The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-02
MAYOR STILL SILENT
REFUSES TO SAY WHO WILL COM
POSE THE NEW WORKS HOARD
Council Committee Says the End Has
Not Come-Uill Require More Res
ignations to Satisfy 1t.

The resignation of the Board of Works
and the speculations as to the composition
of the new board furnished material for
a great deal of talk yesterday. 1t is said
that Mayor Denny has in his mind the
names of the men who shall be offered up
as sacrifices. This, however, he denies, and
says it is a hard matter to find martyrs.
Mr.. Denny has not been satisfied with the
class of men who have been applicants for
the positions vacated by the designations.
Most of them are too cheap. He wants
men of dignity, men of weight, men of
brains, men of nerve, and, in fact, men
who are not willing to accept a position
upon the board at $1,000 a year and there
by forsake hoEze, country and friends.
From the after talk heard it seems that
the old board has some friends LETT, and
the action of the Mayor has been frequent
ly criticised. The German citizens, who
have the highest regard and respect for the
honesty and integrity of Messrs. Kramer
and Meyer, denounce the action of the
Mayor.
Business men who followed the testimony,
as submitted to the Council committee, and
who do not object to paying for improve
ments, laugh at the idea of the Mayor
asking for designations upon the report of
the evidence. A former judge, in speaking
of the designations, said:
Il think Mr.. Denny will have a hard
time getting another board. When men
realize that he deserted the Old board,
after being in consultation with its men,
bers all the time, they will object to being
placed in a position where they can be
made TO carry all the responsibility, If the
Mayor SO DESIRES
On the other hand, property owners who
have felt the burden of taxation for inn
p~rovements, rejoice over the removals.
Many of them seem to think that it means
a stop to all Improvements, and their cares
nnl JJrdanc Zxr$fi dica Dnrn n UIfh fha 06-
vent of a new board. The STRENGTHENING
assessments were paid with seeming good
Office, and very little complaint vas heard.
There are others who do not rejoice at the
designations, but nevertheless think they
were for the best interest of the city.
The fight against City Engineer Brown
still continues, and it is said that certain
members of the Council committee. win
not rest peacefully until his resignation is
made. Councilman Allen was In the con-
~troller's office yesterday looking over the
books. He fails TO see the reason in Mr..
Browns excuse for bad work done on city
work. Mr.. Brown it will be remembered,
claimed that he did not have enough in
s~pectors. Mr.. Allen found that at the time
the poor work was done the engineers de-
partment had a large force at work, and
the department was not using all the
money appropriated for that purpose. He
also found that at that time Mr. Brown
made no demand for more inspectors, and
the only complaint he ever made was in
November, at a time when no work to
speak of was going on.
Apropos TO the remoVal oi the poaIu
and talked-of changes, a pressure Is being
made to nave Clerk Parker, of the Works
Board, and Clerk Herrick, of the Safety
Board, removed. They are both Democrats:
Parker may go out with the incoming. of
a new board, but it is not thought that
Herricl, will be molested.
1t was automatically announced, last ev-
ening. that Mayor Denny has offered John
B. Conner, of the Board of Safety. a place
upon the new Board of Works. A friend of
Mr.. Conner gave the information TO the
Journal, but he added that Mr.. Conner had
refused the offer. 1t was said Mr.: Denny
desired to make Mr.. Conner president. of
the new board, but Mr.. Conner replied that
he has many friends and he desires to keep
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