The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-29


senters. THE great national highway.
which extends from Madison, Ind. to the
Michigan state line, was laid out over
eighty years ago and donated as highway
forever 1t is public property. and nobody
has any right whatever TO make any
changes in IL. The road has already been
encroached upon in many places as to
become an eyesOre, instead of the beautiful
public thoroughfare that 1t was originally
intended TO be. One party has erected build
lngs that project out over the road about
twelve feet. He and others of the same
kind are responsible for the present petition
before the Board of Works These people
expect the city. authorities TO make them a
gift of thirty-four feet of this magnificent
street. great number of people living
on the highway are willing to consent 10 a
compromise of eighty-five feet, but If the
the board should pass favorably upon the
petition, then the matter will be taken into
court and the full one hundred feet holly
The board decided yesterday to give the
matter hearing at next Mondays meet.
ing. when all of the parties interested will
be given an opportunity TO argue Tor or
against the improvement.
THE ROUTINE BUSINESS.
| The principal business accomplished at
| the boards session was the adoption Of a
| long list of Improvement resolutions and
| the reading of many appraisement reports
sent in by Messrs. Gregory, Schmitts and
| Moore who comprise one of the boards APP
pointed TO apprase the aggregate value OF
property along the lines of proposed new
| street, alley and sidewalk improvements.
| The following was the routine business Of
| the board in detail:
Resolutions Adopted.
| For paving with asphalt the roadway ana
with cement and curbing with stone the
| fifth street TO a point so feet north of the
| south property line of Twenty-fifth street.
| For paving with asphalt and curbing with
| stone the roadway OF Seventeenth street,
| from College avenue TO the L., n. A. d {.
| Railroad tracks.
For paving with brick the roadway. of
| Smith street, from Senate avenue to Lafay-
For bowidering the first alley south of
| English avenue, from Laurel street 10
For bowldering the first alley east of WAL
| colt street. from Ohio street to New York
] street.
For araveling the first alley north Of
| Michigan street, from Hamilton avenue to
| Reville avenue
| Washington street, from Eastern avenue TO
| Rural street.
For graveiing the second alley north of
| McCarty street, from Virginia avenue 10
For graveling the first alley east of Me-
ridian street, from Twenty-first street TO
| the first alley north.
For graveling the first alley east of Me-
| ridian street. from the first alley north OF
Twenty-first street to Twenty-second street
| For crawling the roadway. paving with
| brick the cutters and with cement and
| curbing with stone the sidewalks of Ottawa
street. from Coyner avenue TO Massachu-
setts avenue.
| For crawling the roadway, paving the
| cutters with brick and with cement the
| sidewalks of Ringgold avenue, from San
ders street to Orange street.
For graveing the roadway, paving with
| cement the sidewalks and curbing Sturm
| avenue, from Arsenal avenue TO State ave-
nue..
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| Maryland street, from West street to Cap
itol avenue, on the north side, and from
West street to Kentucky avenue. on the
| south side.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| New Jersey street, from Virginia avenue to
| Washington street. the west side, and
from Louisiana street 10 Washington street.
on the east side, except where already prop
For paving with cement the south side
walk of Prospect street, from Shelby street
TO Olive street.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Twenty-third street. from Illinois street TO
Capitol avenue.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| Yandes street from Nineteenth street to
| Twenty-first street.
For paving with. cement the sidewalks of
| Sixteenth street from Columbia avenue 10
| the L. Z. & w. Railroad tracks.
Resolution Adopted.
| For the vacation of Twenty-fifth street,
from Illinois street to Meridian street.
Appraisers' Reports Filed.
For crawling the first alley west of Me-
| ridian street. from Mclean place TO Tween
| ty-second street; aggregate appraised value,
| So, go
For crawling the roadway. paving side
| walks with cement and curbing Temple
| avenue, from Washington street TO the Sec
| ond alley south $500.
| For crawling the roadway and sidewalks
4 n Tva
| to Brightwood street: s.. 725.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| North street, from Pennsylvania street 10
| Delaware street; A3, 400.
| For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| Barth avenue, from Sanders street to
| Orange avenue; 1910.
| For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| Harding street from Gilletet street TO Oil
YER avenue; $3.50.
! For paving with cement and curbing with
stone the sidewalks of McCarty street. from
| River street to Birch street; $3.50.
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
| McLain street. from Norris street 10 the
first street north; sll,0S9
For paving with cement and curbing with
| stone the sidewalks of Cornell avenue. from
$3.50 ~ " ''e' ''''' :
For paving with brick the first alley north
| of st. Clair street. from New Jersey street
| to East street; ST.. CO.
! For crawling the roadway of the first al
| ley north of Tenth street. from Tecumseh
| street to Hamilton avenue: 5000
| For graveling the roadway of the first al
| ley east or Tacoma avenue, from Michigan
| street to ST. Clair street: S23,25O.
| For crawling the first alley south OF Hoyt
| avenue, from Olive street TO Laurel street:
| SO 500.
For paving with brick the first alley west
| of Illinois street from Fifteenth street 10
| Sixteenth street; 1880.
| For paving with brick the roadway of
| Gray street. from Washington street TO
| Ohio street; $50, SO.
For graveling the roadway of the first al
| ley east OF keystone avenue. from ST. Clair
| street 10 Pratt street, S1.Sso.
| Harmon street from South street TO Merrill
| street; s67. 3S5.
| For gravenng the first alley east OF Illi-
| ncis street, from Mclean place 10 the first
! alley south: $1O.l15
| For crawling the roadway and paving
| with cement the sidewalks of Twenty-third
| street from Martindale avenue 10 RalstoIi
| avenue; $500
For paving with asphalt and curbing with
| stone the roadway and with cement the
| sidewalks OF Seventeenth street. from Gen.
| trail avenue to College avenue: Sc, coo.
| For paving with brick and curbing with
| stone the sidewalks of Sixteenth street
| from Hillside avenue TO Columbia avenue:
| Sl4S10.
| Petitions Filed.
| For paving with brick the west sidewalk
| of Keystone avenue. from Southeastern
avenue to Prospect street.
For the extension Of street-railway tracks