The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
OPPOSITION TO
TROLLEY ROUTES
is TO Be VOICED
Council Is Scheduled to
Hear Protests of South
Side Groups.

The Common Council tonight is
TO hear representatives of South
Side Civic groups oppose ratifica-
ton of an agreement between the
Works Board and the Indianapolis
Railways, Inc, for the operation OF
trackless trolleys.
Members of the delegation said
they were opposed to the contract
because it provides for the linking
OF the Lincoln-st line with the Min
nesota-st line by way of East, Min
nesota, Ringgold Shelby-sts and
Pleasant Run-blvd.
The opposition is to be voiced
they said on the contention that
the proposed streets are too mar
row for the lotion vehicles and
that they would ruin the sectic /
of the boulevard over which they
would be routed
Urge Present Routing
The Fountain Square Merchants
Association represented by j. Ed
Burk is to ask that the Minnesota
st line retain its present routing
from Shelhy-st to Fountain Square
and into the center of the city by
way of Vlrglnia-av.
A large section of the delegation
is to be composed of Minnesota-st
residents who live east of Shelby-st
According TO Mr. Burk, they are to
tell the council that under the pro-
posed change it would necessitate
their walking six blocks or going a
great distance out of their way TO
get to Fountain Square.
Edwin H. Wischmeyer is to repre-
sent the central committee of the
South Side Civic Clubs at the meet
ing.
Seeks Police School Fund
Theodore II. Dammeyer, Safety
Board president, is to make second
appearance before the Council to
ask for an appropriation of $1,000 to
provide funds for a school for police
and firemen The money would be
used to pay thee examination COM
nisSionerS to conduct the school for
$50 applicants for positions in the
two departments At the compile
ton Of the school, candidates are to
be chosen to fill 30 vacancies in the
departments,
A new taxicab ordinance is eX-
pected to be passed, This ordinance
has been pending since December,
but after five reviSions and the in
cooperating of several amendments,
ii is believed ready to receive a ma
jority vote.
$50 Fee Proposed
The ordinance places the number
of cabs at one for every 1000 of
population, sets the license fee at
$50 a year, demands that the Ii
censee carry property damage in
surance in addition to public in
demnity, and permits drivers to
work only eight hours within an
aggregation of "a hours.
An ordinance introduced several
weeks ago by Councilman John A.
Schumacher asking for $700 with
which to stage symphony concerts
This summer at Garfield Park also
is to come up for action. The
amount would be added to $500 al
ready allocated to the Park Board
for entertainment purposes
Ordinances providing for the res
toration of salaries to police and
firemen and for the repeal of the
present picketing ordinance also are
pending.
Pay Ordinance Due
Councilman Edward P. Healing,
who introduced the pay restoration
measure, is expected to bring it up
again tonight,
Councilman Adolph Fritz, who in
troduced the other ordinance, said
he did not intend to reintroduce
his measure.
An ordinance providing for isSu-
ance of $500, 600 in municipal bonds
with which to take up similar issue
of 1906 which is to mature on July
/, was being prepared by the legal
department at the request of the
city controller This ordinance was
expected to be introduced at the
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