The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-28
CAMERAS
THE III. LIEBER COMPANY.
"a West Washington street.
BOARD OF WORKS. JOB
BIDS TO BE OPENED TODAY ON
$4,000 WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Public Anxiety Regarding the sprinIs-
ling of Streets to BE ReIieved-A
List of Contracts to he Let.

To-day's session of the Board of Public
Works will doubtless be more largely at
tended and characterized by greater inter-
est than any previous meeting recently.
because at this session bids will be opened
on sixteen contracts for public work. the
engineers estimates Of the cost of which
aggregate nearly $4,000. These contracts,
with single exception, provide for cement
walks and gravel and asphalt roadways in
various parts Of the city. the total cost of
which. according TO estimates of Engineer
Nelson. will be about $4,000.
The other contract is for sprinkling
streets the estimated cost OF which is $40
GO. The sprinkling contract has aroused
great deal of interest. not only among men
who would like to see to its execution. but
also among property owners. particularly
those residing on macadam thOrOughfares.
Almost since the beginning of the present
unwonted spring dry spell people have been
haunting the office of the Board of Works,
praying that an order for sprinkling the
streets be issued without delay. Many
labOred under the impression that sprink-
hing last season began April 1. but this is
incorrect. The members of the Board of
Works feel sympathy for their dust-ridden
constituents, but declare that il is extreme
ly impracticable 10 order any sprnkling
done before the regular contract is entered
into a sigh OF satisfaction is expected to
go up when it is announced that someone
has been awarded the sprinkling contract
The work OF distributing moisture about the
streets in refreshing showers Will begin
May Is.
Tine letting of a contract for an asphalt
roadway and cement walks on Arch street
IT. the square between Park avenue and
Broadway. will mark the end of one of the
bitterest and most protracteG battles
against public Improvement that has ever
been waged i'm indianapolis. TIE struggle
to prevent this square from being paved
and furnished with cement walks mas con-
tinued for three or four years and the
winners of the contest feel the more de-
light their triumph because il came
after a long drawn-out warfare The esti-
mated cost of the Improvement is $3.50.
MANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
list of the other Improvements for
which bids will be opened this morning will
be Of interest to property owners. AS
furnished by Merle a. Sidener, secretary
OF the Board of Works the list follows:
Gravel roadway and cement walks Jack
son street. from Becker street TO the alley
east Of Becker street estimated cost $275.
Gravel roadway, Twenty-ffth street. from
Ashland TO Cornell avenue: $500.
Gravel roadway. brick CUTTERS. cement
walks and curb. oxford street. from Wash
ingtOn TO New York. $500.
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Webb street, from Raymond street TO Flor
ence avenue: 1885.
Cement sidewalks. Capitol avenue, from
Tenth 10 Sixteenth. 81. $50; Springdale place.
from Oriental street To the alley east of
Oriental, $3.50: west side of Warman ave-
nue.. from Tenth street to the second alley
north of Tenth street. SIPS; south side of
North street. from Senate avenue TO
Missouri street $3.50. Twenty fourth street
from Central to College 50 500: Sheldon
street, from Hillside avenue 10 Sixteenth
street 81 $50: Nineteenth street from Hill
side avenue to the Lake Erie q Western
Railroad tracks. Sl.9l0; North street. from
Massachusetts avenue TO Noble street 81
$50: Rural street. from Massachusetts ave-
TO Twenty-hfth street. S4.75O Oriental
street, from Southeastern avenue TO Bates
street. S1.975: DOwney street. from East to
Edgewood. 400
Mr.. Sidener says that the present Board
OF Works has never handled so large an
amount of bids for public improvements in
day and ne doubts II the record that
will be established to-day can be beaten
by former Boards OF Public Works. He
qualified his statement By saving that a
number OF the contracts mentioned above
were ready 20 be let several months ago
but Engineer Nelson held them up for the
reason that cement work cannot be done
successfully in winter weather.