The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
A DAY TO BE FIXED
Board of Works Will Not COnSid-
er DesultOry RemOnstrances.
City Attorneys Opinion-Final Action
on a Portion of New Jersey
Street Improvement.

Remonstrances against the improvement
of New Jersey street were considered by
the Board of Works again yesterday after
noon. On the advice of City Attorney
Scott they decided that the three persons
who signed the remonstrance against tn
south portion, who. il was claimed by the
opposition, had no right to sign, had a
legal right TO demonstrate. That defeated
the Improvement from Washington street
TO Massachusetts avenue, and it will be
sent to the Council. The other remon-
STRANGE was declared insufficient, and the
board took final action, confirming the
resolution TO improve the north part OF
the street, from Massachusetts avenue to
Fort Wayne avenue.
The board asked City Attorney Scott for
an opinion in regard to the consideration
of remonstrances presented after the first
declaratory resolution was adopted. Below
is the opinion in full
I'm response to your further inquiry with
respect 10 remOnstrances against street
improvements. and supplemental to my
communication to you on that subject of
March %, 1894, / submit the following:
Under section No. 70 of the charter
there are two periods during which prop
after publication of the notice of the res
olutiOn upon the day fixed by such notice.
At this time all persons interested in or
anected by the proposed Improvement are
entitled to demonstrate, whether they re-
side upon the street or not. The second
period when demonstrates may be made
is during the period of ten days following
your action upon the resolution, confirming
or modifying the same During this period
or alley ordered improved are entitled 10
demonstrate: The remonstrance, If any,
first period and prior to your action con-
frming or modifying the resolution has no
further effect after you have taken such
after taking final action upon such res
olution, you should thereafter consider only
such remonstrances as may be presented
to you within ten days after such final ac
ton by resident freeholders upon the street
or alley to be improved"
The board heard remonstrances from
persons interested in the resolution provid-
ing for paving with asphalt the roadway
Of Ash street. from Lincoln avenue to
Seventh street Il remonstrance was filed.
against the Improvement, which remon-
STRANGE was to be considered in effect un-
less said street was to be improved, by
Seventh street to Eleventh street Per-
sonal remonstrances were heard by the
pearing TO demonstrate desired that the
street should first be severed and water
apolis water Company to lay main in Ash
street. from Lincoln avenue to Seventh
street. The city engineer was instructed
70 prepare papers for constructing sewer
In the street The board deferred the TAX
ing of final action on the Improvement.
The board met to hear remonstrances
ment of Vermont street. from Belmont
avenue to Lynn street. No circumstances
were presented. Final action was deferred
until the papers for the Improvement of
Vermont street, from Lynn street to White
river, were prepared by the engineer and
presented to the board for adoption.
The board took final action on the reso-
luton for the Improvement of Wabash
street. with asphalt, from Delaware to
Alabama street, and the paving with ce-
ment of the south sidewalk of Fourteenth
street, from Central avenue to College ave-
nue.