The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Discussion Concerning the City Hall Con-
tractors Bond-Selers Farm Affairs,

The Board of Aldermen met last night. 1t
was moved that the matter of the bondsmen of
the contractors for the City Hall building be
referred for investigation to the judiciary com
mittee. Mr. Bernhamer remarked there were
names of men among the bondsmen who within
a year or two had settled with creditors at
twenty five cents on the dollar Mr.. Pritchard
said he would like to know just what the bonds
men were worth. Several of them, he thought,
came far from being VIM. II. Englishes in solv-
ency. He asked what the entire bond was con-
sidered to be worth. Mr. orison said the bond
was worth at least $4,000. Mr.. Bernhamer
was of opinion that if we wanted a
bond for $4,000 or $l5, 600 we had it.
but not for $50 600 or 100000 One
man on that bond had been logged for four years
for a bill owed to a man In the same line of trade.
He thought the matter should he referred to a
committee, and n careful investigation he made,
to see exactly what these men worth.
Mr.. Pritchard moved that it be referred to the
finance committee to investigate and see exactly
what each man whose name is appended to the
bond is worth.
Mr.. Bernhamer said that it would take but a
few minutes to look through the city assessors
book, and with permission of the board he
would do so and report. Mr.. Pritchards motion
was withdrawn until Mr. Bernhamer could make
the examination proposed.
Mr.. King moved that the board do not concur
in the acceptance of any proposal for heating the
City Hospital by steam until the Council ard
board, by eoncu trent action, shall instruct the
city clerk to advertise for bids.
The finance committee reported having exam
ined the report of the Council finance committee
of July 20, and recommended that the several
recommendations therein contained be concurred
IN. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Bernhamer reported concerning the sol
vency of the bondsmen on the City Hail build
ing, that the face of the duplicate showed in
real estate and personal property as follows the
amount of mortgage incumbrance or other
liabilities that ight lie against them not being
shown: Marcus L. Brown, $1,000; James F.
Carter. So $40; Harry e. Drew, 800: John Mar
tin, So, $50: Arthur L. Wright, so O95; Salisbury
& Stanley, 81, 500; p A. Salisbury, - 435; Chas
N. Stanley, 81 $780, total. 81 $780, This is the face
face value of the duplicates.
Mr.. Rorison renewed Mr.. Kings motion, that the
action of the Conncil accepting the sureties be
| concurred in, which was done, Messrs. Bern
hamer and McHugh voting III the negative.
The action of the Council instructing the CITY
attorney to appeal the electric light cases was
concurred in.
The committee on public property to which
had been referred the communications and prop
position of the Indianapolis Fertilizing Company
and Luther Mehring for the Sellers farm re
ported that the proposed improvements would
cost the city about $780, and recommended
that the city engineer establish the boundaries
of the farm, ard that the farm be leased to the
Fertilizing Company for four years for $500 per
year and that the company be authorized 70
make the Improvement The report, with &C.
companying documents, was laid over
Mr.. McHugh moved that the city clerk, at the
next meeting of the board, make known the
amount of arrears of rent due from Sellers farm
to the city Carried.
The board accepted the invitation to be present
on the evening of the 3st at the unvelling of the
fountain at the end of Virginia avenue
An ordinance was passed to pave with brick
the west side of Douglass street. from New York
to North
The Board of Aldermen will meet on next
Monday night as a Board of Equalization.
The Board then adjourned.