The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
AFTER HEALTH OFFICERS.
Result of the Council Committees In
quiry Into the Sale of Bad Food.
Charges Preferred Against the Health Board
and Officer Barker for Neglect of Duty-Cow
Ordinance Stricken from the Files.

| The City Council met last night Chief Web
ster. of the fire department, submitted q report
recommending Herman Oehler to Eli the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Charles Ham
lin. The report was concurred in-yeas IL, nays
8. The chief FIRE engineer was granted one
weeks leave of absence.
| The cow ordinance was taken up and read a
second time Mr. Thalman moved to strike il
from the files. Nr Coy moved to lay the motion
on the table. Lost-yeas II. maya ID. The
motion to strike from the files theh carried.
Yeas-Benjamin, Cummings, Dell, Dunn,
Haugh, McClelland, McGroarty, Pearson Rock
or, Smith, Smither, Swain, Thalman, Water
mani Nays-Burns, Coy, Edenharter,
Herig, Howes, Mack, Marley, Newland, Rein
ecke Reynolds, Stuckmeyer-11.
| A number of streetimprovement ordinances
were passed The peddlers ordinance, amend
ed by striking out the word Wholesale" was
passed An ordinance providing for the con-
tructon of brick sewer on Delaware street,
from ST. MarY's street to North street, to be
paid for by abutring property on either side OF
the street, was passed A large number of ordi-
| nances were stricken from the files. An ordi-
nance was passed providing for l25 vapor lamps.
Mr.. Haugh showed that this would entail an adj
! ditional expense of 500 so.
motion was adopted for the releasing of the
West Market-house place for term of one year,
| the present lease expiring on Aug next
| The committee to which referred the mat
| ter concerning the Improvement of Washington
| street, reported recommending that the commit
tee contracts be instructed to defer action I'M
til further investigation has been made. and that
the COMMITTEES be granted further time. The re-
| port was adopted.
/ The contract for the construction of the brick
sewer three feet in internal diameter, on New
Jersey street. from New York to Washington
street, was awarded to Dunning 81 Roney.
The building committee reported that they
had carefully considered the difference between
the Counsel and Board of Aldermen. and a
| temporary solution of the difficulties recon-
mended that the butchers and many of the
gardeners as can be accommodated there be as
signed to places under Tomlinson Hall; that
the south half of all the grounds east of a point
ten feet from the east side of the building now
under contract be also set apart for market pur-
poses, to be assigned temporarily by the market
master, and the north half of said space be re-
served for haysmarket. They recommended that
the balance of the old market house, and all
stands, benches. etc. be removed from said last
mentioned space, and also from the space be-
tween the Tomlinson Hall building and the one
under contract The report was adopted.
The following report was submitted:
Your committee, to whom referred the report
made by it July z with instructions to prepare
charges against the Health Board and it's officers and
the market master, beg leave to report that the evil
dence produced before the committee does not war
rant it IN preferring charges against the market
master tor the reason that while is beyond doubt
that oeomargarne and bufterne have been sold upon
the markets. unabeed and for butter this committee
has evidence that when knowledge of these facts
to the marketmaster. he at took vigorous steps
to compel the proper labelling of such articles
Further, the evidence before your committee shows
that the meat msrket is in charge of Inspector who
is officer of the Board of Health and that from
this department of the market the marketmaster has
assumed little or authority control Your com
mittee make and prefer the following charges against
the Board of Health of the city of Indianapolis:
!. That said board has neglected to perform the
duties incumbent upon it.
z That said board has not enforced the ordinances
and laws respecting the health aud sanitary condition
of the city.
3. That said board has appointed and retained as
health officers men who are incompetent and unqual
fed to perform the duties of their respective Offices
Your committee makes the following charges against
Samuel Parker an officer of the Board of Health:
FirstThat he is incompetent to perform the duties
of his Office meat inspector.
Second-That he has knowingly allowed and permit
ted the violation of the ordinances of the cy a) By
allowing and permitting bad, unwholesome, crippled
and inferior to be sold and exposed for sale in
the city; To- by allowing and permitting bull meat to
be openly and publicly sold and offered for sale upon
the markets of the CITY lei that he has failed de-
stroy, cut down and vat the bad and unwholesome
meats which he has condemned.
O. McGRoARTY,
THEo. II. SMITHER,
NJ. NJ. CUNNING.
Committee
The matter was referred to committee con-
ssting of the Mayor, president of the Council
president and vice-president of Board Of Alder
men and city attorney.
The committee on public health reported hav
ing examined the establishment of Raub & Co.,
complained of as nuisance, and recommend
that the Council take no action in the matter.
Adopted.
dot; nf 4ba
that the chief fire engineer purchase hose wagon
for the No. engine house was adopted.
Annmber of improvement ordinances were in
troduced
Laakman e Shearers bid was accepted for
paving the walks OF Circle Park. at l6 cents
per foot for pavement, with so cents for cement
steps and 70 cents for stone steps.
The matter of widening Alabama street. be.
low Merrill, referred to the city commits
sioner-ye cas-. 20; nays, 2. This was a defeat of
Mr.. Coy, this being measure of Alderman
Schmidt and opposed by Mr.. Coy with great
vigor.
A motion was passed that the SUPERINTENDENT
of police see that the cow ordinance be enforced.
The following, offered by Mr. Rocker, was
adopted:
Whereas On the 18th and 22d of February res
olution passed the Council and Board, requiring
the Citizens Street Railway Company to build line
from Indiana avenue Mississippi street, to
Twelfth; and,
Whereas, Afterwards resolution or motion was in.
troduced in this Council requiring said company to
complete the said line take up the track laid on
Mississippi street. from Indiana avenue to First
street, which motion is still pending and,
Whereas, 1t is reported that said company has de-
clared that will not complete the line from First to
Twelfth street at present, and have placed turn
table at First street. and,
Whereas, The citizens Mississippi street north
of First and other neghboring streets are demanding
that the resolution above named shall be complied
wish therefore.
Moved That the committee on railroads the city
ATTORNEY and civil engineer be REQUIRED INVESTIGATES
and inquire into and report to Council at next regular
meeting whether the company can be compelled to
complete its line Of tracks from First to Twelfth
street. and report recommendation of what Just
ana equitable action should be taken by the Council
in the matter.
The Council then adjourned
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