The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-05
MUNICIPAL LAW MAKERS.
The City Taxable Property Valued by
the Assessor at $~53,973,910.
The Committe Sides with the Plumbers in
Their Fight Against the Water Works
New Ordinances introduced.

The Council met last night. Proposals for
various street improvements. grading, crawling,
paving, etc, were read and referred to the com
mittee on contracts.
The mayor reported fees and fines collected by
him for the month of July, as follows; Mar
shal's fees, 1907. 10; mayors fees, 1925. As; fines
in city cases, $ll.2O; total, $543.8 so; which
amount has been paid over TO the city treasurer.
City Civil Engineer Shearer reported the fol
lowing estimates of work lone according to con
tract, which were allowed:
A first and final estimate on behalf of James
Mahoney, for grading and paving with brick the
south sidewalk of Vermont street, from the
Canal to West street, 1884, AZ.
The first and final estimate, in behalf of
Charles Roney, for grading and paving with
brick the sidewalks of Pine street, from Virginia
avenue to English avenue, $9l2.07.
A first and final estimate in behalf of David
A. Haywood, for grading and paving with brick
the sidewalks of Beatty street, from mccarthy to
Buchanan, $648. SO.
A first and final estimate in behalf of David
A. Haywood, for grading and paving with brick
the north sidewalk of McCarty street, from the
first alley east of Meridian street to the j., NJ. q
/. railroad yards, $248.92.
A first and final estimate in behalf of Richter
& Twiname, for grading and paving with brick
the east sidewalk of West street, from Mccarthy
to first alley north of McCarty, 1886
A first and final estimate in behalf of J. L.
Spaulding, for grading and paving with brick
the south sidewalk of Walnut street, from Penn
sylvania street to Alabama, $109.95
A first and final estimate in behalf of J. L.
spaulding, for grading and paving with brick
the north sidewalk of Walnut street, from Penn
sylvania to Delaware, $1l5.46.
A first and final estimate in behalf Of j. l..
Spaulding, for grading and paving with brick
the north sidewalk of St. Joseph street, from
Alabama street to Fort Wayne avenue, $1l8. 80.
A first and final estimate in behalf of ]. Z.
Spaulding, for grading and paving with brick
the north sidewalk of North street, from the first
alley west of Tennessee street to Mississippi
street, $93. 81.
A first and final estimate in behalf of Richter
& Twiname, for grading and paving with brick
the south sidewalk of South street, from Della
ware to Pennsylvania street, $25IO4.
A first and final estimate in behalf of D. A.
Haywood for grading and paving with brick the
west sidewalk of Union street, between Hanway
and Hill streets, $214.04
A first and final estimate in behalf of S.. W..
Patterson for grading and bowldering the road
way, curbing with stone and paving with brick
the sidewalks of Roanoke street, from Michigan
to North, ST, 218.6 90.
A first and partial estimate in behalf Of Rich
ter & Twiname for building three /, 200-barrel
~cisterns, 81, 728, less % per cent-$1, 296.
The treasurers report was received and re
ferred to the finance committee. 1t Shove the
following balances:
On hand, general fund, Aug. 1, 1884,
including 100000 interest in New
York. $l90,354.34
Tomlinson estate -...----.... 64,758.89
Additional City Hall fund .-..... 2s,36S.S0
Sinking fund 3O,544.78
A communication was received from the
School Commissioner that that body had re-
solved that the tax levy for 1884 be as follows:
For tuition fund, 8 cents on the 800; for special
fund, IL cents on the 800; for library fund, 2
cents on the 500; total, % cents on the 800.
The city attorney and city civil engineer re-
ported that they had complied with the instrnc-
ton of the Council, and that they had succeeded
in procuring a deed from Christian F. Lentz and
wife, without cost, for a strip of land north of
Minkner's, on White river, sufficient to continue
the street on the west bank to the desired width.
Ionds of a number of street contractors were
approved.
grading and rebowldering of the roadway, and
curling the cutters and placing a gutter stone
therein, of Washington street from Tennessee
street to East street
VIM. Hoadley, rental agent of city property,
submitted the following report for the month of
July, which was received: Rent for No. 113
North Illinois street $50; for No. lis North Hi
nois street, $50; for No. III North Illinois street,
$50; less repairs 81, and 81 per cent commiss-
ion So. l5l $82. 85.
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Judge Taylor in the matter of the injunction
against the city fire engineer was received.
The special committee appointed to in
~vestigate into the workings of the Board of
Health in the matter of meats sold on our public
markets, reported that they had not found any
thing in the conduct of the members of the
board or its working force, in reference to such
sales, to condemn or ~criticise. The committee
reported, further, that they had fully investigat-
ed the charges Of misconduct made against
Hoalth nfSnar w n Griffin and av-0f9oar
Williamson, and found none of SAID charges sus-
tanned.
THE cITY's TAxABLEs.
The City Council, the Board of Aldermen
being present, went into session as a board of
equalization. The following communication was
received:
To the Mayor, Gommon Council and Board Of Alder
men:
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my annual report Of
the taxable property of the city of Indianapolis for
the year 1884:
Value Of 500. $50. s
Value of improvements --.-... 1924. $50
Value of personal property 13,7S8,7O0
Total taxables ....---........ 53,973,9 1
The total number of polls is 1892. The number
of lists filed in my office to date is 22,510.
Respectfully subm'' EUGENE SAULcY,
ASS the City of indianapolis.
Mr.. Thalman presented the following:
Resolved, That his honor, the mayor, appoint a
committee of FIVE, one from each aldermanic district,
who shall meet at the office of the city assessor on
from day to day for ten days, to whom shall be re-
ferred the assessment list and all complaints against
any assessments reporting their proceedings back to
the Common Council and Board of Aldermen at their
future meetings, as a board of equalization.
The mayor appointed as this committee
Messrs. Endley, Wharton, Pearson, King and
Wolfe.
II was moved and carried that when this board
Of equalization adjourns it adjourn to meet
again on Aug. Is, 1884 The board Of equaliza-
4ian 4han- ~ in,1anoa .rd Tho h,,sinosc-af 4ha