The Indianapolis journal., 1891-03-17

all respects to the asphalt. Besides, we
want TO sell some OF our vacant property,
and nothing increases the Value of property
.v,Ia Or make: IT, ,.aSlIt sell 50 readily Is
front of it This Was Demonstrated last
year by laying the asphalt on North PENN
sylvania street. q parallel side street to Me-
ridian. Before the laying of that pavement
we bad the light pleasure-drivlng on North
Meridian. which does so much to make
property desirable, and tho property was
higher In price on Meridian. After the
pavement on Pennsylvania street was laid
this travel left Meridian and went over
there there, The atasa prices OF property on that that
more than on Meridian. We owned quite
number of lots on North Pennsylvanis
street at that time. and since then we have
sold nearly every lot we owned on that
street for largeIy.increased price. and
many Of them for double what we asked
before the pavement was laid. We had to
do something to get part of the travel back
on Meridian and keep up the value OF the
property there; and the only way We could
do that was to have the asphalt pavement,
it. / want to keep abreast with the times
and up with the spirit of the new charter.
The thing our city needs is street improve
ments-good improvements. For this Same
reason we signed with Mr.. Talbot for as
phalt on Talbot avenue"
fhEoENllNG ObJECIIONcs
j. H. Baldwin presented o remonstrance
against the paving of Delaware street, from
Massachusetts, avenue to w ashin gton street.
with asphalt. The ordinance for this work
has passed and been advertised. Bids for
1t came to the Council last night and were
referred to the Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Baldwin and several other property
owners spoke against tho proposed i'm
provement. They did not think asphalt
the proper paving for a business street
where heavy travelling was done. and the
street was already paved with bowlders.
Furthermore, the Broad Ripple electric road
wanted to come down that street, and the
work should. at least, be held until that
matter was decided upon. This ordinance
is separate from that for paving north of
Massachusetts avenue. 1t was passed by
the Council without petition. and Mr..
Baldwin stated that the remonstrance was
practically unanimous. The board will
consider it in acting upon the bids for the
work.
George w. Powell filed remonstrance
against the proposal to pave with asphalt.
broadway. from Christian avenue to
Seventh, for which bids are in. He and
the people be represented favored paving
Broadway its entire length, or any reason
able distance but they objected to n pave
ment of four squares, which would begin
in the mud aud end in the mud.
William HI. Martz presented a remon-
STRANGE from the people on Windsor street
One square had been improved there and
accepted by the engineer. The contractor
was now collecting the assessments and
tho people objected that the work had not
been done according TO specifications. It's
acceptance by the engineer was final
action, md the board decided that it had
no power to interfere. Mr.. Martz also
entered O verbal remonstrance against the
petition to pave College avenue.
Property Owners on the alley west of
Meridian, from Washington to Market
streets. entered n remonstrance against the
paving of the alley, for which q contract
has been let. There is an Offset in the
alley, in which case two ordinances are
point they will try to invalidnte the con-
tract. The matter was set for special hear
ing May 80.
Maj. IrvIn Robbins asked for the free use
of T0mlinson Hall April o aud 10 for the
Grand Army. on the ground of patriotism,
because it was an organization which sns-
tained the government. As Major Robbins
spoke rather low, the board did not at first
understand whether he said 1t sustained
the government or was sustained by the
government. but he repeated himself and
made it clear. A representative OF the
knights of Pythias also appeared before
the board and asked for reduction of the
rent Of the hall for balls. The city att0r-
that as the rental of the bali Is now fixed
by ordinance it had no power to reduce 1t
until authorized by Council
Contractors bonds.
City Attorney Bailey yesterday rendered