The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-08
OPPOSED BY TAXPAYERS.
The Medina Stone Pavement Objec-
tionabIe to Property-OwnerS.
An Almost Unanimous Expression in Favor
of Less Expensive Improvement
What They Would Prefer.

meeting of that body, on Monday evening next
In order to feel the popular pulse, Journal re-
porters yesterday called upon large number OF
the proparty-owners along the line of the pro-
posed Improvement and the result OF their In
Quiry is appended It will be seen that the op-
position to the measure is almost unanimous
almost the only persons expressing themselves
rs favorable to the passage OF the ordinance
being those who would not in the least be az
fected by it. The opinions of the taxpayers may
be obtained by perusal of the following, and
will serve indication to the aldermen OF
the wishes of their constituents:
William S. Hubbard: The main objection to
the Medina stone pavement is Its cost L think
that the powders properly laid on proper grade
will be good enough. We do not want to make
Washington street a fancy street.. In Chlcago
they say if they had powders and gravel-the
material we have here in aoundance-tney
would not put down Medina stone at all, and we
here will be thought silly, when we have such
good material, to 90 TO Michigan for wooden
blocks or to New York for Medina stone, L DO
not think the city council has the right to make
me build an expensive street every few years
for other people TO use Inc street-car com
pany, which virtually owns Washington street,
pays nothing, while we have to pay TO keep the
street up for them. l say the material is already
in the street out of which to make new road.
Robert Browning am in favor OF lowering
the grade of Washington street and rebowlder-
ing with powders. With the present demand
for money with the pressure for additional
school-houses and the Pogue's run Improvement
contemplated think the Medina pavement can
wait We can use the present material and
make coed street. The powders now in the
street properly put down will make a road that
will last twenty years.
EMr. Gundelfiuger L want the street made
over with the present material. which is ready
TO hand. l am decidedly opposed TO the Medina
stone. The present pavement properly relald
will be good enough
Silas T. Bowen: signed the remembrance
against the Medina.stone and the petition for q
powdered street. NV election to the Medina
stone is the great expense. know nothing
about it except thatit has tendency, by con
slant use to wear smooth. II the crown oil wash
ington street is lowered, as it should be, there
will be stone enough to make a street to last
twenty years. 1t will be good business street
and will not cost perhaps more than fifth as
much as the Medina pavement We do not want
fancy driving street, and for all practical pur-
poses powdered street will be as good as the
Medina.
Henry schnu: do not want the Medina pave
ment. I consider wel-lad powdered street
good enough for all business purposes. The ma
terial in Washington street can all be taken up.
and used again. That street has been good one
It has lasted over twenty years. In front OF the
Occidental Hotel il is good yet. AS Washington
street is purely business thoroughfare it would
be folly to throw away the powders and attempt
TO make fancy street out OF IT,
Charles Mayer: There is heavy travel on this
road ard we ought TO have the pavement best
suited TO that kind of travel. Now, the Medina
stone will come TO about $15 front foot. Wash
ingtOn street powdered as it is has lasted about
twenty-four years. What we want is the same
material, which has proven to he durable, used
again, but with better grade, the crown OF the
street being TOO llSn Ii Is purely q business
street and is not to be used for fancy driving.
Addison G. Harris: am opposed to the Me-
dina stone. ] was in San Francisco his summer
where there are many miles OF stone pavement
similar to the Medina. found that nobody who
could help 1t drove over it. 1t is hard on vehicles
and unpleasant to passengers EVERYBODY there
rides on street cars, which run on smooth rail,
rather than take a carriage or omnibus. That
kind of street is unpleasant, noisy and Earring.
The powders we have, IL stone street is to be
put down, preferable. For myself am per
fecay willing to bear the expense of good
w930en block pavement, but | am utterly OPP
posed to the Medina.
William Wallace and Theodore p Haughey,
trustees of the l. o. o. +. Grand Lodge hall, ex
pressed themselves as willing to abide by the
decision of property wners on Washington
street regarding the pavement.
r. l.. Rizinger: | have signed the remon
STRANGE against the i'm provement. I am opposed
TO it on account of the expense and the noise.
1t would be even noIsier than powdered pave
m ent. don't think that the city OF IudianapO-
lis wants Medina stone pavement just yet.
s. j. Fletcher l am in favor of Medina stone.
M. Churohman: We do not care TO be
quoted.
spiegel, Thoms & Co.: wehave signed the pc
titiOn for it.
objection is that 1t wears slick. and horses are In
danger of breaking their necks, SO have been
told. The principal objection, however, Is the
j. II. Baldwin: stand with the property
holders The remonstrance has been signed by
all the property-hoders, with the exception of
three. There is no necessity for a Medina stone
pavement. and besides, it is entirely too ex-
T..
not Medina stone pavement
Albert Baker, assignee for Mrs. Mary Morrison
and Mrs. l. G. Ricketts,: | have signed two re-
mOnstrances The objection is the expense.
Thomas A. Hendricks: l have signed remon-
STRANGE against it, know nothing about this
stone, but the information that have ls that 1t
is too expensive.
John C. s. Harrison: am opposed to the Me-
dina stone Improvement on account of It's ex-
peusiveuess. 1 am in favor of improving the
street by taking down the crown and laying new
powders.
James c. Yohn: In the first place, 1t is a very
expensive pavement. They have 1t in New York,
and wears very slick. Last year noticed six
horses down there at one time. They TOLD me
in Chicago that they would never put down
another block pavement there If they could get
powders. The thing that we ask for is regrad-
ing and acknowledging of the street, using the
same powders 1t VIII cost us here $3.50 per
linear foot for the Medina stone, according to
the city engineers estimate. In Chicago it costs
something less. have never known anything
TO be signed with such upanimity as the remOn-
STRANGE against the proposed improvements.
A. w. McOuat: / am opposed TO tho Medina
stone pavement. but am in favor OF regarding
and acknowledging the street.
J. H. Rice | signed the petition for the im-
prOvement In behalf of the State. dislike,
however, 10 see it specified that the material to
be used shall be Medina stone. Some other ma
terial would doubtless do just as well. When
ever there isspeeific mention of the kind of ma
terial which shall be used u has the appearance
of being sonnet thing of "job."
John ]. Cooper, Treasurer of State: The street
ought to be Improved, think, and II were a
properly WOuiN H6hI LilN lhFOrl pTODO-
sition. 1 signed the petition for the improve
ment representing the interest of the people of
the State in the matter
Simon Yandes: The proposed Improvement
will cost $l2 900 square-an amount whiGh
cannot be afforded, except where rents are
high. NV special objection to *he ordinance Is
the attempt to extend 1t west of Illinois street.
signed IA remunsarance against its passage, but
also siGBeti petition to regrade and rebowlder
The etreef, The al vantages of the Medina pave
ment are not known by the people here, and,
knowing nothing about it myself, am therefore
tn llNr haxra Az
edge, it has been my observation and II care
fully laid the streets might be made quite smoo Ii.
Councilman 81 out, who has been one of the
most jealous advocates of the improvements,
when questioned by Journal reporter last even
ing, claimed that the ordinance would pass the
Board of Aldermen at the next meeting by q
manrifv of q fhraa