The Indianapolis journal., 1885-02-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Number Of Unimportant Ordinances Intro
duced-The Usual Protitless Meeting.

i conflict with another city ordinance. The mat
| ter was referred to the sewer committee.
| The city treasurer submitted the following
exhibit for January: Balance Jan. ], $68, ST. 81;
receipts during the month, $19 189 As; total, $685.,
06132; total expenditures $34, AGA. 59 balance
Feb l, $55, 500 70; balance Tomlinson estate,
$64 90178; balance additional city hall fund,
| $45 749. 81; balance sinking fund.- $780, 903 "a.
/ The city clerk reported that warrants were
| drawn on the city treasury in January aggregat
| ing $33, 7S368.
The city civil engineer and chief fire engineer
reported that they have prepared plans and
| specifications for the Prospectstreet engine
house. at an expense of $75, and are ready to
| ceive bids thereon
The dispensary superintendent reported 644
patients treated in January, at an expense of
$266. Sc.
| proposition from Louis Mehring. former
dead animal man, to pay $50 in settlement Of the
claim against him was referred to the judiciary
| committee.
| The chief fire engineer presented list Of the
names OF all the men in the department., and
| their respective positions, for approval of the
| Council Approved.
| The city attorney submitted report in regard
| to a number of suits to which the city was
1 party, Lne same navlng Deen QlSpOSeO OF as IOl-
| lows: The cases of Mary A. Schwab and G. F.
Raert against the CITY, suits to quiet title to real
estate as against streetopening assessment,
have been dismissed by the plaintiffs. In the
case of Robert G. Wilson. to recover damages
| for personal injuries judgment has been rem
dered in favor of the city, on settlement of law
| questions on demurrer. Mention is also made
| in the report of the fire board suit, the case of
| Fatout against the school board, and the case
| against Fullenwider, cases which have all been
referred to before In the last named case,
| which involved the question whether the city is
| authorized to impose special license fee for
| selling at auction merchandise not previously
| offered for sale IN stock in this city for three
| months prior thereto, and was decided against
| the city, the attorney advised that appeal be
| taken, the city never having derived any revenue
| from the ordinance The report was concurred
| in.
Regarding the new ordinance introduced re-
| Gently to regulate the telephone service in this
/ city, making it unlawful for telephone com
| panies doing business here to charge more than
| specified sum for that service, and fixing the
| time of payment, the judiciary committee re-
| ported that there is but one telephone company
doing business in the city, and in the ordinance
| granting it the right of way through the city no
reservation of the right to regulate the tolls and
| fix the time of payment was reserved by the
/ Council. Under these circumstances the COM
mittee believes the Council can no more dictate
what price this company shall charge for its
| services than to regulate the price merchant
shall charge for his goods The report was con-
| Cured in.
d. E. Snyder, secretary of the Metropolitan
| Police Board, reported receipts on account of
| special fees and reward account, $2 127 40; dis
bursements, 81, ,O30. 81 balance. 81, ,O96 49, which
has been paid into the city treasury
Five hundred copies of the chief fire engineers
| report We're ordered to be printed.
The Council refused to concur in report of the
| committee to give quit claim deed on the prop
erty known as 1.-The Park, between Liberty and
Noble streets.
A resolution was passed ordering the opening
of the first alley west of Shelby street.
The petition of 0. A. Turner for license to
give an athletic exhibition was not granted
| The report and resolution of the concurrent
committees of the Council and Board of Alder
men in the Wishard Eastman matter weres
adopted, with the addition to the report las
formerly published) that DIR. Wishard has not at
any time refused to take pay patients of any
school, and this addition by Alderman James A.
Pritchard: II hold that the hospital board has
renee by Council and Board for the reason that
the hospital ordinance upon this subject is not
in conflict with any statute of the State"
The usual monthly appropriation ordinances
were passed
Ordinances were introduced to grade and pave
with brick the north sidewalk of ST Clair street,
from Mississippi to West to grade and bowlder
cutters of Maryland street, and curb
(where not already done) the side
walks thereof from West to Helen street;
to grade and bowlder the cutters of Maryland
street from Missouri to West; to construct
brick sewer, beginning at Virginia avenue.
thence along the first alley south of Merrill
street to the third alley east of East street,
| thence north in and along said alley TO Merrill
street, thence west in and along Merrill street to
first alley east of East street, thence north in
| and along said alley to the first alley west of
Virginia avenue thence northwest in and along
said alley to East street, thence north in and
along East street to and connecting with the
South street sewer.
| Mr. Pearson's motion passed that when nav
patients are admitted to the hospital the super
intendent be and is relieved of any professional
responsibility for euch cases.
Mr.. Haughs motion passed. that the street
commissioner put the city lot known as "the
Park in order, remove the rubbish grade and
fence the same and provide a gate on the east
| side.
j. N. Binford attorney, appeared before the
Common Council and said: 1.-TWO weeks from
| tonight a number OF Cinnamon of this city
scholars of the Second Presbyterian Church. de-
sire to celebrate the Chinese New Year and ask
permission to fire a few fre-crackers in the
| street in the evening in front of that charge
We shall ask to have two or three policemen to
see that there is no harm done"
Mr.. Newcomb moved. if it was in order, that
| the request be allowed
The mayor said it not in order. as it was
clearly in violation of the ordinance and the re-
quest could not, therefore, be granted.
Mr.. Pearson presented resolutions calling at
tention to the recent fire at the Hospital for the
Insane, involving great loss to the State and
endangering the lives of the inmates because of
the insufficient water supply at that institution,
and citing the fact that the indianapolis Water
| Company alone would DO able to furnish sufi-
cient protection, and that the Safe should make
immediate arrangements with that company for
a water supply. The resolutions after affirming
that this system is the safest and most economic,
pledged to the State. in case it is
| adopted the service and assistance of
| the fire department. of the city
| in case of fire at the hospital The resolution
| further requested the members of the Legisla-
| ture from Marion county to make such effort inn
mediatey as will cause the State institution to
| be securely protected from fire, and that
| these resolutions be transmitted to the Senate
| and House of Representatives of the Legisla-
| ture