The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-12

Mr.. Herrick has prepared a comparative
statement showing the cost of maintaining
each department from 1892 down to and in
Guiding last year. Figures showing the cost
of the subdepartments in 1892. 1896 and 1887
are given below:
Police force ISL S 4ss.45 81! IS sl2ssss7e
East Ears i market ls2s.a 7ssss 73sssi
Bo Bay m Of Safety 7ssi s75si 1857
The report of City Engineer Jeup, made
to the Board of Works yesterday, shows
that in 1897 1873 feet of asphalt pave
ment was made at cost to property own
costing Sl6.474.54, and 123, 1863 feet of cement
sidewalk, costing $lO2,2l7. so. The engineer
submitted q number of recommendations
with his report. Among other things he
GUARANTEES ON STREETS.
1.-THE question of maintaining permanently
improved streets, after the period of main
tenance has expired, has become a very
serious one. The guarantee period has not
expired on seven and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
miles of asphalt streets, which does not in
clude the vulcanite pavements, for which
contracts were let by the Common Council
before the charter went into effect. During
the coming year the guarantee period will
expire on seven and thirty -eight-hundredth
miles of asphalt streets. The cost of main
tanning Washington street amounted to
s. con in 1897 Further patching on Washing
ton street and on Pennsylvania street, from
Washington street to Ohio street would
he a wasteful expenditure of money. The
appropriation of $4,000 will barely cover the
cost of repairing these streets and maintain
ing them in the proper condition for the
year 1898. 4 am investigating the advisable
ity of this city purchasing and operating
an asphalt plant for repair purposes, and
will be able to make a report before the
expiration of the present contract with the
United States Silica Company. ...o.
Referring to the matter or the protection
of streets, l would recommend to the Board
of Public Works to submit to the Council
two ordinances, one an amendment to the
building ordinance, requiring building con-
tractors erecting buildings on the line OF
permanently improved streets, to give
bond of from $50 to $500, according to the
nature of the building to be erected, to Sc
cure the proper repair of the adjacent
oil wagons to have proper drip pans under
the draw cock, so as to prevent oil from
dripping and injuring the pavement.
SUGGESTIONS FOR 1898.
'T would recommend that during the pres
ent year additional drives be constructed
leading to the suburbs recently annexed I
would suggest that a drive be constructed
in Southwestern avenue, from Washington
street to Rural street; Morris street, from
Madison avenue to White river; Madison
avenue, from Merrill street to Garfield
Park; Brookside avenue to Hillside avenue;
Hillside avenue to Bloyd avenue, and Bloyd
avenue to BrightwoOd Michigan street or
1eIlH street. 10 LtduSuNlllC, anu al
western avenue, from Sixteenth street to
North Indianapolis
''In making these drives I would recon-
ment that wide brick cutters be constructed
which could be used as bicycle paths. After
completion, these drives could be placed I'M
der supervision of the Park Bureau for
maintenance.
IT would recommend that the permanent
street improvements for the coming year
include all improved streets running east
and west from Washington street to Six
teenth streets Told Seventh street,, and
from Senate avenue to Noble street; also
Ash street and Bellefontaine street, from
Massachusetts avenue north to at least
Seventeenth street; Noble street, from
Washington street to Massachusetts avenue,
New Jersey street, from Washington street
to South and from Sixteenth street to
Nineteenth street; Merrill street. from East
street to West street: Washington street,
from Rural street to Belt Railroad Della
ware street, from st. Clair street to Six
teenth street; and all streets running north
from Twenty-seccnd street, between Talbot
avenue and Central avenue.
II recommend for the east and west
streets, which have light travel, either a
two-inch asphalt surface on a four-inch
concrete base, or long-leafed Southern pine
blocks (creosoted). four inches thick, on