The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12
improvements ordered.

The Board OF Works yesterday ordered
papers prepared for street improvements -
follows:
For graveling the roadway OF Broadway
or e " S e yar @
Highland avenue TO Arsenal avenue.
For graveling the first alley north OF New
York street from Highland avenue to Hanna
For crawling the first alley east of High
land avenue from New York street to the
first alley north.
For gravel roadway and brick sidewalks
on Anneta street from Ontario TO Twenty
second street.
For crawling Prairie street from WASH
ington street to the Pennsylvania Company's
tracks.
For crawling Orange street from WASH
inton street to the pennsylvania Companys
tracks.
For gravel roadway and brick sidewalks
on Vermont street from State to Arsenal
For gravel roadway and brick sidewalks
on Eugene street from Northwestern avenue
For a cement walk on the west side OF
Grace street from Washington street to
Moore avenue
For cement sidewalks walks on clyde street tom
For a cement sidewalk on the south side OF
English avenue from State avenue to the
Big Four tracks.
Report Against Indexing Ordinance.
The finance committee OF the Council met
last night and decided TO report against
the resolution granting ex-City Clerk Leo
Nixon 800 for indexing the proceedings OF
the Council for the two years ending last
October. and fixing a like amount 70 b
paid Mr.. Stuckmeyer at the end OF hio
term. The report was signed by Messrs.
Wolcott, Dewar. Ohleyer. Cooper and Al
sent
There were FIVE reasons assigned for rhe
refusal to pay the amount. 1t was held to
be the duty Of the city clerk TO index the
proceedings. Section 2 Of the city Charter
who votes to incur an mwarranted liability.
Section Is forbids appropriations except BY
ordnance and this was only a resolution;
Section "a forbids issuing warrants excepe
on authority granted by an ordinance. Sec.
fion A prohibits the payment OF any fee
or perquisite to any city oficer other than
The committee decided to hold Mr.. VOL
cott's ordinance providing for licensing auc-
tioneers at SIS day until after the next
Council meeting.
Those Asphalt Repairs.
The asphalt companies have been making
repairs for several weeks. but have not yet
gone over all the streets. Meridian street.
from. Seventh to Fourteenth street, was
ordered resurfaced on account Of the many
cracks. This has not yet been done The
city engineer did not undertake TO indicate
where repairs OF a general nature should be
made but simply instructed the companies
to make the necessary repairs. The Warren
Scharf Company and the Western Paving
and Supply Company have done what they
call making repairs on Virginia avenue
and Shelby street. Neither street Is In q
proper condition. The cutters on Virginia
avenue are badly sunken and, about one
third OF their entire length, are in such q
condition that water will not flow on. The
same Is true of Shelby street City En-
gneer Jeup Will make an inspection or these
streets to-day and mark all the places where
additional repairs are necessary. The COM
panies will then be required TO make them
Bids on Asphalt Streets.
The Board Of Works yesterday received
bids on asphalting Liberty street from
Washington to Vermont, as follows:
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Company. $50;
Western Paving and Supply Company, 80
to $3.45 according 10 curb used; Indiana Ber-
mudez Asphalt Company. 1876 and 3.n The
contract was not awarded
The contract for paving Senate avenue
from Washington street to Kentucky avenue
was awarded to the Western Paving and
Supply Company and the contract for build
ing the additions TO the City Hospital wac
awarded to Salisbury & Stanley. These bios
were received last week