mains on East Twenty-frst
street from Sherman drive east to
the city limits.
He ordered that the work be fin
ished by midnight, Oct. /, 1927.
Failure of the water company TO
obey would mean a fine Of $50
day, Mr. Morse was warned.
Defends Water Company
Mr.. Morse said he realized IL
would be impossible to comply with
the request. Instead of obeying the
order, he filed petition with the
public service commission which
found the city council in error and
reScinded the order.
Later, according TO Mr.. Morse. it
was learned that the interests of
private real estate promoter" were
responsible for the actions Of the
city council.
The School street" addition, east
OF the city, was cited by Mr.. Morse
as another city administration move
on which the company" leans back
ward" In this sparsely settled area.
hundreds Of dollars a year are being
paid by the city for rental Of pipe
mains and fire MIGRANTS, records
show.
Only four houses in the addition
are taking water from the COM
pany. Thousands of dollars are tied
up in expenditures for useless n.y.
drants and mains.
Costs Are Outlined
An example of the cost to tax
payers IS shown in the installation
Of 1000 feet Of six-inch pipe. Rental
is paid on a linear and circum-
ference basis. Installation and pipe
cost is estimated at s1.S0 foot. An
81 300 bond issue would carry at
least 5 per cent interest. making
81 800.
Water mains rental from the city
alone would return S66. Thus, 1t
would take the water company
twenty-eight years to obtain its in
vestment, if no home installations
are made.