The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-16
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The Street-car Company Presents Plea in
Its Own Behalf.

The regular meeting of the Common Council,
last evening, was commercially brief
The committee on contracts recommended
that, owing to the financial condition of the
city, the contracts for building stone abutments
to the Eddy-street and Sixth-street bridges
should not be awarded at present, in which the
Council concurred
The committee on contracts reported that G.
II. Coffin & Co, agents for the West market
grounds, had refused to agree to any change
whateyerinth the language or terms of the proposed
lease, which was returned to the Council with
out any action being taken upon the matter
A. w Johnson president of the Citizens
Street Railway Company, presented commune
cation in response to the Council resolution re
questing an extension of the lines on College
avenue, and from Pennsylvania street on Home
avenue, in which he stated shat in compliance
with the order to remove the L and reversed
ralls new In use we have, during the present
season reconstructed several miles Of track re-
placing the and worn rails with the newly
improved steel girder rail- and are pushing this
work ahead az speedily as possible, having
severa. miles yet of this character of reconstruc
ton that OF necessity will be required. These
ana other Improvements have proven such
dram on the financial resources of the company
that IN the present depressed condition of the
money market it will be impracticable to as
sumo the burden of these extensions with the
necessary equipments of cars, live stock, in
creased capacity of stables aud other expenses
incidental thereto BuG we expect as soon as
clrcumS stances will permit to extend our present
lines wherever there is sufficient population to
justify the increased liabilities. motion to
receive the communication was the only action
upon the matter.
Estimates were allowed for work done accord
ing to contract upon the recommendation of the
city civil engineer, follows: Charles S. Roney,
1901; James Alahoney, $307.S4; John Schies,
1901. Y; Henry Clay, $ll207; r. p. Dunning,
81, 966 20: Richter & TWiname $73465; Hamil-
ton Baltic, S. HOB George w Buchanan,
$427. 50; Richter q Twiname, $l.076.53; j. L.
Spaulding $625 To- Henry G. Roney, 81, 1920;
j. L. Spaulding, 1915. 10.
The ordinance requiring the proper numbering
of all buildings in the city, under the direction
o. the civil engineer, was passed Any one fail
ing to comply with the requirements CT the ordl-
nance is liable to a fine of $50.
The usual quarterly appropriation for the
payment OF the salaries of the city officers was
made. Aat
Mr. Benjamin offered motion requesting the
president of the Citizens Street Railway Com
pany ITO adopt rule forbiddiug smoking at all
times on the cars of said company" The city
clerk was directed to send copy of the mo-
ton to Mr.. johnson. who was requested to notify
the Council what action he proposes to take.
The matter was referred 70 the committee on
railroads f,. ~
The Water Company was directed to lay mains
on North street, from Davidson to Dorman
street, and north on Dornan to st. Clair street
A motion was adopted providing for the sp--
pointment of a committee ofgfye, consisting OF
Counciimen McClelland, Spahr,. Haugh, Mack
and Downcy, to confer with the county commits
sioners and see if the countyswil not defray
half the expense of piling and planking the. west
side of White river in Ihdanola, so as to pro
tect property The city attorney andcivil en-
gineer were added to the committee.
"A resolution was introduced directing the
Water Company to extend the mains on Broad
way from Seventh to Eighth streets