The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-10-29

Action Of the Board of Aldermen at It's
Regular Session.

The Board of Aldermen met in regular
session Monday night, the President in the
chair All ( ,e memb rs excepting two were
present
Tie action of the Council in approving the
bond of Henry c. Roney for grading and
paving, and w. ]. Freaney for erecting
certain lamp posts, lamps and fixtures, was
concurred in.
The petition prepared by the City Attorney
for the annexation of certain territory to the
city and adopted by the Council, wasreferred
to the Committee on Finance.
A message from the Common Council was
received announcing their adherence to
their former action in recommending that
double stone crossing be placed across
McCarty street on the east side of Illinois.
In the matter of the ordinance passed
granting NJ. HI. Wright the privilege of
maintaining a grease rendering establish
ment, the question of repeating 1t, etc, acted
upon by the Council, was referred to the
Committee on Contracts
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred a motion that the amount of fees
received by the City Clerk for the year COM
mencing June 1, 1880, and ending June 1,
1881, submitted report as follows:
Fees received By East Market Master... 81 1858 O5
Fees received by West Market Master. 767 6s
Fees eved by City 1927 80
-....... s, Cos q
The Finance Committee reported against
the adoption of the motion 10 eXpend So
600 in the improvement of Garfield Park, fol
the reason that such motion can be origi-
mated by the Board of Alderman. Approved
The above Committee, to whom was refer
paA nd .s.~s.. oil
illegal assessments and collection of taxes
recommended that the Councils action be
C )ncurred in with one or two exceptions.
Report approved.
The motion that the number of water
plugs or hydrants be reduced to 40 was con
sidered by the Finance Committee. who rec
ommend its adoption oh the grounds that
| the city has the right to take and pay for as
many hydrants as they think necessary,
Approved.
A report was received from the Finance
Committee on the motion that the Com
mittee on Supplies be directed not to sign
| for any expenditures of money, unless the
| same shall have first been ordered by the
Common Council and Board of Aldermen
recommending its adoption. The Com
mittee also expressed the opinion that in
| any other manner than the above it is i'm
| possible to control the estimates of expenses
| and the revenues of the city and tax levies
Concurred in.
The Committee ON Streets and Alleys
recommended that the action of the Coun
Gil be concurred in; that the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to clean the cutters oil
Alabama street, between North street and
Home avenue, and that the Street Railway
Company be notified to fill the center oil
its track on Virginia avenue so as to con
| form with the grade of the street.
NEW ORDINANCES
An ordinance appropnating $1,000 OH &C
count Of the Street Repairs Department OF
indianapolis was passed, with the following
| amendments: That of the caid sum of S., 0OC
the sum of 800 be expended by the Street
Commissioner in each Ward of the city, under
direction of the Councilman of the Ward
and Alderman of the District; and second
that no cutters be cleaned unless powdered
| A special ordinance authorizing the issu
ance of daily license to Henry Bishop to
exhibit his archaeological museum, and fix
ing the amount of the license to be paid,
was passed.
| An ordinance to grade and bowlder the
| first alley north of Ohio street from Merid
| ian to Bird street, was passed, as was also
ordinances to gravel Ohio street sidewalks
bowlder and curb the cutters from 222 feet
| east OF Harvey street to the first alley west
of Howard, and to bowlder the south gutter
and curb and pave the south sidewalk of
Ohio street from Harvey street to ODD feet
! east of Harvey.
Board adjourned at Q O'clock