The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-18
40 CITIES ASK
PWAFUNDS TO
END POLLUTION
$20.753.689 in Proposed
Projects Await Formal
u. S. Approval.
INDUSTRIES UNDER FIRE
Plants Must Stop Pouring
Poison Into Streams.
State Orders.
BY ARCH G.. STEINEL
Times stan Writer

lines SIAN Writer
Stream pollution by Indiana mu-
inequalities Will receive "a heavy Iol,
when the Federal government and
PWA authorities formally approve
$40 1913 $40 IN projects on file
construction Of sewage disposal
plants
PWA applications for sewage
plants have been made by approxi-
matcly 40 Indiana cities
The largest project is the s5.l66.-
orr plant AT Fl. Wayne. which ran
INTO political shoals during the re-
cent feud between Harold Ickes.
PWA head and Harry Hopkin1
Works Progress administrator
The project was turned down ten
tatlvclv but is expected to receive
final approval according to w. H.
Frazier executive engineer of the
state department of commerce and
industry
Educational Work Pushed
other huge projects placed on
PWA files within the las, three
months are Mmcic. S1.264 .265; r
derson. S1256.50O. Gary. $4,000, 600;
East Chicago. 81 .331 900, Hammond
500 600. Elkharf. Sl000000
Under the stream pOllutCl Law
p I'd at the last General Assem-
bly,. the states commerce depart
mcnt is given wide latitude in fore
ing cities as well as industries t.
clean up streams
MI Frazier explained that much
educational WORK has been done 70
bring the need for corrective meas
urcs 10 factories and cities.
The laws teeth VIII bite. but
first we want TO give every one who
has ~ n polluting strc-m TIC
right to 90 along with us in ON
program 10 clean up rivers ana
creeks" Mr.. Frazier said.
More Engineers Needed
Need fOi additional sanitary en-
Cincers to aid in educational work
as we'll as policing canneries and
other i, uStries is seen by Mr..
Frazier He has requested an ad-
additional $4,000 appropriation for
expanding the work of his division.
Correction of municipal pollution
will serve as the signal opening a
drive against fragrant industr' i
stream pOlluterS.
In the past week crews OF men,
under the supervision of K NJ.
KUnkel. fish and gam director.
hove been cleaning ont White Lick
Greek, near BrOWnsburg. of hun
dredS Of fish killed. it is charged by
industrial pollution
SIX-pound bass were found dead
in the creek. Fish that still lived
were taken from the creek and
placed in gravel pits out of the
pathway of the pollution
Mr. Frazier aid the Brownsburs
Industrial pollution was only one OF
MANY reported throughout the
state.
ViOIatorS Given Notice
Under the present pollution Ia
viOl3tOrS of the act are given motto
Of the complaint. tried by a pollu-
ton hearing board and given an
opportunity to rectify the viola
tionS. or are taken into court as
committing a public nusicance OF
being detrimental to public health
Appeals to Circuit Court may be
taken from orders Of the pollution
board by those accused of viola
tiOnS.
Other cities i'm Indiana with APP
plcationS on file with PWA for the
construction of sewage dispose
plants follow.
Salem. S56.360: Edinburg. S75, $50
Mitchell. $4,000: Button. Sl55.OOO
Newcastle. $3.50 900: Charlottesville
SSl 1000: Goodland. SOS. asa; Hobart
500 900: Cambridge City. S4887O
Corvdon. SS7.75O: Michigan City
plant extensions. S145 Asa, Decatur
Sl32.727.
Hartford City. $4,000: Monti-
cello. 100000. Franklin. S29,875
BateSville. SIS AS: Shelbyyill S116.-
500. Aurora. SS6O77. Elwood. $3.50
900. Ladoga. S76.S4O: Noblesville
S7I.OOO. Peru. S5l1.SOO. Whiting
1892. 500: MartinSvillc. SllS000; New
Albany. $4,000: JeherSonville
s266.00C and MShaWaka. Sewa gC
system. $500 900.