The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-29
WORK BEFORE THE BOARD
Bids Opened for Building Bridge Over
Pogue's Run at Brookside Avenue.
The Proposed Improvement of North Delaware
Street-SOuth Street Assessment
age TO Lot-OIher Matters

Yesterday was the day set for opening
bids for the building of bridge over
Pogue's run at Brookside avenue. The
Pittsburg Bridge Company bid s1,640, Bu-
chanan Bridge Company s14sO. Toledo
Bridge Company s1.3SO, Wrought-iron Com
pany. Canton. o., 81. 100, the Crotch Bridge
Company 5l,J75. Columbus Bridge Com
pany sl,l49 King Company sl,275, Variety
s1.525. Brook Ketcham s., 200, George Win
ters 1920. The contract will probably be
signed with the Wrought-iron Com pany, of
Canton. The award was postponed until
the appropriation ordinance is signed.
A committee of property-owners, consist
ing Of Dr.. Jameson. banker Malott and
James III. Baldwin. favoring the improve
ment of North Delaware street, between
Washington street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue., called on the board and offered the
following resolution, whic was adopted az
meeting of the property-ownerso of North
Delaware street recently:
Resolved, That we favor our street being
asphalted. on a concrete foundation. for a
width of forty-two feet In the center, the
cutters to be paved with brick, on concrete
foundation, for nine feet each side provided
this shall meet the approval OF your honorable
board, otherwise We desire the immediate i'm
II,
and construction to be of the best quality.
The board took no action.
Simeon Derringer appeared before the
board, claiming damages done his lot by
the change made In the channel of Pleas
ant run, which had washed away the
greater part of lot 10, in Barnum's subdf-
vision of lot 8. In square IL, in the South
east addition to indianapolis. The lot
fronts on Willow street. and the change of
the channel had brought it further north,
cutting Oft the southwest half of the 'front.'
age. Several witnesses living in the vicin-
ity testified to the lot being worth from
500 to 5000. 1t had cost Mr.. Derringer
5000 eighteen years ago, but the property
was worth more then than at tho present
time. City Engineer Manifold communi-
Gated the fact that the lot was worth $500,
and the channel of the stream had been
changed so as not to obstruct Laurel
street. The lot In ITS present condition
was considered worthless. The board took
the matter under Amusement.
A committee consisting of Dr.. Marsee,
Joseph Casper, Thomas Marley, Thomas
Powers, Mrs. Will Peelle, Mrs. Thomas
Flaraty and John II. Mearl appeared before
the board asking for the free use of Tom
linson Hall for tho holding of four days
fair, the proceeds of which were to be sp-
pied to the canceling of the assessment Of
600 for South street improvements WI ich
was levied against the management of 81.
Vincents Hospital. President Conduit
proposed to let them have the hall If they
would pay the regular expenses-mOney the
city exacts for its use--whlch would amount
to something like S1C0 for the four nights.
DIR. Marsee stepped forward and said the
hospital had always maintained the insti-
tuition independent of city help. That the
hospital was not q church affair. and that
il was charitable institution SO far as 1t
could be. although people who had money
generally paid for their attendance and
treatment when taken there. and was of
the opinion that the hospital should re-
ceIve q larger consideration. Mr.. Conduit
was not in favor of making q greater con-
cession. and thereby fix q precedent which
would rob the city of almost any realiza-
tion on the property. and the matter was
also taken under advisement and the board
will decide next Friday what can be done.