The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Railway Companies Again Requested to
Vacate Pogues Run-Minor Legislation.

The City Council met last night. Bids were
opened for veterinary services in the fire depart
ment and referred to a committee. Bids for the
erection of a bridge over Pogues run, on South
East street, were also opened and referred. Con-
tracts for street improvements were directed by
the board of street improvements to be let to
Richter & Twiname. Hanway & Cooper, J. ID.
Hoss & Co. and r. P. Dunning as the lowest and
best bidders.
The city clerk made an itemized showing of
orders drawn by him on the city treasurer dur
ing the month of December, amounting to 1884,
727. "a. of which S., 416 OIL was for fire depart
ment, S., 1871. 16 for gas, and 81, 497.O3 for police.
The treasurer's report showed the following bal
ances on Jan. 1. 1885: general fund, 500, S7L.S "a;
Tomlinson estate, $64, 9O1. 70; city hall fund, $45,-
749. 81; sinking fund, $50, S45. 81.
The mayor reported $308.75 in fines collected
in December and turned over tc tho city treas
ury. The whole amount paid from the mayors
court in 1884 was S., 813. SO. AS a matter of in
formation the mayor reported S 3,91l.29 as the
amount collected in 1884 in State cases and paid
over to the county treasury Tor the school fund.
The clerk was instructed to readvertise for
removing dead animals.
The city engineer reported that sometime
since he had notified the Union Railway Com
pany to remove its arches and other distractions
from the bed of Pogue's run. The company had
begun upon the work, but had been stopped by
the Eagle machine works. He again called the
attention of the Council to the danger from
overflow in consequence of the remaining arches.
1t Was moved and carried that the street com
missioner serve notice upon the Eagle machine
works to remove the instructions within sixty
days. and upon their failure to do so to remove
them himself.
The city civil engineer reported that he had
made careful surveys in the matter of deepen
ing and widening the State ditch, and was in
formed that the strip of ground, fifty feet In
width and extending the whole length OF the
ditch, was at one time condemned by the State
for ditch purposes. The contemplated improve
ment in no case exceeds the width Of said con-
demnation. The report was received.
The street commissioners report showed ex-
penses In that department for last month to
have been 81, 2O6. Il; for the year 1884, $40, 1854.
Received.
The city attorney reported that during. the
year 1884 he had tried and disposed of thirty
three cases in which the city was a party. OF
of the city. Of the other seven. two have 50
far involved the city in an actual pay
ment of damages as follows: James
L. Mitchell VS.. The City, dam
ages to property, 1920. AZ; Jennie Hesten VS..
The City, damages to person, 1886 20. In three
others OF the seven. judgments were rendered
against the city in the Superior Court, and are
now pending in the Supreme Court on appeal.
They are as follows: Johnston & Erwin vs. The
City, damages to property, lcitys part) 1900;
infant son, 800; John II. Vajen vs.. The City,
erroneous tax assessment, $508. The other two
cases are those of Thomas Wren vs. The City
ct al, and Charles Bauer VS.. The City ct al, re-
1~-LIx ~A.~AA-AS I~ ~ AI~.~% aud naU
requiring new trials in the lower court. The re-
port was received.
The usual appropriation bills were then passed.
The mayor appointed Mcssrs. Thalman, Rey-
nolds. Newcom5, Coy and Edenharter as a com
mittee to urge the Legislature to grant the use
of the East market space for the purpose of
building a city hall.
Mr.. Curry introduced q resolution that the
chief fire engineer do not allow any part of the
fire department to run to fires outside the city
limits except in the case of the Hospital for the
Insane, nor to attend fires in other towns or
cities unless proper compensation As given. Re
ferred to q special committee consisting OF
Messrs. Curry, Thalman and Trusler.
Mr.. Rees introduced a motion to require the
Big Four TO remove their tracks further west
into Missouri street, between Georgia and Mar
ket streets. Referred to the judiciary and rail
road committees.
1t was moved that the city civil engineer ad-
vertise at once for bids to widen the State ditch
as soon as he shall have completed plans, as re-
quested by general order No. II of 1884.
Adopted.
A resolution was introduced that the city civil
engineer be instructed to advertise for binds for
tho construction of a three-foot sewer in and
along Coburn street, from East to Madison ave-
nue. Referred to committee.
Ordinances were passed to grade and gravel
the alley south of Brookside avenue, from Cliff
ford avenue to its southern terminus; to grade
and pave with brick south sidewalk of Brookside
avenue, from Clifford avenue to Onner street; to
provide for the construction of brick sewer
two feet internal diameter in and along Morris
street, from Chestnut street to and connecting
with the Madison-avenu sewer.
On motion of Mr.. Spahr the old telephone
ordnance as stricken from the files.
Mr.. Spahr then introduced q new ordinance
governing the renting and use of telephones.
The ordinance prescribAs that for service with
in six squares of the central telephone station
not more than q monthly rental of 50
on each instrument shall be charged or collected;
a greater distance not more than IS; that its pa
irons shall not be required to pay more than one
month rental in advance; that the company
shall not refuse to put an instrument on appli-
cation, when accompanied by a tender of the us
ual months rental; that for violation of any of
these requirements the company shall be fined
not less than $50 nor more than 800, and any
persistent attempt to violate the provisions of
the ordinance shall work a forfeiture of the COM
pany's charter.
The ordinance was read and referred to the
judiciary committee and the city attorney.
The Council then adjourned.