The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-29
1000 To GET
JOBS ON CITY
PAVING PROJECT
Fall Creek Blvd Extension
Work Proceeds at
Fast Pace.

JOBS Tor approximately ZOOO re-
lief workers will be provided within
the next few weeks by the new two
and One-half mile extension OF
Fall Creek blvd.
Work on the project, which will
run from Keystone-av to KeSSler-
blvd just south of Millersville, was
begun Just three weeks ago and 400
men already are at work grading
and filling for the new scenic park
way. it was announced today by j.
H. Crawley, Marion County FERA
director.
A definite idea Of the appearance
of the future boulevard may be
gained by q visit to the present
center of operations along the creek
bank near the old greyhound race
track.
Trees Are Removed
Here, for a distance OF more than
a half-mile, squads of men are toll
ing in the spring sunshine. some
excavating the dirt which 40 trucks
are carrying off TO other parts of
the project to make the necessary
fills for sections of the road running
across lower ground. Other squads
are busy removing trees which must
temporarily be sacrificed that the
roadway and the accompanying
flood prevention work may be more
easily accomplished.
The right -of-Way for the park
way was acquired free Of charge
by the Park Board and when COM
pleted will be under the boards ad-
ministration. j. Edward Perry, park
engineer, worked on preliminary
plans for the boulevard and is CO.
operating with Mr.. Crawley, and
officials of the state conservation
department in working out details
of the project, which is the most
extensive yet begun in Marion
County.
Road to Be 40 Feet Wide
The roadway, which also will
serve as a levee, will be 40 feet wide,
grassy shoulders running along
either side. The ground south of
the road is being graded so that 1t
will slope gently down to the creek,
providing a 250-foot auxiliary chan
mel for flood waters. This grading
operation has necessitated the re-
moval of many fine old trees al
though they are left standing when
ever possible Wood from these
trees has been cut and will be saved
to make fires to warm the men at
work during the winter months.
Wood not needed for this purpose
will be brought into indianapolis
and given to persons on relief rolls
for fuel.
Tie conservation department and
park board officials are working on
plans for landscaping the entire
area and new trees will be set out
to replace those which have been
destroyed.
Although park officials thought at
first that the road and the flood
prevention work would take two or
three years for completion. Mr..
Crawley is confident that automo-
biIes will be running smoothly over
the 2.63 miles of the parkway this
time next year.
Director Proud of Work
Mr.. Crawley is justly proud OF the
achievements of his men in the
startling progress made in the few
weeks they have been at work. They
have been able to proceed so rap
idly. he explains, because all plans
for the new boulevard had been
worked out in minute detail months
before work was begun.
Marshall Oberholtzer, engineer in
charge of the project, was prepared
to lay out the stakes which outline
the course of the road and show
the amount of filling and cutting to
be done.
With these stakes as guidepoStS
the laborers we're able Immediately
to grasp an idea of the entire prof.
ect and to understand exactly the
task they had before them.
Perhaps because of this under
standing they display lively inter
est in their work and are viSlbly
proud of their part in the construc-
ton of this new pleasure ground for
Indianapolis citizens. They really
are working and present a picture
vastly different from that given by
the lackadaisical men who idled
along the roadSideS in the early
days of the CWA.
LabOr-Saving Machinery Used
Mr.. Crawley is carrying out new
experiment in this project by using
more labor saving machinery than
ever before has been employed in
relief work projects in this Sec
ton. Besides the many trucks, his
men are operating a park depart
ment steam shovel to do much OF
the necessary excavation.
He believes that a judicious use
of these labor saving devices makes
possible more and quicker hand Ia
Dor for other workers and also
makes it possible to finish the job in
a much shorter time.
I'VE can finish this job sooner
and thus Will be able to start work
more quickly on other necessary
public improvements" Mr.. Crawley
said. In such works as this we are
not only creating Jobs for thousands
of men who would not otherwise be
employed, but we are making In
dlanapolis and Marion County a
better place to live in"
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