The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-17
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The Charges Against Superintendent Wshard
Not Observation-Disclosures Business.

Council met last night with fifteen members
present and the mayor in the chair Various es
Inmates from the city engineer were approved
including a final one of $2,214.53 in favor of
Robert Remington, for grading and crawling
Meridian street. from Morris to the South line
of Palmer street; a final estimate in behalf of
the Freaney brothers, for erecting eleven lamp
posts on Yandes street, between Maott avenue
and Seventh street; final estimate of 81, 049 08
in favor of David A. Haywood for building a
fire cistern at the corner of Hill avenue and
Newman street; final estimate of 1926. 26 in
behalf of the same person. for a fire cistern at
the corner of the National road and Miles street
The engineers reported the cost of straighten-
ing Pogue's run, from the bend mort of Gather
Inc street to the river at the foot of McCarty
street, as follows: Thirty six thousand cubic
yards of excavation at 25 cents. &c. 000 r. 963
$50, 778
The bond of Michael F. Shields, city clerk
elect was approved in the sum of So 600, with
John h. Sullivan James Reinihan and James
Ntzhugh, as sureties
The city attorney recommended an Immediate
repair of the defective grade on Washington
street, between Illinois and the alley west of
pennsylvania street. He said the numerous
accidents occurring there have been on account
of too great a pitch of the street. Referred to
the committee streets.
The hospital board reported that the charges
against DIR. Wishard. superintendent of the
hospital preferred by DR.. Ridpath. were not sus-
tanned after twenty sessions of the board had
been held and ffty-seven witnesses were ex-
amined The report was adopted without di-
vision. From the same board was submitted
request to be discharged from further consider
alton OF the charges of bribery against DR..
IL. W. Rldpath. as the grand jury had failed to
find an indictment relative to the same matter.
The request was granted.
The judiciary committee reported 40 yersely to
the petitions of Sallie E. Reed, involving pay
m I for a strip of land, and that of Alice
Echols
The Board of Aldermen's amendment to
resolution ordering the purchase of Vieira street
guides, changing the number from 500 to $50,
was indie fnitely postponed.
From the committee on contracts were re-
ported the awards of contracts for grading and
crawling the first alley north of New York
street from Blake to Agnes street, to Isaac c.
Snyder at seventeen cents per fneal foot
front; for grading and bowldering first
alley east of Tennessee street. from New
Y ork to the first alley north of that street, to j.
w. Cooper 81 Co., at 36 cents per lineal foot
front; for grading bowldering and curling south
gutter and widening south sidewalk on First
street from Tennessee to Mississippi, to j. w.
Cooper 81 Co.. at 80 cents each for bowldering
alley west of Blake street from Elizabeth street
to the first alley north of that street, to Samuel
Keen. at ID cents per linea foot on each side
for grading and graveng the first alley south of
New York street from Blake to Minerva street.
to Lemuel Eaglon, at 10 cents per ineal foot
front on each side; for grading. bowldering and
curbing the east gutter of Delaware street from
the first alley south of Bicking street
to Madison avenue, to Fulmer 81 Siebert
At AZ cents for bowldering and 80 cents for curb
fha Of
Madison avenue, from Delaware street to the
first alley north of Coburn street, to the same at
the same price, for erecting thr ee lamp posts on
Louisiana street, to Freaney Brothers. at $2l
per post Approved. The committee also re-
ported the award of contracts for painting
bridges to Richter & Twimaue j. r. Miller and
John Egger. Approved.
The action of the Board of Aldermen in rela-
ton to properly numbering houses on various
streets was concurred in.
The committee streets and alleys recon-
mended the passage of the ordinance giving the
Electric Lighting, Gas, Heating and Illuminat-
ing Company the privilege of erecting towers
and Iasts in the streets. The ordinance passed.
An ordinance granting the Acme Milling Com
pany permission to lay double track across
Blackford street. near the canal bridge was
passed under suspension of rules.
An ordinance granting permission to the Cleve
land Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis rail
road to lay a switch track across Middle street
was passed in like manner
An ordinance to amend an ordinance prevent
ing cows, horses and other animals from run
ming at large in the city limits was read the first
time.
An ordinance to license all peddlers and street
vendors at the rate of $25 per day for a period
not longer than six days was referred to the
judiciary committee. A petition signed by many
merchants, requesting its passage. accompanied
it.
Frank P. Walker and Egan & Treat presented
communication in regard to the city's use, with
out right of patent apparatus for opening
doors, hitching and Harvesting horses in the en-,
greenhouses. They claim ownership of the pat
ents. and offer to release the city from further
demands on the payment of 800 for each en-
gne-house, Referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
Ordinances were passed to gravel River street
from Kentucky avenue to White river bridge;
the tirst alley east of East street from Buchanan
to the first alley south of Coburn street,
pave FayetIe street between First aA1 Second;
improve second alley south of South street,
from Tennessee to Eddy street; improve West
street, from McCarty to Morris street; improve
Park avenue, from Eighth street to Ninth: i'm
prove the sidewalk on McCarty street. between
tennessee and Maple; improve the east walk of
Shelby street, from the first alley south of Pros
pect street to Pogue's rum pave Blackford street,
from Michigan to Vermout improve first aIev
west of East Merrill to Stevens Place street:
improve first alley north of Pratt street. from
Illinois to first alley north; paving north walk of
North street, from Mississippi to West street;
pave walks on John street, between Massachu-
setts avenue to Hanna street, pave Grant street,
west OF West street, 545 feet. Adjourned.
The Exoneration of Superintendent Wishard.
The hospital board, in making their report on
the Wishard investigation, did not divide on
any question regarding the exoneration of the
superintendent. They were unanimous in the
opinion that the Ridpath charges were not sus-
tanned, but Councilman Doyle objected to re-
porting that the charges were the result of
conspiracy. Councilmen Gallahue and New
comb voted that they were. However, the con-
splracy feature was not mentioned in the report.
THE CITY In BRIEF.
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