The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-21
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Amendments to Charter Caused the
Board to Change lis List OF Streets.
DeclaratOry Statements Given for Some New
Sidewalks Given Attention
specifications for New Sewers.

About the first of the seasons street I'M
provements were ordered by the Board OF
Pubic Works at its session yesterday
morning. and the first under the amend
ment act. Central avenue from the State
ditch to Seventeenth street. was ordered
paved with brick. and also the roadway
end walks of Louisiana street from Ala
bsma TO Virginia avenue. with the same
material. The latter was on petition of
the property owners A petition for the
laying of brick walks on the east side of
Mississippi street from South to Merrill,
and on the west side from Henry to Mer-
rIll streets, was granted and the engineer
was instructed to prepare the necessary
papers.
petition for cement walks and stone
curbing on Jefferson avenue was filed and
granted, to extend from Clifford to Orange
avenue. A remoDstrance against the
sprinkling of Eighth street. from Ash to
but no action was taken. The board ap-
proved q voucherefor the payment of 5000
TO Koss ~ Fritz. contract price for the
building OF the north abutment to the
culvert over Pogue's run at Washington
etreet
After the routine business was completed
the board at once took mp the considera-
tion Of the street paving question Some
city engineer presented list of streets
which the board adopted as the ones to be
improved this season. This was before the
passage of the amendments to the charter
which then were anything but hay I'M
certainty, and, now that they have become
In force, the board determined upon q
vision of its former work. The list. as
adopted at first. with the city's cost at
tached. is as follows:
Broadway. from ST. Clair to Seventh street:
80
College avenue, from Massachusetts to Chris
tian avenue; length, 1,425 feet; width. 40 feet;
Delaware street, from Ohio to New York
street; length, 425 feet; width, 60 feet cost,
Delaware street, from Ohio street to Virginia
avenue; length, 1885 feet width, 60 feet; cost,
$4.10O.
Delaware street, from virginia avenue to
South street; length, lao feet; width, 90 feet;
cost, $3, 062.50.
Indiana avenue. from Ohio to Michigan street:
length, 200 feet; width, 90 feet; cost, S14,-
206.5O
street: length. 2,36S feet; width, 90 feet cost,
illinois street. from ST. Clair to Seventh street;
length FAC feet width IS feet; cost go, 1856 %
Illinois street, from seventh to Twelfth street;
length 300 feet, width 40 feet cost $2,S7l.
Kentucky avenue, from Missouri to West
sss sss 'sns'n 'O0 i'e' "'u'H AZ 'ee'' cost %
Massachusetts, avenue. from College avenue to
Bellefontaine street; length 925 feet width 90
feet; cost 81, 403.
Massachusetts avenue, from Bellefontalne
street to Lake Erie & Western tracks; length $50
feet, width 30 feet cost $3.50.
Meridian street, from Washington street to the
Union tracks; length 1880 feet. width 60 feet;
Meridian street. from the Union tracks to Nc
Carly street: length 1000 feet. width so feet;
Market street. from Pennsylvania to Della
1915.
Market street. from Delaware to Alabama
feet
S4,4I0.
McCarty street. from Virginia avenue to
cost, 81 1850.
Maryland street. from Kentucky avenue to
Meridian street; length $50 feet, width so feet;
cost, S65625.
Michigan street. from Missouri to Agnes
street; length $3.50 feet, width ~ feet; cost,
Shelby street, from Virginia avenue to Pleas
ant run; length 1852 feet, width 40 feet cost.
West street. from South to Morris street: length
1892 feet, width 40 feet; cost, $1,000
Washington street, from Missouri TO California
street; length 1,0OS feet, width so feet, cost.
: washington street, from California street to
the river; length l.225 feet. width so feet; cost
Washington street. from State to Rural street;
length 3.945 feet width so feet; cost, 1850.
Total COST. $111.130.
changed by the striking ont Of Indiana
avenue. from Ohio to Michigan street;
Massachusetts, avenue, from Bellefontaine
street TO the Lake Erie N Western tracks;
Michigan street, from MississIppI to Agnes;
Washington street. from State avenue TO
Rural street. and by adding TO the list
South street. from Delaware to Pennsyl-
vania. with brick and Pennsy lv ania street,
from Washington To Maryland. with as
phalt. The board has not fully decided on
the two latter. but il Is probable that they
villa be included in the list.
None of the streets named are taken In
by the contemplated sewerage system. and
work on them will be begun as soon as
practicable.
The city engineer, within the next ten
DAYS. Will send in to the board the follow
ing specifications for sewer i'm provements:
The Mississippi-street sewer. extending from
Merrill street north To 81. Clair, east 10 Merid-