The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-10-22
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Work of the ''City Dads" at Last Nights
Session.
The Water Works Question: Divided
Committee-The Brush Electric
Light Subject-Ordinance
Introduced

The Common Council met in regular ses-
sion Monday night, with His Honor Mayor
Grubbs in the Chair.
The Committee on Contracts in re gard TO
the proposed erection of a new Market
House reported that plans were not expected
at the sums named, and recommended that
the City Clerk advertise for sketch or draw
ing showing the style of building that would
be erected on the East Market space for City
Hall and Market House, to cost from
$3.50, 900 to 1925, 900, the sum of $500 to be
paid for the most complete and satisfactory
drawing Referred to Committee on Public
Buildings.
The City Civil Engineer, in behalf of J.
ID. Hoss, reported the total sum for curbing
the sidewalks and bowldering the cutters of
Lockerbie street. from East to Liberty, to be
| $780, 81 Approved.
| The bonds OF Henry c. Roney and w. j.
| Freaney for contracts awarded, as reported
| by the City Engineer, were approved.
The Raper COmmandery, in accordance
with the motion passed by the Council ask
ing them to give an exhibition drill at Gar
| field Park acceded to the request, and named
o'clock, Tuesday, October %, as the time
| for said drill.
A report was received from the City Civil
Engineer that III. S. Lathrop, to whom was
awarded the contract for painting the city
bridges had failed to file the required bond,
and therefore could not do the work at the
prices bid.
The mortality report of the Board of
Health showed sixty-nine deaths in In
dianapolis from September 30 to October 10.
City Attorney Henry submitted an
opinion as to the effect of the
new laws upon the Board of Alder
men. He gave the opinion that the
| section in question should be construed as
| excluding the members of the Board of
Aldermen from originating or introducing
| for the first time in that body any ordinance
motion or resolution for the government or
regulation of the city. Opinion con-
! Cured in.
A petition prepared by the City Attorney
for the annexation of certain territory to the
city lying along the west side of North West
street was received.
HiH 7,' THE CITY's DEAD ANIMALS.
The indianapolis Packing and Rendering
Company, by NJ H. Wright, the manager,
declined to comply with the bid submitted
some time since to remove and care for the
dead animals of the city. Their withdrawal
was granted.
The Board OF Health reported that they
could see no reason to change their opinion
in regard to the maintenance of a grease
rendering establishment on the Stock Yards
ground by NJ. HI. Wright, and believed it
would not be nuisance IL conducted in &C
cordance with their resolution passed some
time since.
Mr. Bowling offered a resolution that the
establishment named above has and does
render putrid, dead animal flesh, and had
violated the resolution of the Board of
Health. Resolution passed.
The Judiciary Committee reported that in
their opinion the resolution referred to them
that all street and alley repairs of less than
$40 be done by the Street Commissioner
would cause confusion and meet with no
good results. They, therefore, recommended
that 1T not pass Concurred In.
DIVIDED ON THE WATER QUESTION.
The Judiciary were divided in their views
in the matter of cutting off seventy-slx
hydrants, and two reports were submitted,
one by Attorney Yoke and City Attorney
Henry, and another by Attorneys Bowling
and Pritchard The former recommended
that the resolution of the Water Works
Committee of the Council be adopted, and
the latter that it not be
concurred in. The reports led
to lively discussion. motion TO
refer the matter 10 a special Committee was
carried. The Committee appointed by the
Chair to consider the matter consists of
Messrs. Pearson, Bedford and Bowling.
Mr. Thalman moved that the Committee
on Water and City Attorney be directed to
propose continuance of last years contract
with the Water Works Company. cutting off
forty fire plugs, for which the city shall not
pay, such contract to extend two years.
Referred.
The Committee on Markets. in the matter /
of governing and conducting the retail |
markets at the city Market Houses. reported |
that the Market Masters had been instructed |
to enforce all ordinances governing the |
same.
-tfH THE LIGHT QUESTION.
The Committee on Public Light, in the
li0b rnof faI $Aak
they had been unable to agree with |
the Board of Aldermen Committee in
the clause of the ordinance passed |
the Company to pay the
city certain percentage. They DO not con-
sider now the time 20 discuss the question of
percentage. The Committee recommended
that the ordinance coming from the Board |
be amended allowing the privileges of using
the streets and alleys for one year instead of
fiue years. Concurred in.
A recommendation by the Committee on
Streets and Alleys to change the name of
street to Garfield Place, was
in. A similar Recommendation
the name of portions of Smock
and Williams streets to Eighth street was
also adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported that | I
he Treasurer's and Clerks reports for Sep
emDer were found to be correct and recon-
nended their approval. Approved.
An ordinance appropriating 5000 for
treet repairs was passed. IA
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
Special ordinances were introduced as
ollows: Requiring the indianapolis. De-
atur and Springfield Railroad to employ a !
lagman TO be stationed at the West street !
rossing; to bowlder the south gutter of
Sew Jersey street. from Bright to Blake; to |
rade and gravel the first alley north of !
fifth street. from Tennessee to the first {,