The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Herdic COmpany's Ordinance PaSsed-The
Routine and Miscellaneous Business.

The session of the Common Council, at its
regular meeting last night, was unusually quiet
and the proceedings were hurried, to give sew
eral of the members an opportunity to leave on
the IL o'clock train for Chicago. In the absence
of the mayor Mr.. Pearson, the vice president,
presided
Richter & Twiname were awarded the con
tracts for excavating the new cisterns to be
located at the corner of Meridian and Palmer
streets, the corner of Fourth and West streets,
and the corner of First and Paca streets,
the capacity of each of which shall be l,200
barrels Their bid was As cents per barrel
On the recommendation of the city
civil engineer, James w. Hudson was
allowed $5,473.34 for the improvement of
College avenue, between Christian avenue and
Seventh street and George W. Seifert was al
lowed So, 722. - for bowldering and eurbing the
west gutter on South Delaware street
The city clerk reported expenditures during
May amounting to $36, $50 The treasurer re-
ported balances to the credit of the different
funds as follows: General, 1925, 007. IS; Tomlin-
son estate, $65, 32l.7 rs; additional city hall,
$2S 368SO, and sinking fund, $50, 25053.
The city attorney submitted for introduction
an ordinance providing penalty of s. for the
sprinkling of cross-waks.
The Board of Public Improvements reported
expenditures on street repairs during May,
amounting to 1500486 The board also pre-
scented report recommending several small
improvements. Mr.. Spahr announced that he
protested against the acceptance of
any report coming from that board be-
cause he did not believe that 1t was legally con-
stltuted; which was received by consent, and the
abr al
nay"
o. B. Rankin, East Market master, submitted
statement giving an appraisement of the value
of the market privileges at SO. OBS.
The Herdic phaeton ordinance, and the amend
ment of the Board of Aldermen granting the
company charter for only five years, was finally
passed.
John C. s. Harrison was granted permission
today an encaustc tile pavement in front of No
"A, West Washington street. as experiment.
Peter REUTER- was allowed s., 369 for work on
the new City Hospital buildings.
An ordinance granting permission to the Bank
ers and Merchants Telegraph Company to use
the streets of the city in maintaining their poles
and wires, was introduced, and was referred to
the committee on streets and alleys. One of the
provisions of the ordinance is that the company
shall be liable for any damage suits that may be
brought against the city on account of their use
of the Streets
An ordinance was introduced, in accord
ance with motion adopted at
previous neUUlnS recurring Lne Eanndnule
and Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indian
apolis railway companies to construct a bridge
with transverse iron girders, across Pogue's run
at East street.
The plans prepared by the civil engineer of
the Union Railway Company for the Improve
ment of Pogue's run, between Meridian and
Pennsylvania streets were approved.
The following persons were named by reso-
luton, which was adopted, as the Judges and in
Spectors at the election of school commissioners
to be held on Saturday, June Ia: Fifth district
Inspector, Adam Scott; judges, Hugh j. Drum
mond ard James Renihan. Sixth dstriet-In-
spector, Edward I'll. Dean; judges, Christian c.
Lybrand and James Johnston. Ninth district
Inspector, Philip Reiehwein, judges, H. H.
Hutchins and Philip Holler.
The committee on printing was instructed to
advertise for bids for doing the city printing
for the next year.
Lydia Kingsberry and Fidele Schiller pre-
sented petition, stating that their property
on North Pine street, in Bradshaws addition,
had been damaged by a railroad track which had
been built under the authority of an ordinance
passed by the Common Council, and therefore
they asked that the CITY either purchase the
lots or pay them the amount of damages which
had been sustained. The petition was referred
to the committee on judiciary.
A motion was adopted, ordering that if the
telegraph wires attached to shade trees in Circle
Park are not removed within ten days they shall
be cut
A resolution. proposing the reelection of w.
IL. Holloway as commissioner of Circle Park for
the next year was referred to the committee on
public property.