The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-07

ArEs-Boaz, Brown, Coburn, Emerson, 1ros-
venor. Kappes, Lefever and Thompson-Eight.
NoEs-Allen. Colley. Glazier. Jameson, Loo
mis-. Macarthur, and Schmdt-Seven.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. LOOMS submitted one asking the Coun-
Gil 10 instruct the Street Commissioner to Gil ND
the ruts on Virginia avenue to the corporation
line
DIR. Jameson moved to lay on the table, and
demanded the ayes and noes.
The Mayor decided the motion out of order,
and ordered the Clerk to call the roll on the pas
sage Of the resolution.
The resolution was lost by a vote OF six to
nine.
Mr.. Grosvenor submitted resolution, asking
that Special Committee be appointed to exam
inc whether Pogue's Run. west Of Illinois street,
cannot be..straightened in such way as will pro-
tect Merrill street from being destroyed The
resolution was adopted.
The Mayor APPOINTED the following gentlemen
as the Committee: Messrs. Grosvenor, Lefever
and Brown.
NOTIONS.
By Mr.. Macarthur: That the City Attorney
be ordered to prepare ordinance for the pur-
pose Of cleaning the city of all filth, in order to
meet the cholera epidemic which threatens the
country.
REPORT OF OFFICERS
The City Clerk submitted his monthly report
as follows: For the collection of street asses
nents by the precepts as follows: ~
John stump against John Carlisle, for...' ss59 SO
Michael Shea against John B. Stump. 80. IS so
Total. Observation-Disclosures. sI,742 81
The Sexton reported the number of interments
for the month of October to be one hundred and
eighteen.
The Mayor, reported the amount of fines COL
lected by him during the month Of October at
S7O6, 73
Reports of the officers were all adopted.
The Mayor suggested that penalty be en-
braced in the ordinance in order that the ord.
nance would become effective.
The Council deliberated on the subject some
time and recognized the urgent necessity of TAX
ing immediate steps toward putting the City in a
good sanitary condition.
Mr.. Brown submitted an amendment as follows:
That the Mayor appoint special Committee
whose duty shall be to superintend the cleaning
of the Streets alleys and cutters of the City, and
that they report some general plan by which the
streets can be at once cleaned hereafter and that
said Committee be directed to consult freely with
the Board of Health on the subject.
DR.. Thompson called the attention of the
Council TO an article in the Journal of Monday
morning, in which the editor had said that In
and he pronounced the article as tissue of false
hoods, and the Journal as "highly lmmora |
sheet and unfit TO be taken in the family of any
respectable citizen" He called on the proprie-
tors of that moral sheet to "spew out" the afore-
said obnoxious editorial, and to cease its misrep-
reservations of the condition of the sanitary
affairs of the city. The Journal fattened off tn e
patronage given it by the City Government, and
in return the Council received nothing but Wilt
fcation. He objected to the Golden Pill adver
tisements and characterized them as indecent and
having tendency to increase a species of un-
nameable crime. These misrepresentation of the
Journal were calculated to prejudice strangers
against the city aad thereby injure its interests
He was in favor of putting end to further
misrepresentation, and wound up by pronouncing
Indians polis the cleanliest city in the United
States.
The Mayor appointed a special Committee :,
consisting of Msssrs. Brown. Kappes and Nc
Arthur. as provided in the resolution.
ORDINANCES
| Mr.. Brown introduced an ordinance changing
the order of business of the Council, which was
read, under a suspension of the rules, third
time, and adopted.
petition was read from Mr.. Armstrong
asking the improving of St. Joseph street. Re-
| ferred to the Board of improvements
The resignation of James Wood. City Engi
neer, was presented, and laid over for considera-
ton. one week.
Mr.. LOOMS asked that Mr.. Stump. the con
tractor on Circle STREE. be permitted to be heard
by his attorney in his (Stump's) defense, in com
mon justice to the contractor. Granted.
Mr.. kimball. the attorney, appeared and re-
viewed the matter in controversy at some
length. After the conclusion of Mr.. 8 re-
marks. the Mayor called up the ordinance pro-
viding for the payment Of the estimate.
Mr. LOOMS demanded the roll on the ques'
ton to be called.
ArEs-Allen, Boaz, Colley, Emerson, Gla-
zier, Leftover, LOOMS. Macarthur and Schmidt
NoEs-Brown, Grosvenor and jameson.
The ordinance was declared adopted.
DR.. jameson presented a protest agsins, the
action Of the Council in accepting the contract
Signed by jameson. Kappes, Brown and Co.
burn.
On motion, Council adjourned
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