The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-06

lxbx>x aoft@. December q.
The Common Council met In special session.
Present: Ms. Honor John cayen, the Mayor,
in the Chair; and the following members an
swered At frst roll call:
Councilmen Allen, Boar, Brown, Coburn,
Emerson. Fletcher, Glaxier, Grosvenor, jane
con, Kappes, LOOMS, Lefever, Macarthur,
schmidt. CoIley and staub.
The special order for the session was called
W, and the Clerk read . sanitary ordinance
relating 20 the cleaning Of the streets, alleys,
cutters and public. squares OF the city, and
creating Board Of Sanitary Commissioner
The ordinance divides the city into ten dis
trists. Three members Of the Board of Health
and three members Of the Common Council
are constituted Board Of Sanitary Commits
siOners. II is made the duty 90 organize by
the election Of It's officers In one week after The
passage Of the ordinance. The Board Is in
vested with Che power 70 appoint suitable
health officers In each and all Of the health dis
tricts, subject 70 ia orders The appointment
o. ehiefhealth officer Il contemplated By the
ordinance. The ordinance invests the Board
with fun power In all matters pertaining 70
the sanitary Improvement Of the city, and de
fines the compensation Of the members Of such
proposed board. II further defines the penal
ties against citizens for the non-observance Of
the city laws relating to the sanitary condi-
ton Of the city.
Mr. Elliott, the City Attorney, read an
opinion on the authority Of the Council 20 dele
gate such powers to the proposed Board OF
| Commissioners. lie decided adversely 70 the
proposed ordnance. f hss
MOTIONS.
BY Mr.. Brown: That the pending ordnance
be referred 10 a committee OF revision with In
struc.ions TO invest the Board Of Health with
such additional powers as can be given 1t un-
der the opinion Of the City Attorney, and TO 80
amend the ordinance as 10 make 1t comport
with the city charter. Carried
fs RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Boar: That the representatives, o,
each ward consult together, and report 10 the
Council. At its session on the 18th INST, what
streets and alleys in their respective ward,
ought to be graded, In order TO prevent thu
standing thereon OF water, with a view 10 in
stituting the requisite improvements; also thai
the Board Of Public improvements report u
the Council, at its next session, such Ordnance
as have been read second time, and deferred
for action until the LIST Of February, 1866
Carried. ..,...ss..fr srs-
BY Mr.. LOOMS: Requiring the City Marsha
and Day Police to enforce section 10 and % o.
an ordnance looking TO the cleanliness Of th'
city, also requiring them TO compel an obser
vance Of tho ordnance relating To the passin.
Of locomotives and ears through the city linn
its. Mr.. Loomis explained his resolution a
some length, ana considerable discussion wa
ELECTED thereby. Amended
BY Mr.. Brown: Requiring the City Mar
shall TO cause 10 be published IN handful form
300 copies Of the sections named in the resolu
ton, and the same number Of printed copie
Of this resolution, and post the same conspic
uously throughout the city.
The resolution as amended was then read b,
the Clerk and put upon its passage. Carried
By Mr.. Brown: That the Committee on Re
vision of Ordinances he instructed TO report Al
ordinance to amend section % Of the ordinance
ON page 175 Of the Revised Ordinances, so MS 4
insert the word street" before the word "side
walkv In the fourth line Of that section
Adopted.
BY Mr. Kappes: That the Chief OF the Polio
or his lieutenants be aud are hereby requisite,
TO make the members Of the police force thor
oughly acquainted with the ordinance defn
Ing the duties Of said police force.
And then, on motion Of DIR. Jameson, tn
Council adjourned. a.s.Ba GG