The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-05
ASSESSMENT CLERK AIMED
John Reynolds of the Controllers Office
Receives the appointment.
The Other Clerks Will Be Retained-Hose
Contract Awarded-City Dispsnsary Ply.
sicians-0ther Municipal Matters.
John F. Reynolds was yesterday morn,nl

John F. Reynolds was yesterday morning
appointed chief clerk of the assessment
roll Lureau by the Board of Public Works.
MIR. Reynolds is to assume the duties Of
Office ct once, with a salary of 500 per
month. The bureau will have charge of
the making of : street improvements,
%sprinkling and sweeping and of all work
relative to the making of assessments for
sewer construction. The new chief Is IN
6trncted to retain the employees of the en-.
Rineer's office who have heretofore been
engaged in this character of work. The
assessment bureau Will meet in tho room
occupied by the street commissioners.
Aside from the correction of assessment
rolls of William Weigle. u. w. Hill and
others, the board was petitIOned by II. b.
M~artindalef for an asphalt pavement and
cement sidewalks on Talbot avenue. be-
tween Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets.
the petitioner agreeing to pay the city's
portion. Papers for the Improvement were
ordered prepared. The board considered
the petition of Howard Mcbride, who de-
sired a permit to construct a tennis court
on the lawn of the blind asylum, and the
request was promptly granted.
Board Of Public Safety.
The first regular meeting of the year was
held by the Board of Public Safety at 9
o'clock yesterday morning, the session
being opened By the awarding of the con-
tract for two thousand feet of hose for fire
purposes. The following bids we're read:
Chicago Fire Hose Company, National Jacket,
five y =, Pre war1a4 GoS so Gents c,,csoo .r7r,,ns,
brand. 80 cents; keystone" 70 cents; Horse
Shoe, 65 cents.
Callahan Hose Company, Adriatic. 80 cents.
Eureka Fire Hose Company. Knit Jacket. IS
cents; New Surprise. 70 cents; Eureka, so cents.
CThree years guarantee.)
Revere Rubber Company, American Fire, 65
Gurta Percha and Rubber Company, Auto
matte Fittings, so cents, Maltese Cross. 81.
Under the notifications the hose was to
be of o pressure of 40 pounds to the square
forty-eight months. The guarantee OF the
Eureka company was thought not to be
sufficient and was rejected entirely, the
contract being awarded the Revere Rubber
Company.
Police Superintendent Colbert presented
his regular monthly report. showing that
of the 332 persons arrested the past month,
25S were white and "A black; there were
Sl4 males and Is femalss; 81 OF
age of twenty.ono years. The
patrol q travelled a distance of APO
miles during the month. and the work
house has opened Its doors to ninety-threo
prisoners.
Ncst AZ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SaEucJ eCotCO III lie
report that in 1892. up to Aug. S. he had col
lected fees to the amount of 81, 100. The
lease of the grounds having expired on
Aug. s. there had since been no West m ar
ket, but the salarv of the master had been
paid at the rate of $15 per month.
The board accepted the bonds of Chief
Webster and Marketmaster Schiltges, and
considered favorably the resignation of
officer Hagerman, OF the police force. The
salary Of the tire chief Will remain at 9 1900
mr. annnrn tho citv atfnrnay OtvInp IT "a
his opinion that the board is without
pOwer to change 1t. Chief Webster
thought that an elarnl-boX should be
placed at Illinois and Twenty-third streets,
beyond Fall creek. and the same were or
dcred by the board. John s. Dunn was ap-
pointed to the place made vacant by the
death of w. r. McGinnis, the other candi-
date. Fred WelIeman, having failed TO
reach the ply steal requirements, The re-
port OF Building Inspector FItehey stated
that during the month of December the
sworn valuation of buildings licensed
By hlm was SGT. 900.