The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-09
THE COUNCIL.
Special Meeting Which Failed of Its
Purpose.

| The special session Of the Council last night,
was something of disappointment 1t was ex-
pected that the ordinance granting right of way
to the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
would come up for consideration. and it was nm
derstood that the meeting was called specially
foT this purpose, out after disposing Of the gem
eral business motion to adjourn was carried by
| a vote of Is TO L.
J. n. PattisOn, city treasurer, submitted a
roposition to look up property which has not
been entered on the tax duplicates OF the city,
for Is per ut. of the amount realized by means
Of the investigation, and upon the city attorney
giving the opinion that under the laws of the
State the power Of doing such work is restricted
TO officers of the city government, the offer of
Mr. Partson accepted.
The aldermanic resolution directing the street
commissioner to remove all distractions from
the bed Of POgue's run within thirty days was
concurred in. The resolution provides that the
railroad companies and persons having property
along the course of the stream shall be required
to at once remove any distractions wnlcn they
may have caused, or it shall be- done by the
street commissioner under the protection of the
police.
The resolution adopted by the Board of Alder
men directing the city attorney to take any
ton necessary to prevent the qualification of the
proposed board of metropolitan police commits
siOners. and enjoining them from taking posses
sion of any of the police property of the city,
was concurred in by strict party vote.
The Council also cOncurred in the Aldermanic
resolution instructing the city civil engineer to
prepare maps showing the distractions to
PO9ue's Run and the State ditch, which shall be
examined by the city authorities together with
a committee of citizens with view to deciding
upon plan for charging the streams sufficient
" TO accommodate the How OF water in time of
freshets.
| An ordinance was introduced making it I'M
lawful for any driver of an express wagon to So
nafFOnaRp mn han nj y
feet from the wagon TO which his team is hJched.
| special ordinance providing for grading and
graveling the west side of Peru street, from Lin
coin avenue to Seventh street. was introduced.
The city civil engineer was directed TO prop
erlY number the houses ON East street, between
Motifs street and the corporate limits on the
south.
The city civil engineer was instructed to make
| a survey OF Morris street, from Dakota street to
the White river bridge, and report to the Council
| an estimate of the cost OF raising the grade
above high water mark.
James NJ. TOmllnsun offered to buy one and
one-half feet OF the west line of the city dis
pensary lot, which belongs to the TOmlinsou
estate, for thu benefit of the city hall fund, offer
ing to give 800 per foot for the ground, The
| proposition was referred to the finance com
| mittee.
The Aldermanic and Council committees or
| streets and alleys were directed to confer with
| the Indiana, Bloomington d Western Railroad
| Company and the Pendleton Pike Gravel Road
company, with view to purchasing their rights
| To the pike.
Petitions were presented asking for an ex-
tension of the lines of the Citizens StTeet-rail-
way Company on West street north to McIntire
| street, and on Peru street north from Massachu-
sets avenue to Lincoln avenue. Both petitions,
1 with resolutions were referred to the committee
ON streets and alleys.
| A resolution was presented by Councilman
| Bowling providing for the appointment of a
| joint committee of the Aldermen and the Council
| 10 prepare declaration that the two bodies edo
| hereby secede from the State of Indiana, and
| hereby declare ourselves independent of any
| and all authority other than our sweet
| will" The resolution was read, and the may or
| promptly ruled it out of order.