The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-11-19
motion in regard to the Reformatory sewer,
which was adopted:

motion IN regard to the RelOrmatory sewer,
which was adopted:
That the matter be referred to the Committee
OH Sewers and the City Attorney, with insiruc'-
ions To report t. this Council ut as early DAY q
practicable whether the Hll passed by the Lesis-
laiure rtquiIes The construction of the sewer |
within one year fir 10 the pas age of the BILL ii
only the acceptance Of the terms OF the act oy |
ordnance Is required; also 10 report II the ACT |
not authorize the city to create six more dis |
tics 10 levy sewer Tax III each district, separate
and distinct or if the levy must made equal In |
all, without regard TO the requirements OF eaeh
separate district and If Teve, sV~fQRIecteu be
not required in some districts for seieor4ttp's
whether the money could be expendea py sle
city in any oil er Way or Tor AZ DLnEr purpuse-l
The following street Improvement o'di'
nances were passed.:
To grade and sravel the first alley south OF
Third sueet. from Illinois tn Tennessee street.
To provide for grading and graveli g the first
alley north of Filth STREET. from Tennessee street
| 10 the first alley east OF Mis- issippi street.
To bowlder and curb the east gutter OF Penn
| sy vai'ia street, from S''uth 10 Garden street
| To pave aud curb the east sidewalk of Broad
way street between CheIry and ~. Clair streets
To prOvi for the er ction of lamp posts on
| Louisiana street, from hast to Noble street
| To pave tie nurtu sidewalk OF Washington
| street from Backford street TO the first alley
| west.
| street, from seventh to William street.
Tue urdinar CO providing for the impound-
| ing of cattle was taken up. motion 10
| strike OUT that iaragraph which has refer
ence to COWS led 10 a lively DIT bate, Mr..
| Pritchard sCaiing that without that para
graph the ordinance would be useless. Sev.
| eral mem bers from The North Side explained
that COWS we're great nuisance; that they
dirty the sidewalks and enter the yards al
night. destroying plants and shrubbery, and
| that the ordinance was introduced Tor Tie
purpose of Kidding the city of that nuisance.
Messrs. Egger ana Hartmann spoke WORD
Tor the COWS, and explained that at The pres
1 l.. M
e along without cows; that the piSsing oil
the u,uinance would work a hardship on
the residents of the South Side, aud that the
| residents of the North 5 de would not be an
| moved by the cows ii they would close their
gates at night The ordnance was hnally
stricken from the file.
A motion to strike from the hle the Or
dinance To license saloons for the sale of IN
tuxicating liquors in the city OF lHdian-
apoli, brought Mr. Morrison to his feet, who
said he wanted to introduce some statistics
| i'm connection with the ordinance, and
= therefore wanted action on the same post
4 poned. The motion to strike from Inc ME
7 | failed, Messrs. Bedford, Caylor Cole, Dean,
Morrison, Pearson Pritchard, Stout, Thai
man, Ward Weaver and Yohn (l2) voting
f, against the motion, and Messrs. Brundage
: Coy, Bowling Egger, Fuliz, Harold, Hart
. MANI, Knodel, Roller, Mauer and Reich
vein (11) for it.
| Action On the OIDeT lNO WIN
e | provide for a license to be paid 10y the pro
: pretors of hotels and other public places
| was also DELAYED
The ordinance granting certain rights anC
| privileges to the crush Electric Light Com
n p,ny was passed as amended by the Boar'
of Aldermen, Mr. Morrison only voting
-, | against It,
i The ordinance to repeal the ordinance
: granting the Indianapolis Rendering an'
| Packing Company the privilege OF maintain
ing a grease rendering establishment, wa
e stricken from the files. Among the othe
/. ordinances which were stricken from tn
file was that which provides for the increas
of the police force.
/. The ordinance providing for the reorgan
p ization of the city official Boards was take
- | up. and a motion to postpone action on tn
y same failed A motion that the ordinanc
e and amendments be printed and lay owe
L, until the next meeting, to give every Coul
| Gilman q chance 10 become acquainted wit
, the provisions of the ordinance, was the
Ii adopted.
5 A communication from the Western TelC
70 phone Company, stating that in the presen
state of telephone science 1t would DE pos
!. | lively impossible TO work the telepaoTl
)f wires under ground was read, anu til
# ordinance which provides that the tel'
cl phone and telegraph wires be placed unde
Ol ground, were referred 10 the Committee
lie Judiciary.
m A motion was made by Mr.. Prichard thu
the vote by which the ordinance apprOpria
L, ing IS 600 for the Street Department Wa
n pass eel be amended as proposed 10y the Boar
~ of Aldermen, so that the Board may pass
!. at their next meeting, which will take plat
y this evening. Mr. Morrison vigorously o
lie iected because movement is on foot
M bring ON a reconciliation hetwe the BOaI
- and the Council, ard said that his matte
u, sneuld not come up in called meeting
,d The morton 10 reconsider failed.
A motion introduced by Mr.. Thalmal
- that the Civil Engineer be directed to put
III order and relipht the four extinglished y
a lamps on the inner side of Circle street. "
V passed. The Council lhen. adjourned.