The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
SUBURBAN AFFAIRS.
Brightwood Town Board Has a Busy
NeetinG-NIinOr News.

Bids were opened last night by the
Brightwood Town Board for the improve
ment of Depot street from Pendleton ave-
nue. to point south Of Putnam street
with cement sidewalks, and. Charles II.
Carriers bid being the lowest of the two
that were submitted, he was awarded the
contract at II cents a foot Stillinger &
Lee presented the other bid their rate be-
ing 10 cents.
proposition was made to the board by
j. F. Criswell, special agent of the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance
Company, offering inspection and insurance
of the steam boilers and plant at the water
works station, including property and less
of life and injury for the sum OF SIS, the
policy to be drawn for $500. to be carried
by the company for three years. The mat
ter was referred to the water works COM
nittee and it will report on the proposition
at the next regular nleeting.
John W. Sinick WAS granted PERMISSION
to place wooden curbing in front Of his
property on South Station street, As were
also the owners on the west side of the
same street living between Sutherland and
permission to put in private sewer from
his cellar down the east gutter line OIL Ut
man street.
The marshal was Instructed as follows:
To repair the bridges at the corner of
James street ana lTlen drive, 10 cit2I cut
the sewer in front of j. j. Stephens place
of business Brig lt wood avenue, Which
was filled uo by the last rain; to fill in
the water ditch in front of Clark's new
building, it being IL i dangerous CONDITION,
and to move hose house No. back from
the sidewalk.
The Young Mems Pleasure Club of
Brightwood will give its first ball of the
season tonight at the Brightwood Hall.
Rev D. r. Lucas addressed a meeting of
the Big Four employees at the Brightwood
shops during their noon hour yesterday.
Considerable excitement was caused in
Brightwood last evening by a street car
leaving the track and as it stood there
nearly crosswise of the track an under
takers wagon and ambulance came along
and stopped where the accident occurred
and allowed the passengers, who were city,
bound, to get into their wagons and ride
with them TO the city. report was soon
circulated that two cars had coilided and
that there were many passengers injured
While in fact no was hurt. The car
left the track about 430 o'clock and was
not replaced until 7:30 o'clock and the citi-
zens Of the suburb now have additional
cause for complaint against the poor serv-
ice given them by the Citizens Street-rail
road Company.
The members of the Big Four employees
sound-money clubs have been invited to go
to Terre Haute with the Vandalia sound
money clubs tonight. Trains will leave
the Union Station over the Vandalia rail-
road at D o'clock this evening, and Will get
back to the city about 1880 O'Clock.
The old soldiers and the Sons of Veterans
met in the West indianapolis Republican
Clubhouse last night and organized Me-
Kinley club.
A delegation from the West Indianapolis
Republican Club attended the meeting at
Clermont yesterday and took their cannon
with them. and they made the weikin ring
while the powder lasted.