The Indianapolis journal., 1885-02-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A New Gas Contract Ratified-Fire Limits To
Be Extended-Miscellaneo Business.

The Common Council met last night A num-
Der of contracts for street improvements were
awarded. The Pennsylvania Company submitted
proposition to give the city strip of ground
sixty feet wide for the extension of Union street,
provided the city exonerate the company from
the payment Of any taxes or assessment for the
improvement of said street The proposition
was received, with the proviso, submitted as
motion by Mr.. Spahr. that it shall be exempt
only so long as it shall remain outside the corpor
ate limits os the city.
The Indianapolis Fertilizer Company was
awarded contract at $50 a year for removing
dead animals.
The reporG of the city commissioners, assessing
damages and benefits for opening an alley in the
middle part of out-lot 16G, was accepted.
The council committee. consisting of Council
men P. M. Gallahue, Fred J. Mack and It. F.
Smither, and the aldermanic committee, James
A. Pritchard and Isaac King, submitted a report
that they had conferred with Allen Fletcher,
president Of the Gaslght and Coke company,
and succeeded in effectine an agreement looking
to a new ordinance and new terms for the citys
gas supply, and also new and lower rate to
private consumers. The city lamps now burn
$500 hours each, at $25 per post. Un
der the new terms, at the same rate
| per post per year. each lamp is to burn 2740
! hours, and the city for its private supply and
! citizens for their individual are to have gas
| at $l8 per 1000 feet Mr.. Pearson made
| speech, effectively explaining the great advan-
| tages of the new arrangement
The report on motion of Mr. Gallahue, was
| adopted-yeas. II; nays Messrs. Dowllhg, Thai
! man and Wolf.
The rules were suspended and an ordinance in
agreement with the foregoing report was intro
| 1t,aa1 T.. nArxy
| ling and Tbalman The ordinance is to take eff
feet on March l, 1885 and is for ten years. The
| contract was for three years and was accepted.
| Mr.. Bowling voting in the negative.
| Mr., Curry, for the special committee to whom
| was referred o motion in regard to instructlnS
| the chief fire engineer not to make runs outside
the corporation line. reported in favor of leaving
such matters to the discretion of the chief of the
| fire department. The report favored the exten-
sion and strengthening of the corporate lines, so
| that certain manufactures that enjoy gas
| and water privileges will be made city tax
payers Concurred in. A committee to fix the
| new limits was appointed, consisting of Curry,
| Gallahue and Trusler.
Mr.. Spahr introduced an ordinance granting to
K. w. Gleason and his associates, under the
| name and style OF the Indiana District Tele-
phone Company, the right to construct, operate
and maintain lines of telephone
Mr.. Spahr introduced an ordinance granting
| the Union Central Telephone Company the right
to use the streets and alleys of the city OF In
| dianapolis, etc.
An ordinance introduced by Mr.. Thalmanl
| was passed granting the Baltimore s. Ohio Tele
graph Company of Indiana the privilege of erect
| ing and maintaining poles, etc.
| Mr.. Benjamin's motion passed, extending time
/ for the Union Railway Company and Eagle
| machine works ninety days 10 remove arches in
| Pogue's run.
| An ordinance was passed providing for better
| sanitary regulations for the city.
| Mr.. Pearson introduced o motion (which,
| under the rules, will lay over for two weeksl
amending rule No % so as to read as follows:
| mo Improvement ordinance shall be passed
until petitioned for by at least ene-half of the
resident property owners the line of the pro-
| posed Improvement, and when not petitioned for
by the resident owners of twothirds of the whole
| line of lots or parts of lots bordering ON the
street or alley to be improved, such ordinance
shall pass without the concurrence of two-thirds
of the members Of the Council"
The Council then adjourned.