The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-16
THE ENHANCEMENT SETTLING.
Report on the North Illinois Cement
WaIks-BOard of Works.

Wa1ks-BOard of Works..
At the Board Of Works meeting yester-
day the following Improvement resolutions
were adopted:
To grade and gravel Nineteenth street
from Illinois to Tennessee; to pave with
cement the sidewalks Of Nineteenth street
from Illinois to Tennessee.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
called attention to a bad piece Of engineer
ms in a culvert hat drained its shops
grounds. A box has been substituted for
masonry under Washington street near
Randolph, and as a result the sewer was
frequently choked. The engineer was in
to clean out the culvert.
The following final estimates were al
lowed: Illinois street asphalt from New
York to st. Clair, W~arren-Scharf Com
pany, SAT, 30. 40; average cost AUDITING prop
erty, $11.05 lineaI foot; Meridian street side
walks from first alley north Of Palmer to
the Belt road, $1,99S.36; cement walks on
Tacoma avenue, Keller Brothers, $3,29454
The city engineer reported on the Hi
nolS-street cement walks from Twelfth
street to Fall creek. He found that it
had been necessary to build a siX-foot m
bankment near the creek: that the con-
tractor had made this and laid the pave
ment before the earth had settled. The
sidewalk has already settled from six to
eight inches and will settle more this win
= IL GuSiutST recommends Cn1I re-
pairs be deferred until spring. The con-
tractor, August Buthe, is under bond to
keep the walks in repairs for five years.
and he will be held responsible for any
changes that may have to be made.
Attention was called to the bad condi-
ton Of the brick sidewalks on Delaware
ant suggested that it would be a good
time TO lay a new walk.
The engineer was instructed to examine
the brick street recently completed on
Michigan from West to Blake. A protest
has been filed against the work being ac-
cepted 10y the city.
defective drainage at Washington street
and Gilliard avenue. The engineer was
again logged up on the matter.
tulmer & Seibert were instructed to fix
the Fletcher avenue brick where the
trenches they dug have settled below the
s. n. Wright asked that the west gutter
of Meridian, from Fall creek to Twentieth,
The bridge gang will repair the floor of
the Central-avenue bridge over the State
ditch.
The engineering department reported thai
the defective drainage at Miami and Pres
ton streets could only be remedied by grad
ing Miami street. The street will be graded.
The Propylaeum management was in
formed that it can take the Barrett law
on the North-street asphalt until Dec. s.
PEOPLE were permitted to walk on one
OF the cement walks on Park avenue, be-
tween Twelfth ard Fourteenth, before the
Walk was dry. Inc engineer Will nlNSSLl-
gate.
A remonstrance was filed against con-
structing a sewer on McCarty street, be-
tween East street and Virginia avenue.
The demonstrators represent about seven
hundred feet of property.
A large petition came in from the First
ward asking that the sidewalks and the
roadway of Pendleton avenue, from Cliff
ford avenue to Rural street, be repaired.
T. M. Finch complained that North East
street and Park avenue had been left in
bad condition after the construction Of the
sewer. The sewer work will not be ac-
cepted till the street is put in proper order.
c. NJ. kirkpatrick, contractor or the
Beville-avenue improvement, sent the city
a bill for $3.50 for extras in the shape of a
culvert and drain pipe.
VIM. G.. Bertermann wrote a letter to the
board urging that it retain. Mr.. Yunge as
custodian of Garfield Park. He compli-
mented the custodian on his executive abil-
ity and knowledge of park management.
Robert McKeand is a candidate for the po-
sition. MIR. Bertermann says he Is a good
doris.. but he doubts his executive ability.
The Florists Club has not given its Official
Endorsement, he says, 70 either Of the can
didates.
The board approved the transfer of the
East Washington-street sewer contract
from Ronald Mcleod, Charles Doe and
John Deloza TO NJ. ]. Griffin, Of Detroit.
The work will begin on Monday.