Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1937 — Page 7

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REALTOR HITS | SLUM PROJECT | POLICY, RENTS

Lockefield Official Denies! Charges and Defends | Development. |

Controversy arose today over the worth of Iockefield Gardens, huge) Federal slum clearance project, and its rental policies. David T Nicoson, property management division chairinan of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, ‘charged. that: 2 | The Lockefield low=eost housing project will not aid in slum clearande, Will upset the Indianapolis . real astate -market, is no cheaper than private housing and no better. and that the Lockefield management has pursued an “unethical” “policy in obtaining names of prospective tenants. Lionel I. Artis, Lockefield manager, denied all charges. | Defends Scale of Rents, | Mr. Nicoson contended that the Lockefield project—a huge rambling brick structure that replaced In-| diana Ave. shacks near City Hos- | pital—will not provide better homes | for tenants who vacated the shacks. He declared those tenants had been paying only $10 or $15 a month | rent and could not afford to pay the Lockefield scale, which ranges from $20.80 to $30. As a result, Mr. Nico- | son charged, the Lockefield project | merely moved a slum district from one place to another. Mr. Artis said that many former slum tenants could not afford the Liockéfield scale, But he said most of them were on relief and are being taken care of by the WPA,

whereas Lockefield is built by PWA |

funds and is designed to aid self-

supporting families. |

Mr. Nicoson charged Lockefield | apartment rents will not be lower | than those of the houses replaced. Mr. Artis said Lockefield rents will | be lower, since they include electricity for cooking, heat, light, wa ter and refrigeration. Three-room | apartments rent for $20.80, four-| room for $25.40 and four-room pent- | house apartments for 330. | Moreover, Mr. Artis said, only persons will be accepted as tenants | who have been living in “sub-stand- | ard” dwellings. He explained “sub- | standard” as lacking in privacy or | overcrowded. | Mr. Nicoson declared the In- |

dianapolis real estate market may |

be upset by the opening of Locke- |

field. My. Artis denied this. |

et ene |

PREDICTS INCREASED | LEVIES FOR RELIEF |

The Governor's Commission on] Unemployment Relief today predicted that approximately haif of |

the 1016 townships in the State wiil |

have increased tax levies for poor | | relief this year.

Officials said that townships have not been on a pay-as-you-go basis,

land that next year they will have

to raise money for overdrafts of this year, as well as relief for next year. Longterm bond issues may be an! alternative to excessive levies this vear, officials said, but added that | they might be blocked by taxpayers. |

CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET

A membership campaign will be |:

outlined at a meeting of the E, 21st St. Civic League in the home of | Glenn Hanna, 2172 N. Kildare St. at | 8 tonight. Dues for members will | be reduced from $1 yearly to 50 | cents.

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