The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
A BATCH OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Final Action by the Works Doard in q
Numb er of Cases.

Number of Cases.
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The Board of Works held another busy
meeting yesterday. occupying the entire
morning in the business of considering new
street improvements. Final action was
taken on a humble of new improvements
and three contracts were. awarded. In the
matter Of crawling the roadway and side
walks on Pratt street. from Keystone ave-
nue. to Tacoma avenue. the board rejected
all bids. of which there were many. as
the total cost Of the Improvement was
found to exceed % per cent. of the aggre-
gate appraised value of real estate abutting
the lines Of the proposed improvement: This
action was taken in accordance with the
Strong law and is the second case of the
kin that has come up since the new law
came into effect. The following was the
business accomplished by the board in de-
tail:
Contracts Awarded.
To ]. E. Mann. at 50 cents a lineal foot.
for graveling the roadway and sidewalks
Of Illinois street. from Arizona street to a
point 5S4.6S feet south:
To ]. c.. Veney. at 62h cents a lineal foot,
for paving with cement the south sidewalk
of Rowland avenue, from Newman street
to Jefferson avenue.
To j. X. Cooper & Co., at q cents a
Hneal foot. for graveling the first alley east
street to a point 636. go feet north OF Tween
ty-fifth street.
Final Action Taken.
For paving with asphalt and curbing with
stone the roadway of Seventeenth street,
from College avenue to the l., N. A. & c.
For crawling the second alley south Of
Washington street. from Eastern avenue to
For graveling the first alley south of Nc
Carly street. from Virginia avenue to
Wright street.
Meridian street. from Twenty-first street to
the first alley north.
For crawling the first alley east Of
Meridian street, from the first alley north
OF Twenty-first street to Twenty-Second
street.
For crawling the roadway, paving with
and curbing with stone the sidewalks Of
Ottawa street, from Coyner avenue to Mas
sachusetts avenue.
For crawling the roadway. paving with
brick the cutters, and paving with cement
and curbing with stone the sidewalks of
Ringold avenue, from Sander street to
Orange avenue.
For crawling the roadway and paving
with ement and curbing with stone the
sidewalks Of Sturm avenue, from Arsenal
avenue to State avenue.
For paving witt cement the Of
Maryland street, from West street to Cap
itol avenue.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
TO Washington street.
For, paving with cement the south side
walk of Prospect street. from Shelby street
to Olive street.
For paving with brick the north sidewalk
of Sixteenth street. from Columbia avenue
to the L. E. & w. Railroad.
For graveling the first alley east OF Wal
colt street. from Ohio street to New York
street.
For crawling the first alley north Of
Michigan street, from Hamilton avenue to
Beville avenue.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Yandes street, from Nineteenth street to
For the vacation of Twenty-ffth street,
from Meridian street to Illinois street.
Resolutions Adopted.
For the vacation Of a part of the first
alley east of Temple avenue, from the first
point rs feet north.
For the opening of Twenty-eighth street,
from Northwestern avenue to a point $50
feet west Of the west line of Senate ave-
nue..
For the vacation of the public highway
between the lands of =. T. Edwards. Eliza
one-half Of Section rs, Township is north,
Range 8. east.
Action Rescinded.
For pavinr with brick the roadway Of
Smith street, from Senate avenue to La
For bowldering the roadway Of the first
alley south of English avenue. from Laurel
street to Spruce street.
For paving with cement the sidewalks Of
Twenty-third street. from Illinois street to
Capitol avenue.
App aisers Appointed.
To appraise the real estate. exclusive OF
improvements thereon. AUDITING the lines Of
the foilowing proposed imp5ovementsi ,ooL.
the roadway of Ash street. from Massachu-
sets avenue to Eleventh street.
and curbing with stone the roadway of Ash
street. from Fourteenth street to Sixteenth
street.
For paving with creosoted wooden blocks
the roadway and curbing with stone and
paving with cement the sidewalks of Ash
street. from Sixteenth street to Twenty
first street.
For paving with creosoted wooden blocks
the roadway of Market street, from Noble
street to Oriental street.
For paving with creosoted wooden blocks
the roadway of Market street, from Orien-
tai street to Arsenal avenue.
For paving with creosoted wooden blocks
the roadway of Park avenue. from Seven
teenth to Twenty-frst street.
For paving with cement the sidewalks OF
East street, from Washington street to
Ohio street,
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Fifteenth street. from Central avenue to the
first alley west of College avenue.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Market street, from Noble street to High
For paving with cement the east sidewalk
of Oriental street. from Market street to
OilO lICCl
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Park avenue. from Seventeenth street to
Twenty-frst street.
For paving with cement the sidewalks Of
Sanders street, from Wright street to East
street.
For paving with cement the sidewalks OF
Thirteenth street, from Central avenue TO
College avenue.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Twenty-first street, from College avenue 10
THE L., n. A. & c. Railroad tracks.
For paving with cement the north side
walk of TweDty-second street, from Belle
fontaine street to the L.. N. A. & C. Rail-
road tracks.
For paving with cement the sidewalks OF
Wabash street. from Senate avenue 10 Mis-
souri, street.
For graveling the first alley south OF
Twenty-frst street, from the first alley
west Of Pennsylvania street to Talbot ave-
nue..
For paving with asphalt the roadway OF
Mclean place. from Illinois street TO
Meridian street.
Methodist Foreign Missions.
The women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Indianapolis district met yesterday at