The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
CAME WITH A PROTEST
BOARD OF WORKS VISITED BY A
DELEGATION OF CITIZENS.
Object to Thoroughfares being Mar
rowed-Troubles of IN Paving COM
pany-Council Proceedings.

There were a number of people living
along Northwestern avenue present at the
meeting OF the Board of Works yesterday.
They came armed with vigorous protests
against the proposed narrowing of the high
way from one hundred feet TO sixty-six
feet The board, after giving all OF them a
hearing, decided TO rescind all action that
had been previously taken and to adopt a
resolution in the near future making the
width OF the road eighty feet, this being
satisfactory to those residents of the thor
oughfare who had filed the remonstrances.
AS soon as the roadway is narrowed the
sidewalks Will be paved with cement, and
next year il is proposed to pave the thor
oughfare through 10 Riverside Park MAX
ing one of the most beautiful boulevards in
the city.
The board deferred taking final action on
the construction of the big Michigan-street
sewer. which is to extend from Dorman
street to Rural street. as ii is impossible to
go ahead with the movement until the Cir
cult Court appoints the appraisers TO assess
the benefits and award the damages in the
construction of the sewer. This is in ac-
cordanee with the Strong law. which neces-
states the appointment of the appraisers
by the court when territory outside of the
city limits is involved in an improvement.
Another interesting point arising from the
Strong law was brought up. the board re-
scinding all action for crawling the road
way and paving the sidewalks Of Twenty
third street. from Martindale avenue to
Ralston avenue, as 1t was shown by the ap-
praisers' reports that the cost of the i'm
provement would exceed % per cent. of the
aggregate appraised value of the real es-
tate, exclusive of the Improvement, abutting
the street along the lines OF the proposed
Improvement.
The following is the other business accom-
plished by the board:
Action Rescinded.
For the vacation os a portion OF North
western avenue. from Fall creek to Thirty
second street.
Final Action Taken.
For the construction of local sewer in
Irving place, from South street TO the first
alley north of Huron street.
Contracts Awarded.
To A. p. Shawver. at sl.cs a lineal foot.
Tor paving with brick the first alley north
of st. Clair street. from New Jersey street
to East street.
To Shower. & Austin, at So cents lineal
foot, for bowldering the first alley south of
Hoyt avenue, from Olive street 10 Laurel
street.
To Shower & Austin, at s107 lineal foot,
west of Illinois street, from Fifteenth street
10 Sixteenth street.
To w. C. Allen. at s1.15 a Iineal foot. for
paving with brick the roadway of Gray
street, from Washington street TO Ohio
street.
To Shower & Austin, at Al cents lineal
foot, for crawling the first alley east OF
Keystone avenue, from st. Clair street to
To Julius Keller, at 81 a lineal foot, for
paving with cement and curbing with stone
the sidewalks OF Harmon street, from
South street to Merrill street.
foot. for crawling the first alley east of
Illinois street. from Mclean place, TO the
first alley south.
Bids Rejected.
For crawling the first alley north of
Tenth street, from Tecumseh street TO Ham
ilton avenue.
For graveIing the first alley east of Ia
coma avenue, from Michigan street to st.
Clair.
The board ordered that Reimbursement
for sealed proposals be made.
Petitions Filed.
For cement walks, stone curb and brick
cutters, in Northwestern avenue, from Eff
teenth street to Twenty-first street.
For graveling the roadway and paving the
sidewalks with cement in Reynolds avenue,
from Tenth street TO the second alley north.
Papers Ordered.
For paving with brick the first alley east
of Delaware street. from Ohio street to a
point 152 feet north.
Water Mains Ordered.
In Eastern avenue, from Washington
street to New York street.
Resolution Adopted.
For construction of a local sewer in and
along Tecumseh street, from the first alley
north of Tenth street to the second alley
south of Twelfth street.