The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-21
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Health officer Griffin Scores POint-Street
Improvement Ordinances introduced.

The Council met in regular session last even
ing Mayor McMaster presiding
The city engineer reported estimates as fol-
lows: J. D. Hoss & Co., for improving Ludlow
lane, So, 255. rs; R. P. Dunning, for improving
the north sidewalk of Fourth street, $11505. The
estimates were allowed
On recommendation of the contract committee
on street improvements, contracts were awarded
to D. A Haywood j. l.. Spaulding, John Hen
messy. R. P. Dunning, Geo. W. Seibert, J. D.
Hoss g. Co., Geo. W. Buchanan, Hanway 6
Cooper, Chas S. Roney, Henry Clay, S. w. &
r. H. Patterson, Richter 6 Twiname, John H.
Freaney.
R. Fl. Hurley's petition for a license to run
theater at 141 West Washington street, to be
known as a concerthall, was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
The city attorney submitted an opinion on the
question as to what authority, if any, the board
of police commissioners have over the sanitary
officers; if the police board has right to remove
such officers, and if the city can grant them
police powers. The city attorney holds that the
police board has no authority over the health
board, except as the president of the police
board has one voice in four as member of the
health board. The attorney is also of the opin
ION that the police board has no right to appoint
or discharge men in the health department, except
as the Council and Board of Alderman may see
fit to give them powers in that respect, and that
the city has no power to confer police powers for
any purpose.
Mr., Haugh moved to reconsider the action by
which the Light Artillery and Richardson Zou-
ayes were given the citys lot on Lockerbie street
for armory purposes The motion was tabled.
The following ordinances were passed: TO
erect lamp posts between New Jersey and Noble
on Michigan; to improve first alley west of Hi
nois from Maryland to Georgia; to pave Lord
street from Noble to Pine; to erect lamp posts on
Meridian, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets;
to grade and pave with brick the
west sidewalk of College avenue, between
Lincoln avenue and Seventh street;
to grade and pave with brick Indiana
avenue from West to Blake street; to pave with
brick the sidewalks of Massachusetts avenue
from Delaware to North street where not already
paved; to improve Tennessee street and side
walks from Ray to Morris street; to grade and
howlder first alley west of Liberty street from
New York to Miami street; to grade and pave
with brick the sidewalks of New Jersey street
from mccarthy street to Coburn street; to repeal
ordinance for the laying of the Vance switch; to
grade and gravel alley south of Seventh street.
from Delaware to Alabama street; to grade and
gravel Hall Place street from Seventh to Eighth
street; to grade and pave with brick the north
side of Seventh street, from Central avenue to
the W., st. l.. Il 2. railroads racks; to erect
street and the first alley vest to grade and
gravel the first ALL u north of Third street from
West street to the first alley west of West
street; to grade and gravel first alley north of
Woodlawn avenue from Lincoln street to Laurel
street.
The ordinance over which the WATER works
company and the plumbers have been worried
for several weeks ordered stricken from the
files A new ordinance was introduced last night
and read the first time.
A motion was passed to instruct the street
commissioner to remove the city scales from the
West Market-street space to the City Hospital
for the purpose of weighing coal delivered to the
hospital.
1t was moved that the city engineer DO directed
to not advertise The ordinance for the improve
ment of Hanna street until next March.
A resolution was introduced by Mr. Spahr that
a committee of three be appointed to confer
with the Board Of Health with view to ascer-
tanning what legislation, if any, is necessary for
said Board of Health to attain its objects or per-
form its functions. Passed Messrs. Spahr
Wolf and Newcomb were appointed the com
mittee.
1t was moved that John G. Payne be granted
an auctioneer's license for one year.
1t was discovered that Number of parties
using and occupying the Sellers farm had been
SO doing for year more and had not paid
any rent for that time. The city treasurer was
directed to make out bills against them.
The committee on water reported in favor of
the laying of water mains on Broadway street.
between Christian and Home avenues, and on
Park avenue, between Seventh and Eighth
streest
Ordinances were introduced: For the erection
of lamp post on Chesapeake street, near Nerd
ian; to grade and bowlder the first alley east of
Alabama street, from Washington street to Pearl
street; to grade and pave with brick the north
sidewalk of Walnut street. from East street to
Park avenue; to grade and bowlder the first
alley west of Illinois street. from Maryland
street to Kentucky avenue
The Council then adjourned.