Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 175, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1933 — Page 12

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CITY’S ‘ORPHAN’ TAXI ORDINANCE STILL IS LOST Proposed Drastic Cab Act Never Introduced in Council Session. What has become of the most drastic taxicab ordinance ever drawn, to control the number and conditions under which cabs could operate in the city of Indianapolis, is becoming an increasing mystery at the city hall. A few months ago, Ernest E. Ropkoy. president of the city council, before the ordinance would be present for passage, spent considerable time around rity hall attempting to find a sponsor for it. The ordinance drawn at the insistence of certain city officials, by James E. Deery, city attorney, was refused bv the safety board, works board, legal department and city controller. None were opposed to provisions contained in it. they stated at the time, but they “were not in a position to sponsor the ordinance.” Deery was on his vacation at the time, having just completed the drawing of the ordinance after making a survey of taxicab ordinances of twenty-eight leading cities in the country. Frantic Search for Sponsor Believing that the provisions of the ordinance were being awaited anxiously by members of the council and the mayor, Mr. Deery mailed the proposed ordinance to Mr. Ropkey. Upon its receipt. Mr. Ropkey began his tour of city hall attempting to obtain a sponsor. He finally called upon Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and after that conference, nothing more was heard of the proposed ordinance. It is known, however. that copies were sent to Henry O. Goett, city clerk, who in turn would see that they were placed in the hands of councilmen and newspaper men upon its introduction for passage. It never has been introduced. That the city is overcrowded with cabs that are a nuisance to drivers of pleasure cars and commercial vehicles long has been a contention of various civic and business organizations of the city. Numerous complaints have been received regarding the “cruisers.” Provisions of the proposed ordinance as sent to the city clerk to await introduction include: Traffic Hazards Increased “The business of operating taxicabs upon the streets of the city of Indianapolis is declared to be a business affecting the public interest. The rapid increase in the number of taxicabs in the city of Indianapolis has so increased the dangers and hazards of travel upon the streets of the city as to make it imperative that more stringent regulations should be employed, to the end, that the streets may be rendered safer for the use of the general public: that the congestion of traffic on the streets may be minimized, and that the use of streets for transportation of persons for hire may be restricted to the extent required by the necessity of the general public. “No person or corporation shall engage in the business of operating a taxicab, or taxicabs, upon the streets of the city of Indianapolis without first complying with all provisions of this ordinance. "It is hereby declared by the common council of the city of Indianapolis that the public convenience and necessity can best be served by limiting the number of taxicabs operating in the city of Indianapolis to one taxicab for each 2.500 of population of said city, as shown by the last preceding United States census.” Must Own Vehicle The city controller was prohibited from issuing licenses, under other provisions of this section except in accordance with the limitation. Section Dos the ordinance prohibited the granting of license for the operation of taxicabs “unless such persons or corporations shall be the bona fide owner of such vehicle.” Applications for licenses under the law would have caused the applicant to “deposit with the city controller the certificate of title for each taxicab.” which would be retained “by the city controller for such period and time the vehicle is used as a taxicab and licensed under the provisions of this ordinance.” Further control of the taxicabs also was contained in a section which provided “the business of every licensed taxicab under the terms of this ordinance shall be carried on by the person or corporation under whose name the bond or contract of insurance pro-

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SIO,OOO IS LOSS IN TWO-ALARM NORTH SIDE FIRE

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Damage of more than SIO,OOO resulted from a second-alarm fire which swept three homes in the 1800 block North Meridian street i last night.

HOTEL MEN MEET TO DISCUSS NRA CHANGE Adjustments Are Effective on Monday. Adjustments to the NRA hotel code, effective Monday, will be discussed today at a meeting of the Indiana Hotel Association at the Severin. A definite announcement concerning the sale of liquor may be expected according to William H. Caldwell, secretary of the organization. Tips are included in the minimum wage of sl4 for a fifty-four-hour week under the code. The employer will be permitted to deduct 25 cents for each meal taken by the employe on the premises and $2.50 weekly rent, if he lives at the hotel. Mr. Caldwell predicted that there would be a 30 per cent increase in state hotel employment as a result of the code. The association’s annual meeting will be held at the Severin today. Tomorrow’s sessions will be conducted at the Claypool while the annual banquet closing the convention wall be held in the Lincoln tomorrow night. a

Very Car-less Mrs. Chaplin Can’t Get Free Wheeling.

\ TRIP to Indianapolis to direct the floor show for "A Night in Paris" at the Indiana ballroom, brought bad luck to Mildred Harris Chaplin, former wife of the rnovie comedian. While her auto was parked in front of the Antlers, where she was registered, representatives of a finance corporation appeared and repossessed the car. LAY DEATH TO ALCOHOL j Man Found Dead in Bed; Coroner Blames Liquor. Acute alcoholism today was blamed by Dr. John Salb, deputy coroner, for death of Otis McGinnis, 36. of 909 Charles street. Dallas Bonner, 1012 South Pennsylvania street, told Dr. Salb that Mr. McGinnis came to the Bonner home in an intoxicated condition last night, and that he put McGinnis in bed. This morning, he reported, he found Mr. McGinnis dead in bed. The body was sent to city morgue. vided for herein is issued." Rental of the licensed cabs to any person or persons, including employes, also was prohibited. Another section of the proposed ordinance provided: "It shall be unlawful for any taxicab stand to be located upon or within one square, of any street upon which a street car or other established intra-city common carrier passenger service is being given, except within the area bounded by North, South, East and West streets." Provisions were contained whereby the safety board could designate locations of’ taxicabs and regulate the number that could use the stands in this amendment. It was prohibited, however, to establish a stand within five feet of a crass walk. Five dollars was to be charged for an investigation fee. The stand would be created after approval of the common council and also the paying of a $25 a year rental to the board of safety. This section of the amendment also provided "no taxicab shall be established which is within twentyfive feet of a street intersection" or "which shall conflict with any safety zone or bus line." Section 19 of general ordinance No. 291.931 to be amended, to limit the number of "Cruising and Soliciting taxicabs" as follows: "No taxicab. while awaiting employment by a passenger, shall stand on any public street or place other than at or on a stand designated." nor “for the obvious purpose of searching for or soliciting patronage, cruise, drive or operate over, along and upon any street or streets of this city upon which street cars ts either the track or trackless trolley type, or busses, engaged in intra-city common carrier service, are being operated." Drivers also were prohibited from asking or requesting persons to take passage in a cab while he or she was awaiting of a street car or ous "at any established loading point.” Cabs also were required to be driven at a speed "as not to interfere with, or impede traffic." Drivers would be required to wear an official cap or uniform, but it could not be of the color or design of the official cap and uniform for ; members of the fire department or police department. A

