The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-13
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Councils Award of the City Hall
Contract Concurred In.
A Formidable Petition Favoring the Project
Proposal for Cemetery Gromds-The
City Printing.

The regular meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
last night was characterized by mora business
and less talk than usual. The most important
feature of the session was the concurrence in
the action of the Common Council awarding the
contract for the erection of city hall.
The report of the board of public improve
rnents, requesting the appointment of a joint
committee of the two bodies of the city govern
ment in order that there may be some agreeable
understanding relative to the work to be done
with tie appropriation for street improy ements,
was co1curred IN aud referred to a special COM
mittee representing the Board, consisting of
Messrs. Seibert, DeRuiter and Drew In addi-
tlon, Mr.. Tucker introduced resolution, which
was adopted, directing the city attorney to
report to the board at the next regular meeting
''if the powers granted by ordinance to the
board Of public improvements do noe ex-
coed the rights granted by the charter. and
If the duties being performed by said board are
not solely the duties of the street commissioner"
The motion requests the city attorney to report
particularly if the hiring of teams and men and
the purchasing of materials for the street and
stable departments not duties which belong
strictly to the street commissioner, and to also
define the duties of the board of public improve
meuts.
viz HALL COMMlSSlONfhS.
resolution offered by Mr.. Layman pro-
viding for the appointment of "a commit
tee of citizens consisting of v. T. Malott,
E. B. Martindale, John G. s. Harrison
and Franklin Landers, to act Jointly with the
city hall and market-house commissioners in all
matters relating to the erection of the proposed
city buildings. The resolution provides that
they "shall have the same rights and privileges
by voice and vote as the present members OF the
city hall and market-house commissions" They
are to act officially from the time the resolution
which was adopted by the board Is concurred IN
by the Council, and are to receive no pay for
their services.
A petition, similar to the submitted to the
Council at the last regular meeting, was pre-
scented to the board urging the CITY government
to begin without delay the work of erecting the
city hall and public assembly hall at
cost not to exceed $4,000, of which
amount it is understood that 100000. includ-
ing the unsold property of the TOmlinsOn estate.
is available. An explanatory note appended to
the petition states that it is understood by the
sfgners "that in the erection of the said building
there snail be no increase in the rate of taxation
and no Increase of the city debt" The naIaaE
signed to the petition. in addition to those al
ready published, were: David Kregelo, Q. L.
Schmidt. John W. Schmidt, Joshua NJ. Langs-
dale, David Macy, Albert Gall, Christian Brink
Roach & Lamme, Il. II. McCrea, Fred Fahnley,
Charles Kregelo, Alex MetzSer, John Hnegsle,
Thomas Davis, Peter Granting, Griffith
man, Ed. Raschig, L {. Walker.
A. B. Conduit, Gordon, Knrtz a Co., Wiles d
Pres ly, j. a. Wildman, j. 9. Ferguson. NJ II.
Spades, Delpss Root, j. s. Carey Jonn NIckaus,
L. NJ. Stohdnrd, Joseph T. Elliott, J. l.. Bieler,
VIA. A. Pfaff, Charles Krauss, 7. l.. Ritzinger,
]. c. Adams, q. fl. shower, Berg Applegate, NJ.
q. MrLain, A s. COmstOck, G. L. Rafert, Charles
". Smith, OTTO L. Beck, S G. Hanna, William
Henderson, William Zumpfe, Daggett IL Co, f.
Heron, Joseph Becker, John Grosch Newton
ClaypOUl, Henry Frank, f. G. Miller, agent; j.
l.. Mothershead, George w. Johnston, f. p.
Woollen. Vaen d New, +. NJ. Bassett. Barnard &
Sayles, S. H. Cohh, W. o. Patterson,
Jacob Cox, Fred ffler, George W. Stout,
G. orge W. snider, Charles Koehne, j. NJ. Ride
hour. N. A. Ruckle, Frank NJ. Dell, julius Bot
tier, King Elder, George A. Sullivan, George
X. Share d Co., A. Bruner, K. C. PendletOn, A.
Jones. ST., Co., George g. Webster, Charles NJ.
Raschig, A. b. Meyer, Paul H. Krauss, W. W.
Grnbb, w. f. Allen, Anderson Hardware Com
pany, William G. Krauss, william H. Hubbard,
Lewis Dessar, John Schaffner, II. NJ. Mckay,
George L, Townley, NJ. V. McGilllard, John W.
Murphy, e. c. Atkins, c. E. GelsendOrf Il Co.,
Ingram Fletcher, A. L. Fletcher, S. X. Fletcher,
Fl. G. G. Balls, j. p. Frenze E. +. Claypool,
Daniel M0nninger, Fred P. Rush & Co., Horace
r. Allen, W. p. johnson, Silas f Bowen, William
Hierle, David Nicholson, Daniel Stewart, Victor
K. Hendricks, p, II. Fitzgerald, John r. Nick
uIn, j. W. Hess, Herman Lieher, William Smith.
Samuel Merrill. Henry Day, X. b. Duncan, Peter
Lieber Il Co., Peter Lieber, l.. w. Hasselman,
John Nj. Judah, Ad. Hereth.