The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-27
ASPHALTNOW WANTED
Many South Meridian-Street PeO-
pie Protest Against the Brick.
New Move in the Alabama-Street Re-
monstrance-Asphalt Ordered on
the North Side.

The question Of the material to be used
in the pavement of South Meridian street
was again before the Board of Public
works yesterday. number of the bust
ness men upon the street, headed by d. P.
Erwin. appeared before the board and
asked that the street be paved with asphalt
instead OF brick, as decided upon by the
beard. The petitions have been presented
to the board, one asking that the street be
paved with asphalt and the other that
brick be used In some instances the same
names appear upon each petition. which is
explained by the anxiety that the improve
ment Of the street be begun, the signers
being willing to accept any material that
will make a good street. Mr.. Erwin asked
the board to disregard the wishes of the
property owners and heed only the desires
of the men doing business on the street.
This appeared to Mr. Kramer to be an eX-
traordinary request.
The board said the favorites of the brick
pavement claimed that they favored brick
solely because they thought it to be the
best material. Mr.. Erwin answered that If
this was the case granite blocks should be
used, as it was undoubtedly the best street
that could be laid for heavy hauling. Both
Mr. Kramer and Mr.. Meyer say they favor
asphalt for paving purposes generally, but
thought that brick should be used here,
as Ii was a more suitable pavement Tor
hauling Mr.. Kramer said the board had
endeavored to give the property owners
and tenants on South Meridian street the
best sort of a pavement and with this OBJ
ject in view had specified that Portland ce-
ment should he used in the concrete upon
which the pavement is laid He also said
ha hafn he C1r ooh ne
the kind of material to be used they gave
notice of their intention through the news
papers, and expected any persons who were
averse to asphalt to appear and make
known their objections to the board, and. as
none appeared it had presumed that brick
The petition favoring asphalt is signed
as follows:
Kothe Wells & Bauer, Edward L. Nc
Kee, L. W. Morland, Capital Paper Com
pany, Indiana Rubber Company Francke
& SCHNEIDER, Hildebrand Hardware Com
pany, Ward Brothers, a. Kiefer Drug Com
pany, Home Stove Company. Indianapolis
Suspender Company. Lieber & Co, Indiana
Trust Company, Merchants National Bank.
Kipp Brothers Co. D. p. Erwin Co..
son & Wetzel, Gordon-Kurtz Company,
Griffith Brothers, A. NJ. McCleary & Co.,
+. Stout, A. b. Conduit, Peter I-eber,
Crea, George w. Snyder. p h Jameson,
Berkshire Life Insurance Company. John
n: Butler James b Smith Sc, G. F; GTiffith'
G.. Balls and the Commercial Club, by Eli
Lilly, president.
The petitioners for brick are: SEVERN &
OStermeyer, Henry SEVERN, r. S. Mckee,
r. f. Claypool, Newton Claypool, Lyman
5 Ayres, II. Frommeyer. Henry Schnull.
August Schnull, Charles r. Hahn, HollweS
& Reese, Elder e. Hardness, T. A. Norris,
V. t. Malott. the Ramsey estate, John NJ.
Butler, Berkshire Life Insurance Company,
Fahnley q McCrea, l.. T. Morris, W. G.
DePauw, Adams Express Company, John
II. Vajen, J. b. Suit. w. j. Holiday, w.
+. Piel, j. w. Dittemore. n. a. Hyde Mrs.
E. A. Pulls Mary II. Ruddell, w. f. Piel,
Daniel Stewart, Michael OConnor. Eliza
beth Talbot
terday.