The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-10
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Peculiar Action of the Works Board in
the Talbott-Avenue Case.
Afraid 10 Grant Request of the Street. Rail-
road Company-English Avenue
Electric Line Opened.

Some time ago the Citizens Street-rail.
road Company filed with the Board OF Pub
lie Works request for permission 10 place
its poles on Talbot avenue at she side OF
the street instead OF Ia the middle. as 10
prescribed by ordinance, and To place ITS
tracks only four feet apart instead OF live.
as has been the regulation width. This rs-
quest was made owing to the narrowness
Of the street and at the earnest solicitation
of the residents alongit The usual width,
if double trackage. would make the drive
way on either SIDE so narrow as to render
1t practically useless for driving purposes.
the street being only thirty feet IN width.
The request of the company was not
granted by the board. the member saying
they had no power to do so. and also
expressing the fear that to enter into u
contract of any sort with the com pany
now might make the city liable at some
future time.
John s. Lazarus and William Tsib OFT
called on the board at its meeting yoster-
day morning. and again laid the question
before its mem bers. They said that the
company desired TO begin work at once. for
the reason that the Improvement which has
been ordered on Illinois street would pre-
vent il from running cars over that
thoroughfare for some time, and that it
wanted northern outlet other than that
of College avenue, whereby 10 could reach
Crown Hill Cemetery aud Fairview Park.
The gen tlemen set ont TO the board the fact
that. TO the n arrowDess of the street.
1t would 10 almost imperative that the
poles be placed on the sides aad that the
tracks be closer together.
Messrs Defrees and Scherrer, the only
members of the board present said that
the board had no right TO grant the re-
quest. and tbatthey did not think IL Deces-
cary TO do so. They said the company
could build n track line on Talbot
avenue and that wonld br sufficient. aud
would do away with all the objections
named. Mr.. Lazarus replied by say
ing that he had talked to the CON panys
representatives about that very thing but
they had said that n single track would not
answer their purpose
Mr.. Defrees SAID that 1t ought TO, and
said that the reason the company did
not want 10 20 ahead with putting those
tracks down was because it would cost it
about e.. zoo TO cut into the asphalt on the
street. He further said that should ths
board be DISPOSED To grant the request of
the company il had no right TO do so. and
that ended ire matter.
The entlemen then asked. supposing the
other TO he out OF the question. at the board
would order the street wldened thre" or
five ieet This the mem bers of the board
said they conld do, but whether or
not they would they would not say. The
board has determined TO put an asphalt
pavement on the street To the width OF
thirty feet. and has been waiting before
ordering il to see what the street-car COM
pany was intending 10 DO.
Messrs. Lazarus and Talbot were asked
TO prepare a petition TO the effect OF the
last request. and were told that the board
would consider il.