Gives New Idea for City Market

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, September 30, 1919: Acting on a special advisory committee’s recommendations, Herbert L. Bass, architects, has been asked to prepare plans for remodeling the City Market to enable foodstuff producers to sell retail. To do this the present restaurant will have to be moved, and city officials have asked the architects to investigate the feasibility of constructing a mezzanine floor to accommodate restaurant facilities and rest rooms. Of immediate concern is the thorough improvement of the sanitary conditions of the Market that will require revising the plumbing, sewage, heating, and ventilating systems, and the installation of sanitary floors. Future plans call for the expansion of the Market that would ultimately mean razing Tomlinson Hall and building uniform stands. Appointment of a permanent civic advisory committee including women is recommended in the management of the City Market.

“Gives New Idea for City Market,” The Indianapolis Star, 30 September 1919, p. 20:3

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Motor Trucks Will Parade

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 25, 1919: Highway Transport Day will be celebrated in Indianapolis this afternoon with a parade of 200 motorized industrial trucks through the downtown district to demonstrate the vast field of activities which has been successfully taken over by gasoline powered vehicles. One hundred Indianapolis trucking concerns deliver merchandise and foodstuffs locally and overland along the thirty-six motor express routes radiating from the city. Traveling routes that parallel railroad or interurban lines, motor carriers can travel many miles in a short space of time and deliver materials to farmers and small towns giving this form of hauling an advantage over others. Motor express operations from Indianapolis is perhaps the largest in the Mid-West. Banners boosting “ship by truck,” “overland hauling,” “rural motor express,” and “good roads” will be displayed on the trucks in the parade.

“Motor Trucks Will Parade,” The Indianapolis Star, 25 September 1919, p. 8:1

“City Hub for Many Routes,” The Indianapolis Star, 25 September 1919, p. 8:4

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Irvingtonians Object to Gas Lights Order

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 17, 1919: The board of public works suffered a “gas attack” today when a large number of letters from Irvington citizens were received protesting the order to install gas street lights south of Washington St in the classic suburb. The board thought the gas lighting system would do Irvington residents a big favor because the trees and winding streets of the neighborhood made the electric arc lights practically useless at night. However, the letters asked that the present electric arc lights remain, and Irvington resident Charles Cross declared, “We had gas lighting when we were kids and we don’t want to move Irvington back years. We are satisfied with the more modern lighting system.” George Lemaux, board chair, said, “Of course, the gas lamps will probably interfere with some of the ‘dates' in Irvington.”

“Irvington Stirred Up Over Lighting Change,” The Indianapolis News, 13 September 1919, p. 1:3

“Irvingtonians Object to Gas Lights Order,” The Indianapolis News, 17 September 1919, p. 26:1

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