The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-02
BUSINESS OF THE BOARD
Many Municipal Matters Attended To in
Their Regular Routine Order.
Street-Improyement Contracts Awarded-No-
tice Served on the Board About Sellers
Farm-Light Contract Approved.

extra work yesterday. on account of there
having been no meeting Monday morning.
but nothing of very great Importance
came up. The board awarded the follow
ing contracts:
Ramsey avenue, from Clifford avenue to Brook
side. by grading and graveling and paving the
sidewalk with brick, to Ii. Clay and B. Porter, at
Sl.5O per front foot.
Ramsey avenue. from Michigan to Clifford. by
grading, graveling and paving the sidewalk with
brick, to Daniel Foley. at Sl.09 per front foot
Arch street. from Michigan street TO ST. Clair,
by paving the east sidewalk with brick, 10 Had
ley N Porter, at 40 cents q foot.
The board considered bids for posting the
names and Numbers of streets, though none
had been advertised for. The signs vary
in size from 4 by IL inches to 4 by % inches.
They are OF blue enamel and lmpervlous 10
weather. The Cincinnati company bid u
cents to Al cents. according to size; the New
York company. "a cents to 46 cents. and q
Detroit company bid AZ cents all through.
All the bids were rejected. In this connec-
ton the board directed the clerk to COM
mupicate to the city controller the fact
that IL would be necessary to replace the
signs on the streets. requiring the placing
OF about five thousand signs. at a cost of
$500, thus placing signs at all street In
tersections. The controller was requested
to secure from the Council the necessary
Appropriation.
The board issued an order directing
Maud Harding to remove ali distractions
maintained by her on Hanna street. Ii the
order is not complied with the street COM
missioner was instructed TO remove the
said distractions az Miss Harding's ex-
peDse.
A petition was filed for water mains on
High street.
Final action was taken on the following
improvements; Clifford avenue. from
1ecumseh to Keystone, by grading and
gravellng; Clifford. from Keystone to Rural,
by grading and graveling; Carloss. from
Morris to Wisconsin,, by grading and
graveling; Quincy, from Michigan to Bates.
by grading and graveling; Warren,
from Michigan to Bates. by grading
and graveling; Christian avenue. with
grass ,plats, from Central to Col
Gillard avenue. from Washington to Mich
igan street. by grading and graveling;
west sidewalk of Olive street. from Willow
street To Pleasant street. by paving with
brick; Seventh street, from Meridian to
Pennsylvania. by paving with brick; west
sidewalk on College avenue, from Home to
Lincoln avenue, by paving with cement;
east sidewalk OF PennsylvanIa street, from
Twelfth to Fourteenth. by paving with
cement.
The petition of Otto Stechhan for q SIDE
track across Hanway street from the j.,
Nj. ~ /. track was referred to the city at
tOrney 10 prepare ordinance and contract.
The contract of jennings ~ Go. for grad
ing and ~graveling the first alley north of
Prospect street. from Linden to Spruce.
was extended to July !. The contract OF
the same company for improving the hrst
alley south of Prospect street, from Reid
to John. was extended 10 July l.
The board directed the city engineer to
notify all prOperty-Owners having brick
sidewalks that are not To grade to put the
same to proper grade at once, or that the
L. m -.a rAx,l hA o~4 lv AhA I'm " chair
Expense. The engineer was also directed
to prepare resolutions for sidewalks on
Seventh street, between Mississippi and
College avenue. where the same IS not al
ready paved with brick.
The board directed President Frenzel to
put in condition the tracks at the corner of
East and Virginia avenue. complaint hav-
ing been made by the chief engineer.
The board again called the attention OF
President Erenzel to the necessity of i'm
proving the street-car tracks on South Del
aware street..
Gansacy x Rooney were notified to make
all needed repairs to the sewer constructed
by them on East street. from COburn to
Morris street.
Permission was granted to j. II. Canfie Id
to build q private drive way across the
sidewalk in front of 80 South Meridian
street. to be constructed of brick set on
edge.
The final assessment roll of benefits and
damages for the opening OF a street along
the north line of Hubbard's South Merid-
ian-street addition. from Meridian to Union
street, was approved.
The city engineer was authorized to re-
ceive bids for the construction of Q bridge
over Crooked run at Tacoma avenue and
submit the same to the board June s.
The street commissioner was directed to
put East street between the Union tracks
and South street in good condition.
The city engineer was directed to see
what can be done to remedy the overflow
of water of the street at the corner of st.
Joseph and Delaware streets.