The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-30
PEPPERY BOARD OF WORKS
Constant Complaints Force Snappish
Note to Engineer Mansfield.
Pat Harold Comes in for His Share of 1.-THE
Mayor Has q Grievsnce-Routine
Municipal Business.

1.-THE Mayor complains to US of the bad
condition of the first alley west of Merid-
ian street. extending from Vermont street
NORTH" were the opening lines of q comlnu-
nication from the board of works yester-
day morning, to the city engineer, who
was directed to see If the guarantee of tho
contractor who did the work had expired.
The engineer was also directed to look into
the cause of the accumulation of water at
the southwest corner of Sixteenth and
PennsyIvania streets and report remedy.
He was further directed to prepare papers
for paving with cement the sidewalks of
keystone avenue, from Clifford to South
Brookside.
The board is inclined to be a little pep
perry because of the numerous complaints
of water standing in cutters adjoining the
street fountains, and adds to communIca-
tion addressed TO the engineer those words:
Please see what IS the matter OF your
plans of drainage; If they are OF all right,
make them right. and let US be done with
these com plants"
The following was presented as an esti-
week ending Jnly %: Cleaning thirty
squares, S24l.50; hauling dirt off thirty
squares, {239; cleaning, SS05 per square;
hauling, 1886 per square; total, Sl6Ol DER
square.
Edward Hawkins, president of the Board
of Public Safety, was asked to have Super
in tendcnt Colbert give tho board list OF
the streets where weeds have grown up
and should be cut.
An inquiry was sent to City Attorney
Bailey asking what authority the board
has in disposing of strip OF ground OF
Garfield Park to the p, g., e.. & st. l..
company, which desires to purchase such
as right OF way. and whether proper,
action In the matter will require refer
ence to the Common Council.
A complaint was received from property
holders on East Seventh street, east of
College avenue. as to the condltOn IN
which the Consumers Trust and Indianap-
oils Naturalaas companies had left the
streets after d ling the gas trenches. The
petition asks that the companies be COM
PEELED to replace the original grade and
material. The petition found hearing,
their street crossings. The combanies were
also directed TO replace powders at the
corner of New York and Illinois streets
which had been torn out of the cutters
where excavations were made. like no.
tice was sent to the Indianapolis Water
Company regarding this same corner
Tim L. Sheehan was awarded the con-
tract to construct fifteen-hundred-b barrel
cistern on New York street, near the canal,
at co cents q barrel.
Allowances made for bridge and street
work were certified to the clty controller.
One hundred and forty dollars and IL
cents to the bridge gang for the week end
ing July IS; S7l.s4 70 the sewer gang;
S45412 for street gang in the employ of
Commissioner Temmans and SO to the
gang in the employ of Commissioners Har-
rold.
The city engineer was directed to give
attention to the complaint OF Arthur Jor-
dan of defective drainage at the corner of
Maryland and Delaware streets, and the
street commissioner to the complaint OF
Thomas Madden of q pond in the rear OF
459 and 46l South Meridian street.
The city controller was notified that the
entire work of improving South Meridian
street, from Norris to Palmer street, done
by the Minnebaha Granite Company, had
been approved.
Street Commissioners Harold was IN
structed to lat once" properly clean South
New Jersey street, between Washington
street and the Union tracks. He was also
directed TO have his sewer gang turn their
kindly offices toward the sewer In the same
locality.
Permission was granted to owners of
real estate fronting on southwest corner of
Fayette and Pratt streets. to lay cement
sidewalks fronting their property.
City Engineer Mansfield sub omitted copies
of the names of all streets and avenues in
the city with the number of street signs
that will he required. The total mum Der of
such signs amounts to 4,649. The board
then adjourned.