The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-19
THE COUNCIL.

An Unimportant MeetiDg-Reports from
the City Officers.
A large amount of business of minor impor-
lance was transacted at the regular meeting of
the Common Council last night. The session
was devoted chiefly to ordering street improve
ments, and the street commissioner was 'n.
structed" in something near two hundred items,
covering almost the entire "chucR- hole" geogra-
ply of the city
A communication was received from the c. ,
H. & D. Railroad Company rendering the mem
bers of the Council free transportation by special
car to Cincinnati, and Saturday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock was designated by the Council a
suitable time for starting from this city. The
trip will be made for the pleasure there may be
in 1t, and the party. cOndlt1onally, may return
on Monday morning.
The city attorney reported that he would make
an effort to get new trial in the case Of Johns
ton 81 Erwin against the city, in which verdict
for &c. 900 damages was returned, and If a new
hearing could not be obtained, he would appeal
the case. In. addition, the city attorney said:
1.-THE theory upon which u large majority of the
other cases will have o rest Is radically differ
ent from this one, that this may not be, in any
proper sense, considered a test of these Pogue's
run cases, let the final result be whatsoever IL
NAV"
The CITY attorney further reported that the
ordinance OF 1878 for the protection OF the bed
of Pogue's rur is imperative because 1t is so
worded as TO convey no meaning. AS 1t Is I'M
portant that penal ordinance against Obstruct-
ing the run should exist, one was submitted by
the attorney for adoption.
The report of the city treasurer showed bal
ances to the credit of the different funds to-wt:
General fund, 1920, 339. 81; Tomlinson estate,
S55, 5Ol.19; additional city hall fund, ST.
621 90, aud sinking fund. $14,538,21.
The judiciary committee, in their report upon
the petition of Henry Schnull, V. T. MalOtt and
others, asking that the CitiZeus' Street-rallwa
Company be required to pay the expenses of the
bowlderng between and for two feet on each
side of the railway tracks on South Illinois
street, recommended that the city civil engineer
should be instructed to make out an estimate of
costs, which the contractor shall be directed to
| collect from the street-railway company. The
committees report was referred to the city at
torney and the city civil engineer.
The chief fire gineer asked the purchase OF
a single-tank with a capacity of 100 gaons)
chemical extingulsher, for headquarters, the cost
| of VIII ich will be about 81 400. The matter was
| referred to the fire board.
An ordinance was introduced requiring the c.,
| l.. ST. L. e. c. company to erect and maintain
safety gates at the crossing OF their tracks on
West Washington street, AnOJher ordinance
was introduced requiring the same company to
station a fiagman at the Dillon street crossing.
The Panhandle and the c., Fl. IL /. companies,
| by the provisions OF ordinance introduced,
shall be required to station fiagmep at the cross
| Jugs at Reed and Cruise streets.
| The street commissioner was instructed to
make improvements where needed on North
| Mississippi street, between Washington and
| Seventh streets, with racked river gravel.
The city civil engineer was granted leave of
| absence to visit Cleveland and Cincinnati TO
| inspect the Medina stone paving OF the streets
| in those cities.