The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-27
ALDERMEN In SESSION.
A Committee Appointed 20 Investigate
the Hospital Medical College
Racket Indecent Prints
and Engrsvings.

IneIe was regular meeting OF the Board
of Aldermen last night. with President
Rorison in the chair.
The Board failed 10 coucGr in the Coun.
ciPs action in awarding the contract fer
building the Geizsndorf sewer, referring toe
matter TO the Committee on Sewers ahd
Drainage.
BOB BRAxToN AGAIN.
The much discussed question of the re-
moval Of Robert Btaxton from the Fire De-
pa,tmens came up. aod Mr. PntchGrd
moved to concur in the Councils action in
adopting the report OF the committee recon-
mendIng that he be reirsta,ed. Mr. Cox
moved that consideration Of this mstter be
postponed indefi niteiy. Laid upon he
table. The action of the Council wss then
concurred in.
nj .ler0hamer then introduced the fol-
lcwins: Resolved, That IL is the sense Of
n Board that ali vacancies occurring in
tbs force of the Fire Department be flied
by Democrats until both political parties
are equally represented in said department,
ard that no removals shall be made for pc
itical reaSons." The resolution was re
ierred to the Fire Committee.
IHDICENT PRINTS AND EN6RAvISes
The following was introduced by &r.
McHugh:
Whereas, city ordinance is nov 10 force
Iroh biting the posting of indecent and
lOathsonIe prints sad eDgraviBgs upOa Car
streets and public thOroughisres, and
whereas. said ordinsnce is violated With in
punity by the city bill posters auG Otnecs,
De il the efore
Resolved, That the Superintendent OF Z, J.
lice be, and be lie hereby requested 20 enforce
said ordinance
The resolution was passed with a amend
ment by Mr.. ROrson calling attention ~ ths
fsct that there IS also al ordinance prchio
ting the sale OF indecent prints and pctures
By The newsdealers.
THE HosPITAL-MEDIcAL COLLEGE wRANGLE
The matter OF the Hospital and Medical
College Iengle wss brought no oy Mr.. K ,ri-
son, Who, while he thought that Dr.. Visa
ard was good superintendent, WAS o. tae
opinion that the charges OF discrimination
aud favoritism against that gentle man
should be investigated at once. He there
fore moved that Il committee of three be ap
pointed to confer with the Council Commit.
tee which is looking into this alleged par.
titllty Oh the part CT the Superintendent;
also that every person should have the priv
iIege OF the personal attendance Of bis or heI
physician. Mr.. RoTison in speaking on us
motion said that he did not think that the
Hospital should be run in the interest of any
one college, he thought there were
great many questions involved
in The Hospital controversy that sbould
be investiga ed at once. Nearly al of the
members made speeches with regard 20 the
mstter, and the motion was finally adopted
with an amen dment by Mr.. Pritchard,
WHICH provides that every pay patient in
stead OF every patient shall be given tue
privilege of the personai attendance OF his
or her physician. Mr. Endley, who occcpied
the chair temporarily, then appointed
MessTs. Rorisen, Bernhamer and Pritchard
as Special Committee to assist the Council
Committee in prosecuting the hospital in
vestigation, after which tie board ad;ourned