The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-11
THE CITY'S LAWMAKERS.
The Aldermen Amend and Pass the
Meat Inspector Ordinance.
The Council Passes an Ordinance PrOvid-
ing for the Drainage of the North
eastern Part of the City.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
The Inspector Ordinance Amended and
Passed-Unimportant Legislation.

The meat-Inspect0r Ordinance Amended and
Passed-UnimportantL Legislation.
The Board of Aldermen met last hight all
members present. The usual routine business
from the Council was concurred in.
An ordnance granting to S. S. Badger and as
sociates the privilege of erecting and maintain
ing towers, masts and posts in the streets and
alleys of indianapolis was referred to the com
mittee on public lights.
Ordinances were passed making it unlawful to
encroach upon or injure the banks of Pleasant
run in the city of Indianapolis to pave walks of
Park avenue from Eighth to Twelfth street; ap-
propriating money on account of City Hospital
and branch, fire department. police department,
salaries of city officers, aldermen, council
men. etc.
1t was moved and carried that the bill of DR..
Pritchard, veterinary surgeon, be referred back
to the fire board.
The judiciary committee submitted the follow
ing report:
1884 report and recommend the following amend
ments, to wit: Section l be amended SO to read
follows: BE it ordained by the Common Council
and Board of Aldermen that there shall be- and there
is hereby created the Office of meat inspector within
and for the city of Indianapolis and that there shall
be elected by the Common Council and Board of AL
dermen discreet and competent person to fill said of
fee and at the same time and place the Common
Council and Board of Alderman shall elect two compe
tent and discreet persons to act as assistant meat in
spectors and when such officer and his assistants
elected they shall hold such Office for the period of
two years and until their shall be elected
and qualified unless sooner removed for cause,
and that the regular term of Office of said inspector
and his assistants shall begin the first of January,
1885 and every years thereafter provided: That
said Common Council and Board of Aldermen shall
meet in joint convention after the passage of this
act meat inspector two assistants thereof until the
next regular election of city officers by said bodies as
provided by law" Amend section by striking
it all out and substituting the following Section 2.
Said meat inspector and his two assistants shall be
under the direct and immediate supervision of the
city Board of HEALTH and shall enforce all orders by
said board made in regerd to all animals killed for
food fresh meat sold offered for sale within city
limits within two miles of the corporate limits of
the CITY The assistant meat INSPECTORS shall at all
times be subject to the orders of the meat inspector
and shall make detailed report each week to the meat
and the inspector shall make detailed report each
month of his work to the city Board ofSHealth."
Amend section striking out line 10 and all thereafter
in section IL. Respectfully submitted
JAMES A. PRTTcHARD,
.-a-cr S.H. COBB.
1t was moved by Mr.. Rorison to recommit
with instructions that the ordinance be changed
so that the Board of Health shall have the APP
pointment of the meat inspector and his two
assistants
Mr.. Rorson's melton was laid upon the table.
Inc report OF I06 committee was received. IL
was then voted upon in sections and adopted,
except that part amending section IL; line ten,
stricken out and all thereafter in section ii
fers to cured meats, which are to be inspected at
one cent each for every ham, side and shoulder.
Great discussion took place this part of the
report This part of the ordinance stood, by
vote of six to four Mr.. Pritchard said that
with the inspection of cured meats the fees
would run up into several thousand dollars and
create three very fat Offices, which had not been
his intention.
Mr. Bernhamer moved that the amendments
to the ordinance be considered engrossed The
ordinance, as amended, was then passed, by
vote of seven to three. Yeas-Bernhamer Cox.
Endly King. McHugh. Tallentire, Rorison; nays
Cobb, Prier. Pritchard.
Mr.. Rorison gave notice that he would call up
the ordinance just passed, for reconsideration,
at the next meeting of the board.
The communication from the city engineer,
that the banks of Fall Greek, at the City Hos
pital be repaired, was referred to the committee
on Judiciary.
The following resolution was offered by Mr..
Endly:
Resolved, That this board will not vote the APP
any of the boards of the Council unless the has
previously been approved by the Council and Board of
Aldermen" &
Passed.
An ordinance to amend section l of the street
railway ordinance of April 2 1875 was referred
to the committee on judiciary, streets and alleys
and railroads
The board then adjourned.