The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-06
THOSE STREET-CAR LINES
City Authorities Reach a Conclusion
About the Request Of the Citizens.
Can Cut Pavements Only Where II Will Not
Conflict with the New Company
Paving Contracts Let

The city authorities have at last decided
what they will do about the Citizens
Streot-railroad Company's request which
has been worrying them since Monday last.
They have granted il permission to put
poles on the viaduct, will give it permis-
sion TO lower the floor of the tunnel, and
will permit it to cut the pavements
wherever 1t already has lines in operation.
but will decline permission TO cut them at
any of the points required in the construc-
gwen the City company.
Yesterday morning attorney Winter, Of
the Citizens company. called upon the
Board of Public Works and urged on
early reply to the request of the company
made last Monday for permission to put
poles on the viaduct to lower the floor of
the Illinois-strest tunnel so that electric
cars can 90 through il and to cut the pave
ments at various points necessary in put
ting In the new electric lines. The board
replied that an answer would be sent
10 the company during the afternoon. a
little later Henry Clay Alien came in for
the same purpose. and was given tho same
Information. At noon the board and May or
were clOseted for half an hour. and arrived
at the conclusion set out in the opening
paragraph. The following letter. signed by
the Board of Public Works, was then sent
20 President Mason:
Your communication of May 1 requesting this
board TO Issue permit for certain work desired
10 he done by your company, was duly received.
Your request to place overhead wires and
poles on the Nirginla-avenue viaduct Is granted,
subject TO the approval of the city engineer 10
the mode of construction. and without waving
but reservns any OF the rights of the city of In
dlanapOliS, 10 the possession and control or said
vialuct and said Virginia avenue and the other
streets of said city occupied by your com-
pany. at the expiration of your franchise. IL
cense or charter, as claimed by said city, To be
OH the 18th day OF January, 1894.
We have directed the city engineer to exam
inc into the practicabity OF lowering the floor
OF the Illlnois-street tunnel in order to permit
the passage of electric cars through the tunnel
to the south Side, and upon receipt OF the report
of said engineer we will give you an answer re-
speeding your request to lower the floor OF said
tunel.
AS TO your request to cut the pavements on
certain permanently improved streets, as set out
in your letter. we have the matter under c0nsid-
GRAFTON. and will give you an answer within a
few days.
The city engineer was asked for report
as to whether the proposed lowering OF the
tunnel would interfere with the sewer and
gave il as his opinion that 1t would not.
In the afternoon the board went down and
viewed the tunnel and at it's next meeting
the permission to lower the floor will be
granted.
About cutting the asphalt. Mir. Conduit
remarked, in answer to question. 1--WE
shall grant them permission wherever
they seek to Improve the lines they
ere operating. but about the others. we'll"
and he was interested in the ceiling.
That Is permission will be withheld on
the new lines"
mo. not that; didn't say we would
withhold it on new lines. but We have
granted another company franchise for
| the Immediate use of certain streets, and
we shall hardly do anything TO vitiate that
action"
"of course" said Mayor Sullivan, I've
don't want TO delay the electric lines. We
have given them permission TO put poles
| on the viaduct, and. if the tunnel can be
enlarged without damaging the sewer, they
| are welcome 60 do it,"
How about cutting the pavementsW
1--WE haven't given our answer on that
| point yet, but we shall reach q conclusion
| soon."
The permission will be granted to cut
| these pavemenis r4
The brick pavement on South Meridian street.
from McCaIty south To corporation line. so To
construct n double-track electric railway said
| street, instead of the present single track and
switches
The asphalt pavement ut the intersection of
Alabama and Washington streets, to connect the
| Washington-street tracks by curves with the
proposed Alabama street tracks
The intersection OF New Jersey street and
| Massachusetts avenue SO as to connect the Mas
| sachueetts-avenue tracks with the proposed New
Jersey-street tracks
| The intersection of Washington and East
street, so as 10 connect the Washington and Eas Z
street tracks with curves OF different radius from
/ those heretofore used.
The permission TO cut them at the fol-
| lowing points Will be denie6
| The asphalt pavements at the intersection OF
| Washington and Delaware streets. as to cross
| Washington street with the proposed Delaware
street tracks. and put in curves tnerefrom to the
| Washington-street tracks.
The asphalt pavement at the intersection of
I Itgln vun oGfr Afc tl,..
| same with the proposed Delaware-street tracks.
The asphalt pavement at the intersection OF
| Massachusetts avenue. Delaware and New York
| streets. for the purpose OF making a turn of the
proposed Deiaware-street tracks from Delaware
| streetto New YORK street. and connecting said
| tracks with curves TO the Observation-Disclosures
! tracks.
The asphalt pavement at the intersection OF
| East street ANA massachusetts avenue. SO as IL
| cross said avenue with the proposed Eaststreei
| tracks and connect same by curves with the
| Observation-Disclosures tracks.
/ The intersection OF Pennsylvania street. Vir-
1 ginia avenue and Washington street. So as t.
connect the South Pennsylvania street tracks
| with the Neutrality-suspicious. tracks running east
| from Pennsylvania street
Tho asphalt pavement at the intersection OF
Illinois and Georgia streets To Illinois
| street with the proposed Georgia street tracks
| and connect the same by curves with said Hi
nois-street tracks.
| The asphalt pavement at the intersection OF
| GEORGIA and Tennessee streets. and southwark
on Tennessee street TO Louisiana street. SO as tC
connect proposed Georgia and Tennessee street
tracks with the l1ouisinna-street tracks, and also
| To cross Tennessee street.
| The asphalt pavement ut the intersection OF
| Illinois and Maryland streets 10 connect
| the proposed Mars land- street tracks by curves
with lllnos-strect tracks, and also 10 cross said
| Illinois street.
| The asphalt pavement at the intersection O
| Tennessee street, Kentucky avenue and Mary
| iand street. so as connect the Maryland stree
tracks with the kentncky-avenue tracks.
As soon as the letter was received thu
| company began setting It's poles on th,
| viaduct. and expects within a couple OF
| weeks TO have It's electric cars running
! down Virginia avenue.
| Sidewalk Resolutions.
The Board OF Public Works yesterda,
adopted the following sidewalk resolutions
For grading and paving with brick the ives
| sidewalk OF Meridian street. froIn Arizona stree
| To the Belt railroad and the east sidewalk G.
| Meridian street, from the frat alley north o.
| Palmer street To the Belt railroad.
| For grading anu paving with brick the ives
| sidewalk OF State avenue, from the south prOp
erty line OF Washiugto street 10 the north tratl