The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-21
BOARD OF WORKS.
The New Members Fall Into the Rou-
tine with Much Aptitude.


Mr.. Wildman to the right and Mr.. Kram-
er to the left of Mr. Conduit, was the way
the new board OF works formed yesterday
morning. Mr.. Conduit was chosen by the
Mayor to remain in office a few days to
acquaint the new members with the af-
fairs of the board. The new democratic
member will probably be in Mr.. Conduitt's
seat by the next meeting. which will be held
on Monday. The two new members were
very apt scholars They showed a famil-
iarity with the several municipal matters
that were preached during the meeting
Quite a number of councilmen and other
prominent citizens dropped in to see the
board get under way. Councilman Young
was before the bar few seconds after the
trio sat down to the long table. He wanted
the board to take immediate steps toward
cleaning the Meridian street asphalt from
Washington street to the Circle. For some
unexplained reason the orderly forces have
been taken from the asphalts and as re-
suit there have been large accUmulations of
filth and dirt on the streets The down.
town streets that were improved this year,
and for which no sweeping contracts had
been let are in very dirty condition. The
board ordered the foreman of street re-
pairs TO put sufficient numbers of men on
the streets to clean them. Then came
man who wanted TO demonstrate against the
Improvement OF an alley in the western
part Of the city. He was told that his re-
monStrance filed too late.
Yesterday was the day set for final action
In the matter OF opening Kentucky avenue
from Merrill street TO the site of the new
bridge across White river. The status of
the vacation proceedings was explained TO
the new members and they promptly voted
for the final action. The city will not have
TO make the fill for the approach to the new
bridge as the property owners have agreed
IN az ftna afeN F1crrn
to prepare the necessary papers.
Superintendent Van Wrinkle and another
representative of the Big Four railroad
company called on the board TO make one
of the companys modest requests. This
time the company wants to put four tracks
across Dillon, Leota and State streets in
order to have convenient approaches to it's
new round house. These new tracks are
not all to be punched in one place. The
the board out to see the place Immediately.
Then they suggested that they could come
around in the afternoon and take the men,
bers out in carriages.
Never mind" remarked Mr.. Wildman,
1--WE will go out. on street car and look
over the ground"
The railroad company claims that the
new tracks are necessary, and that II 1t
does not get them it will have TO remove
its roundhouse east OF the Belt railroad.
The board went out to the locality of the
proposed tracks in the afternoon.
Final action was taken in the Ounce
street Improvement. Final estimates were
dllOWeu on the MIAMI street Improvement,
which costs $54s3l the Summit street i'm
provement, Si43.52, and the Leonard street
work. 81, 1863. A. The assessment rolls of the
Walnut street cement sidewalk improve
ment were submitted, but the board laid
the matter over as a property owner made
complaint He insisted that the walks were
not completed TO the curb line at illinois
street The specifications do not call for
the Improvement 10 the curb line, although
the property owner said the contractors
had laid the pavement to the curb lines al
Tennessee and Meridian streets.
Complaint was also made that the fills
for the cement sidewalks Illinois street
at the state ditch are In danger OF washing
away, and dumping the new walks into the
ditch The engineer was ordered TO investi-
gate. Capt. Tom Madden filed a petition for
the extension of water mains on Fletcher
avenue from William to Hester street. He
also asked for the opening of Fletcher
avenue from Williams street to Auburn
The boards attention was called TO tie con-
dition of the cement sidewalk fills at Taco
ma avenue over Crooked run. They are
also i'm danger of washing away. II seems
that the city engineer has done a great deal
of careless work in these fills.
The heavy pay roll OF the street depart
ment came before the board for approval
| The bills for the street repairs for the week
ending oct. 10 were $l.S709l for the bridge
| gang $15190 and for the sewer gang $19.I".
| Conference TO the Third Man.
Mr. Denny had a conference with Messrs
| Wildman and Kramer yesterday afternoon
regarding the appointment OF a third mem
| Der of the BOARD OF Works. lie wishes 70
appoint a man who will be perfectly agree
| able To the other two gentlemen. Mr. Con
| duitt has consented TO act as the Democrat-
&c member until Mr.. Denny makes the Sc