The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-03-04

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WORKING STATE PRISONERS.
The City Attorney reported, pursuant to
request from the Board, that ''the city has
no inherent right to work State prisoners on
the stone pile, unless the County Commits
sioners consent and so order, but that the
County Commissioners can vest the city
with such rights at their pleasure,
and can compel the prisoners to
perform hard labor upon public streets,
alleys or other thoroughfares in any city or
town in the County where convicted" )" under
criminal code. Section 289 of said statute
provides that ''the expense incurred in
guarding the prisoners while at work shall
be paid out of the Country treasury"
RULE TO RECONSIDER.
The following resolution introduced by Mr..
Tucker was referred to the Committee on
Rules;
Resolved, That the rule of this body be hereaf-
ter that the right is reserved to reconsider any
OF the actions Of this Board at the next ensuing
The Board voted to adhere to their former
action in relation to taking up and relaying
the northeast corner gutter of Virginia
avenue at Prospect street, and it will have
to be done under the direction of the Street
Commissioner instead of by contract.
CITY OFFICERS REPORTS.
Reports from the City Civil Engineer and
City Attorney submitted to Council at it's
last session were read and concurred in.
INSECURE BUILDINGS.
The report of the Fire Board in relation
to the insecurity of certain buildings and
theaters in the city, coming from the Coun-
Gil, was received and referred to the
Fire Committee.
A number of motions passed at the last
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we're concurred In. The Chief of Police
was instructed to notify property owners on
Massachusetts, avenue, between Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey streets: to repair their
sidewalks.
The Board voted to advertise for the lease
or sale of the Sellers farm, the lease of the
Indiana Fertilizing Company having ex-
pirei.
THE WATER QUESTION.
In respect to the request of the Water
Works Company asking that the Council
and Board appoint Committees to
confer with Managers to determine
the standard of purity of the water that
shall be furnished the city by the Water
Works Company, the Board referred the
question to the Judiciary and Finance Com
mittees and the Secretary of the Board of
Health.
The City Clerk was directed to advertise
proposals for the removal of garbage from
the city.
TELEGRAPH LINES.
The ordinance granting the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company the right to erect and
| maintain telegraph lines on certain streets
| and alleys in the city came up under a sus-
pension of the rules, and was referred to
special Committee consisting of Messrs.
Hamilton, RorisOn and De Ruiter and the
City Attorney.
Appropriation ordinances for street re-
pairs, aggregating $1,000, and for bridge
| building, $500, were passed under q suspen-
| sion of the rules.
A final estimate for grading and paving
the north sidewalk of New York street from
Bright to Agnes, in favor of ]. L. Spaulding,
was allowed.
The special Committee on the Mutual
| Union Telegraph ordinance reported an
amended ordinance requiring poles to be
| erected not nearer than thirty feet to any
lamp-post at a street corner. The ordinance
as amended was passed.
GIVEN REPRESENTATION.
| A motion prevailed to add Democratic
| member of the Board to the Market House
| and City Hall Committee, and Alderman
Mussmen was made Commissioner
TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE
| reported in favor of paying sundry small
| claims against the city, amounting in the
| aggregate to $50.
MARKET HOUSE
The City Attorney was directed to investi-
gate and ascertain whether or not the prop
| erty bequeathed to the city by the late
| Stephen ID. Tomlinson, in 1870, on the
condition that there be mo unnecessary de-
| lay" and that ct shall not be held indefi-
| nitely for rent" has reverted to the
heirs of said Tomlinson on account of the
city's failure to comply with the conditions
specified, and if the city has lost title to
said property whether she is bound to pay
the annuity of 81 900 to the widow of said
| Tomlinson.
MORE LICENSE.
He was further directed to prepare q
license ordinance taxing the Electric Light
Company the western and Mutual Union
Telegraph Companies" 10 per cent. of their
gross receipts. and the CItisens' street
Railway Company" pay $50 for each car
used and operated on its lines per year.
A resolution. introduced by. Alderman
Hamilton. to the effect that the city was not
in condition to build $l50,0 Market
House at the present time. was referred to
the Committee on Railroads and Public
Charities.
Adjourned.
| The Council.