The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-29
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
The Council Directs the Street-Car
Company to Build More Lines.
THINNEss SPUN OUT.
The Council Thinkers with Number of Mat.
tors, and Does Little of Nothing.

The Council Thinkers with Number of Mat
tiers, and Does Little of Nothing.
The meeting of the Common Council last night
was simply thinness spun out. There was no
legislation of any Importance and the evening
was consumed In the tedious discussion Of trflIng
matters
A communication was received from q com.
mlJtee of the George II. Thomas Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic inviting the
members of the Common Council to join with
the post In the Decoration Day ceremonies.
Messrs. Reichwein, Caylor and Bowling we're APP
pointed by the Mayor to make all necessary ar
rangements for securing q full attendance of the
cOunclmen.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The board of managers of the Home TO-.
Friendless Women asked for the appro priatiou
of the same amount allowed the institution by
the city government last year. The matter was
referred to the COMMITTEES on public charities.
A proposition was received from G. Z. Coffin &
| Co., Offering to execute lease of the west
market space to the city, for term of from one
! to three years, for annual rental of $500, the
city to pay all assessments against the property,
| including taxes. The proposition was referred
| to the committee on markets.
The committee on streets and alleys recon-
| mended the adoption of the resolution ordering
the erection of stone wall for the protection of
! the west bank of Pogue's run between Catherine
and Merrill streets, but the Council postponed
action upon the matter until the next regular
meeting. In a discussion of the o0mmittee's re-
port. Dir. Thalman, Mr., Pearson and Others
| claimed that It would be wrong to spend the
perty. Mr.. Pearson declared that the needed
| improvements of Pogue's run could not be made
for less than 100000, and that tine appropria-
ton of $4,000, proposed in the Board of Alder
| a
| The aldermanio motion directing the reference
OF the question relating to the defense of the
| case AGAINST the city for the possession of the
| North Park to the president of the aldermen,
the city attorney and the judiciary committee OF
| the Council, was eOnoarred in.
| AFTER THE POOR MANS cow.
The question of impOunding the cows running
at large within the city limits, which has been a
Kind of side issue in the Council for the last
three years for the purpose of killing time, came
up as regular feature. and was made the sub
! iect Of several very able and thrilling speeches.
| consuming an hour and a half of time The ap.
Precipitation of $3.50 asked for establishing COW
pound was defeated by a vote of IL to z.
| An amended ordinance conforming to the
| changes made in the city government by the
| metropolitan police law, was taken up just be-
fore adjournment and after being amended,
| upon the motion OF MP. Morrison, making it I'M
| lawful for COWS to run at large only between the
| hours of O'Clock P. NJ and o'clock A. NJ, was
| adopted by vote of IL to g. The question was
raised however, that the ordinance was
Illegal, as it was claimed that the
| vote upon its passage was taken
| after IL O'clock, when the hour for legislation
| Lad expired. The vote was delayed by the fill
| clustering OF Councilman Downing and others
| who were opposed to the ordinance. When the
| vote was announced the clock in the Council
| chamber indicated 11:o3, but 1t is claimed that
the courthouse clock had not yet struck IL.
| resolution WAS introduced by Mr.. Brundage,
| directing the Citizens Street Railway Company
| to lay a line OF tracks from the Union Depot to
! South street, thence along East South street. to
Fletcher avenue. thence along Fletcher avenue
to Dillon street; thence south on
| Dillon street to Hoyt avenue. thence
| east on HOyt avenue to Linden
| street; thence south on Linden street to Pros
| poet street, and thence east ON Prospect street
| to Reid street Mr.. Thalman opposed the resolu-
| ton, because he was not in favor of giving the
| Citizens Street-raiway Company a monopoly of
| any more streets than they already have to the
| exclusion of a competitive company. A motion
| to lay the resolution on the table was defeated
| by vote of IL to g. Mr.. Pritchard stated, in
| opposing the resolution that the company
| should be left to build only such lines they
were willing to, voluntarily; those would be the
profitable lines, and consequently the ones most
| largely patronized. The resolution was referred
| to the committees on railroads and on streets
| and alleys. The Council then adjourned.