The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-07

f,--tV July 4 ......s.. l,vt.il
July ~ -..---.-205s.7 70 July IL -..--.- 1,0l.z
July % -----.-1-11-o July IS --.-.--- L16so2
July : ---.lzS-S July - -...,... ll5l.s
Aug 5--...-1.33l-H Aug $1,000 l29l-34
aug ~ zso-95 Aug .--.-.-- LOSS
Aug. i $4,000 sss5s Aug. Y $3.50. lsszss
Aug = -.-..l.53D.13 Aug . -...--. l8l.5s
aug .-----l,51lo9 Aug % $500 1,lel-3S
sept 1890 s14l7 Sept. 5 1890. $3.50
sept. "a .-..-1.0ze3f Sept. IL ....... 1897
sept .....---ls5ss-45 Sept. - 1890 l5s<h9
Sept--8 ------.-z 1851 Sept. y $500. lyv5-5s
ocI- S---.--,2fl5.6y Oct 3 ....-.-. l,5is.S
Oct. Il q days.. sssl
The amount OF the payment during the
last three weeks OF this period by the Sui
Ivan administration Is not so significant as
the number Sof men that received IT, All
men who furnished a team and wagon re-
s 1885. there were 25 men on the pay rolls.
each. in most cases about three days. This
was for the purpose Of dividing the pie
among as many men as possible. New men
were taken on every day and the old ones
were then taken back again. after being Off
a day or two. In this way the work that
could have been done by a force Of two
hundred men was divided among one hundred
creased to go For the week ending Iast
13 men on his pay rool and paid out almost
$1,000 less than was paid out by the Sulli-
van administration. even though the streets
were badly washed by the storm that &C.
Cured in the early part OF September.
These repairs are now almost completed.
From these figures IL will be seen that
the policy Of the administration was TO
smooth over opposition to Sullivan by tenn
porariiy putting the iaboring men opposed
entirely to smooth over opposstion. but so
as to secure a lot of enthusiastic support
ere for him At the proper time among the
and carry their point.
The Democratic convention OF two years
ago was held July II. and along In June.
when matters began ~ link "A little SHdkV
for the Mayor. the force OF laborers on the
streets began TO be increased. The pay
5000 a week and remained there until the
convention Sgas held. and then IL took a
srea, fag, dropping the very next week ws,
amount continued to decrease 1t became
Necessary to decrease because the ap-
mense drain In the time OF need. and the
administration was compelled to ask for
more money. which the Council readily
made OF it. This fund was increased by an
additional appropriation of 1900.
be seen that until the latter part Of Sep
TENDER the amount lowered closely about
the $l.2c mark. More money was spent for
weeks preceding the election and during
four or Ave weeks Immediately preceding
in any Oliver period OF nearly double the
time during the year II has been claimed
BY the Democrats that this was just mere
toRkTtl So ~ Wnrn ~ Il COlLSl1
cred that the summer Is the time for
cleaning and repairing the streets, It is
hard to convince the people that II was
events that so much money was spent at
these two times, and the msnths of Au-
with 80 little work being done. The fig
ures are so suggestive of the regulation
style Of municipal government by the DEM
ocratic party that such a statement cannot
lie given much credence.
BY looking at the month of September in
pay roll for the month was onl~ SAL
the time had not yet arrived when Ii was
necessary TO begin toadying to the heelers.
next week showed an Increase of Is i per
cent; the next an increase OF 80 per cent,
and the next time Il jumped enormously.
weeks then tin election. 1t remained at
this figure for two weeks. and then the
next week. being the week OF the election.
the only remaining two days in which the
Democrats had control 1t .eii 30 per cent
voters that this was not a misapproprla-
ton OF funds that belonged TO them. and
also that the same thing would not be
should gain control of this city at the COM
During the year 1898. from which these
amounted to sss. 1ss' 6. II is 'e only PAY fair rG to
say that this amount included the account
now known as the street-repair account.
year the street-repair pay roll amounted to
<3.046.S. and the street-repair account was
SO 49, , which; added together as they
showing a difference in favor of the Re-
publican administration Of Sc, s34.21 This
ahnst one Item sno Of 8 oe sse cent. ., and in sur flSy t He
Republican rule the streets we're kept in
much better shape
part Of the column above for this year
were taken from an article that appeared in
the Sentinel in August in which an at
tempt was made to show great extrava-
tions from the city records up to the pres
ent time. The Sentinel figures out that the
s Eep@os ! little sd% oSer sss'oSo t had tS at . sssses time
pair pay roll for this year. and called that
extrsvagant. BY comparison it will be seen
up to the date Of that article amounted to
as much as the corresponding one OF two
years ago. It win also be seen that during
the tine OF Mr. Trusler's active campaign
for the nomination he was not assisted by
the addition Of 2 large force Of heelers to
second column win further show that there
has been no great difference In the pay
rolls since the good weather opened up
so work couia oe done on the
without regard to what the needs of the
party might be.
\ few days ago a Journal man was dis
GUESSING the street department with a
strong Democrat. and in the course OF the
conversation the Democrat remarked that
the streets ought TO be In better condition
now than they were two years ago. lust
see how many more men you have worked
this year. he said. ~
'sYo think. then that the streets are
now In as good condition as they were two
years ago. but that this shows up TO the
credit OF the Democratic party. because il
used less men on the Streets"
Is about IT,"
You will not doubt be surprised to learn,
then that last wear the RpDublicap admin
t~stration reduced the expenses I'm the street
department by one-third. and that this year
the expenses have not exceeded those OF
last year.
The Democrat was compelled to admit his
surprise. and would not believe the state
ment until he was shown the figures. and
then only reluctantly.
II cannot see how Fisher could do IT,"
was his only remark.
As TO had STREETS.