The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-29
THE UPPER HOUSE.
A Lengthy Discussion on the Sale Of
the Tomlinson Estate; the Mat
ter Finally Referred-Ordi-
nances Passed, Etc.
Quite an Interesting Session OF the
Lower Board-The l., B. and
W. Ordinance.

W. Ordinance.
. The Board of Aldermen met in regular
sessionMondayevening. Present: Messrs. Drew
! Hamilton, Mussman, Newman, Seibert
1 ! Tucker and President Layman. The follow
Ing offered by Mr.. Tucker was adopted:
Whereas The improving of North Meridian
| and South Illinois streets has become absolute
necessity, therefore
Resolved, That Committee of three from the
Boord and Council together with the streei
| Commissioner, the City Civil Engineer, and that
the Mayor select from the property owners on
| TO Cleveland for the purpose of examining the
several street improvements of that city, and that
Ron ~ .nelr return .aey report 70 the Council what
the best to adopt; further, that the Mayor desig-
nate the time to 60. and to notify the several
members OF the Committee.
The reports of the city officers and several
Boards presented to the Council at its last
session. heretofore published in the Senti-
mel, were read and received.
The report of the Fire Board and Chief
Fire Engineer. which recommended the
purchase of 5000 feet of hose for the Depart
ment was referred to the Fire Committee of
the Board for investigation.
The resolution relating to the purchase of
BLACK Maria" and appointing four extra
patrolmen to man it day and night was
ferred to the Committee on Police, Finance
and Public Light.
A motion from the Council directing the
Street Commissioner to repair Market street
between Delaware and Pennsy ivania streets
was referred to the Committee on Public
Improvements of the Board.
| ToMLINsoN ESTATE.
| The action of the Council directing adver-
tisements to be inserted in the daily papers
for the sale of the Tomlinson estate, was con-
| surred in by the Board, and the resolution
of the Council was adopted
| On motion Of Mr.. Tucker, the matter of
| the sale was reconsidered and referred to the
| Judiciary Committee and the City Attorney
with instructions to reappraise the property.
A number of street improvement ordI-
nances and those relating to locating gas
lamps passed by Council were referred to
/ the Committee en- Streets and Alleys and
the Committee on Public Light respectively.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
Requiring the Wabash and c., c., c. and
I. Railroad Companies to erect safety gates
| on South Noble street.
To grade and gravel the alley between
Meridian and Pennsylvania streets, from
Seventh to Eighth street.
To grade and bowlder the cutters of
Fletcher avenue from Dillon to Linden
street.
To pave the east sidewalk of Dillon from
Prospect street to English avenue.
To grade the alley between Eddy and
Tennessee streets from Garden to Merrill
street.
To grade the first alley south of Henry
| from Mississippi to Missouri street.
A number of contracts and bonds for
| work ordered by the Board of Public I'M
provements were approved by the Board.
The Judiciary Committee reported in re-
lation to the Naltner garbage contract,
commencing that the sum of $3.50 be paid
Il m Mr No1f for he af ,har
thereby ooncurring in the action of the
Council Judiciary Committee.
The Committee on Public Light reported,
recommending that the enforcement of the
| COW and goose ordinance be referred to a
| special Committee of three from the
Council.
President Layman appointed Messrs. Tuck
er, Rorison and Drew as the Committee to
visit Cleveland in the interest of the North
Meridian street improvement.
The Committee on Railroads reported
against adopting the report of Alderman
Hamilton on the resolution in reference to
the market House and City Hall"
The Board adjourned 10 meet every Mon.
day evening during the month of May.
The Council Meeting.
A special session of the Council was held
last night, Mayor Grubbs presiding. The
| attendance of members was very small.
THE vINcENNEs LOTTERY.
A report was submitted by the City At
| torney regarding the Vincennes Lottery and
| bucket shops, in which he took the ground
| that the city can do nothing In the matter,
| that what jurisdiction the city had liz Grimm
al cases where the State also had jurisdiction
was taken away by the Legislature in 1881;
| that, if any ordinance had ever been passed
meeting this class of cases, it would now be
| imperative. In conclusion, the Attorney
| says that he has no doubt but that the case
now in course Of preparation for the Su-
preme Court will be ably presented on be-
half OF the people, and If so he does not be-
lieve that the Supreme Court will allow the
| present decision to stand. At all events the
only relief the people can hope for must
come through the Criminal Courts of the
State.
The City Attorney reported that he had
prepared q new ordinance regarding the
moving of buildings on the public streets,
| and recommended that the old ordinance be
stricken from the files. The report was re-
| ceived.
The report of the special Committee on
| the Drainage of English Avenue recommend
ed that the City Engineer prepare an esti-
| mate of the cost of a sewer along Reed
street, from English avenue to Pleasant
| Run, maintaing that such sewer would be
the best means of draining English avenue,
q much needed improvement The report
was adopted.
Estimates for bowldering South street, be-
tween Meridian and Illinois, aud the inn
provement of Broadway, between ST. Clair
| street and Christian avenue, were presented
| by the City Engineer and allowed. The
bonds of several street contractors were SUBJ
mitted and approved.
THE l., B. AND W. RAILROAD.
The next question taken up was the ordi-
| nance giving the l., B. and w. Railr. ad the
| right Of way to enter the city from the
northeast. The amendment to Section of
the ordinance which gives the Company the
| right of way to the ground upon which they
want to locate their freight depot
was tabled after some discussion. Mr..
/ Bowling made motion to strike
Section 2 from the ordinance. This lead to
Q lengthy and heated discussion, which was
engaged in by Messrs. Bowling, Pearson.
Morrison, Weaver. Both sides of the
question having been thoroughly discussed,
. motion to lay on the table motion to
strike out Section prevailed, the following
being the vote: Ayes-Brundage, Cole,
Cowie, Dean, Egeer Morrison. Pearson,
Reichwein. Thalman, Weaver, His Homer
the Mayor-11. Nays-Bryce, Caylor. Coy,
Bowling, Harold. Hartman Knowland.
Roller, Mauer, PntcLard-l0. On motion
of Mr.. Weaver, the whole matter was then
referred to Special Committee consisting
Of Messrs Bryce, Bowling, Morrison, Prit-
ohard and Thalman
The resolution coming from the Board of
or1 fr<f .f