The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-05

. Quite a number of complaints have also
been received by the board about the qual-
lty OF the gravel placed in graveled STREETS.
The specifications require tina il shall be
river or creek gravel, free from dirt. 1t is
not believed that all the gravel fulflls the
tlcular; in fact, il is known that very little
OF IL does. The result has been that gravel
streets are mud streets in the course of
that by close attention to these matters
the streets of the city will last several
years longer than they do at present.
CONTRACTOR Ls1GGO,s
He Says He Was Arrested Without
Cause-Natter BEING Investigated.
richard Leggo, a contractor, complained
to the Board Of Safety yesterday that he
mad been arrested by patrolman Laird
on a warrant sworn out by the building
inspector, and compelled to ride to the
station house in the patrol wagon by the
side of a "whisky-soaked bIoat." He SAYS
thai he die not violate the building ordi-
nance, as claimed in the warrant: faat
the building over which the dispute arose
T. being constructed entirely within the
limits of the ordinance. According to Mr..
Lego. the only question of violation is
technical, if any, law has been violated
at all. but he does not believe the in
spector mad any right to cause his ar
rest; The board agreed t. Investigate the
matter. After making his complaint to
tHC oOuiu MT Lego ndQ the case against
him in the Police Court dismissed on an
agreement 70 make the changes according
to the directions of the building inspector.
Powell.
Claim They Are UnjustIy Assessed.
1t is an extremely light day In the office
Of the Board of Works that does not de-
velop a complaint from some resident of
Egypt" This time James E. and l.. b.
Twiname complain that they arc assessed
$40 for surface drainage in the construc-
ton of the Morton-strest local sewer. They
claim that their property is on the east
i hn1e 81 fn to e'e drain Il 6 5S the M IL %0usd ee
sewer: They also complain that a street
n nas ai aefing p 9ndeFP plates tSe in BY def sity Of ep fSe
Board Of Works, 10 run through this prop
erty. and do not think their properly
and then taken from them for a street.
Building Permits.
The following building permits were is
sued yesterday:
Dora Renkert, frame house. Ash street.
Mary 4: Mason, frame house. West Sixth
street, $1,000.
Robert Irwin, frame house, Jackson
Charles Jones. frame house, First street,
81. 300.
Florence A. Kerwood, addition to frame
C1 VAct'
Marguerite Swiffort, addition to frame
house, IL Jefferson avenue, $40.
John L. Bottorff, frame house, Andrews
and Fourteenth streets, 81, 310.
Another Democratic BIunder.
Twenty-four dollars and seven cents is
the cost OF one little error made by the
last assessment bureau management. In
making out the assessment roll for the i'm
provement of Broadway, from Seventh to
f0h h crp0nf y SrrArr mas coo 40 a.
on 169 feet fronting on Eighth street. The
assessment rate was $.10S55 per foot, which
would amount to slSS4 OF course it is not
as the assessment has been made and the
contractor paid, the city will be COM
PEELED TO stand the loss and charge it up
to the recent Democratic administrators.
Wants the Bills Separated.
Controller Trusler, In a letter to the
Board of Works. yesterday, called atten-
ton to the fact that in the past the water
and gas bills of the hospital, dispensary,
fire department and Tomlinson Hall nave
been paid from the general water and light
fund instead of the specific funds for the
maintenance of the different institutions.
means of determining just what each OF
the institutions costs the city a year. The
controller asks that these bills in the
future be referred to the proper depart
ment for payment
snc supoT hikntS Ituck.
The Board of Works yesterday received
a petition signed by about 125 residents OF
Precinct 141 in the Fourteenth ward, ask
ing that the vapor lights which were re-
Gently discontinued by the board be again
placed in service. Last weak the board
cut of 113 lights in the southern and west
ern part OF the city. This Is only a be-
will discontinue at least two hundred more
after a thorough inspection. Such petitions
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are discontinued only after proper con-
sideration.
The Fourteenth-Street Sidewalk.
The Board of Public Works yesterday
awarded the contract for cementing the
north sidewalk of Fourteenth street. from
Illinois to Andrews street. to Peters &
Dunn at C cents a foot. The bids were
II. G. Coldwell & Co., IS cents; Dearinger
& Neimier, 50 cents; August Buthe. q
cents: William r. Tall & Son. 69A cents;
Charles Schewert & Co., 671a cents; Peters
& Dunn, C. cents.
Ii VIII Soon Have n Value.
]. S. Cruise and II. c. Long nave petit
toned the Board of Works to vacate the
first alley south OF Tenth street, from Broad
way 10 the first alley east. Their claim
Is that the alley is in the State ditch and
is or no service to any one. Neither Is IL
Of any value 10 the abutting property own
ers. but IL will be when the Fourteenth
street sewer is completed. Then the ditch
will be filled up and this little twelve
foot alley will be OF service.
A PatroIman Discharged.
William Dundon. a patrolman who ap.
peared at roll call on the evening of May
26 intoxicated, was discharged by the
Board of Safety yesterday, and JOSEPH
Heidelman was appointed III his place
Both men are Democrats.
Washington-street
Final action was taken yesterday by th'
J Board Of Public Morks on The xesofutor