The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-18
A Declaratory Resolution Adopted for
the Washington-Street Sewer.
II Will Cost in the Neighborhooi OF $40, 900
MIR. Herinc's RepOrt-Reso.u ions for
Street. and Alley Improvements.
County and City Health Boards Take
Up the Sellers Farm Nuisance.
Tie Board Seems Powerlrss 10 70 Anything
Asking far Improvements and Repairs
Miner Nuoicipcl Matters

The Board of Public Works was In ses-
sion last evening. The meeting was not
advertised, but reporter of the Journal.
while providing about the court house. saw
friendly glcam shining from the windows
Of the Board Of Public Works quarters
aud decepding, proceeded to t..Se part In
the deliberations. When the Journal man
entered the board was sketohing over the
pages OF Mr.. Rudolph Hering's report on
general sewerage system for Indianapolis.
The Herring report in . volumlnous doc
ument 1t covers forty or so pages
Of closely written matter and deals
with profles, elevations. trunk lines,
connections and catch basins. and in
wolves an expenditure of money that
the board shoulders to contemplate. 1t will
be big thing for the Board of Public
Works to digest. and several slttings will
probably be required before the board has
accurately taken its length, breadth and
depth.
As the Journal man entered Mr.. Conduit
YEARLY laid SIR. Herings production aside
and told the clerk to lay it away until the
board has . whole day TO devote to Ii. The
reporters suggestion that he be allowed to
and notations was not met with favor. and
Mr. Herinxs manuscript was placed under
look and key.
The MOST important work done By the
Mansfeld's plans and specifications for tho
big WashinGton-s street sewer. and adopt
deolaratory resolution. IL will bo,adver-
tlsed for two weeks. and then final
action viii be taken Thus sewer :s is one
the board has yet had to deal
1t extends from Noble TO Rural street.
10 o.342 feet long, and will involve
an expenditure of about $4,000. 1t has
numerous branohes and connections IL
drains territory ~ far north as Now York
street and as far south 40 the Panhandle
track. carrying the water and sewage
from 57l acres OF territory.
This WashIn gton-strest sewer 10 the first
Mr. Hering's sohomc. 1t Is the first that
is of more than local importance. and is
also the first undor the plan contemplated
by the city charter by which the cost is to
fcrred. The Mnshington-street eewcr.
while an immense enterprise in itself. Yet
represents but q small part of the work in
contemplation, which 1t will take years TO
complete.
At tho meeting last night deciaratory
resolutions were adopted for the following
improvements:
For paving with brick the roadway of
Court street from Illinois TO Tennessee.
For grading and grevcling Spann avenue,
from Reid street TO tho Big -Four track.
For paving with brick the first alley
wost of Illinois street, from Washington
TO Ohio.
For paving with brick the first alley east.
of Illinois from Washington TO Ohio.
For grading and graveling the first alley
west Of Missouri street, from Ray street TO
the first alley north.
For paving with brick and concrete the
first alley south of Ohio street from Penn
sylvauia to Illinois.
For paving with brick the first alley west
of Della ware, from Washington to Ohio
For paving with brick tho first alley
west of Pennsylvania. from Washington to
Ohio.
For paving with brick the first alley
south of Washington. from Pennsylvania 10
Illinois.
For grading and graveling the first alley
west OF Meridian street from the first alley
south of Thirteenth street TO Thirteenth
street.
The board considered, last night. a petit
tlon asking for the Improvement of Missis-
sippi street q width of seventy feet from
Fall creek TO Twenty second street 1t
was asked that specifications be so drawn
as 10 leave q space between the sidcw alks
and roadway for trees Action on this Pc
tition was deferred until tho board has in
spotted the street.