The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-23


and meekly took Instructions The board
has figured out a scheme for the tempo
rary cleaning of the asphalt streets The
old sweeper. owned by the city. has been
patched up and painted and will be used to
sweep Ohio street On other asphalt streets
q man will be stationed upon each
square, with push-broom. with in
structions to keep the square clean.
This will be tried for little while to find
how efficient and how expensive the
method is.
The board has decided not to undertake
the sprinkling of streets by contract. under
the provisions of the charter. this summer.
1t was found to be TOO big job to figure
out schedule so that contractors could bid
Intelligently upon the work. 1t would take
amonth's time to fix this up and the board
has not the time to devote to 1t: Citizens
will, therefore, have TO make individual or
subscription contracts as has been done
heretofore.
!, Geo. A. Powell and others were before
the board to complain of the horrible con-
stitution of that prize macadam on Seventh
street, from Alabama to the L. Z. q w.
tracks. The board promised to look into
the matter and have the street scraped if
necessary.
Councilman Rassman presented o petit
ton for paving Arsenal avenue from Wash
ington to Michigan street. signed by all
the property owners residing on the street.
The city's portion of this improvements
would be very small, and possibly the
street may be paved this year, but whether
or not it will be with brick is another
question. Mr.. Defrees has been engaged
In gathering all the information possible
on the condition of brick streets In other
cities. and his conclusions are not partcu-
larry favorable to brick.
Councilman Marley came before the
board and asked that il order the continu-
alton OF work in Garfield Park. He said
the w0rkmen had been engaged in grading
the roads and setting trees when the board
ordered them laid off three weeks ago, leav-
ing the work unfinished. The men are all
good Democrats from Msrksy's ward. and
be was under the necessity of providing
them with jobs. Mr.. Scherrer will pay the
park visit to-day and see what ought to
be done. The tire cistern, which the Coun-
Gil contracted for on Calling street, near
Pleasant run. was thrown out by refusing
tiOn was adopted to construct another on
Calling street. south of the card-works as
recommended by Chief Webster. Council
make before at the BOARD. Some e cutters in
his ward had not been cleaned for fourteen
years, and he wanted the crossing of Tenth
street. at the L.. f. az w. tracks. made
safe. The board promised to give them
usual grind of minor complain is and petit
lions. The Orchard avenue bridge. over
Pogue's run, was ordered repaired. at cost
of S276.
At Work on the Broad Ripple Line.
There is no disposition to delay matters
a moment in the construction Of the Broad
Ripple road. Messrs. Hanway e. Lancas-
ter began the work of blowing and grading
on Central avenue at Fifteenth street
bright and early yesterday morning. and
will rush it through to Seventeenth street
and get the IRON down on these two squares
with all possible haste. lest the Citizens
company might seek to enjoin them. Since
the Broad Ripple company. made it's fran
ohise contract. covering this portion of the
road, with the County Commissioners. the
city limits have been extended to Seven
reenth street, and should the Citizens
company care to contest the right to those
two squares on Central avenue. a nice legal
point might arise, upon the eonten-
ton that the Citizens company's fran
chise gives it the right to any street
within the city where 1t has given evidence
of q bona fide intention to lay track. Its
intention to at some time extend one out
Central avenue has never been questioned.
On the other hand, the Broad Ripple Com
pany would contend that it's contract with
the County Commissioners covered this bit
ordinance of the City Council extending
the limits could invaiidate this contract.
However, it prefers to keep out of legal
fight and, though the Citizens company
probably has given no indication that 1t
will make a contest. the Broad Ripple will
get it's track there as quickly al possible.
Town-Pumps Conc to the Dogs.
In pursuance of an order by the Board of
Public Works the city engineer has re-
ported on the condition of the city wells.
The only ones he can find any record of
are 1.-THE engineer says ''is"l those driven
wells ordered by the Council in 1882 at a
cost of 81, ZOO, as follows: One ninety-six
feet deep in Circle Park, abandoned; one
eighty feet deep at Washington and Me-
ridian, in good order. but without drain;
one ssventy-six feet deep at Meridian and
Georgia, which is useless; one eighty-three
feet deep at Washington and Virginia ave-
nue., In bad order; one seventy feet deep in
University Park. in good condition; one
seventy -four feet deep at Alabama and
st. Clair streets. which has been aban-
doned; one seventy ei ght feet deep at South
and East Streets unable to draw water; one
seventy feet deep at Illinois and Ohio. gone
dry: one seventy feet deep at Massacbu-
sets avenue and Delaware. in good cOndi-
ty-six feet deep at the north end of the
Illinois-street tunnel. abandoned: one sew
enty-four feet deep at Delaware and Mar
ket, abandoned; one seventy-six feet deep at
Mississippi and Washington; one at east
side of court-h house and one on Washington
between New Jersey and Alabama, both
abandoned.
Adopted the Jom nails Suggestion.
On Tuesday morning the Journal called
attention to an important feature of the
house numbering ordinance passed by the
Council the plight before. 1t provides that
the mum bcring on short streets shall begin
at the end nearest the divisional street,
Washington or Meridian. as the case may
be, instead of providing that short streets
should be numbered in conformity with
parallel through streets-that is beginning
at 81 if commencing within one square
of the divisional street; at 101 if within
two squares, and so on. As the enforce
ment of the ordinance Is referred to the
Board of Public Works. President Conduit
brought this point up at the meeting yes
terday morning, and the board twas unani-
nous in believing that the numbering
should be done as the Journal suggested.
It will request the Council to repeal the
ordinance and pass an amended one.
A Disease breeding Building.
The Board of Health yesterday served
notice upon Mr.. Vajen, owner of the Ex-
change Block, on North Pennsylvania