The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-05
FUND FOR CITY
TESTS REFUSED
BY COUNCILMEN
Police, Fire Vacancies to
Be Filled Anyway,
Dammeyer Says.

Theodore Dammeyer, Safety
Board president, today said refusal
Of City Council last night to vote
funds TO pay examination commits
sioners will not break down the merit
system nor delay selection of 80 to
fill Police and Fire Department
vacancies.
He predicted funds would be
made available at the next meet
ing.
The council also gave horseback
riders right of way over motorists
at intersections of bride paths;
placed used car lots under industrial
zoning classification; delayed action
on taxi and anti-picketing ordi-
nances and transferred money to
repair police headquarters, pay coal
bills and install automatic traffic
lights.
Councilmen William A. Oren and
Edward P. Healing led opposition to
transfer $1,000 TO the Safety Board
for examining $50 applicants.
In so doing, Councilman Healing
asked II it were not true that the 30
winners were marked as winners be-
fore the examinations.
Mr.. Dammeyer pointed out that
the money could be taken from be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 unexpended
In the salary budget Of police and
faremen.
Objects to Basis OF Pay
Councilman Oren objected to pay
ing the commissioners $40 day. Mr..
Dammeyer said the average cost of
examining and schooling the $50 ap-
plicants under the proposed $500
appropriation was one-third less
than paid for candidates who went
through the school held some time
ago for prospective firemen.
When the question was put to a
vote, Councilmen Healing, Oren and
John Schumacher voted against,
and Councilman Nanette DoWd,
Adolph Fritz and Ross Wallace
voted for.
The deadlock was broken when
Councilman Silas j. Carr, who
served as chairman in the absence
of Edward B. Raub, president, voted
against it.
Beginning today, horseback riders
who do their trotting, cantering and
galloping on city bride paths are
to have protection from motorists
at boulevard intersections.
An ordinance, passed last night,
provides that riders are to be given
the rightof way at all intersections
upon raising an arm as a signal
that they wish to cross. Motorists
who refuse to halt are to be subject
to fine of $50.
Transfer of $4,000 to the Safety
Board also was made by the Coun-
Gil. The money is to be spent as
follows: $500 by the Gamewell Di-
vision of the Fire Department for
the purchase and setting up of stop
and go signals; $4,000 for repairs
and remodeling at police head
quarters, and $500 for fuel and re-
pairs at the dog pound.
An appropriation ordinance call
ing for the transfer of $500 to the
Park Board for fuel for community
houses and green houses in city
parks also was passed.
An amendment to the existing
zoning ordinance also was passed
1t provides that in the future used
auto sales lots are to be classified
as industrial instead of business
enterprises.
This ordinance was introduced at
the last meeting by Councilman
Healing upon request of the Board
OF zoning Appeals.
Four Held Over
-Four ordinances were held over
until the next meeting. Included
were ones providing for the repeal
of the present picketing ordinance,
an appropriation of $700 with which
to provide symphony concerts at
Garfield Park this summer, the new
taxicab ordinance, and one provid-
ing for salary increase to police
and flremen.
Two amendments, however, were
voted into the proposed ordinance
to regulate the cabs. One was an
amendment by Councilman Fritz
which would make it unlawful for
a driver to operate cab more than
eight consecutive hours in any "a
hours. The other provided for
raising the transfer fee from Is to
SO cents.
Councilman Fritz opposed the Sec
ton Of the proposed ordinance pro-
viding for one cab for every 1000
OF population.
A committee from the council in
GLIDING Councilman Schumacher,
who introduced the ordinance, is to
meet with the Park Board Thurs
day to discuss the proposed SYM
phony concerts. The ordinance is
expected to be passed at the next
meeting.