The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-08
THE COUNCILS PROCEEDINGS.
No Business of Importance Transacted-Street
Improvement Ordinances Passed.

There was little business of any general inter
est transacted by the Council, last night, after
the reports by the Bowling investigating COM
mittee had been read.
The city engineer called attention to the fact
that the iron bridges of the city are in bad con-
dition.
The report Of the committee recommending
that certain taxes enormously assessed against
the African M. E. Church be refunded, was con-
Cured in.
Sixty dollars was appropriated and given W.
c. Long. assistant fire engineer, to enable MIN
to attend the convention of fire engineers, to be
held at Long Branch, N. j., this month: CHIEF
Webster being unable to attend.
The Board Of Health reported concerning the
waste water at the Home for the aged conducted
by the Little Sisters of the Poor. The board
could see no way to remedy the evil except to
connect the home with the sewer on Massa-
chusetts avenue, and recommended the building
of such sewer sanitary measure. The re-
port was received.
The city engineer was directed to advertise
for bids for building sxfoot stone wall along
the east bank of Pogue's run, beginning at Gar
den street and running 100 feet south
A motion was adopted to buy 500 Vieira's
street guides for lamp-posts for the outside
streets of the city These guides cost ST. so
each, making $3.50 for the 500
An ordinance. introduced by Mr.. Spahr, TO
divide the Second.Ward into three voting pre-
cincts, was passed under suspension of the rules.
An amendment to the foregoing to include the
Tenth ward, was introduced by Mr. Haugh and
passed. The amendment made change in the
boundaries of the two voting precincts of that
ward.
The city clerk reported orders drawn for the
month of August amounting to $42, 2l057, of
which 1888 "a was on the school fund; $685. 81 on
the sewer fund; $107.55 on the sinking fund.-
So 587. SO on special sewers; So 23l 10 from the
Tomlinson estate fund for market house and
public hall.
The city"treasurer's report showed the follow
ing balances on Sept |: General fund.- including
$50, 900 interest New York. $l27 Sc; Tomln-
son estate, $53, 1853 %. Additional: City Hall
fund.- $63 878 81; sinking fund, $40 1926 so; sewer
fund $37, 721.8L
The following ordinances were passed: To
gravel Patterson street and sidewalks, from Yer
mont TO the first alley north; to gravel the first
alley south of New York street, from Blake
west of Blake, from Elizabeth to the first
alley north to gravel the first alley north of
New York, from Blake to Agnes; to gravel the
first alley north of Christian avenue from Cen
| alley south of BickiEg, from Davis to the first
| alley vest to gravel Patterson street and side
walks, from Vermont to the first alley north;
| to boulder and curb the east gutter of Delaware
street, from the first alley south of Bicking to
| Madison avenue; to bowlder and curb the east
| gutter of Madison avenue, from Delaware to the
| first alley north OF Coburn street; to grade and
| gravel the first alley south of Prospect street,
| from Olive to the first alley west; to
! bowlder the north gutter Of Merrill from
Alabama street to the j., NJ & I. railroad tracks;
| to bowlder and curb the cutters Of Wyoming
street and pave with brick the sidewalks there
| of from Delaware to High street; to gravel the
first alley south of Sixth street from Alabama to
| Delaware street; to grade and gravel the first
| alley west of Alabama from Sixth street to the
first alley south: to pave with brick the west
| sidewalk of Blackford street from North to the
| first alley north; to pave with brick the side
walks of Grove street from Virginia avenue to
| Dillon.
| The Council then adjourned