The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-16
THE BOARD In HOT WATER
Complaints Concerning the Sprinkling
and Sweeping Department.
TIE Pearle Rising Up in Arms Against Official
neficiency-Peculsr Ju ygling of Street.
Sign Bids-CosI of Bridges.

DIkH DiuS-Nboi VI
There were not less than o dozen CON-
plants before the Board of Public Works
yesterday against the Inetiiciency and in
competence of the street-sweeping and
sprinKling departments. These complaints
came from every part of the city, and the
volume of them and the language in which
they were couched goes to show that the
sweeping and sprinkling service is a farce
and fraud. A communication from resi-
dents on South Pennsylvania and Georgia
streets asked that the citizens of that Sec
ton be released from responsibility for the
sprInklIDg already done, and that they be
allowed to make their own sprlnklinG con-
tract. The other protests were of the same
general tenor. charging fraud and incompe-
tence. In some places so little water was
hour after the cart had made it's distribu-
ton. Other streets had been sprinkled but
once or twice. when the order OF the board
required three times. and SO ON. The COM
plants were referred to sprinkling inspec-
tor Bnshong, who was directed to apply
heroic treatment to those sprlnklers who
are sighting their contracts. The sprink-
ling resolution provides n forfeiture of
two days fees for each day the streets are
not properly sprinklod. and the inspector
was directed to apply the penalty wher-
ever there vas an appearance OF imperfect
work.
The sprinkling of the streets of the city
was heralded as the greatest of all works
memory of the people as great monument
TO the Board of Public Works. The monu-
ment showed signs of decay before il had
been completed and now its parts are
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Engineers Report Bridges.
In accordance with the order of the
board the city engineer presented report
of the condition of bridges damaged by
the high water of June 4.
The report recommends that the Madi-
son-avenue bridge be repaired by tighten
ing the tie-rods, giving the bridge Its cam
Der and line and putting in several loads
of riprap at the north end. Estimated cost.
800 Referred To the street commissioner
At the eight-foot box culvert on Calling
street. south of Pogue's run, the roadway
was washed away for twelve or fifteen
feet. Estimated cost of filling. $50. Re-
ferred to street commissioners.
At the Shelby-street bridge the masonry
at the south wall. upon which the south
east pedestal rests has fallen out, leaving
that part of the bridge without support.
The west end of the Same abutment has
cracked from top to bottom and has settled
several inchea After the masonry is re-
paired the walls on each side should be
riprapped on each side a distance of ten or
fifteen feet. Estimated cost of new bridge.
$4,000. The repairs can be made for 500.
Ordered repaired.
Olive-street bridge vas in fair condition,
Al L.
and the abutments riprapped. Estimated
COST, S75. Ordered repaired.
At the Willow street bridge q carload of
riprap was recommended for the west wall.
Estimated cost, SIS. Street commissioners
ordered to make repairs.
At the Reed-street bridge the north
abutment should be riprapped at the point
where the Reed-street sewer emptie5 into
the creek. A number of the braces of the
superstruoture also should be adjusted.
Estimated cost. $50. Referred TO street
commissioners.
At the Pleasant avenue bridge the hand
railing on the east side has fallen off. That
on the west side also needs repairing. The
floor of the roadway is bad, and sidewalks
dangerous the ioists having fallen out.
Estimated cost OF repairs, ESQ. Referred
to street commissioner.
The approaches to the Arsenal-avenue
bridge were washed out. and should be re-
filed. Estimated cost, $40. Referred to
street commissioner.
, The approaches to the johnson avenue
bridge should be repaired. Estimated cost,
$40. Referred to street commissioner.
Half of the north approach of the ural-
street bride was washed away The bird &c
can be put in good shape with few pieces
of old planking. Estimated cost, $50. Re-
ferred to street commissioners.
AT the Market-street bridge the masonry
should be pointed. Cost, S15. Referred to
street commissioner.
At Pine street the south sidewalk is
washed, the floor needs some new
planks and the west hand railing has fallen
down. Estimated cost of repairs, So. Re-
ferred to street commissioner.
At the Dickson storage house bridge OBJ
structioDs of logs. brush, ETC., obstruct
more than halt the channel. Dixon Stor-
ago Company was ordered to remove the
distractions.
The condition of Archer-street bridge
was reported bad. Anumber of ioists aud
floor beams have boon washed ont, leaving
the bridge without support for the floor
planklng. In the center the bridge has
dropped eight or nine inches. The masonry
should be repaired and wing-wall built
along the line of Archer street. Twenty feet
OF sidewalk washed out OH the south
side should be rebuilt, and a great amount
OF rubbish underneath should be removed.
Estimated cost, $50. Engineer instructed to
have repairs made.
at the Chtlord-avenne bridge four inches
of mud on the floor shonld be removed.
Estimated cost. BIC. Referred to street
commissioner.
At South Brookside avenue the forty foo {
wooden truss bridge was washed away.
The masonry still stands In good condition.
Cost OF new bridge, 81. COO. The engineer
was directed to prepare plans and spec itca-
tions for plate girder bridge and ad YER
tise for bids.
At the Orchard-avenue bridge a washout
near the west end of tho abutment should
be repaired and the masonry rep ointed.
Estimated cost, S15. Referred to the street
commissioner.
On Excelsior avenue, at q point where
the cutters empty into the RIM, is a hole
Elk or eight feet wide which should be re-
paired. Cost. $40. Referred to street COM
missioner.
On South Brookside avenue the masonry
recently Duilt at the east end should De
repaired. Around the bond OF the west end
1t should DO ripraDped. Estimated cost, $50.
keferred 10 street com missioner