Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-11
sRESURFACING
PLANS ORDERED
- FOR 5 STREETS
Agreement Reached in Con-
ference to Fix Response
bility for Damage.

81
9ortant streets were ordered by the
board Of public works today. Arrange
&hents for the repair of South street be-
tween Virginia and Senate avenues were
made in a conference Of the board with
Representations Of public utility com
8panies.
i The streets to be resurfaeed are Col
ege avenue from Twenty First to
Fifth street. Cornell avenue from
&Tenth to Nineteenth streets, New York
#treet from Alabama to Noble streets.
Prospect street from Madison to Virginia
venues and from Virginia 70 Keystone
venues and Southeastern avenue from
|Nashin gton 10 state street
Representative Of the Indianapolis
later Company. the Indiana Bell Tele-
<bhone Company. the Mead Construction
8 ~Ompany and J. y. Morgan & Son were
In the conference on South street with
= the board The street was resUrfaced
with wooden block last wear at an *
#beuse greater than thst Of any stretch
Il pavement laid IL many years. Chuck
es.slready have begun IN appear tn
SN.er Of places where the blocks have
PINK The sinking is due 10 improper
u fiiling Of trenches by the public serv-
companies. the city engineering de
Lrtment believes
Fred g Gardner. representing E G.
81 tkins & Co. wrote letter 10 the board
3ome time ago threatening 20 sue TO
4ompel the contractors. the Mead Con
*structiOn Company and J. y. Morgan &
Son, to put the street in proper shape If
8 he city did not get action soon. The
Company paid large assessment for the
Improvement
#EILLER TELLS
BIZ EFFORTS.
Mark II. Miller, president Of the board.
ssaid that efforts to get the street re-
<paired have been under way for two
nonths- By the agreement reached the
contractors. the representatives Of the
4. Utilities present today and an officer Of
&he Citizens Gas Company were TO meet
e Illinois and South street with the
@ity civil engineer at o o'clock Tuesday
<norning TO 90 over the dana ge and de
8ermine who is responsible in each in
Stance. The contractors then will have
be block surface removed, the partic-
! lar utility responsible for each bad spot
SFin properly refill the trench and the
contractor will put in a new base and
blocks. The total cost viii be appOr
ioned after the work is finished.
u Plans were ordered for he permanent
4 Improvement Of the FIRST alley east Of
,ollege avenue from Seventeenth TO Nine
eenth streets. for the establishment Of
GRADES In Fiftieth street between Wash
AEgtOn boulevard and Central avenue and
IN the first alley east OF Washington
from Fiftieth street 10 the first
49, north, for the vacation Of the first
Elley east OF State street from Spann
avenue north. for sidewalks and grading
ln Lasslle street from Twenty Eighth
30 Thirtieth streets and for the per
Ia frf1 % usaE 81 Ia fgH
from Randolph street to Southeastern
I Fenue.
AThe resignation OF Mrs. Grace L.
<1utchison. stenographic clerk in the city
zivl engineer department, was accepted
<snd Miss Dorothy Basey appointed in her
8lace.
RESOLUTIONS FOR
pTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
Resolutions We're adopted for curbing
D. Columbia avenue from the Belt Rail-
SrOad to Twenty Second street, for the
permanent Improvement Of Michigan
Atreet from Sherman drive 10 Emerson
Bsenue. for the permanent improvement
II Temple avenue from the c, I. & w.
Railroad 70 Southeastern avenue. for the
permanent improvement of FOrty-Sixth
street from Boulevard place to Illinois
Atreet, and for the permanent improve
/ nent Of Twenty Seventh street from the
farst alley east Of Pennsylvania street to
Meridian street, Meridian to Illinois
streets and Illinois street to Capitol ave-
hue.
Bids were received as follows:
Permanent improvement of Station
zstreet from Twenty First street to Mas
ksachusetts avenue: Indiana Asphalt Paw
ing Company. bituminous concrete, 1928
per lineal foot
Grading of Ohio street from Gale street
10 Brookville svenue: William J. Welsh
CONSTRUCTION Company. S135 per Ineal
loot; Schwert Bros. S143-
] Widening and resurfacing OF Ohio
8treet from Delaware street 20 Alabama
Feet: Indiana Asphalt Paving Com
~, asphalt, S2036 per liueal foot; Mead
fyonstruction Company, asphalt, S22.10.
u Permanent improvement Of Tacoma ave
hue from Michigan to Tenth streets In
aliana Asphalt Paving Company, asphalt,
Is %; bituminOus concrete, Sc; Mead Con
sstruction Company, asphalt, S6-H; BIZ
8tuminOus concrete, S593.
Permanent improvement of Sheridan
sav-nue from Washington street TO Lowell
|avenue: Mead Construction Company
asphalt s616 per Hneal foot; bituminOus
concrete. $685. per lineal foot.
Bids for the paving. grading and curb
wng OF Station street from Twenty Eighth
30 Thirtieth streets were rejected. City
A-iyn Engineer Frank c. LingenfeIter rec
bmnssnded that period Of thirty days
De permitted TO elapse before advertising
Tor new bids is started