The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-02
SOME MINOR PLUMS
A Few More Appointments Made
by the Board of Public Works.
Controller Declines to Allow McGet-
tigan's Claim and Tightens the
Purse-Strings-City Affairs.

The Board of Works went inside it's pri-
waite room yesterday afternoon. closed the
doors and made few appointments Chas
w. Wheat, an old soldier was named as
custodian of Tomlinson Hall, and Henry
Slosby, Jeff Alexander and George Whit
lock as janitors. w. w. Christy and Mar
= tin T.. Pierson were Apo nted janitors Of
the City Hall basement. One will have one
side of the building TO look after and the
other the second side. There has hereto
fore been three janitors in the basement but
one has been doing all the "bossng." The
board viii have less bosSing and more
work The board also discussed the action
OF Controller Truser in refusing to pay
Barney McGettigans claims for extra sal
airy, but. as Mr.. Kramer remarked, took
the matter under advisement." The board
has few park policemen yet to select and
the clerks in the assessment bureau then
the appointments are at an end.
At the Board of Works meeting yesterday
morning the Improvement resolution for the
sewer to relieve the drainage at the corner
of Seventh and Alabama streets was
adopted. 1t provides for local sewer be-
ginning at Eleventh and the first alley cast
of Alabama street, south in the alley to the
north bank of the State ditch THENCE south
I'm the alley to Seventh street, where the
sewer will have two branches, one extend
ing west in Seventh street to Alabama
street, thence south to Home avenue. The
other branch will extend to New Jersey
street and thence south in New Jersey
street to the first alley north of Home ave-
nue.. 1t is expected that the contract will
be Leland the sewer completed this winter.
ID. NJ. Bradbury filed with the board a
number affidaVitS showing
wood street, between Ninth and Eleventh
streets, has only been sprinkled twice day
by the contractor instead of three times as
his contract demanded. The affidavits were
those of Amelia Jacobs, Susie c. Barrett,
A. II. Mills Mrs. Lizzie Miller, Mrs. G.. T..
Phelps, ID. Nj. Bradbury. Mr.. Bradbury has
entered a protest against paying the con-
tractor the full amount of his claim. The
assessment bureau is investigating the case.
j. l.. Clough complained of the condition
of the north sidewalk of Clifford avenue
He says the contractor who is building the
sewer in the street has failed to clean the
clay off the sidewalks and has otherwise
shown an utter disregard of the property
owners rights. NJ. ;. Huey & Son wanted
the board to clean up the first and second
alleys east of Clifford avenue between
Brookside and Pendleton iavenues. The
crossing at Meek and Pine streets also
reported in bad condition. These COM
plants were all referred to the proper de-
partments. The foreman of the street re-
pairs said that the drain pipe put in at Oak
street and Massachusetts avenue to drain
city engineer will investigate.
The custodian of Garfield Park was or
dered to reduce the wages of laboring men
employed at the park TO $1.50 day.
Asphalt companies reported the compile
ton of work on North Illinois street. be-
tween New York and st. Clair, North
street and on delaware street, between
Washington and South. Martha Lake said
the Minnehaha Granite Company damaged
her lawn by piling bricks on it in improv-
ing the street. She lives at No. $50 South
Meridian street. The company was or
dered to fix her lawn.
The gas company was instructed to light
the gas lamp located on Agnes street at the
first alley north of New York street. A pc
titon for an electric light on Ellsworth
street, midway between New York and Yer
mont streets, was filed. A number of con-
tracts and bonds were approved.