The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-31

Col. Perry Says He Was BambOOzIed-
MansdeId Failed to Report.

Oran II. Perry, who owns property along
the first alley east of Delaware street,
from Morrison street north, was somewhat
indignant when he appeared before the
Board OF Works yesterday morning. He
had signed the remonstrance to- improving
the alley with brick, but he claimed that
he thought the remonstrlnce was a pro-
test against improving the alley this year,
not final remonstrance. He character
lied the effort to get his name on the re-
monstrance as pettifogging trick G. +.
Rafert, of COS North Delaware street, also.
asked to have his name taken from the
remonstrance. The board will reconsider
it's action and try TO have the alley i'm
proved.
The board extended the time on a num-
Der of extensive improvements with the
understanding that the work will be pushed
rapidly. 1t is expected that by this large
number of idle men can be given immedi-
ate employment The contractors have been
hard pressed for money this summer on
account of the stringency in the money
market. An extension until Nov. 10 was
given on the following improvements: Grad
ing and crawling Illinois street, from Fall
creek to Twenty-sixth street; cement walks
on Illinois street, from Twentieth to Twen-
ty-sixth street; main sewer in East street,
St Clair street, Park avenue and Chris
tan avenue
The board a short time ago asked Mr.
Mansfield to send in a report showing the
improved streets needing repairs. Mr.
Mansfield gave no attention to the request,
and the new engineer was asked to fur
nish the report Complaint was made of
the brick being used on the West Michigan
street Improvement, and the city engineer
was ordered to investigate. Walk stones
were asked for at East and Bates streets
and at the intersection of Ramsey avenue
and Clifford avenue. The assessment roll
for the Linden-street Improvement, amount
ing to S1,156.41, was approved.
Barney McGettigan, the ex-street COM
his $1,000 annual salary. McGettigan was
paid 81, 800 year, the extra being paid out
of the street fund.
ID. M. Bradbury protested against paying
contractor John South for the sprinklng
of Greenwood street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets during the summer; He says
the contractor instead of sprinkling three
times a day, according to his contract,
only sprinkled twice a day and oftentimes
once a day. The assessment bureau will
look into the case.
o. II. Root called attention to the bad
condition of Home avenue between Penn
sylvania and Delaware streets. a re-
monstrance against sewer in Liberty
street. between Wabash and Market, was
filed. The city engineer was orderd to in
on the east sidewalk of Archer avenue,
from st. Clair to Clifford avenue.
Hugh Kerr and other citizens owning
property along Illinois street, from
Eighteenth to Twenty-second, asked that
strip three feet wide be vacated on the
west side of the street. The engineer was
also filed asking that North street be
opened from Sherman drive to the west
donation line. plat was ordered. Chief
Reynolds, of the assessment bureau, re-
ported that Woodruff Place would be as
sessed $A,709.32 for the Clifford-avenue
sewer. A petition received asked that the
avenue to the first alley north, be vacated
PAPERS were ordered.