The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-21
THE MUNICIPAL LAWMAKERS.
A Significant Straw on the Saloon-Tax Ques-
tion-Ordinances introduced and Adopted.

The Council met last night in regular session
The city attorney reported that the mayor and
himself had succeeded in getting the General
Assembly to pass special bill allowing the city
So, go on account of the Reformatory sewer
but did not succeed in the general legislation in
which the city is SO much interested
Fulmer & Seiber as the lowest and best bid
ders for excavating for the new market house,
were awarded the contract at twenty-four cents
per cubic yard for excavating and fifteen cents
for refilling
Ordinances were introduced by Mr.. Downing
to grade and bowlder the second alley south Of
South street, from Tennessee street to Eddy
street; by Mr.. Trusler, to grade and gravel the
east sidewalk of Shelby street. from Pleasant
run to the south corporate line; by Mr.. Wolfe,
to grade and pave with brick the south Sidewalk
of Nebraska street, from Madison avenue to
East Sweet; by Mr.. Moran, to grade, bowlder
and curb cutters of Pine street. and pave side
walks thereof from Washington street to the Big
Four tracks; by Mr. Hough, to grade and gravel
first alley west of Noble street, from New York
to Lockerbie.
The report of the committee allowing the
adopted.
Mr. Pearson moved 'that a committee of three
be appointed to wait on Mr. John Cowe and re-
quest him to attend the next meeting of this
body" Speaking to this motion. Mr.. Pearson
said that as Mr. COwie never attends the Council
ne should either have a valid reason, or, in jus
tice to his constituents, resign. Mr.. Bowling
moved to amend by requesting the city clerk to
attend to that duty instead of the committee.
The amendment was adopted.
The Indianapolis Brush Electric Light and
Power Company's petition to erect additional
poles to carry its wires was referred to the COM
! mittee on streets and alleys.
A petition was received with the names of all
the nelghborng property owners, asking that
the express and wagon stand on the Circle be
abated as nuisance; also that the walks in the
parks be laid with asphalt Referred to
mittees on public propertyand streets and alleys.
A communication was received from the In
dianapolis Fertilizer Company, stating that the
erty, and that rip-rap work would be necessary
to protect it, etc. Referred.
Mr. Trusler moved that fire estern capacity
not to exceed one thousand barrels, be built on
the south side of the German Orphan Asylum.
Adopted.
The report of the board of public improve
ments, recommending the appointment of
Thomas Tallentire as AMMAN in the civil en-
gineers department. evoked considerable discus
sion. Mr.. Spahr insisted that it was for the
purpose of finally supplanting William Fink one
of the present employees in the engineers depart
ment Mr.. Edenharter gave notice that in case
any undetermined proceeding of that character
was intended, day of reckoning would come.
The report was finally adopted by a vote of 20
to l.
Ordinances were passed.: To grade and bowl
der the cutters on Maryland street, from Mis-
souri, street to West street; to grade and pave
sidewalks Of Coburn street, from East street to
Virginia avenue; to grade and bowlder first al
ley west of Mississippi street, from Michigan
street to Indiana avenues to grade and pave with
brick the north sidewalk of st. Clair street from
Mississippi street the canal; to grade and pave
with brick the sidewalks of Greer street, from
McCarty street to Buchanan street; to grade and
pave with brick the north sidewalk of Ninth
street, from Tennessee street to the first alley
east of Tennessee street, to grade and bowlder
the cutters of Maryland street. curling
with stone and paving with brick the
sidewalks thereof, from West to Helen street;
to grade and bowlder south gutter of Vermont
street, and pave with brick the sidewalks
thereof from Tennessee street to Indiana
avenue; to grade and gravel the first alley
north of Washington street. from State street
to the first alley east of Arsenal avenue; to
grade and gravel Hanway street and sidewalks
from Madison avenue to j., M. 6S l. railroad
tracks; to grade and pave with briol. tho south
sidewalk of Second street from Tennessee to
Illinois street: to grade, bowlder and curb
the east gutter of Wood street and pave
sidewalks with brick from Michigan sire ct to
North street: to grade and gravel Wright street
from Coburn street to Sanders street; to grade,
bowlder and curb the cutters of Park avenue,
and pave with brick the sidewalks from Lincoln
avenue to Eighth street; to grade and pave north
sidewalk of Second street from Pennsylvania to
Delaware; to grade, bowlder and curb the gut
tiers of Broadway, from first alley north of
Seventh to Eighth street and to widen side
walks; to grade and pave west sidewalk of Della
ware street, from Seventh to Eighth street; to
grade and pave sidewalks of Dougherty street,
from East to Virginia avenue.
The consideration oe the ordinance increasing
the saloon tax from $52 year to 500. the limit
allowed by law, was, on motion of Mr.. Spahr,
postponed until the next regular meeting. The
following members put themselves down as op-
posed to the Increase Bowling, Coy. Edenhar
| ter, Haugh, Curry, Sheppard, Mack, Doyle,
Wolfe. Reinecke-10. Those in favor were Nc
Clelland, Pearson, Smither, Reynolds, Trusler,
Newcomb, Wharton, Spahr, Benjamin, Gallahue,
Resell
Pending the vote Mr.. Coy and Mr. Bowling
made strong speeches for the saloon interests
characterizing those who favored the increase as
fanatics, opposed to the liberty loving peo
| ple' they represented. Mr.. Pearson said he was
for the extreme limit $780, as allowed by law; if
the saloon tax were higher it would he better
and he could vote for it as relieving taxpayers
from the high taxation they are compelled to
pay. The Council then adjourned.