The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-11-12
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
The Garbage Contract Rescinded-A
New Water Contract Recommed-
ed-Contracts Awarded, Etc.

The City Council met Monday evening in
regular session with all members present ex-
cept Councilman Bryce.
A number of proposals for street improve
ment were read and referred to the proper
Committees.
Fines to the amount of $292.65 were re-
ported as collected by the Mayor.
Twenty-Five deaths were reported by the
Board of Health during the last half of Oc-
tober.
Superintendent Wishard, of the City Hos
pital, reported total expenditures for the
month at 81, 265 %, with sixty-six patients
in the Institution.
ESTIMATES ALLOWED.
To Henry C. Roney, for improving Eddy
street, S26096.
To I. d. Hoss & Co., for improving north
sidewalk of st. Mary street. $14945
To Henry Clay, for improving the south
sidewalk OF Twelfth street, $3.50 80.
To f. L. Blum, for improving The south
sidewalk of Third street, Sl54 D.
To Fred Ganesburg, for improving West
street, S., 621.53.
To Henry Q. Roney, for improving the
sidewalk OF Bates street, 81, 692. 20.
To Robert Thomas, for improving the
alley between Union and Chestnut streets
| from Hanway to Holt street. S21S 80.
Certain contracts aud bonds of the City
| Civil Engineer were approved and the En-
gineer was granted leave of absence.
The Board of Health reported a tempo
rary arrangement with Birk and Miller for
| the removal of dead animals, and recon-
mended that substantial contract be made
as soon as possible.
| SKINNER TRUCK
The Fire Board recommended the contin-
uance in the Fire Department service of the
| Skinner Truck instead of the purchase OF a
light hook and ladder machine as recon-
mended by the Board of Aldermen.
| Adopted.
The agent Of the Tomlinson tate report
ed $3.50 as collected In rent during Septem-
| Der.
The City Treasurer and Clerk reported for
October, receipts, S25, 750.42; disbursements,
$27, 937S7.
The report of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
showed the expenditures of the Street Re-
pair Department for the past month. 1901 SO;
expenditures as per last report, $l4, 736 81.
Total expenditures to November l, 1881,
SIS, 63S47.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
| 10 grace anu pave the south SIDEWALK Vi
First street, from Illinois street TO the
canal.
To grade and gravel the first alley east OF
Benton street from Meek to Georgia street
To grade and gravel the first alley north oil
McCarty street, from first alley east of Ala
bama street 10 the first alley west or New
Jersey street.
To grade and gravel the cutters of South
street, from Pennsy lvania to Delaware street
To grade and pave with brick the side
walks of Madison avenue, from McCarty TO
Ray street.
To grade and bowlder to first alley east Of
Meridian street, from the south line of lo
No. 6, square 92, south to Pogues Run.
To grade and bowlder Georgia street
from Pennsylvania street TO Delaware
street.
The Board of Public Improvements re
ported the streets, cutters and alleys in Ger
tain portions of the city as in filthy ano
unhealthy condition, and recommended
that an appropriation of $1,000 be made i'm
mediately to the Street Repair Department
to clean up the city.
GARBAGE CONTRACT REscINDED.
The judiciary Committee reported, recon
mending that the contract with A. Naltner
for the removal of garbage be rescinded
Adopted by vote OF is to g.
DEAD ANIMALS.
The contract for the removal of dead ami
mails from the city to the Sellers farm wa
awarded 10 Birk and Miller for one year
the firm paying $51 for the privilege.
WATER SUPPLY.
The special Committee on the subject o
cutting off seventy-six hydrants reported
that on consultation with the officials of the
Water Works Company, the latter had con
scented to take out and store away that mum
Der of hydrants, provided that in the future
in laying new mains, the city will pay fol
one hydrant for every 500feet of mains unit
the seventy-six hydrants are all again locat
ed the city to further agree not 10 order the
Company to lay any mains durini
the year 1882, on account of the expense in
Cured in obtaining new water supply
and that the Council will not order to ex
coed G, 500 feet of mains during 1888 anG
that in the years 1884, 1885 and 1886 the
Council shall not order TO De laid to exceed
1850 feet or two miles of pipe each year
The prize on ali remaining hydrants FOL
the next five years to bt
the same as at the present time, $50 (Ths
above proposition will be saving to the
city aggregating in amount 81 700 The re
port was adopted by vote of IL to Z.
STREET REPAIRS.
lengthy and heated discussion was en-
gagged in by number of members over the
amendment by the Board of Aldermen to
the ordinance of the Council appropriatins
SIS, 700 to the Street Repair Department
authorizing the distribution of the money
to the several Wards under the direction o
the Councilmen and Aldermen of the
Wards an! Districts The amendment was
lost by vote of Ii to IL.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
An ordinance appropriating S., 900 to The
Street Repair Department of the city.
Several ordinances appropriating money
to pay salaries and printing bills were
passed
A number of ordinances were read the
second time and submitted for amendment
etc.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
To pave and curb Broadway street from
Cherry to st. Clair street
To pave and curb east sidewalk of Broad
way between Cherry and st. Clair streets
To bowlder the cutters and curb the side
walks on Noble street from Washington Il
New York street.
MEDICAL REPRESENTATION.
! The subject of medical representation or
! | the Hospital Board came up again last nigh
! through the introduction by DIR. Bedford o.
, resolution that the present consulting and
clinical staff be relieved from further duty
on said staff and that the Board ap
point six members from the Allopathic OF
regular" school, two from the HON
eopathic school two from tn,
, Physiomedical School and two from the
Eclectic School of Medicine Tue resolu
ton was adopted by a vote of 10 to 9.
) FIRE PROTECTION.
Councilman Dean presented petition