The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-24
COST OF PUBLIC WORK
IN FIVE YEARS CITIZENS HAVE PAID
s4,235,5O4 FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
City Now Has 81 Miles OF Paved
LOOTED Paid for Sewers.

City Engineer Jeup is preparing some ex-
haustive tables for his annual report. which
are intended TO show the comparative
amount and cost of improvements during
the last five years. During the year 1895
$50 miles OF asphalt were laid at cost OF
s419. 21S.so. The amount and cost OF former
miles. at a cost OF ss2s ,s725O: 1892. 296 miles.
at cost of $3.50. 1926; 1895. 1888 miles. at a
cost of 500. 1910; 1894. 3.s9 miles. at a cost
of s229,7H73
During 1895 LII miles of brick streets and
alleys were laid. at cost of s75,257.s7. The
Improvements for the other years were:
1891. 100 miles, costing s105, S54.64; 1892. 4.93
miles, s2i2 $780, 1893. s.ls miles. 1851. 299 6S;
1894, miles, $l5S9i2-7S.
During the last year LOT miles of wooden
block pavement was put down at cost of
so, Ss9.Os. In 1884, So of mile of blocks was
laid, costing s3s.7s3.s4.
During 1891, 81 Of mile of macadam
pavement was laid at a cost of s1o.27s.ss. but
since then none has been completed to allow
a comparative statement OF cost.
During 1895, 292 miles of streets were
graded and graveleld at a cost of s24. 239. AZ.
The work OF other years was: 1891. 4s5 miles.
!,
1898. ss5 miles, slo3. o1557; 1894. 5.e2 miles, $685.
37.3S.
During 1895. 81 OF mile of alleys were
graded and graveled at cost of sS57.32.
During 1891, AS of a mile was laid at a cost
of sl,1721s; during 1892, Lie miles. s2,946.0;
1885, LA miles, S2644.04; 1894, 80 mle $685.. Il.
During 1895 no alleys were graded and bowl
dered. but the work done in former years
was as follows: 1891, .SS mile. s226o.11; 1892,
10 mile. sss5.s2; 1893. sc mile. 2229.s4; 1894.
IL mile, $S3372.
During 1886 LII miles of cement sidewalks
were constructed at a cost of $S,54S.5S. The
cement work done in former years was: 1891,
40 mile, costing s2,s7S.72: 1892, LIZ miles.
s9,369.51; 1898, 1121 miles, $S4,2S772; 1894. $50
miles, s59,565.97.
During 1895 2S6 miles of brick sidewalks
were laid. Which cost s6.S3s.20. The former
brick sidewalk Improvements were: 1891. 5.94
miles. costing $16.477.57; 1892. 2S5 miles.
s707s.S4; 1885, 5.64 miles, sl5.l95.7S; 1894. 2.6l
miles, s6.074S6
Last year $3.50 miles of sewers were built
at a cost of s159, Work in other years
was as follows: 1891, 3.13 miles, costing $52.-
$50 miles. sl4s 2S7.6O; 1885,, 20.o2 miles, $685.
$685.
The levees which have been built furnish
the following: 1884, cost 81. 271; 1893, g SS4.S
1894, $5S64.10.
There are 1858 miles Of asphalt, aggregat-
ing in cost s.. 500, S1159 There are within
the city 1876 miles of brick streets and al
leys, for which S4i, 232.17 has been paid.
There are 1.6 miles of wooden block pave
ment which has cost S107, 702.67. During the
last five years 9.S miles of streets have
been graded and graveled, all of which has
cost SIS, 1888. 81. During the same period 3.77
miles of alleys have been graded and grav-
eed at a total cost OF sS.3O6.94, while 2.3O
miles Of alleys have been graded and bowl
dered, at a cost OF S9.179.09.
The total length of cement sidewalks con-
structed during the last five years amounts
to 34.91 miles, while the cost Is placed at
$19l, 096.50. The brick sidewalks laid in this
time amount to 1890 miles, at cost OF
Sol. 16475.
The building OF sewers really began five
years ago. and since then As. al miles have
been constructed and S1,c07 ,279.45 expended
for them. The total cost OF levees con-
structed Is $10.5194S The total cost of all
improvements, as shown by Mr.. Jeup. is
81, 235 504.3i.
Mr.. Jeup will say In his report that the
total area of the city Is 1889 square miles
or 11,747 acres. The fotal length OF streets
is s2S miles, an ind Tease since 1894 of 49,:
miles. There are ffty-two and a fraction
miles of improved and 2S0.7l miles of unim-
proved streets.