The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-04
Went Amer the Ordin ance,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Remonstrants Who Do Not Like to Pay fol
Street improvements just Now.

Remonstrauss Who Do Not Like to Pay for
Street Improvements just Now.
Mayor Sullivan's big three" otherwise
known as the Board of Public Works, had
a few entertaining rounds with "kickers'
from the South Side yesterday. The first
was about Greer street, upon which the
board has decided to lay an asphalt pave
ment. Robert McClintock came in and
asked if this was true. He was told that it
was and proceeded to enter protest.
Every body" said he. lis opposed to it. ex-
cept John Howard. The street is all right.
if it bad few loads of gravel on 1t. This
tax for asphalt Is simply an oppression OF
the Door, and your reward will come for 1t
soon enough. Howard came up here and
talked you into doing just as he said" MI.
Defrees told him there was a petition for
the asphalt on Greer street and he still had
plenty of time to file a rcmonstrance. MIR.
McCEntoek took a blank remonstrance and
started away to get signatures to it.
Then in came resident Of COburn street,
whom the board did not know and who
neglected to give his name. He wanted
the natural-gas mains extended OH that
street, but the board said it had no author-
ity to require this. AS q matter Of fact, 1T
does not know whether it has or not.
Three months ago petitions with SIX hum
dred names were presented, asking the
gas companies to extend their mains. Inc
administration did not want to get into q,
fight with the companies and smothered
the matter. The board referred the ques-
tion of its authority in the premises to the
city attorney. and since then nothing has
been heard of the matter. That's the kind
of . fearless" administration this is.
Then We are against the Coburn-street
pavement continued the SOuth-sider.
THAT thing was slipped through on us
hnx. a drsr I'm al ~
Addressing him as partner" Mr.. Conduit
told him that plenty of notice was given
and o reInonstrance circulated. but 1T did
not have enough s;gnerS. well" was the
reply, there are plenty, down there who
don't want it and would have signed the
remonstrance If they had had q chance.
It's mighty hard thing to have to fight
the city and the gas companies ana other
corporations that control it,"
Julius Relnecke, who didn't get the NOM
ination for city clerk, came in and talked
about Stevens street, which the board has
also declared Its intention to pave with
asphalt. He objected because the street
was tor wide and wanted the roadway
made twenty instead of twenty-four feet.
The board surrendered at once and prom
ised to do it Then Mr.. Conduit asked
anxiously if they were kicking" on that
street about asphalt. but Mr.. Relnecke
thought they would not il the street was
narrowed.
alone, with no other protection than his
smile. in came William Gimble. John Rosen-
berg and Max Seese with robust protest
about the same street. "All that street
needs" said Mr. Gimble, lis gravel or
broken stone. We cannot afford asphalt.
What we need most is water mains"
"W ater-mains have been ordered on
Stevens street." replied the clerk. But l
might say this TO you incidentally" he
added, raising hisindex finger impressively,
that If you block that Improvement the
water-mains will probably not be laid"
well. I'd rather stop the whole thing.
retorted Mr.. Gimble.
mind don't mean that the board would
do it from spite-wOrk,o said the clerk. no
had an idea that he had not said Just the
proper thing 1.-The board would probably
simply turn its eyes else where. where mains
are needed When told that these mains
did not require fire plugs. he took it all
back.and said the mains would probably be
laid any how.
Seems to be q day for protests.n re-
marked reporter after the trio had gone.
"0h, those people are all right" replied
the clerk. They'll vote for the admins
tration. / asked them, and they said il was
all right and they'd vote for IT. They were
the most decent men that have been in this
office in long while as remonstrantsn