Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02
RESOLUTION TO
BUILD SEWER IN
56TH ST. PASSED
To Serve Territory Bounded
by 51st, Canal, College
Ave. and 63d Street.
OPENS UP STREET WORK

The first step in providing the extern
give territory bounded by FGfty-Ftrst
street on the south, Sixty-Thlrd street
on the north, the canal on the west and
College avenue on the east with sewers,
preliminary to the permanent improve
ment of streets and alleys was taken
by the board Of public works. A resolu-
ton for the construction Of storm
sewer in Fifty-Sixth street and the
Westfeld road from Sunset to College
avenues was adopted.
This is to be followed in a few days
with a resolution for a sanitary sewer
for the same district. The city civil en-
gineer's department estimates the cost
of the storm sewer at 1000 and the
sanitary sewer at S150,O0O. Numerous
branches will be run from the main sew
ers so the district will be thoroughly
drained. The town of Broad Ripple is
included in the territory 10 be served.
Since part Of the territory is outside the
city limits approval of the assessment
roll must be sought from the Circuit
Court before the project is completed.
For years this section Of Indianapolis
has been kept from rapid development by
the lack of sewers. gas and water mains
The board of works believes that gas
and water service will be installed with
the sewers, and that permanent improve
ment of the streets and alleys can be
pushed through probably beginning next
year. Petitions for a number Of pave
ments are on file with the board.
TO MAKE THOROUGH
STUDY OF THE BIDS.
Mark II. Miller. acting president, in the
absence of President George Lemaux, an
nounced that the board will make
thorough study Of the street improve
ment bids received Monday before award
ing contracts. While City Civil En-
gineer Frank c. LingenfeIter has said that
he is Of the opinion the bids are about as
low as can be expected, the board wants
to study the situation carefully IN order
that it may determine its policy for the
season, Mr. Miller said. In general, the
bids are so cents lower per square yard
of asphalt than those Of last year Mr..
NLingenfelter said. The board members
want to be convinced that the reduction
in the cost Of materials and labor war
rant no further drop before accepting the
bids which came In Monday.
The board received bids as follows:
For permanent improvement of the
first alley east Of Park avenue, from
Fortieth to FOrty-Second street. A. d..
Bowen, S3.61 per lineal foot with concrete
and S3.97 with brick: Columbia Con-
struction Company. 1857 with concrete;
J. ". & ". c. Martin, S3.47 with con-
crete.
For resurfacing of Blake street, from
New York street to Indiana avenue with
asphalt, Indiana Asphalt Paving Com
pany, SOL per lineal foot; A. d Bowen
S4g7. Mansfield Engineering Company,
$4-9S. and American Construction Com
pany, S4.S3.
MAKES PRELIMINARY
ORDERS FOR MATERIAL.
The board made preliminary orders for
material TO be used in permanent i'm
prOvement of streets as follows:
Thirty Ninth street, from Central ave
nue. to Broadway. btiuminOuS concrete;
New Jersey street, from Fall Greek park
way, north drive, to Twenty Eighth
street, asphalt; Delaware street, from
South street to Madison avenue, asphalt;
Healing avenue, from Tenth to Sixteenth
streets. bituminOus concrete; Bucking-
ham drive, from Illinois street to Boule-
ward place, bituminOuS concrete; Madi
son avenue, from Lincoln to Ray streets,
asphalt; New Jersey street. from For
tieth street to Bernard avenue, asp halt;
Winthrop avenue, from Forty Second to
Forty Sixth streets, bituminOus con-
crete; Cleveland street, from New York
TO Vermont streets, asphalt; Graceland
avenue, from FOrty-SecOnd 10 Forty
Third streets, bituminOus concrete. and
Gladstone avenue, from Michigan to st.
Clair streets, bituminOus concrete
Preliminary orders were made for the
use Of material in the permanent i'm
prOvement Of alleys, as follows: First
alley east Of Broadway from Seventeenth
10 Nineteenth streets, two-cOurSe con-
crete and first alley east Of Talbot ave-
nue. from Twenty Eighth to Twenty
Ninth streets. twO-COurse concrete.
Preliminary orders for the use Of ma
terial in resurfacing streets were made
foil 0VT~c from pr+n d
ian street TO Senate avenue. asphalt, and
Maryland street, from BlackfOrd TO West
streets. brick.
Contracts were awarded as follows;
For cement sidewalks. graded lawns
and curbing in Bancroft avenue, from
Julian avenue to the Pennsylvania Rail
road, Abel Bros. at $40 a hneal foot;
total, S3.I4691.
For sidewalks and graded lawns in
the south side Of Thirtieth street. from
College avenue to Fall Greek boulevard,
John Arnold Co., at $1.96 Hneal foot;
total, SCOOPS.
lawns, in Climber street, from Shelby to
Dietz street, Abel Bros, at $40; total,
S16.OO4.31.
For sidewalks and graded lawns IN
the west side Of Central avenue, from
Forty Sixth TO Forty Seventh streets, W
c. Halstead, at S169 lineal foot; total,
1868 80.
For sidewalks, curbing and graded
Second to Twenty Fifth streets, Frank
Lawson, at S3.03 lneal foot. total,
$i0,S3S.O1.
For curbing in New Jersey street from
Fortieth street to Bernard avenue, W.
c. HdIstead, at $1.19 a uneal foot; total
$755.1T.
Forty Second to FOrty-Third streets.
Charles Schwert, at S125 a nneal foot;
For Sidewalks and graded lawns in
New Jersey street from FOrtieth street to
Bernard avenue. W. c. Halstead, at S1.64
a lineal foot; total, Sl.05452.
For sidewalks and graded lawns along
the west side of Boulevard place from
Fall Creek boulevard TO eleven feet
north of Twenty Fifth street, Charles
Schwert, at $3.50 a lineal foot; total,
$S9T.90.
For cement sidewalks, curbing and
graded lawns in Drexel avenue from the
hrst alley north of Michigan street TO
Tenth street, Abel Brothers. at S2.96 a
lineaI foot; total, SlO49764.
For sidewalks and graded lawns in the
south side Of Julian avenue from Emer
son avenue to twelve and One-half feet
west of Bancroft avenue, W. Z. Halstead,
at S23s liReal foot; total, $773.50
Plans were ordered as follows:
For the permanent improvement of
Cottage avenue from East to Wright
streets, and the permanent Improvement
of LinwOod avenue from the first alley
north of Michigan street to the second
alley north Of Michigan street.
STATE HAS HILL
EVIDENCE ALL IN
Tba C+.ta +his oStarnoop oor,nIa+ed tha