The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-25
In FAVOR OF A DAM
EAsT-ExD PROPERTY OWNERS DIS
CUss POGUE's RUN PROBLEM.
Meeting Last Night I'm Criminal Court
ROOm-ReservOir Proposed at
Rural Street.

About one hundred property owners came
down 10 the Criminal Court room last night
from the east and northeast sections of the
city to talk about the reservoir and dam
which il is proposed to construct In Pogue's
run at Rural street. Nearly every property
owner in the court room has at some time
suffered from the ravages of the run in
times of flood. and they were there for bust
ness. The first act of the meeting was to
elect Gen. Fred Knefier chairman. and then
speeches were heard from leading East End
property owners. Among those who spoke
were ex-Judge Stubs, Alfred +. Potts, John
w. Healing, William Langstaff William
Kothe. Newton Wilmington and j. v. Coy
ner. The speakers were all in favor of
the reservoir plan.
Ex-Judge Stubs was for anything that
would save the property of the East-end
citizen. but he thought the reservoir and
dam theory the most tenable. He would
guarantee that with dam at Rural street
nothing less than cloud-burst above would
do damage in the vicinity. City Engineer
Jeup was present with a map of the terri
tory ufGer discussion, and explained those
questions that were. not readily understood
by the meeting. He said the dam should
be 400 feet In width and from sixteen to
twenty-five feet in height. He estimated
the cost at 10000. Mr.. Jeup did not think
the plan suggested of converting the run
into a sewer would answer the purpose any
better than dam, and the cost would nec-
essarily be immense. There was no doubt,
he said, in the minds of the city officials,
that the waters could be retained in the
reservoir during a rainstorm until the city
could take care OF IL. One OF the speakers
feared that the rush of water would be SO
fierce at times that ii would require the
presence of a rain Inspector" so that the
pressure on the dam could be relieved. Mr..
Austin, of the Board of Public Works,
speedily dissipated the gentleman's fears on
this score. He explained that by means of
hood-gateS the water could be easily held
in check until the Department of Public
Safety could send its tiremen TO take
charge. Any either, Mr.. Austin main
tanned. could manage the gates for an hour.
Alfred f. Potts proposed a lake instead or
a reservoir He referred to the natural
basin and to the land east of Rural street,
which is admirably adapted to park pur-
poses. Mr.. Potts presented a resolution
showing it to be the sense of the meeting
that the plans prepared by the city engineer
should be accepted by the Board of Public
Works. and recommending that work on the
dam be commenced as soon as practicable.
1t was further resolved TO ask the Park
Commission to direct its attention TO the
northeast part of the city. The chairman
appointed the following committee TO visit
the Board of Public Works and the PARK
Commission in the interests of the work:
General Knefler, chairman, William kothe,
Henry Bauer, Joseph Schaub Duncan De-
war, j. V. Coyner, Alfred +. Potts. William
H. Schmitts, John w. Healing, jacob Klein
and William Langstah.