Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1940 — Page 2

DELAY ACTION ON BUS FIRMS * “ROUTE MERGER

500 East Siders Favor It, “400 Oppose Plan Before Board. hei De or us 9] Ie

today pondered a proposal to “consolidate the 16th St. and Emer-

‘son Ave. ‘and the E. 21st St. and| «Ritter Ave. bus lines into a single |

- Toute,

Board members found the pro- :

‘posal contained a highly explosive s+ possibility in a public hearing yesterday. More than 250 East Siders appeared tc debate the idea vigorously, taking advantage of the > opportunity to inject criticism of - street maintenance in the vicinity. ".. Finding themselves in the hottest . Spot since someone tried to open a . Mardi Gras festical on E. 10th S

. last spring, the Board members a

“layed approval of the consolidation 7 plan until March 25, for “further “= study.” Proposed By Coach Firm

. The consolidation was proposed by “the. Peoples Motor Coach Co. an Indianapolis . Railways, Inc., sub- _ sidiary, to. cut expenses on the two - lines, which the company asserts are ‘operating at a loss. The merger, railways officials ex“plained, would enable the company to extend bus service east to Arling. ‘ton Ave. for the first time, and to * double the service in the area. On file at the Works Board office are petitions bearing the names of 500 residents who favor the con- : solidation, and 400 who oppose it. *-: ‘Those in favor assert that the -service not only would be doubled and extended for the majority, but - ‘that the minority would suffer only a slight inconvenience in the slim---ination of busses on several streets, as contemplated in the plan.

~ Claim Plea Not Justified

Those: opposing the consolidation contend that the company’s claim that it is losing money on the two lines is insufficient justification in .merging the lines. They assert that a much larger percentag: of bus riders will be in- - convenienced than the company and proponents of :the plan have estimated, and that the removal of bus service from several streets would - cause a deterioration of residential «-property values. The proposed route would be New :> York St. to Rural St. to 13th St., to Parker Ave., to Nowland: Ave., to . Gale St., to 16th St., to Bosart Ave, -to-21st St., to Euclid Ave., returning east on 21st St. to Arlington . Ave., back 21st St. to Bosart Ave. hraversing that route to the Circle.

‘NEW TRIAL MOTION ~~ TO BE OVERRULED

Criminal Court Judge Dewey E. Myers said today he would overrule a motion for a new trial in the case of Russell V. Duncan, Indianapolis attorney, convicted two weeks ago on charges of receiving stolen S. Mr. Duncan began serving a 1-to-10-year prison term last week. He was convicted of participation in a scheme to dispose of a quantity of stolen automobile tires. The motion for a new trial was filed ky. the defendant Thursday.

On His Own

2 Times Photo. Daniel Murphy . . . he put his “bug” aside.

: Daniel J. Murphy Plans to Rest for Long Time; Worked 51 Years.

Daniel’ J. Murphy, 422 Iowa St, is on his own today. . Fer the first time since Oct. 8, 1888, when he became a telegrapher for the Indianapolis Union Railroad, he has put his “bug” aside. A “bug” is a Morse operator’s key. Yesterday Mr. Murphy, who is 70, was retired on pension and he plans to rest for a long time. This fall he will go to California for a visit. Beyond that he has no plans. Mr. Murphy. who is a native of Indianapolis, went to work for the Belt Railroad in 1888 and then went with the Big Four. In 1904 he returned tothe Belt and was there until yesterday. He was a telegrapher in Indianapolis when the train carrying Purdue University fans to a PurdueIndiana University football game was wrecked in Indianapolis. He considers that one of the most ex-

citing professional times of his life.|

He recalls that when he first went. to work the working day was 12 hours long. There was a crew of six operators then, and he is the last surviving member of the crew.

YOUNG COUPLE HURT

AS CAR LEAVES ROAD

Two young persons are in a fair condition at the Methodist Hospital today from injuries received last night in an automobile accident on State Road 34, east of High

School Road. Se - Robert Anderson, 23, of 3721 Carrollton :Ave., driver of the car, and

his. companion, Miss - Mary Alice |

GAIN IS SHOWN

1028; in gross corporate income— $1,259,380, and net income—$649,173.

. |standing bonds totaled $483,945.

BY WATER C0.

Increase in Customers and] Revenue Revealed .in.. 1939 Report.

The Indianapolis Water. Co. today reported a gain of 1703 customers

for 1939 in its annual report filed with the Puhlic Service Gommission.

‘The increase, largest in a decade, brought the total number of consumers to 79,078. The report showed slight gains in gross operating: revenues—$2,692,-

Tax Payments Listed ~~ Operating expenses were ‘listed as $1,445,996, including tax payments of $617,626. The company reported regular divideneds totaling $425,000 on: the 500,000 shares of no. par value stock, with holders of preferred stock, having a par value of $1,054,900, receiving dividends of - $52,745. - Interest on the $13,827,000 of out-

During the year, the company’s water pumpage totaled 11,009,820,000 gallons. The one-day maximum was Sept. 15, with 44,520,000 gallons, while the minimum figure was 22,380,000 gallons on April 9. . Mains Show Increase An increase of 14 miles of mains during the year :braught the total mileage to 692. Fire hydrants’ at the close of the year totaled 6207, a gain of 90, while the average number of employees was 345, an increase of 13. For the year, the company listed capital improvements at $249,701, with an additional $354,195 shown for work in progress as the’ year ended. The $354,195 represented the completion. of a million and a half galIon elevated storage fank in the Blue Ridge district and the start of a 16 million gallon daily capacity water purification plant at the company’s Fall Creek pumping. station.

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