The houses (above) were the homes of August Routte, 1835 North Meridian street, and A. L. Terstegge, 1839 North Meridian street. Loss at each was $5,000.

It’s a One-Eye Town Indianapolis City Directory Says So; Only Two Idles, and the Book Lists Two Jobs.

DESPITE the NRA and the public works re-employment plan there is only two Jobs in the Indianapolis city directory. Flanked by Hans Aabei and the Rev. Humilius Zwiesler the directory family includes such names as Outlaw's, Gunnemans, Crooks, Fakers, Quacks, Morones and Drinkards.

Huifior, tragedy and romance 1 reflecting the life of a humming i industrial city flash across the j pages. The directory shows that Indianapolis has only one Eye, one pair of Hose, three pairs of Socks and seven “teams” of Hosses. But the only Single man is married, four of the five Ladys are men, and the city has but two who are Idle. The vastness and diversity of j the city’s business and proses- j sional life is indicated in the j classified section of the directory, where are listed 863 different j types of enterprises, ranging from 1 banks to “hot dog” emporiums. | Two livery stables, four harness dealers, two wagon makers, eight bicycle dealers, one umbrella repairer, one shooting gallery, one

Raging Brush Fire Shown in Times Weekly Movie

Scenes of Terrific Blaze Are Displayed at City Theaters.

Striking views of roaring brush ! fire at La Canada, .Cal., as it sweeps j through heavy woodlands destroy- 1 ing millions of dollars of timber, 1 despite the efforts of 4,000 men to j halt its progress, are to be seen in { the current issue of the TimesUniversal Newsreel. Graham McNamee, noted radio announcer and the screen's talking reporter, describes this and the other events in the reel. While the flames turn the forests into a raging inferno, threatening to wipe out entire towns, groups of ; hastily organized volunteer fire- ! fighters rush to the vicinity, armed j with picks and shovels, to construct } firebreaks. After hours of effort they finally bring the fire under j control, saving the rich lowlands, J

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The third house, owned by Dr. W. S. Beck, 1831 North Meridian street, sustained damages of about S2OO.

taxidermist and one exclusive phonograph dealer are activities in Indianapolis that have passed into the limbo of the obselete in many cities. The whole gamut of human endeavors can be found by looking into some of the more obscure business listed such as tatooers, mitten manufacturers, rabbitries, and scavengers. In the files of the directory can be traced the rise and fall of men and families. The national origins of the citizens are shown by their surnames; in the names of buildings, streets, parks and business institutions, the reverence with which people have regarded the city’s founders and builders.

with their fine buildings and highly cultivated farms from destruction. Other important news in the current issue include views at Philadelphia as the Army defeats Navy, 12-7, in a thrilling gridiron battle before a record crowd; a dramatic newsreel interview with Father Coughlin, the famous radio preacher, and scenes as Postmaster James J. Farley and Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commissar for foreign affairs sail for Europe aboard the Conte Di Savoia. FUN ERAL DATE NAM E D Boy, 3, Dies After Eating Pills From Medicine Chest. Funeral services for Gale Sears, 3, of 2185 North Gale street, who died yesterday after eatnig pills he found in a medicine chest, will be held at 2 tomorrow at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Stanley, 2360 Adams street. Burial will be in Washington Park cemetery.

HANOVER SHOE BANDIT HANDED 25-YEAR TERM Robber With Gun ‘Absolute Nut,’ Judge Says in Sentencing Beebe. “Any man that knows enough to go out and get a gun and hold up a man. in my opinion, is an ‘absolute nut.’ You're sentenced to twenty-five years in the Indiana state prison at Michigan City.” This was the comment and decree today of Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker as he sentenced Harry Beebe, 45. St. Louis, Mo., for the holdup of the Hanover shoe store, 33 South Illinois street, and the restaurant of John Partlow, 23 West Ohio street. Beebe, according to police, had a penchant for robbing Hanover stores. Stores in Cincinnati, Louisville and other cities are said to

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DOLLAR DROPS AT OPENING ON LONDON BOARD Britain Planning to Aid Traders. Probably by New Tariffs. Bp United Pi rns LONDON, Dec. I.—The American dollar opened slightly weaker in the foreign exchange market today. The pound sterling was $5.22’ 2 It opened vesterday at $5.19 and closed at $5.17. The Daily Herald, labor organ, asserted today that the government had completed plans to protect British traders against American competition if the rate for the pound goes to $6. The protection, it was reported, probably would consist of new tariffs along the lines of the 15 per cent surtax which France imposes on British imports and against which the British government has protested.

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