The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26
BOTH HOUSES IN SESSION.
Council Holds a Special Meeting, and
the Board COnvenes as Usual.
Passage of the Neat Inspector Ordinance
The Street-Car Company Must Pay for
Its own Street improvements.

A special meeting of the Common Council was
held last night.
A report on the ordinance regulating sales by
weights and measures was received. recon-
mending an amendment requiring hucksters to
wear badges, indicating that they are licensed.
The recommendation was concurred in.
The committee on sewers and drainage, to
whom was referred the plan of Samuel Love for
draining Pogue's rum recommended that, as
there is no expense involved unless the
scheme is practicable, the city should
guarantee him S 1000 if his plans should be put
into successful use.
The ordinance providing for the inspection of
meats was passed, the only councilman voting
against it being Mr.. Edenharter. The ordi-
nance provides for ~ the appointment of a meat
Inspector whose term of Office shall be two years,
and he shall be elected by the Common Council
and Board of Aldermen: ~ the inspector shall
appoint two assistants, one Republican and one
Democrat: 81 it shall be the duty of the inspect
ors to visit every slaughter-house within two
miles of the city limits, daily or ~oftener, to in
spect all animals slaughtered for food, and con-
denim such as may be diseased, manned
emaciated or in an unwholesome condition; az
all meat found to be suitable for food shall be
branded; (5) any person refusing to answer
any questions relating to animals slaughtered or
meat offered for sale shall be liable to a fine Of
500 and a penalty of Imprisonment for thirty
days; (6) the provisions of the ordinance shall
be enforced at all places within the city limits
where meat is offered for sale; "a the in
spector will be allowed to charge a fee of five
cents for each animal inspected, which the
owner thereof shall be required to pay; (6)
the inspector shall give a bond of
5000 for the faithful performance
of his duties, and the assistants shall
each give a bond of 81, 600: (9) the ordinance ap-
curing meats for sale in the Indianapolis retail
market.
A resolution was adopted requiring the
Water-works Company to extend its mains on
North Mississippi street from Sixth to Twelfth
street, and on Northwest street from Indiana
avenue to Fourth street.
An ordinance providing for granting the Pan
Electric Telephone C~ompany-a corporation or
ganiZed under the laws of Tennessee-the priv
iege of using the streets and alleys of the city
operating a telephone system, was introduced.
The chief fire engineer was directed to report
to the Council at its next meeting the number of
feet of new mains that have been laid by the In
dianapolis Water Company since the making of
the contract of March 20, 1882. The company
was requested ito inform the Council what lines
of new mains it proposes to lay next, and whether
it has heretofore laid mains in the order inwhich
they have been directed"
The Hospital board, in accordance with the
instructions of the Council at its last meet
ing, reported in favor of the construction of the
proposed addition to the pest-house building.
The Council, however, after discussing the mat
ter at some length, reconsidered its action in ap-
propriating 81. 500 for the addition. The Board
of Aldermen afterward referred the matter to
the hospital board, giving them the authority to
take whatever action they might deem advisable,
in which the Council concurred before adjourn
ing.
resolution, introduced by Mr.. Spahr, requir-
ing the city clerk to notify all property owners
interested whenever an ordinance has been in
troduced in Council proposing for street improve
ments, was referred to the board of public i'm
provements for consideration.
The amended ordinance requiring the Cit
Gems SGreet-railway Company to pay the expense
of all street improvements for the space inside
the tracks and two feet on each side, was passed.
An ordinance providing for granting to S. S.
Badger and others the privilege of operating an
to e5e the eo @gmi sys'o ON public I@ ie9 t ialy' VITA waS f instr1cl
lions to report at the next meeting.