The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
BUYING MORE PARK LAND
CITY CONTROLLERS DRAWING WAR
RANTS FOR LARGE AMOUNTS.
Fire Chief and BUILDING Inspector Re-
ceive Orders from the Mayor
Claim Against the City.

The park fund of s350OO0 of which $500 600
is available for purchasing land, is begin
ming to dwindle. This week Controller
Johnson has already paid out s64,629 and
additional vouchers wils in all probability be
issued in payment of various tracts to-day.
The largest amount pgid so far was $32, 900.
A warrant for that sum was yesterday
made for August Walker. This includes the
price of White River Park, west of North
Indianapolis. long famed as picnic ground
for various German societies. An agree
ment has not been reached by which the
outfit of the bowling alleys will be turned
over to the city, but such an arrangement
may be reached, if the controllers ''dicker-
ing along that line is successful. The sec
ond largest warrant drawn yesterday
was in favor of the Phoenix Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company and calls
for $10,230 William Hohlt received
s7215. The other warrants paid out
yesterday were: Nicholas schwab, $1S56;
William and Mary Pence. $3.50; ADDISON l..
Roach $780, Ida F., Jennie and Thomas M.
Richardson. $s.s2S. These, with the $1,000
paid the Marion Trust Company. admins
traitor of the Kirland estate. cover the
vouchers so far paid.
to pay the second installment of taxes for
1897. reserving the growing crops. There
was something of a controversy over this
subject, but the agreement reached is re-
garded as equitable. There may be little
delay in getting some of the settlements
made, as the controller will insist that all
membranes be discharged before draw
ing final warrants.
of Works her deed for 3.7s acres in the
White river park system. The consideration
for this tract is fixed at 81 492. The deed
and abstract were sent to City Controller
Johnson, who will go over them as he has
in other cases before issuing the warrant in
payment The Board Of Works was rather
astonished at a liberal proposition made
by Christian r. Balls who owns ten acres of
land near Garfield Park which the board
has only. refused to buy for an entrance to
that park on account Of the high price at
5000 for the entire strip. which is 800 feet
wide by 1929 feet long. The owner holds
the land at 500 an acre. Through his agent
j. s. Cruise, he yesterday proposed to sell
the board two hundred feet off the strip
for $4,000, providing the board would agree
TO build five-foot cement walk next the
i5O feet he wants. to retain. 1t was his idea
to build a five-foot walk himself, which
with the walk built by the board, would give
a ten.foot walk. He proposes to suhdivide
the 80 foot strip into lots facing on the
park entrance and wanted the board to agree
that the owners of the lots might use the
drive and walk
Wouldn't you like to have us build some
houses on the lots after the strip you retain
is subdivfded?" was the question that sug-
gested itself to a member of the board
me offer Of Mr.. Balls is regarded as the
most peculiar proposition that has been
made yet and the board asked that it be
placed in writing for addition to the curios
wants to retain would subdivide into
twenty lots 66x13O feet and would bring
very high price If they fronted on 200
foot driveway bordered with ten-foot