The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-05
THE LIQUOR MEN TRIUMPH.
The Ordinance Providing for an Increase
in the Saloon Tax Defeated.
COunciImen Cowie and Benjamin Vote with
the Democrats-RepOrts of City officers
New Ordinances introduced.

The Council met last night in regular session.
The mayor reported 1866. O4 in fines and fees col
lected in April which amount had been turned
into the city treasury. The City Dispensary re-
port showed that the total expense for the month
of April was s27653 The city clerk submitted
an itemized statement for April, showing orders
issued upon the treasury amounting to So,
3SL o.
The city treasurers report for the month of
April showed the following balances: Balance
on hand May l, general fund, 1922 1876: Tom
linson estate, $65. 212 9l additional city hall
fund.- $41, 749 81: sinking fund.- $50, sos 80; sewer
| fund, $14,2644L The Board of Health reported
ifty-sx deaths during the last half of the month
of April.
The city attorney, in accordance with an order
of the Council, presented a communication re-
garding the Strengthening of the city's boundary,
stating that since the failure of the bill to pass
which had been prepared by him and presented
| to the General Assembly, there remained but
but one way for the city to accomplish what
might be desired in that direction, and that was
under the existing statutes, which he cited as
follow: Sections "a and S. of charter He sug
gested that a committee be appointed. including
the city assessor and city engineer, which in con-
nection with a committee from the Board of
Aldermen should take the whole matter under
consideration.
The board Of public improvements reported
the expenditures in the street repair department.
| for the month of April to be So, 942 10.
The judiciary committee and the city attorney,
IN fto forp a6
that they had visited the farm and had found
the damages as reported but did not think that
the Judiciary committee was the proper one for
the reference of the matter. and asked that the
committee on public property and board of pub
lie improvements be associated with the judiciary
committee. The committee also recommended
that no allowance be made the Fertilizer Com
pany at present.
The city attorney asked permission to employ
q short hand reporter In such law cases as ne
deemed proper to be reported, and that an ap-
preparation be placed in the hands of the city
clerk and be paid by him the city attorneys
| order Referred.
| The judiciary and railroad committees re-
| ported in favor of removing the Big -Four tracks
| on Missouri street, so that the east rail would
| be twenty feet from the east of Missouri street,
and that the switch tracks between Georgia and
| Market streets ought to be removed further
The street commissioner reported expenditures
| for April amounting to 81, 942 10.
The committee on public property reported in
| favor of buying certain lots in Greenawn Gem
| etery for the burial of 152 bodies, now in the
| vaults at that cemetery, no more than SIS to be
| paid for each lot. The motion to buy the lots
| prevailed.
| Mr.. Pearson moved to postpone consideration
| OF the sewer ordinances until Jan. l. The mo-
| ton was lost. The matter was then referred to
| the finance committee.
The question of buying the Viera street index
was referred to the committee on public lights.
| Ordinances were introduced to grade and
bowlder the east gutter of Pennsylvania street,
from South to Merrill; to grade and pave the south
sidewalk of Gregg street, from New Jersey to
East; 10 grade and gravel first alley north of
Christian avenue from Central avenue to Col
| lege avenue; to grade. bowlder and curb cutters
| of Union street, from Merrill to McCarty; to
grade and gravel roadway of Meridian street,
| from Morris to Palmer; to grade and gravel
| roadway of Pine street, from ST. Clair to first
alley south of St Clair; to grade and gravel first
alley east of Central avenue, from Eight to Ninth
street; to grade and pave with brick north side
walk of Indiana avenue, from st. Clair to Leland
to grade and gravel first alley east of Ash street,
| from Seventh to Eighth street; to construct a
| brick sewer in and along Vermont street. from
| Liberty to the Massachusetts avenue sewer at
| Alabama street.
| petition was received that there be no
change made in the express wagon stand at the
| Circle Referred.
| Mr.. Newcomb moved that the rule of the
| Council removing any member Of committee
who fails for the term of six months to meet
with his committee be enforced in the case of
Councilman Spahr, who has so failed to meet
with the committee on sewers. Adopted
| A petition was received asking that the city
| attorney be instructed to prepare an ordinance
| making 1T unlawful for any one to display any
where within the city limits the printed figure
| of female form, unless the same he represented
bod fhn IL 10 <t1I kl..4
fine of $40 beimposed for the first violation, $15
for the second and $40 for the third. The petit
ton was signed by John Fay, John Reaume
William Henderson, John W: Murphy, r. r.
Parker, d. ID. Lee. W. I. Marcy, Thomas II.
Clapp, and others. Referred.
| When general ordinance No. IL, the one in
creasing the saloon license from $52 year to
800 year, was called up, there was quite stir
in the lobby, which showed an unusually large
attendance being filled with saoon-keepers.
| By slip of the tongue, Mr.. Bowling referred
| to Mr.. Thalman the gentleman from the
Twelfth ward, to which Mr.. Pearson retorted
| ''The gentleman from the Twelfth ward (Mr
| Rees) is in Shelbyvi.e, as the gentleman from
that was received with significant laughter on
| all sides.
| Councilman Cowie who had not previously
attended Council meeting for six months. and
| who for several weeks has been. busily engaged
in stonework at Mauss brewery, was in his seat.
| He rose to say that he against the ordinance
because it Disseminated against the poor saloon
keeper and in favor of tho rich one. He did not
want the poor saloon keeper frozen ont
Mr.. Pearson moved that the ordinance be
| amended SO that the additional license would
not be required of saloon keepers until the
time for which they bave now paid has expired,
at which time they will pay 800 at once. Carried
Mr. Pearson moved that the ordinance be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Bowling moved that it be stricken from
the files
The vote upon Mr.. Dowlings motion was:
YEAS
Benjamin, Bowling, Mack,
Cowie Downey, Reinecke
Coy Doyle, Sheppard,
Curry EdeEharter, WOLFE.
NAYS.
Gallahue Newcomb, Smither,
Haugh. Pearson, Thalman,