Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-19
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. road street between Madison Avenue aud Race
4: streets was relerrei
! Mr. Brown, from The Board OF Public Improve
/. ments. reported with reference to uniform grad
| inc and curling along Washington street. Re
ferred TO the proper committee wifh instructions
20 report ordinance
(. Mr.. Glazier, from the Committee on Markets,
: submitted report on a petition OF gardeners.
with reference to grOceFs buyiag up vegetables
! in markets Buyers and sellers have the matter
: in their own hands aud the committee had no re
f: commentator in the regard. The report was
( referred
/. Dr. Thompson presented an agreement for
keeping in repair and lighting the city lamps.
foTtv-fve cents per lamp post the lowest
bid for lighting aud extinguishng the lamps
/ Mr.. Seidensticker thought this charge was ex
iotbitant He moved that the Clerk be instructed
TO sdyeftize for proposals in the regard.
+ Discussion ensued on the difference charged
.the city by the Gas Company. and the rates
charged ia other cities. and the conclusion was
that the corporation of indianapolis was required
ito pay more than necessary.
/, Mr. Seiden-ticker's motion prevailed
4 Mr. Emerson, from the Committee. reported
with regard TO repairing the various bridges
Throughout the city, and appointing superinten
i,dent to see that they are kept in repair.
T Mr. Brown moved that the Board OF Public
improvements be authorized TO make contracts
for the repair OF all bridges. Carried
y Mr.. Brown. from the Committee on streets
land alleys. reported an ordinance with reference
ITO hacks standing on the public thoroughfares,
and regulating the business Of hackmen.
7, Read three times and passed
L Mr.. Brown, from the Committee. reported
sundry contracts for street improvements which
were approved.
+ Mr. Brown, from the Board of Public Improve
;ments. reported ordinance for the improve
sment Of Railroad street between Madison Ave
I niue and Race streets
Read twice
y Mr.. Brown reported an ordnance granting
permission to tie propretors Of the Indiana State
Museum to employ special policeman. subject
to the approval of the Council, with full police
powers. said proprietofs 10 paw the salary. sc +,
% the functionary.
!. Read three times and passed
i Mr Hlughey, from the Committee. reported
in favor of allowing watchmen or the FIRE tower
and fremen in the department tive dollars and
fifty cents per day in city orders. Adopted.
l Mr Brown reported resolution increasing the
pay Of the city civil engineer to fifteen hundred
dollars per annum aud the assistant engineers to
hine hundred dollars per aunum. Adopted.
: Mr.. Brown brought the subject of artesian
wells for supplying the city with water before
che Council
III desired that the proper committee should
Ter on thesubect Wednesday night next Agreed
90.
. Mr.. Cobufn, from the Committee, reported
with reference TO wood for soldiers families du
ting the coming winter.
j ! Twelve hundred cords would be required, and
now was the best time to contract for it,
/. The report was adopted.
Mr Brown said. in this connection, that the
manner in which business was conducted about
:he Court House was disgrace TO the whole
community The persons having the matter in
charge were allowing bu; one dollar and half
week 20 family without regard 10 the size
.hereOf. Surely for the wife oi a soldier. with
I out children, this pitiful ssm.
The Council agreed with glr Brown,
Mr. Brown moved that each property holder
!hsll be required to place the number on his
! aouse within sixty days after the same shall be
designated Withdrawn
After the transaction OF further business the
Council adjourned.
AGrEsrAx wELLs.--As the question OF supply
rng the city with water is now under cOnsidera-
ton. we republish the following extract from a
| Communication from DR.. X. J.. Brown. published
in the Locomotive, March 10. 1860. We believe
there are other letters from DR.. Brown on this
subject but We can't lay hands them.
We are decidedly in favor of testing the question
whether water cannot be supplied better, and
| way, before an expensive system * adopted and
60 further this end il DR. Brown, or any other
Geologist can present any additional facts at
fhis day, in relation artesian wells at this city
se shall be glad TO present them to our readers:
The supply by artesian wells is a matter that
at present rests almost exclusively on theoretical
considerations Several things. however. We
nav safely conclude BY analogy Underlying
cur present supplying reservoir OF we'll water is
4 heavy bed of marlite, or blue clay. This il
probably between % and l6J feet in thickness.
Below this is stratum OF gravel and powders
} sarying from 70 40 feet ia thickness. This bed
Jill furnish an inexhaustable supply OF water
huch purer than can be obtained from White
Diver, and OF uniform temperature of about %
degrees and consequently would not require ice
TO fit it for drinking purposes. Whether the wa
ter from this source would rise above the surface
depends the relative depth oil the bed of White
: aver and thickness of the everything blue clay.
II the clay be cut through by the river SO as to
establish a connection between the stream and the
lower stratum of b0widels, then the water will
rise in the pipe higher than the surface OF the
water i'm the river; but il there be no communi-
cation, the water may be raised many feet above
the surface of the ground. the table land east
of the city j. much higher than the city plat
But II the rise of water be only to the level OF
the river, it will still be question whether most
Of the citizens would not prefer to pump cold
pure water p or 80 etrather than use river
water at high tax This alternate would always
be open to the property holders. and boring
reaching through the lower clay, would cost but
a trihe. il would not be necessary to extend the
piping tar into the clay
That a flow of aFtesiau water can be obtained
~ penetrating the limestone strata below IA
does not admit of rational doubt; but the water
would probably be unfit for domestic use fnt
rock which would be penetrated at indianapolis
would be identical with that cut 10y the boring'
NJ LAFAYETTE and Louisville. which y the saii-
erous of the New York geologis', and would
most likely furnish brackish water charged viii
sulphureted hydrogen. &c. An artesian well &C
furnish such water would not probably exceed
800 feet. and would cost about $4,000. A boring
through the clay would be made for Sl5O OF
5000. and would test the hight 20 which thu
water would rise. r. T. BRowS.
Y W. e. University, March ,. 1850
Tnr New ARRIVALS. WELcoNE.-Mr. Meheai
Buchanan one of the most accomplished %
American scholars and actors, aud his charming
daughter Miss Virginia Buchanan, made the
first appearance last evening at the theatre
They we're welcomed BY fine audience, com