The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-18
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
The Proposed Building of a New
Market-House.
The Irrepressible Ghost of the Metropolitan
Street R~aiIway-The Virginia-Avenue
Viaduct-The Board of Aldermen.

was holA lhob nl2nbs Ii metropolitan StlOO
railway matter came to the surface before the
close OF the session and drew out the usual
heated discussion.
Final estimates we're reported by the city civil
engineer in behalf of the street Improvement
contractors as follows: Charles 8. Rooney,
for Improvement of Buchanan street, 81, 843.20;
Charles s. Roney, BLACKBOARD street, $4,000;
Henry c. Rooney, St. Clair street, $13s.07; George
W. Seibert, Vermont street, $1,203.32; H. c..
Roney, East street. $1,483. rs; Chas. 8. Rooney,
Holmes street, S154.4l: Cbas. s. Roney, Brad
shaw street, $635.4O August Bruner, Washing
ton-streeL sewer, 81, 1853 so; Henry c. Rooney,
Peru street, $7oe. 27; j +. ID. Hoss, Indiana avenue,
$763.3s, and James w. Hudson, tennessee
street, S3.222.33.
DR.. E. 8. Elder presented his resignation as
secretary of the Indianapolis Board of Health,
for the reason that he had been elected secretary
of the State Board of Health. The resignation
was accepted, to take effect Oct. l..
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The hospital board reported to the Council
that they had contracted with Charles MuelIerto
prepare p lans and specifications for the central
portion Of the north wing of the city hospital
and to superintend the construction at GIG per
cent. of the cost OF the work.
A resolution was adopted ordering the Indi-
dudpOl1S WdtcE SOnphIJ 70 lay WaiCE iinins
from the corner of Blake and Elizabeth streets
west on Elizabeth to Locke street, north on
Locke to Margaret street. and west on Margaret
street to'the city hospital, the company to be
credited for the extension on the lumber OF feet
of mains required TO be laid in 1884.
The city civil engineer reported that the Water
works Company, in making changes in the arm
Of the canal, between Blackboard and Geiesen-
dorf streets. have built a dam across the low
ground through which the city has been drain
ing the vicinity Of Bright and New York streets.
The civil engineer was Of the opinion that a
sewer should he constructed to the river to give
the water an outlet. After a prolonged discus
sion the matter was referred TO a special COM
mlttee, and was given authority to act.
The Water Company was ordered, by resolu-
t,on, to lay water mains on West street, from
Indiana avenue to Pratt street.
The report of the committee was referred back
to them, with Instructions to ascertain how
much OF the expense Of the building OF the via
duct the railroad companies would be willing TO
bear.
The Central Union Telephone Company, sue
cessor to the Indiana District Telephone Com
pany, was granted the privilege of erecting
poles on certain streets In the city.
A special ordinance was introduced by Mr..
Thalman, providing for the gr aiding and paving,
with white cedar blocks, of Market street, be-
tween pennsylvania and Delaware streets.
THE vIADUcT.
The committee on streets and alleys, in re-
porting on the ordinance providing for the
building of a viaduct over the Virginia avenue
railroad crossing with the money credited to the
city hall fund, asked for further time for the con-
sideration of the matter, on account of its great
importance. the committee believed that "the
yiaduct should be built, as 1t would be a great
saving, both of life and property, and would be
a benefit TO the railroad companies crossing the
street, as well as to the travelling public. The
expense attending the building OF the vfaduct
would necessarily be large, and the income de-
rived from the saloon tax wOnld hardly be suf-
icient tor its completion" The COMMITTEES is of
the opinion that 'the city should bear the ex-
pense or Dulldlng the approaches TO the VlaOuct,
while the railroad com panies should pay for the
part actually crossing the tracks,"
A NEW MARKET-HoUsE.
An ordinance was introduced by Mr.. Reich
wine providing for the erection of a market
house on the east market space. 1t provides ~
that Aldermen Layman, Tucker and Mussman;
Councilmen Weaver, Dean and Roller, and
Messrs. Thomas A. Morris, jE,, j. H. Baldwin,
James Renihan and John Coburn shall consti-
tute a committee, which shall submit plans to
the Council for the construction of a new mar
ket-hause on the east market space; ~ they
may make sucn rules and regulations for the
government of the market-hOuse as they deem
proper 80 the market-house shall be built
solely from the special funds in the hands of the
city treasurer. known as the ''fOmlinson estate"
and Conditional city hall fund.-" and no appro-
priatiOn shall be made from the general funds of
the city to pay the costs of the building; a.
work shall be begun as coon as there is enough
actual cash in the hands of the treasurer to APP
ply to that purpose, but it il provided that the
contractor may accept ms cash. on the contract
any part of the unsold Tomlinson real-estate, yet
owned by the city, at it's appraised value; 81
the mayor shall be eX oficio chairman of the
committee, and the president of the Board of
Aldermen shall be eX 0tficio secretary; (6) all
ordinances looking to the erection of q city hall
are repealed. A motion to take the ordinance
up under a suspension of the rules, was defeated.
THE VOICE OF THE LABoRING MEN.
A long and heated discussion was ELECTED by
a communication to the Council from a commit
tee representing the Trades Assembly of Indian
apOlis, strongly cOndemning the action of the
eouncilmen who opposed the new street-railway
company. Resolutions by the Trades Assembly
were presented urging the Common Council and
Board of Aldermen "to immediately pass an
ordinance granuin & the Metropolitan Street-rail-
way Company such rights as are prudent and
proper, SO that the system may be Immediately
inaugurared and the workingmen OF the city
may be given employment in the construction of
the lines" Speeches of considerable length
were made by Messrs. Downing and Morrison in
Justification of their action on the street-railway
ordinances. Mr.. Bowling claimed that the
members of the Trades Assembly did not fnlly
understand the matter. His remarks, as we'll as
those of Mr.. Morrison, we're in the nature of q
personal Justification. The resolution directing
the city attorney TO prepare an ordinance in
conformity with the original metropolitan street.
railway ordinance was finally adOpted by a yoIe
of Is to 6.
The Council adjourned to meet in special SEES
sion next Friday evening.
The Board of Aldermen.
A nnnaial maafinu nf the Roord nf Aldarooo