The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ALDERMEN.
A Number of Street Improvement Ordinances
Passed and the Usual Business Transacted.

The Board Of Aldermen met last night Re-
ports of various city officers for the month of
April were read and received. Joseph Bernauer,
who asked sixty days TO complete certain street
work. was, on motion of Mr.. Prier, granted an
extension of only thirty days. The Board re-
fused to concur in the action of the Council
granting David Pepper the right to erect steam
escape pipe. and referred the matter to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys. The matter Of
ordering the Citizens Street-railway Company
to extend their lines to the Catholic and Lutheran
cemeteries was referred to the committee on rail-
roads. The action Of the Council In various
matters of minor Importance was coneurred H.
The request Of the When clothing store to be
permitted TO erect a balcony for the band In
front of that referred to the city attor-
ney and judiciary committee
An invitation was received from the &. A. H.
inviting the Board and Council to take part In
Decoration Day services The invitation was
accepted, Alderman Schmidt voting in the mega
tive
The usual monthly appropriation bills were
concurred in
Mr.. Schmidt moved that the city clerk be au-
thorized to draw separate warrants for the diff
ferent amounts of the principal loans and for the
respective amounts Of interest. Carried.
Mr.. King moved that conference committee
be appointed, for the purpose OF arranging the
disagreement with the Council in the matter of
lightning-rods for the City Hall. The motion
was lost-yeas, 4; nays, 5.
The general ordinance for regulating the sup
plying of natural gas, for heating purposes, TO
consumers was referred to the committee on
gas, without reading.
Mr. Pritchard offered the following
Resolved by the Common Council and Board Of
Aldermen of Indianapolis That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress from Indiana be re-
quested their influence in securing the transfer
Of the United States Arsenal in this city to the quar-
termasters department., and it's establishment as q
regular army post
The resolution was adopted
Ordinances were passed as follows: To i'm
prove Christian avenue, from Ash to Bellefon-
tame street: to grade and pave with brick the
sidewalks or Yandes street, from Malott avenue
to Lincoln avenue; to gravel the first alley west
of Park avenue. between Tenth and Eleventh
Streets to gravel the first alley north OF Seventh
street. from Meridian to Illinois street; to bowlder
the roadway of Wabash street and pave the side
walks from Delaware street, to Alabama street;
to gravel the first alley west of California street,
from Maryland to Chesapeake street; authorizing
the Bee-line to lay switch across New DIRK
street, $50 feet east of Pine street; to improve
the north gutter off Second street, from Me-
ridian street to the first alley east thereof;
to gravel the first alley west of Meridian street,
from Eighth to Eleventh street; to gravel the
second alley west Of the intersection of Noble
street and Massachusetts avenue, from Massa-
chusetts avenue to Noble street, to gravel the
first alley west of Park avenue. between Tenth
and Eleventh streets; to pave with brick the side
walks of Yandes street, from Malott avenle to
Lincoln avenue: 20 pave with brick the sidewalks
of ST. Clair street, from Massachusetts avenue to
the Bee-line tracks.
The Board then adjourned