The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15
EHECOUNCIL ANDALDERMEN
Both Branches of the City Legislature
Hold Unimp0rtant Sessions.
The Meat-lnspectiOn Ordinance Discussed
and Stricken from the Files-NO New
Sewers 10 Be Built at Present.
THE LOWER HOUSE.

THE LOWER HOUSE.
The NIeat-InspectOr Ordinance Stricken from
the observation-disclosures Business.
The session of the Common Council, at the
special meeting last night, lasted until nearly
midnight, and large amount of business was
transacted. In considering recommendation
for the award of the contract to A. Brauer for
the construction of the West-end sewer the
ACCESSIBILITY of making any expenditures in
sewer building during the present year was dis
cussed The opinion expressed that there
would be funds sufficient for doing some work,
but Mr. Thalman believed that nothing should
be done until the special tax levy for
sewer purposes is collected, and he was in
favor then of expanding the fund as rapidly as
the money came in A motion made by Mr..
Pearson. providing that the contract for the
construction of the Westend sewer shall not be
awarded until next January was adopted by a
vote of IA to 0, which is understood to be the
strength of the opposition to the construction OF
any sewers during the present year.
The report of the city treasurer for March
showed that the general fund had been over
drawn s45, 422 II and balances were credited to
the Tomlinson estate fund, 500, $685. the addi
tonal city hall fund, SOS, 1858 So and the sinking
fund, SIG, 225. "a. The city clerk reported ex-
penditures during March amounting to $44, 49,.
OF. The fees and fines collected in the Mayors
Court during the last month amounted to
$462. rs.
A communication was received from the Citi-
zens' Street-railway Company, asking that they
might be allowed to defer the building of the
extension of the Virginia avenue line on Pros
,-b; = +ha
railroads
The expenditures of the street-repair depart
ment during March aggregated 5,396.35
In a communication to the Council the city
Board of Health reported that ''the city is now
virtually free from smallpox. There are no
patients in the smallpox hospital and but one in
the city. She is rapidly oonvalescingh
An ordinance was introduced providing that it
shall be unlawful ITO hereafter erect or estab-
lish any hospital in Indianapolis within one and
one-half miles of the intersection of Meridian
and Washington streets
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the Board of Healtlls manage
ment of the recent smallpox epidemic,
presented report recommending that las soon
as the present contract between DR.. Hen
thorne and the city expires on the 18th inst, it
shall not be renewed"
The street commissioner was authorized to
give orders to the present tenant of Garfield
Park to vacate the premises at once. and to give
Il lease upon Ine property 10 FRED. EeIZ.
When the meat inspection ordinance came up
for consideration, substitute was offered by
Dr. Edenbarter, directing the board of health to
have 5000 circulars printed, containing sections
2069 and 207G of the Revised Statutes, and sec
tons ID, l6, II, l8 70, 20 and 81 in ''an ordi-
nance establishing certain rules and regulations
for the government of the public markets The
resolution further provided that 1.-THE Board of
Health viii be held strictly accountable for
all failures on their part to i'm
mediately file against all vtolatOrs thereof -
In support of the resolution DIR. Edenharter
said that the municipal and statutory laws al
ready in existence fully cover the provisions of |
the proposed meat inspection ordinance and if
the officers of the city performed their duties
with proper vigilance the sale of all unwhole-
some food could be prevented. The only object
that there could be in adopting the meat inspee-
ton ordinance would be TO give EN-
ployment to three more persons
who can find nothing else to do
The city sanitary officers should be required to
do their duty, and if they neglect or fail TO- they
should be removed. There could be no excuse
for their neglect of duty. and no further triHing
should be tolerated. The resolution was adopted
by vote of u to 2 the only members voting in
the negative being Councilmen Mack and
Spahr. The meat-inspection ordinance was
stricken from the files.
The vacancy in the city hall commission,
caused by the removal from the city of General
John Coburn, was filed by the appointment of
Edward Fl. Dean.
General ordinances were introduced giving to
Samuel BraGdage the right to maintain boot
black chairs upon certain sidewalks in the city
and one providing for the prevention of frauds
in the measure and sale of wood at the public
markets
A petition from G. G. Grady asking permits
sion to operate an endless railroad between
Maryland and Washington, and West and Mis-
souri, streets. for the amusement of children,
referred to the committee on streets and
alleys.
E. F. Gobel, the contractor, and the State
house Commissioners, petitioned the Council
to appoint special policeman to be stationed on
the Statehouse grounds during the building
season on account of the danger to which visit
ors would be exposed while the erection of the
walls is in progress
Permission was granted to Beissenherz's band
to give free concert every Saturday afternoon
between and o'clock, either in Circle or Uni
versity park.
The fire board was instructed to report recon-
mendatons at the next meeting of the Council
upon the proposed purchase of grounds for the
erection of hose-reel building near the south
end of Virginia avenue.