The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-15
THE END OF A LONG DELAY.
The Union Depot Ordinances Passed by
the Common Council Last Night.
Few Amendments Restricting the Limits Of
the Ground To Be Vacated-Final Pas
sage of the Cow Ordinance.

At the special meeting of the Council. last
night, to consider the Union Depot ordinances,
all the members were present The lobby was
out in full force. The officers and attorneys of
the Union Railway Company were present, as
were also the leading remonstrants against the
ordinance.
The report of the Union Depot committee was
called for Mr.. Benjamin, chairman of the
committee, said the committee felt it had
done its duty, notwithstanding tie
base charges and infamous ISLANDERS cast
upon 1t by an organ which surely
misrepresents its own nationality" The
report stated that the committee had held sew
eral public and two private meetings, and had
listened patiently to statements from every per-
son who had indicated desire to be heard. On
all the main questions presented the committee
had agreed unanimously. The requisite num-
Der of property-owners had signed the petitions
for the vacations, and there was no legal objec-
ton. The committee had been unable to agree
as to the width Of the viaduct
On motion the report was received. Remon-
strances were filed by Messrs Edenharter. Dell
and Reinecke. The resolution of the Board of
Trade touching the new Union Depot, adopted
yesterday and addressed to the Council and
Board was read. Mr.. Benjamin then called up
the ordinance providing for the vacation of a
part Of Louisiana street, and offered several
amendments. These provided that the surface
only of the street should be vacated for the COM
pany; that 167 feet instead of 2l7 feet should
be vacated on Louisiana street. and
az 1nfn Pail
by its acceptance of the ordinance,
assumed all damages that citizens might obtain
Judgment for against the city. This clause was
nance was then passed without discussion, by a
vote of % TO 2, only Messrs. Edenharter and
Waterman voting in the negative.
The ordinance for vacatiDg part of Illinois
street was brought up. Mr.. Benjamin offered
instead of 2l5 should be vacated;
grade of its tracks at least
two feet at the crossing of Illinois street. that
the company should bear the expense Of one
half of $50, 900, to be expended in improving the
Illinois-street tunnel, the plans of Improvement
to be made by the city engineer. and approved
by the companys engineer; that the tunnel shall
be under the management OF the city. that the
company, in the construction of it's sheds, shall
construct footway one side of Illinois street;
that it shall build no wall SO as to obstruct the
view north south the street, and that
there shall be an exit from the south side of the
car-sheds convenient to Illinois street. Mr.
Thaman offered an amendment providing that
the companys expense in improving the tunnel
should not exceed $50, 900, instead of $4,000 as
suggested by one of the amendments. He offered
this is view Of the fact that citizens in the neigh
borhood had raised $4,000 and his wish was to
keep the city out of it. His amendment was
adopted and the ordinance. as amended, was
passed-Messrs Edenharter, Mack, Stuckmeyer
and Waterman voting in the negative
The remaining ordinances for the vacation Of
parts of Louisiana, Meridian and -McNab
streets and alleys west of Illinois and south of
Louisiana streets were adopted, with numerous
amendments. These amendments provided that
only the surface should in any case be vacated;
that the foot bridge over Meridian street shorld
be planned by the engineer; that all expenses,
damages and costs incident to securing
the right-of-way should be borne by the com
pany: that the roadway of the viaduct the al
ley east of Meridian street should be fifty feet
wide; that the company should build the ap-
walks on each side, and that no wall
should obstruct the view on Meridian
street from either direction. On Meridian
and McNabb streets the 4nount Of space to be
vacated was also reduced Ave feet Messrs.
Mack, Edenharter, Stuckmeyer and Waterman
voted against all the ordinances which passed,
and Messrs. Dell, Herig. Swain and Reinecke
also against the ordinance vacating Meridian
street. The other members voted for all the
ordinances.
Mr.. Benjamin moved 20 reconsider the ordi-
nance for the vacation of part of Illinois street,
saying thata the Union Railway Companys OPP
tons began to expire on Wednesday, it might be
desirable to ascertain what amendments it
would be necessary to strike out. The motion
was subsequently withdrawn.
resolution allowing the Brown brothers to
exhibit panorama of the battle of Gettysburg
in the city at Sc per week was adopted.
The amendments to the ordinance fixing GER
tain license fees by the Board of Aldermen, ex-
cepting from its provisions the drummers or
clerks Of resident merchants or manufacturers,
selling goods by sample to the people OF the city,
making the license fee So per day instead Of $40,
and striking out the part requiring persons sell
ing from cars in less than carload lots were all
concurred in.
The superintendent of the City Hospital re-
ported that expenditures for the month aggre-
gated 81, $780, g.
The ordinance providing for building inspect
passed.
The Cooperative (Wallace) Telephone Com
pany gave notice that it would erect poles and
wires certain streets.
The Council then adjourned.
Board of Aldermen.