The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-16

r. p. Cumming. $3.50; II. &. Roney, S1.3o; VII
nam b0ssert, Sl.lc; I. 4. Sheehan. So cents.
TT. sheehan being the lowest and best
bidder. the board awarded him the con-
tract.
For the construction OF a local sewer I'm New
Jersey street. from Morrison street 70 Home
avenue:
Daniel Foley. 80; william Bossert. sI.7s: III. G.
Roney. Sl.75; Capital Paving and Construction
Company. Sl.6S; Gansberg & Roney, Sl.64; A.
han, SI.15.
Tim I. Sheehan being the lowest and best
bidder. the board awarded him the con-
tract at sl.15 Der foot
For the construction of a local sewer in Miami
east:
Daniel Foley. 81 90; Gansberg & Rooney. 81. els
h Roney. S1.39; William Bossert. Sl-S7.
William Bossert being the lowest and
best bidder. the board awarded him the
contract.
For the construction OF a local sewer in Pearl
street and other streets and alleys, from Mis-
sour street to California street:
Daniel Foley, $3.50; Capital Paving and Con-
structlon Company. $2.03: IL. Q. Rcney. S1.9S:
Sansberg \ Roney, Sl:92; William Bossert,
Sl.so; Tim i. sheehan, Sl.75.
Tim I. Sheehan being the lowest and
best bidder. the board awarded him the
contract ct 81. Is per foot.
For the construction OF a local sewer In Wal
nut street. from Alabama street TO the nrst alley
west OF New Jersey street:
H c.. Rooney, $1.39; a. Bruner. 81. IS; William
Bossert, sl.2l; Tin I. sheehan. S1.l0.
Tim Il. Sheehan being the lowest and
test bidder. the board awarded him the
contract at S1.I0 per foot.
MsryIand-Street Bids Rejected.
The board rejected ell bids it had re-
ceived for paving with asphalt Maryland
street. from Pennsylvania street to Ken
lucky avenue. and has ordered the engineer
to prepare new papers for the same improve
ment, with the exception that the new pa
pers call for the paving to be the whole
width of the street. including the street.
car tyacks which are now being laid by the
feet.
The engineer was also ordered 20 prepare
papers for paving with asphalt the road
way of Pennsylvania street, from Washing
ton street to Maryland street, the whole
width OF the street. including the street.
car tracks.
burns Goes Back TO the Citizens.
The resignation of Michael ]. Burns as
street commissioners has been handed TO
the Board of Public Works. TO 60 into effect
tomorrow. He will accept q position as
road foreman of the Citizens Street-railway
Company. Mr.. Burns has been In the Office
which he is about leaving for about six
months and has given universal satisfsc-
ton with what he has accomplished.
President Martin j. Murphy. of the Com
NOR Council. has been prominently spoken
of as his successor. Mr.. Murphy Ia az
present ont of town. but his friends say
that he will accept if the position 10 Of
fered him.
Sale OF Market Stalls.
The stalls at the East market were sold
for the ensuing year. yesterday. at the
Office of the Board of Public Safety. A
new appraisment had been made, but the
bosrdissued q notice that the people now
occupying the stalls would have first re-
fusal of them, providing they were willing
to pay the new price. Every stall In the
market proper and the meat market was
taken by it's former occupant. and one or
TWO empty ones in undesirable places in
the ment market were also sold. The total
revenue to the city from the rental of these
stalls will be sl2. ZIG.
Another Track for the Big -Four.
The board made and entered into q CON-
tract with the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chi
csgo 81 ST. Louis Railway Company grant.
ing them the right TO connect their tracks
with the tracks of the Indian
apolis Union Railway Company az
or near their crossing at Delaware
street. in consideration of the removal OF
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paDy. The contract. as approved by the
board, was transmitted 60 the Council for
action.
Municipal Notes.
A petition for sprinkling of the streets
around Garfield Park was received by tho
board and filed.
A remonstrance was fled against the i'm
provement of the south sidewalk of Irwin
street, from Bellcfontaine street to Cornell
avenue. Ordered filed.
Warren Tate and Helen j. Tate fled with
the board q remonstrance against assess
ment of benefits made for construction Of
Esst-street main sewer. No action taken
The Indianapolis Water Company was
granted permission to enter Circle street,
at its intersection of West Market street.
and in front of property owned by w. II.
English.
A remonstrsnce was filed by interested
property owners against the vacation OF
any portion of Nineteenth street, from ILL.,
nois street TO Tennessee street. No action
by the board on remonstrance Ordered
filed.
The telephone company was ordered Co
remove its poles on Tennessee street. op-
posite Lorraine Hall. 20 the edge of the
curb. SO as not to interfere with the cement
pavement which is about TO be laid on that
th~oroughfare.
LIFE UNDERWRITERS.
State Association Meets and Flects Cfaoers