The Indianapolis journal., 1884-04-22
THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Herdic Company Granted a Char
ter for a Period of Five Years.
The Report of the City Hall Commissioners
Referred to Special COmmittee-The
Usual Routine Business.

The proceeding of the Common Council at the
regular meeting last night were prolonged until
after the usual hour but little of special i'm
portance was done during the session.
The city civil engineer reported estimates of
work done upon contract which were al
lowed as follows: To Richter & Twiname
$1,326 SO; Charles S Roney, 500. 65 james Ma
honey, $10S So and A. Bruner, SO, 0l0.9l.
The fire board recommended the purchase of
the lot on the corner of Olive and Orange
streets for 1910 for the location of new engine
house, the cost of which shall not exceed So 600.
A motion instructing the fire board to have the
building erected was adopted by vote of 16
to 6.
The Herdic Phaeton Company presented a pc
tition asking the early passage of the ordinance
now pending, the provisions of which grant them
the right to operate their line of vehicles. 1--WE
would represent" the petition read, that we are
not foreigners, schemers nor spectators. but
citizens and business men engaged in other oc
cupations in your midst; that strong motive in
contributing our means to equip Herdic
line was to secure some relief from much com
plained-of abuses, and, at least, to offer by com
PNVAoACh UAAC1OoOlA1O
and grievances of monopoly. We did not for
moment doubt that the enterprise would at
least be accorded the same exemption from
special tax or license now enjoyed by the
street car company, which exacts the best part
of the street for its use excluding other vehicles
Your petitioners distinctly discaim
any knowledge of the arts or special devices of
professional lobbyists, and desire to know no
methods but those of d1rectness and frankness;
and, therefore, we represent that the denial or
withholding of the exemption asked for, would
of necessity force withdrawal of the line and
the discharge of a large number of employees"
The petition was received without any action
being taken upon it.
The hospital board was authorized to employ
a physician for thirty days to attend all small
pox patients that there may be in the
city during that period. The board
was further instructed to report, after investi-
eating the matter, whether it is the duty of the
hospital or dispensary physicians to attend per
sons i'll with smallpox, for the purpose of settling
question which had arisen.
On the recommendation of the market com
mittee the ordinance providing for the removal
of the west market to the buildings erected by
Daniel E. Reagan was stricken from the files.
The city hall commission in lengthy report
of their proceedings, stated that the estimated
cost of the proposed public building, making am
pie allowance for all contingencies,
is $137. 600 The market space will include
about 300 stalls, each of which, it is esti-
mated, can be rented for $50 per annum, making
a yearly income from this source alone of
$l5, 000 The commissioners give a statement of
he M ~ h11lld aS
Cash in hands of the city treasurer from the
Tomlinson estate. $65 100 50; cash from liquor
licenses, $38, 155. "a; due from the city on the
dspensary property, $4, OPS; making the total
be added the valuation of the unsold Tomlinson
real estate appraised at $15, 500, and the estima-
ted amount of two years revenue from liquor
licenses, $32 600. making the total amount
$155, Al. 10. ''Y our committee feel safe in say
ing" the report states, that the building can be
easily built within the amount named-$150, 600
and that the city is now in condition
to make the Improvement, and that it
years have elapsed since the bequest was made,
and in point of law the fund may be endangered
if there is any further delay; and, whether this
is the case or not there is at least danger that
the city may be involved in tedious and expens-
i've litigation" The selection of the Bohen plan
had been unanimously confirmed by the com
mittee, the report stated and "a resolution was
adopted whereby each member pledged himself
to acqulesce in the decision Of the committee
without complaint or criticism" The report was
referred to special committee, appointed
by the president of the Council consist
ing of Councilmen Newcomb, Curry, Gal
lahue, Haugh, McClelland, Mack, Trusler,
and City Attorney Denny. A resolu-
ton was adopted instructing the committee
to investigate the manner in which the Bohlen
plan was adopted by the commission; what
changes, if any, have been made in said plan
since it's submission; the nature of the title if
any, that the city has to the ground known as
the market space and what interest, if any, the
city has in what is known as the Tomlinson
fund" The committee directed to present
its report at the next regular meeting of the
Council
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
An ordinance providing for the removal of all
dead animals from the city limits was intro
duced
The ordinance granting a charter to the Herdc
Phaeton Company for period of twenty years
was called up, and after adopting amendment
fixing the term of the charter at five years. the
ordinance was passed. From the experience in
the case of the Citizens Street Railway Com
pany, which had been given a charter for twenty
years, it was believed that no corporation should
ever be granted special privileges of any kind
for longer period than five years Council
men Bowling and Trusler voted against the pass
age of the ordinance.
General ordinances were adopted, as follows
An ordinance making it unlawful to deposit or
leave any scraps of iron wire, paper, rags and
rubbish on the streets and alleys of the city.
An ordinance granting Samuel Brundage the