The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
NO RESERVATIONS YET
BOARD or WORKS CONTINUES TO
HOLD ITS REGULAR SESSIONS.
More Conferences Yesterday with the
Mayor, Who Says Something
VIII Happen To-Day.

horrible suspense pervaded the atmos-
phere of the city offices yesterday for it
was expected that the Mayor would take
some action upon the report of the Mer-
rift investigating committee and ask sew
eral designations. The day passed, however,
without any developments. Mr.. Denny car
ried a weary and worn expression on his
face and his voice sounded tired and fiat.
This was probably due to worry and the
swering of the three thousand questions put
to him regarding his proposed action. Pres
ident Widman, of the Board of Works, tried
hard to act if nothing were expected to
drop, and Messrs. Kramer and Myer, of the
same board attended to the duties of their
positions with all the Teutonc character
istics of their race 1t would have been
impossible to tell by the actions of the last
two named men that there had ever been
such thing an investigating committee,
and that there such a thing known as
report, upon which many seem to think
their designations should be demanded. City
Engineer Brown talked about sewers to be
made two years hence, as though he had a
life tenure upon his position. Mr.. Fisher,
the street commissioner, talked about work
to be done next spring, and laughed as best
he could when the word resignation was
mentioned. Clerk Parker, of the Board of
Works, thumped his typewriter at the rate
of 800 a month, and said he was not at all
uneasy about being discharged. The engi-
neer's force worked away, seemingly I'M
conscious that the administration on
the verge of great change.
Ever and anon clerk from one of the
Offices would stroll forth into the hall and,
taking a friend confidentiaIly by the arm,
would ask:
HAS the Mayor done anything YETI"
OF course the clerk received negative
answer each time he asked the question.
and would quietly slip back to his work
Mr.. Denny would not talk. He has done
very little talking since the report came in.
He has been waiting for something to turn
up, and to-day something definite is prom
Used. He told the Journal last night that
before the setting of another sun the public
would know something. What that some
thing is can only be conjectured Yester-
day there were several secret conferences
between the Mayor and the members of the
| Board of Works. 1t is understood that Mr.
Denny has laid the whole matter before
them for consideration. If he expected they
would resign upon a. mere recital of the
wishes of the investigating committee he
| was mistaken. The members of the board
| have absolutely refused to resign unless Mr.
| Denny comes out and demands 1t. They
| decline to go out upon the report, and they
| cherish several complimentary things which
| it is alleged MIR. Denny said of them. One
member of the committee is credited with
| saying that Mr.. Denny told the committee
that the members of the board had given
| their whole attention to the affairs of the
| city: have done much for the city, and it
| would be impossible to find their superiors
He is also credited with the statement that
there is not "a dishonest bone in Charley
Browns body and his equal cannot be found
| in the State" So the matter reduced to a
definite proposition is, Mr.. Denny is asked
| to remove men whom he regards competent
| and honest.
She VIII Have to Wait Awhile.
| An old German woman is giving the
| health department a great deal of trouble
! Complaint was made of her house and the
| sanitary officers ordered her to clean up the
| place. She shows no disposition to do So
| She now insists that the house is unfit
| to live in. and she demands that the Board
| of Health buy her another home Twice
/ she has called sanitary officers to her home
| to explain. to them the situation and to
! her a new horne. Yesterday she called at
| the office and told clerk Barnard that
should the beard refuse to make the pur-
| chase suggested by her she will begin suit
| Immediately against the city
| Minor City Affairs.
w. H. Echols was granted permission to
/ pave with cement, under private contract,
] the north sidewalk of Home avenue from
| Bellefontaine street to the first alley west.
| The Board of Works yesterday signed the
! papers for the condemnation of the old
frame buildings, recently damaged by fire.
! adjoining the Lorraine Block. There was
| no renronstranee to the condemnation.
Samuel Owens was given an extension OF
| time upon his contract for the grading and
| SraYellng or Delaware street. from Tenth
! to Fourteenth street. The work should have
! been completed this week, but the time was
/ extended until March l.
| The Acme Paving Company was given an
extension of time in which to complete the
! brick pavement of West street, from WASH
| ington street to New York The contract
| for the work was let Nov. l. and the work
was to have been completed March l, but
/ owing to the severe weather it will be June
| before the work can be finished. The street
| has been torn up all winter. and the prop
| erty owners have made several complaints
| because the board allowed the company to
/ have the street torn up so long before work
was commenced.