The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-14
BOARD OF WORKS.
McGettigan's Last Pay Roll Was the
Largest-Business Transacted.


The Board Of Works, at its meeting yes
terday morning, began to wind up some of
its affairs, approving a number of final
estimates and bonds for improvements that
have already been ordered The extrava-
CANT eltction-week bills of the street COM
missioner were approved without COM
ment. 1t is readily seen that McGettigan
used his department for all 1t was worth
to Sullivan the last week before election.
The bills for the foreman of street re-
pairs amounted to $2,9SO57, higher than
they have ever been before in the history
Of the city. The bridge gang pay roll was
$l6S and sewer gang $102S2 The board will
start no new work
The contractors for the Tacoma avenue
sidewalks were granted an extension of
time until Nov. in which to complete the
work. Final estimates were approved on
a number of local sewers and on the Sus-
quehanna-str brick pavement
T. 7. Sheehan was awarded the con-
tract for paving with brick the sidewalks
of Tecumseh street. from Clifford avenue
to Orange avenue, at SLIP lineal foot on
each side. The bids were received Oct 4.
All action on the improvement of Fayette
street. from Fourth street to a point north.
was rescinded, as the board had rejected
all the bids submitted.
Final action was confirmed on the fol-
Paving with brick the first alley east of
Delaware, from Morrison to the second
alley north of Home avenue.
Building main sewer in Ellen street,
from Fletcher avenue to Dillon.
Paving with cement the east sidewalks
of Arsenal avenue. from Ohio to Roller
street and the west sidewalk from Mar
ket to Ohio.
Paving with brick the first alley east of
Meridian, from Seventh street to the first
alley south of Twelfth.
Bowldering the first alley south of Sew
enth, from Pennsylvania to Delaware.
Crawling Bates street, from the first
alley west of Quincy to State street
The following is the work now under
contract, most of which is in course of
construction, in the city:
SEWERS.
Fourteenth street, Fall creek to
Tallman avenue. ......................S $500, 900
Pearl street, Missouri to West... 1000
East street, Washington to College. A., 900
Georgia street Kentucky avenue to
East ........................... So,UO0
Washington street, Pogues run to
wabash street, Alabama to Della ''''''
Wabash street East to Liberty. 500
Clifford avenue, Bellefontaine to Te-
cumseh .......................... 5000
STREETS.
North street. asphalt, Pennsylvania to
Meridian.
Illinois street, asphalt New York to st.
Clair.
Delaware street, asphalt, Washington to
South.
Maryland street brick. Pennsylvania to
Kentucky avenue.
Michigan street, brick, Indiana avenue to
Blake.
First alley east of Illinois street, Wash
ington TO Georgia.
Twenty-second street, gravel, Illinois to
Meridian.
keystone street, gravel, Michigan to
Clifford.
Pleasant street. gravel, Hester to St
Paul.
Illinois street, gravel, Fall creek tc
Twenty-SiXth.
Elder avenue, gravel. Washington to De-
catur.
| Fayette street, gravel, Third to Fourth.
Brookside street, gravel, Clifford to Or.
| ange.
Sixteenth street, gravel, Illinois to Ne
ridian.
Aivord street, gravel, Massachusetts, tC
| Home
| Beville street, gravel, Washington t.
| Michigan.
| Gresham street gravel, Gray TO New.
| Bates street, gravel Quincy to State.
| Ohio street, gravel, Randolph to Beviile
| Linden street, gravel, Prospect TO Or
/ angc
Summit street gravel. Michigan t.
| Bates.