The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-14
KUHNIS SUMMARILY"FIRED"
City Clerk Abrams Darkens the Cloud
Hanging Over His Deputy.
Amount of the Shortage Charged Turned
Oyer-Bridge Oyer Pogue's Run at Wash
ington Street-Municipai Affairs.

Deputy City Clerk George Kuhn was dis
missed Tuesday evening by City Clerk
Abrams, and Thomas Hedlan, who has
been telephone operator at the police sta
tion, was appointed to succeed him. Not
long ago the charge was brought against
Kuhn that he had overcharged in collect
ing Police Court tines, and was otherwise
keeping his books in an irregular
manner. The matter was brought
to the attention of City Clerk
Abrams, who laid the matter before
Mayor Sullivan and the latter appointed
Col. Ivan N. Walker and Albert Sahm to
investi gate Kuhns books. These gentle
men had hardly begun their investigation
when Kuhn was asked to give up his job.
Yesterday afternoon Journal reporter
called at the city clerks office and asked
Abrams if he cared to give his reasons for
discharglng Kuhn.
couldn't afford to have q man about the
office who was resting under charge OF
dishonesty" @t
What does Kuhn think about being dis
missed before the investigation into his &C
counts was cOmpletedp
Don't know; he didn't say anything"
1t Is eurmlsed that Abrams did not feel
very badly when he discovered that he had
deputy. There is q story concerning kuhn's
appointment to the office he SO badly filled
that has not yet been proclaimed from the
hOuset0ps. There have been whlsperlnas
of a written agreement that bound Abrams
to unwillingly make an appointments, but
mp to date clean breast Of the affair has
not been made.
1t is understood that yesterday Deputy
Kuhn turned over to the city clerk 5000 III
cash, the alleged amount of his shortage.
When asked concerning the truth OF this
phase of the matter Mr.. Abrams did not
positively deny, but requested that the
matter be dropped and no more said about
it. Kuhn has served deputy city clerk
since Abrams took his office, and prior to
that was employed In tle treasurer's office.
His successor, Tom Hedlan. has been day
telephone operator at the police station for
about SIX months. He will begin work In
the city clerks Office this morning. All
parties concerned are Democrats.
New Bridge at Washington Street
The Board of Public Works has at last
decided to do something to relieve the
raging torrent of POgue's run when it gets
on rampage. This has been disturbing
element for long while, and one of the
means to the end desired is the construc-
tion of new bridge over Washington
street at Pogues run. Yesterday morning
City Engineer Mansfield came in and had a
short conference with Messrs. Conduit and
Scherrer, the only members of the board
present. Some time ago Mr.. Man Dsfeld sub
mitted the plans and specifications for a
bridge, and these were adopted by the
board yesterday. The city engineer was
instructed to at once advertise for bids for
constructing stone abutments for the north
half of the bridge
ia it your intention to build but one
half of the bri0ge at PRESENT. President
Conduit was asked.
''Yes. we can't bnild the entire bridge at
present because we haven't the money.
The bridge will cost S25.000 Another
thing is that the street would be entirely OBJ
structed if we build the north and south
sbutments at the same time"
Tho board at present only has an appro-
priation of $4,000. but President Conduit
Is confident that there will be no trouble in
securing the money necessary to build the
bridge. A new bridge over Pogues run at
Washington street has been Councilman
Rassman's pet scheme Tor years and he ia
now jubilant.
More Complaints About Streets.
The street commissioner is rapidly be-
coming person of considerable notoriety.
Yesterday morning the board referred to
him petition OF pr0perty-Ownerso on SOuth
East street. between Morris street and the
Belt road. asking for the repair of the
roadway, side walks and cutters. He was
also ordered to at once begin the collection
of crOss-walks that are being taken mp on
streets where permanent improvements
are going on. The board understands that
contractors are apprOpriatlng this material
and wants 1t stopped. He was ordered to
clean the first alley south of st. Joe street..
from Illinois to Superior.
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Notice to Frenzni. .... -f.ess
The Board of Public works is again
in N, noo0 m mn IN thu atraat-raiirood onfopuc
in its timid way. Yesterday President
Frenzel was served with the following let
ter;
We again desire to call your attention to the
condition of New Jersey street, from Massa-
chusetts avenue north. The condition OF this
street has been occasioned by the removal of
your tracks and not replacing the powders in u
proper manner. You are hereby ordered TO have
these powders replaced at once. ~
Frenzel will probably attend to the
bOwlders when he gets ready. o ~
Locating the Lights.
Every afternoon the members of the
Board of Public Works and O representa-
tive of the light company ride about the
city locating electris lights. Not quite four
hundred have so far been located, a. 1t is y
tedious job. Mr.. Perry. of the light COM
pany. says he thinks that nine hundred
lights will light Indianapolis as it should
be. He says work on the new plant Is
progressing finely.
Minor Municipal Note..
Postmaster Thompson wants the street
commissioner to haul away the mud piled
up in Market street.
The contract and bond of Fulmer q Sell
bert for the Susouehanna-street contract,
amounting to 81 500, we're approved.
Property-owners on the alley between
Camp and Paca Streets demonstrated
against grading and graveling the alley
from st. Clair to Pratt street.
The board received complaint about
the condition of Budd street, from New
York to Vermont street This is ex-COun-
Gilman HickIin's thoroughfare.
A complaint W as made TO the board about
the defective sprinkling of Alabama street
between New York and Vermont streets.