The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-03
TO CUT THE PAvEMENTS.

Citizens Company Files Request for Per-
mission with the Board of Public Works.
The Board Of Public Works Is acting IN
happy accord with the Council in the mat
ter of smOthering communications and
measures which come before 1t. The clerk
of that board seems to 90 on the same
theory does the oIty clerk. which is that
anything from or that appertains 10 the
Citizens company is only to be handled
with a pair of tongs, and Ringerly then.
Early Monday afternoon attorney Allen. OF
the Citizens company, appeared in the Office
of the board with communication which
he said he desired to file. Clerk Parker was
the only one present. and he looked at il
obviously for moment before he would
accept IL. 1t was not until he was assured
that Is was only asking for permission 10
cut into certain asphalt streets, to place
the poles OF the company over the viaduct
and TO lower the floor of the tunnel at ILL.,
nois street SO that the electric cars could
pass through thai he took the document.
He then very cHefuliy and particularly
locked il away and refused q look at il to
any one except the members of the board.
Itwas referred by them 10 the city attorney,
and he in turn said shat he did not think
that he was authorized to tell any one
about it.
President Mason. of the Citizens COM
pany, said yesterday that he was very
much surprised not to see his communica-
tion published In the papers. and said that
he did not see what reason the board had
for keeping such q matter as that secret.
Yesterday afternoon bo instructed at
torney Allen TO go to the office of tho board
and ascertain. if possible. what action the
board would take on the matter. He did
so, and was told by Mr.. Defrees that the
board would consider IL at its meeting this
morning. Mr.. Allen said that he inferred
from Mr.. Defrees's talk that there would
be no objection on the part of the board to
their doing all that they had asked. He
said further that the Citizens company
did not question the right of the city to
superlntend the w ork or to give permission
for it 10 be done. but he said In case the
board should refuse to grant that permits
sion. then there would arise q legal Ques-
tion the solving of which might place the
city in very uncomfortable position.
The communication asked permission to
cut these pavements:
The brick pavement on South Meridian street.
from McCarty south TO corporation line SO as 10
construct a double track electric railway on said
street. instead OF the present single track and
switches.
The asphalt pavements at the intersection of
Washington and Delaware streets. so rs TO cross
Washington street with the proposed Delaware
street tracks, and put in curves therefrom to the
Washington street tracks
The asphalt pavement at the intersection of
same with the proposed Delaware-street tracks.
rhe asphalt pavement az the intersection OF
Massachusetts avenue. Delaware and New York
streets, for the purpose or making a turn of the
proposed Delaware street tracks from Delaware
street 10 New York street. and connecting said
tracks with curves 10 the Observation-Disclosures
tracks.
The asphalt pavement at the intersection Of
East street and Massachusetts avenue. 40 as TO
cross said avenue with the proposed Eaststreet
tracks and connect same by curves with the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tracks.
The asphalt pavement at the intersection OF
Alabama and Washington streets, to connect the
Washington street tracks by curves with the pro-
posed Aahame-street tracks.
The intersection OF Pennsylvania street. Vir-
GINA avenue and Washington street. 90 as TO
connect the South Pennsy lyana-street tracks
with the Washingtonsireet tracks running east
from Pennsylvania street
The asphalt pavement at the intersection of
Illinois and Georgia streets. so as TO Ili-
nois street with the proposed Georgia-street
tracks, and connect the same By curves with said
Illinois-street tracks.
The asphalt pavement OF the intersection of
Georgia and Tennessee streets and southwark Oh
Tennessee street to Louisiana street, so as TO
connect proposed Georgia and tennessee street
tracks With the Louisiana street tracks, and
| also TO cross Tennessee street.
The asphalt pavement at tho intersection of
Illinois and Maryland streets, so as TO con meet
the proposed Maryland-street tracks by curves
with Illinois street tracks, and also TO cross said
Illinois street.
The asphalt pavement at the intersection of
Tennessee street. Kentucky avenue and Mary
land street. to connect the Maryland street
tracks with the Kentucky avenue tracks.
The intersection OF New Jersey street and
Massachusetts avenue. so to connect the
observation-disclosures tracks with the proposed
New Jersey street tracks.
The intersection of Washington and East
streets. so TO connect the Washing ton and
East-street tracks with curves OF different
radius from those heretofore used.
This saving clause is in the letter:
Without waving any of irs rights IN the prem
ises. but desiring 10 avoid any occasion for inter
rupting the completion of said work, and TO do
the same without injury 10 such structure and
streets, and at such time and in such manner as
10 cause the least possible interference with the
use thereof, while the work Ia in progress. the
company requests your honorable board TO issue
permit for said work. prescribing sucn regula-
tons may be deemed expedient, the company
holding itself ready 10 promptly comply with all
such reasonable regulations.