The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-13
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEES REPORT.


Tomlinson will, and under the provisions
of the will it cannot safely undertake the
erection of the building provided for by
the plans. Therefore, the committee offered
resolution providing that 1.-THE further considera-
ton of the matter shall be postponed until after
the next session of the Legislature" The mayor,
the city attorney, and Councilmen Spahr Ben
jamin, McClelland, Reynolds Dowpey, Bowling
and Haugh, the resolution further proposed,
shall be appointed special committee to bring
the matter before the General Assembly, with
view to securing permission for the erection of
the proposed buildings Immediately after which
work shall be begun.
A MONKEY AND PARROT TIME.
In the discussion of the resolutions Mr. Spahr
said that he favored the use of the Tomlinson
fund in accordance with the provisions of the
endowment; he was in favor of using the fund in
the interest of no scheme but in the interest of
the city of Indianapolis 1t cannot be said by
any one that a city hall, with a market house
underneath, is what DR.. Tomlinson intended,
and any other use of the fund than that contem
plated in the will is likely to result in the entire
loss of the estate after the building
has been erected. In the course of
his remarks, Mr.. Spahr said that there were two
members of the Council who opposed any ex-
penditure of money in which they were not in
terested, but if they had some favorite scheme,
they would bulldoze it through, even if it cost
$50, 900, or $50, 000
MI Inalman arose 10 pOlnV OF OfQef, ana
stated that 1.-The gentleman had no right to make
personal illusions, and if, by his remark, he
means me, he says what is false, and what he
knows to be false"
Mr.. Spahr-''If the shoe fits"
Mr.. Thalman-'I insist upon my point of
order and say again that if the gentleman al
ludes to me he says what he knows to be false,
and false as hi"
Mr.. Spahr continued speaking, and the mayor
rapping for order, said that he could not allow
he a 10 a
Order was restored and Mr. Spahr again re
sumed speaking.
Mr. Thalman opposed the resolution Why
the erection of the building had
that he could not explain; but he wanted to see
the work now begun with as little delay as posi-
ble The money of the Tomlinson fund has long
been lying idly in the treasury. and he favored
its use, as it would give employment during the
summer to a large number of lahorers. He
stated that he would look upon failure to use
the fund as an outrage.
Mr.. Newcomb opposed the resolution, because
he favored the erection of market-house, be-
cause he believed the plans which had been
adopted were good ones, and because he was OPP
posed to leaving the money idle in the treasury
when there are thousands of workmen needing
employment
Mr. Cowie said 1.-The market space is for a
market-house, and the Tomlinson will provides
for a city hail. and l believe that we will first
have to obtain the permission of the Legislature
can safely erect the building"
DIR. Edenharter thought the commission
should have been composed of members of the
city government and not of citizens who were
owners of property next to the market space He
further stated that erection of city hall the
grounds would increase the rents OF these citi-
zens and they were individually interested in
the improvement being made. He favored the
adoption of the resolutions presented by the
committee in speech of considerable length in
Trhi ha "a
advanced by Mr.. Spahr and expressed in the
committee report.
An amendment to the resolutions was offered
by Mr.. Trusler, providing that the pro
posed special committee should be appointed
by the Mayor, which was seconded by Mr. Thai
man with the remark that "a Sef-constituted
committee looked like settling things up" Mr.
Spahr offered an amendment to the Trusler
amendment, which effectually killed the latter
and by inadvertency, the Mayor called the vote
without stating the question. Through a mis-
understanding of those who were opposed to the
Spahr motion they voted unanimously for it.
and when the mistake was afterwards
discovered there was some confusion
While trying to explain the mistake
to the Council the Mayor was repeatedly in
terrupted by Councilman bowling excitedly in
sisting upon a point of order. Exasperated by
the conduct of Bowling the Mayor said, II
wish the councilman would keep quiet, propose
to do the fair thing"
MR. DowLING's Ass1NINITY
II proposed to do the fair thing too" rejoined
Bowling, adding as he subsidized into his chair
''You g d-n fool"
''Sueh language and such conduct" Council
man Pearson remarked, lis disgrace to this
Council and should not be tolerated.
The Mayor without making any reply to the
disgraceful expression of Bowling, explained the
mistake in putting the question, and, for the
sake of fairness, asked that the Council be al
lowed to again vote upon the matter. A recon
sideration was made, and, by called vote, the
| Spahr amendment was again adopted.
| The Mayor then stated that, as a member OF
the city hall commission, he desired to say
something in regard to the changes which had
been made in the plans for the buildings. The
| changes were not made until after both
plans had been carefully examined, and the idea
which had been kept in view, by the commits
sioners, was to reasonably comply III the con
ditions Of the Tess.iiinson endowment The
| commissioners had adopted the plans which they
! believed best met the requirements of the will
| The native legal title to the market square, he
| did not doubt, is vested in the State of Indiana
| but the beneficial use Of it is an unquestionablt
right of the public. The point involved in th'
question is one thathas been well settled in long
! line CT decisions 1t has been decided IN thu