The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-03
DELAYED IMPROVEMENT
Bids Opened but Contract Not Awarded
on WashingtOn-Street Asphalt.

Late yesterday afternoon the Board of
Public Works decided to send the West
street Improvement resolution to the Coun-
Gil. The board passed a resolution for as
phalting the street from New York TO
Washington street, and the property owners
demonstrated. There are only six persons
owning property upon that section of the
street who reside upon the property, and
all of them signed the remonstrance. A
few minutes before o'clock Clerk Parker
began work upon the ordinance providing
for the asphalting of the street, in order
to have it prepared in time for the Council
meeting last night
In the matter of the West Washington
street improvement, yesterday being the day
appointed for opening bids, all those re-
ceived were opened. One of the property
owners upon each section of the street had
brought suit Saturday TO enjoin the i'm
provement, and on account of this the con-
tract was not let The bids received were
as follows
Daniel Foley-wabash Clay Company
brick, any curb. Murphy grout filling. $500;
Canton brick, any curb, Murphy grout fill
The Western Paving and Supply Company
Any curb except granite, Portland cement
grOut, $562
Acme Paving and Contracting Company
Mack standard .shale or fire clay brick.
stratifed curb. $54S
Indiana Paving Brick Company-Re-
pressed Indiana paving brick, Portland ce
ment filling, stratihed curb, $9.l5; Parkhurst
curb, S525 -t
Capital Paving Brick Company-Wabash
Clay Company repr 'ssed brick Portland ce-
ment filling, strati1ied curb. S5.l5; Park
hurst curb, S501; Mack standard fire clay
or shale brick, Portland grout, stratifed
curb. sos; Parkhurst curb. A9I.
Wildng & Derhemer-Harris block, Can
ton standard or Canton end cut, Berea
curb, Portland grout filling. SOL; Berea
curb, Murphy's patent grouH $5l3: Berea
curb. coal tar filling, $5.17. Add cents for
Stratified or oolitic curb. Canton represSed
land cement filing, &l9; Murphys patent
grOut filling. $5.25; coal tar-cement filling.
500. Add cents additional for stratified
curb or oolitic curb. Canton block, Berea
curb. Portland cement filling, @.29; MUIR
s5.$s. SUI ''7' '''''' " .
Fulmer. Seibert & Co.-Canton chocolate
standard or end cut brick, Murphy grout
stone curb, $3.50; oolitic curb Si60; Park
hurst curb, $3.50. Canton represSed brick
Canton block Murphy grout or Port
land cement nlling, stratined curb, A79;
ooltic curb. S4.S9: Parknurst curb. AS9
GAINESVILLE block. Murphy grout or Port
land cement filling, stratified curb $i.69
Canton standard or end cut, Murphy grout
or Portland cement filling, stratfied curb
$45I; oolitic curb, A.67; Parkhurst curb
S467
rhe board also took final action upon
resolutions for asphalting Central avenue
from Tenth 10 Fifteenth street brickinS
McCarty street. from High street 10 Viz
GINA avenue. cementing the sidewalks of
North Illinois street. from Fall creek to
| Twentieth street, and also upon the declara-
tory resolution for the vacation OF twenty
feet OF the east side of Peru street
petition was filed for the vacation of
the first alley south of Home avenue, from
College avenue 10 Ash street, but no ac-
ton was taken upon il.