The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-15
OUR CITY LEGISLATURE.
1t Has Decided to Test the Legality of
the Metropolitan Police Law.
THE ALDERMEN.
The Legality of the Metropolitan Police Law

The Legality of the Metropolitan Police Law
to BE Tested-The City's Expenditures.
The Board of Aldermen at Its regular meeting
last night put quietus upon the speculation
as to its intentions in regard to the metropolitan
police by acting upon the matter and In accord
snce with its invaluable rule it refuses to concur
in the action of the Council. The matter came
up for consideration by the presentation of the
oath of office taken by the metropolitan police
commissioners, together with a state
ment from the mayor that they
had been recognized officially as the peace guar
dams of the city. The report of the council
judiciary committee, vigorously denouncing the
metropolitan law a usurpation of authority
in the city's government, was laid on the table,
and the following resolution was substituted by
Mr.. ROrison:
"Resolved, That this board concurs in the ap-
preparation of funds to pay the metropolitan
police under protest, Objeeting that the said
board OF metropolitan police commissioners is
qulre said appropriation. To the end that
said question OF legality shall be promptly set
tied, the city attorney be and is hereby directed
to prepare test case, and to secure, with all
possible expedition, its submission to the Su-
preme Court"
The resolution was adopted by a vote of six to
four, the ballot being as follows: Yeas-Messrs.
Drew, Hamilton, Rorison, Seibert, Tucker and
Wood-6. Nays-Messrs- DeReuter, Mussmann,
prOpriating $1,000 to meet the expenses of the
police force until June LIST, the end of the fiscal
year, was then passed.
report was submitted by the city clerk, in
accordance with the instructions of the board at
it's last meeting, in which he verified the state
ment of the finance committee, on March 26,
showing that the expenditures of the city were
exceeding the receipts. statement of the ex-
penditures during the last two months was sub
mitted, which showed that in March the total
amount was 1927, 292. 81, and in April $35, 272.17,
making total for the two mouths of $685.
545. SO.
A: L. stoner, the west market master, pre-
sented his resignation, to take effect June /,
which was accepted.
The Board refused to concur in the action of
the Council ordering the employment of DR..
HenthorDe, at a salary of $500 year, to attend
all cases of smallpox developing in the city;
instead, the superintendent of the city hospital
was directed to employ q physician to attend
such cases, whenever necessary, at reasonable
The Citizens Street-ralway ordinance, pro-
viding for certain improvements In the system
OF conducting the lines, came up for cOnsidera-
ton, and the life was knocked ont of the thing
by the substitution OF the body and title of the
Metropolitan Streetrailway ordinance, opening
the way for the renewal of the fight for the ad-
mission of the new company. After the sugges-
ton of several amendments relating to the pro-
posed routes of the Metropolitan company, the
whole matter was referred TO the committees on
judiciary, on railroads, and on streets and
alleys.