The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-13

impair 1t and make il wear out sooner
than II this trouble did not exist.
You know there is to be sewer out that
Yes, am aware Of that fact, and that
Is another reason why the improvement
will have to help pay for the sewer"
II. X. SpringStein and Weeb Thayer. who
represented his mother. Mary A. Thayer
also entered their protests, as did Charles
kiddemeyer.
Billy Patterson, who appeared as at
torney for every resident property owner
on Ohio street between East and Noble.
as he put IL, protested against improving
that section of Ohio street at present. Like
Market-street taxpayers. he claimed those
or Ohio street Were already burdened with
mortgages they had to put on their prop
street intersections at East and Liberty
streets, In addition TO brick sidewalks. He
year. If the Council must insist on max
ing 1t now, he asked that the roadway be
paved between the street car tracks, re-
ducing the roadway to thirty-six feet, in
stead of paving eighteen feet on each side
or the tracks, leaving strip between them
sixteen feet wide which would be mud
hole in wet weather and dust producer
in the hot summer. His idea, however. was
that the Council should walt year. III
the entire roadway was paved TO the width
Of fifty feet he said that the street-car COM
pany ought to be compelled 10 pay for paw
ing between its tracks.
MIR. Patterson. l would like TO ask you.
as a lawyer, If you think it is possible TO
do that?"
Mr.. Patterson admitted this to be a
doubtful proposition at present, but said
that things were shaping themselves so
that he hoped all that would be possible
I'VE all hope for such a thing" said Mr..
Montgomery. but his accent showed that
he doubted if it would ever come TO pass
while the present company remains
Mr.. Patterson said that the people on
Ohio street wanted a 'genteer' looK.ng
street. They wanted the roadway cut
down and the sidewalks placed next the
curb. This ought to be done clear TO Ar
senal avenue If the street is improved al
Montgomery he said this would be in
finitely better than going ahead as the
board now proposed. but the property own
erS would prefer to wait until better times,
after they had done something toward pay
ing for improvements already taxed agatns
them. He read the resolutions adopted
melting Of the property owners last week
board of works. He did little in the .jol-
lying line, and appealed to the Council as
the representatives of the people The
board, he said. was not representative OF
the people. but was body that could dc
as IL saw fit.
Frederick Dunmeyer said that if the
street was paved between the tracks and
reduced in width accordingly he would not
object to the improvement. provided II was
extended to Arsenal avenue.
Joseph NJ Copeland, one of the trustees
of Grace Church, at the corner of East
and Market streets, also spoke against the
Improvement. He said the church had been
assessed for East street and had such a
load it could not pay it's pastor suitable
salary. 1t has an eighty-foot front on Mar
ket street, and could not pay for improve
ments there without mortgageing its prop
erty. He thought that by next year the
church would be in better condition. He
said that he would hate TO see the church
go down on account of street improve
ments.
w. r. Sickles, Horace Parrot. Mr.. Muir
ply and others urged that Walnut street
be allowed TO remain without Improvement
Mr.. PARROT said that Walnut was one OF
the best gravel streets in town. was but
little used and that he preferred gravel
to asphalt, as 1t was less noisy and did not
generate so much heat in the summer
Others who spoke said that Walnut street
had no outlet at either end was but little
travelled and its Improvement would bene-
fit no one. All of them had heavy assess
ments to pay on account of the improve
nent of cross streets, and wanted a little
respite from excessive Improvement taxes
The committee announced that it would
consider the objection that had been pre-
scented and submit its report at the next
meeting of the Council.