The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-06
Tie Conferences Yesterday.

The committee on the new Union Depot or
dinances, and matters pertaining thereto, met
again. yesterday afternoon, at the city clerks
Office, Mayor Denny presiding, and the city at
torney and city engineer as members of the
committee. Oscar B. Hord was present as
attorney representing the interests of the Union
Railway Company, and Adolph Seidensticker
and Austin Fl. Brown were spokesman of re-
monstrants to the proposed vacating of Illinois
and Meridian streets. The Mayor announced
that the meeting was for the purpose of hearing
both sides on the proposed vacating of certain
streets
Councilman Pearson moved that the final
meeting in the matter be held on Monday after
noon at o'clock. which was carried.
Mr. Malott of the Union Railway Company,
announced that he had filed his petitions for the
vacations with the city attorney.
On the McNabb-street petition it was shown
that the property represented every foot on the
north side of that street, and ten feet owned on
the south side by Thomas Farley, which gave u
majority to the Union Railway Company.
Mr.. Seidensticker denied the right of the
company to make petition, and said the re-
nonstrants represented every foot on the south
line of that street, except the eight or ten feet
of Mr.. Farley, who appeared on the company g
petition.
The Louisianastreet vacation having no oppo-
stion, that part of the question was passed, and
the question as relating to Illinois and Meridian
streets was taken up.
Austin II. Brown wish to have one point
decided. We have not interfered at all with the
matter north of the Union railway tracks On
the South Side we simply claim that no act of
the Legislature shows that a majority of feet
fronting on these streets is required for each
terminal point south and north, and that it is
mott 10 hoO I'D khox
titioners claimed that under the law if their
petition was signed by majority of
the owners of property fronting on the full three
thousand feet in length from the north line to
the south line of the limit fixed by law that it
would be evidence OF the wishes of the people.
On the contrary, the remonstrants claimed that
as the dividing line was to commence at the CEN
ter of the 2l5 feet on Meridian street. proposed
TO be vacated, and running thence south / 500
feet and north 1900 feet, the Council had no
right to consider the petition for the full length
but that each side should be considered separate
and the petition should then show majority on
each side Of such dividing line
The Mayor announced that the committee had
heard both sides and would give the question full
attention.
The remonstrants also claimed that Russell
avenue, where it enters Illinois street. and Madi-
son avenue, where it enters Meridian street,
formed no part of the streets In question, and
that owners of property as such avenues had no
right to petition. Mr. Hord, in behalf of the
Union Company. claimed that the lot-owners
on these avenues owned to the center of
the streets named and had the right to petition.
They further claimed that on both Meridian and
Illinois street. if the dividing line is taken there
is majority in favor of remonstrants as to feet
of property on the South Side
number of names upon tbs petitions were
stricken off having gone over to the side of the
remonstrants These amounts are as follows:
Original petition, Meridian street. 1864 feet;
names Withdrawn Representing 423 feet
5 inches, leaving balance of lao feet and 7
inches; Illinois street. 4653 fdet inches, less
l,027 feet inches withdrawn leaving 8, 626 feet
3 inches in favor of vacating
Mr.. Parsons motion that all amendments
that may be suggested to the ordinance be writ
ten out and presented to the committee on or be-
fore o'clock p NJ. on Monday, was adopted. The
committee adjourned till that time