The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-19
THE YIADUCT CONFAB
RAILROAD OFFICIALS DO NOT ENTER
HEARTILY INTO THE PROJECT.
People in Northeastern Part of Town,
However, Want Massachusetts-
Avenue Crossing Protected.


ton with the members of the Board of
Works and the Mayor yesterday in regard
to the building of yiaduct over the tracks
that cross Massachusetts, avenue. Mr..
Bradbury acted as spokesman of the party,
and, with the exception of few remarks
in regard to the engineering phase by the
other men, did the talking for all. At first
he seemed inclined to accede to the city's
wishes without much argument, but after
wards remarked that his meeting with the
city's representatives and discussing the
matter in the spirit in which he did must
not be construed as an acquiescence in the
scheme to build a viaduct, but rather should
be considered as only showing willingness
of the company to confer with the city,
and do whatever seemed proper and was
shown to be necessary when proper sta
tistics showing the need of a viaduct should
be compiled and presented. The entire con-
ference was in the most friendly spirit,
and ended in an agreement to make rough
sketches showing the main details made,
and presented at a meeting which will be
held in the near future.
Mr.. Bradbury would not concede the me-
cessity of a viaduct, and said he did not
and the travel over that crossing was suffi-
cient to demand it. Mayor Denny said he
at that point more than at any other place
in the city. Besides the large amount OF
travel over the crossing, making 1t dan
gerous to some extent, 1T is a place, he
said, that lowers the value of the prop
erty in the northeastern portion OF the
city, and cited the immediate rise in values
southeast when it was definitely settled
that the Virginia-avenue viaduct should be
built The section of the city lying north
and east of Woodruff Place and the rail-
road tracks has built up TO a wonderful ex-
tent in the last ten years, and is now one
containing many handsome residences and
a larger number of smaller houses owned
board and Mayor Denny thought the time
had come when these people should receive
protection from this crossing that is nee
City Engineer Brown had figured a
low viaduct, with short approaches, neces-
stating the lowering of the tracks four or
six feet. This MIR. Kittredge said, would
be impracticable for his company, on ac-
count of the heavy grade from that point
east, which is now quite steep. lie also
thought that to lower the tracks six feet
would put them below the high-water mark
of being flooded. This, however, Mr.. Brown
said, would not be the case; that an over
flow would not affect the tracks il they
were lowered six feet
NJ. S. Huey, lumber dealer, was present
to protest against the building of the via
duct. He said his teams crossed the tracks
twenty times a day, and had never suf-
fered from an accident. He claimed that
the viaduct would hurt his business. May
or Denny asked him if his motive in pro-
testing was not entirely personal, and,
with the exception or MS claim tnaI e wa "a
was compelled to admit that personal mo-
tives prompted him.
ing more than to reach an agreement to
have another meeting and consider statistics
which viii be prepared showing the neceS-
sity for the yiaduct
Engineer on Private Contracts.
The Board of Works yesterday instructed
City Engineer Brown to collect a reasona-
BILE fee for the city's services in all cases
xrlaa he iS tad fn or for inn
provements to be made under private con-
tract. The fee must be sufficient to COM
pensate the city for the time Of the men
employed in setting the stakes. This places
burden upon property owners who want
to take advantage of sometimes securing a
lower bid for the work than the city could
get under the Barrett law. Many men pre-
fer to pay cash for the improvement and
by doing SO can get the work done at
to 10 per cent. less than the city rates.
eeri gs cost is paid by the city and not as
sessed to the property owners.
The Board of Works yesterday ordered the
assessment bureau to deduct two days pay
from the sprinkling contractors on the fol-
lowing streets for not properly sprinkling
them last Wednesday: S. p. Hamilton, con-
tractor, Rellefontaine street. from Massa-
chusetts to Home avenue; Peru avenue,
from st. Clair street to Massachusetts ave-
nue. City Sprinkling Company, contractor.
Blake street, from the National road to
New York street; Indiana avenue, from st.
from St. Clair to First street.
bitches Must he Properly Filled.
Communications were yesterday sent to
the Water Company, the Indianapolis, Gas
Company and the Consumers Gas Trust
Company instructing them to see that all
dirt taken out in digging trenches for pipes
is replaced and tanped until level with the
street. There has been great deal of
complaint of sinks in the streets of the
trenches and many improved streets show
the effect of it. There several such sinks
in Maryland street east of Pennsylvania.
Final Action Taken.
Final action was taken yesterday on the
following improvement resolutions: Local
sewer in Chesapeake and other streets and
alleys from Missouri to California street;
local sewer in the first alley west of Me-
ridian street with branches, extending from
Ray TO McCarty street Action was de-
Jersey street from Fort wayne avenue to
St. Afary's street and from Home avenue
to Seventh street.
Garbage Committee Meeting.
The garbage committee appointed by the
Mayors cabinet will hold a meeting in the
Office of the Board of Works tomorrow
morning at O'Clock, when Mr.. Holton ex-
poets to. have an answer from the Ameri-
can Reduction Company, of New York, in
regard TO It's proposition 10 dispose OF the
city garbage and also a proposition from
the Dickson Sanitary Crematory Company.
Municipal, Notes.
In the future a little coloring matter will
be put in the top layer of cement walks.
The buildings at Nos. 20, % and "a Virgin
la avenue have been condemned by the
Board of Works.
Papers We're. ordcrsJ prepared for a
bama street from Market TO Ohio.
A remonstrance against laying cement
sidewalks on Hudson street, from Michigan
to North street, was filed yesterday.
A resolution for tue opening of Eighth
street from the first alley west of Missis-
sppi street to Mississippi street has been
prepared.
The Board of Works mas learned that filth
is being dumped into Pleasant run at Ray
mond street and has asked the Health
Board to stop it,
city Engineer Brown yesterday submitted
an estimate of the cast of a new bridge
over Pogue's run at Ray street. He esti-
mated the cost at S2.5s1
A petition was filed with the Board of
Works yesterday asking that East street
be opened to a width Of sixty feet from
Raymond street to Southern avenue.
When the Capital Paelng and Construction
Company began the Improvement of South
Pennsylvania street, lis employees removed
all the crossing stones. The Board of
Works yesterday ordered them turned over
to the city.