The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Stem Claim Not Allowed-SOme Re-
quests for Information

The regular meeting of the Common Council
was held last night The proceedings were
tedious and no business of special Importance
was transacted.
On the Recommendation of the city civil en-
gineer estimates for work done according to
contract were allowed as follows: To John a.
Franey, $685. Thomas n. S. Peck, $25828; H. c.
Rooney $466 %; Richter & Twiname, $3.50 IA; j.
L. Spaulding $1O8 %; J. D. Hoss s. Co., $518. 15;
David A. Haywood, 81. 222. 81; ]. Il. Spaulding
$325.24; j. D. Hoss & Co., 1888. 43; Charles L.
Roney, $l63. Is; R. p Dunning, 81, S11.9 50; J. L.
Spaulding, $3.50 80; Charles S. Roney, $S48. So;
George w, Buchanan, l,26576; Hanway &
Cooper, $39539.
The ordinance introduced in 1882 providing for
the construction of brick sewer along Massa-
chusetts avenue, from Ash to Vermont street,
was stricken from the files.
The city civil engineer was directed to prepare
an estimate of the cost of riprapping the South
west bank of White river from the crib to the
point where the roadway in Indianola has been
washed out and was asked whether piling would
be the cheaper means of Improvement
The finance committee was requested to
report to the Council whether not in their
opinion, the finances of the city will admit the
building of an engine house on Prospect street
during the present year.
A motion was adopted providing for the APP
pointment of committee of five to make an in
vestigation into the extent Of the damages which
the property holders on the south side of South
street claim to have sustained from the laying of
a new sidewalk between Pennsylvania and Della
ware streets.
The ordinances relating to plumbing work, in
troduced in Council in last July, were stricken
from the files.
Mr. Newcomb having understood that the
metropolitan police commissioners were receiv-
ing pay for extra service rendered by the patrol
men, offered a resolution requesting the superin-
tendent of police to pay into the city treasury all
money received for extra service, which was re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
The When band was granted the privilege of
giving free concerts IN the public parks of the
city
Mr. Thalman moved a reconsideration Of the
action at the last meeting for leasing for another
year the old west market space which was laid
on the table.
A report from the committee on accounts and
on Judiciary, stated that after careful exami7
nation into the matter, they had come to the
conclusion that the city is not indebted to j.
H. and A. 81. Stem the architects, in any amount.
The committee stated that the only contract the
city had with the Stems was to pay them $500
for the city hall and market house
plans, and this amount was paid them.
There has been no other contract and the com
mittee, therefore, recommended that the claim
of the Stems be not allowed, in which the Coun-
Gil concurIed
A report from the finance committee, recon-
nending that the ordinance appropriating $685.,
600 for the improvement Of Pogues run should
not be passed until the money has been collected
and then only in such sums as will be required
was adopted.