The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-22
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATORS.
Councilman DowlinS's Savage Attack
Upon the Metropolitan Police.
Both the Council and Board Pass a Number
of Ordinances and Indulge in Other
PIeasantries.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
a Number of Improvement Ordinances In
troduced and Passed.

a Number of improvement Ordinances In
trOduced and Passed.
The Board of Aldermen met; present, Messrs.
Lsyman, DeRuiter, Hamilton, Mussman, New
man, Seibert and Tucker; absent, Messrs. Wood,
Drew and Rorison.
The action of the Council in non-concurring in
aprevious motion from this body directing the
city attorney not to appeal or further defend
the case of Osgood, trustee, VS.. James A. Bruce
and the city in reference to the title TO the
ground known as the North Park, and that the
Mayor be directed to execute quit claim deeds
30 any and all parties now owning lands who
may request the same" was concurred in.
The action Of the Council in approving the con-
tract and bond of Luther Mehring for moving
dead animals was cOncurred in.
The action of the Connci in allowing certain
estimates of the city civil en- gneer on street con-
tracts was concurred in.
The communication of the chief fire engineer,
that the city is in reed OF 5000 feet of hose,
was received, and the following motion, Of
Tered by Mr. Tucker, was adopted: That no
purchase of hose be made until such hose ne ap-
proved by the fire committee OF the Board of
Aldermen, and that no purchase of hose De made
Until ten days after the bids snail be received
and the selection of hose be made
The action OF the Council allowing he petition
of c. E. GeisendOrff, T. f. Chandler and Chris
tan Schlaer, praying the vacation OF Water
street, between the National road and Washing
ton street, was concnrred in, amended by the
motion that the matter lay over until bonds are
nea oy the petitioners to provide the city
ment of benefits and damages.
The petition Of citizens regarding abuses that
nave grown up in the West market was referred
60 the committee on markets and public prop
trty,
The motion from the Council that the makeL
committee advertise for ground to lease for
West market, TO he located west Of Tennessee
street and south OF Washington street, was SINH
larry referred.
The Highland street ordinance was referred to
the city attorney and city engineer, with in
structions to report at next meeting.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Ordinances passed: To pave sidewalks of
Lexington avenue from Dillon to Linden; to
pave east sidewalk of Greer street from Stevens
TO MeCarty; to pave with brick south sidewalk
of Daugherty street from East street to Wright
street; to pave sidewalks of Bradshaw street
from Sullivan to Virginia avenue; to pave side
walks Of Holmes street from Bradshaw TO
Buchanan; to pave sidewalks of Fayette street
from North to St Clair: to gravel first alley east
of Ash street from Ninth to Tenth; to pave east
walk of Ash street from Massachusetts avenue
30 Christian avenue: to pave west
sidewalk of Blackford street from New
York TO the canal; to curb cutters
Of Indiana avenue from Illinois street to Canal:
to pave sidewalks ofBuchanah street from East
20 virginia avenue: to cnrb sidewalks of Geor-
gia street from East to Noble street; to pave and
pnrb sidewalk of Louisiana street from East to
noble; TO gravel Columbia avenue from Ma'ott
TO q, O., G. d railroad; to gravel SO 8 10 feet
on Peru street, from Lincoln avenue TO Seventh
street; to pave and enrh north sidewalk of Yer
mont street from Meridian to Illinois.
An ordinance was passed amending section
OF the Uaou depot ordinance to allow the solic-
1ting OF customers passengers and ba ggaVe upon
trains, provided that it shall he unlawful to do
so after the trains have entered the depot.
Mr.. RorisOn introduced a motion that she city
1ttorney prepare an ordinances providing for the
election in October next of a police Judge IN pre-
side over the City Court, the term Of his office
begin Jan. l, 1884, the Council and Board piedg-
ing themselves to reduce the salary of the mayor
by the amount appropriated for the police Judge,
So az not to increase the salary ordinance on ac-
count of this office. Adopted.
Mr.. Tucker moved that the CITY attorney pre-
pare an ordnance appropriatng $25, 900 for I he
purpose OF cleaning and widening of POgue's
run. Adopted.
The salary ordinance providing for the COM
pensation of the officers of the city of Indlanap
oils and of the fire department was laid over un-
I'll he next meeting.
The Board then adjourned