The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
The Health Board Censured for Not Enforcing
the Laws Against Selling Bad Meats.

At the regular meeting of the Common
Council, last night, the award of a number of
contracts for street improvements was reported.
The total cost of the city's portion of proposed
street improvements will be about 81, 200, and on
cisterns $3.50 The city clerk reported ordeRS
drawn on the treasury during the month of
August amounting to $43, 1881.
communication was received from the city
clerk, giving the receipts and disbursements of
the city treasury for January, February.
March, April, May and June, 1886 On Jan. l
the books in the clerks Office showed a bal
ance in cash of the funds here given, when in
reality they were exhausted by the deficiency
of the former city treasurer Total receipts bv
the city from Jan. to July l. 1886. 1871. SOL 49,
Balances Aug. 1: Sewer fund 81, 900; sinking
fund, SIS, 328. 80; additional City Hal! fund. $19
1899; general fund, $l06 224 81; Tomlinson es-
tate fund.- So. Ill "a
The building committee presented a communi-
cation setting forth the dissatisfaction that ex-
lists by reason of the failure to divide the mar
ket floor of the Tomlinson Hall building into
stalls and passageways 1t was recommended
that the matter be referred to the market com
mittees of the Board and Council. The recon-
mendation was adopted.
Hiram w. Miller presented a report of re-
ceipts and disbursements on account of the city
during August, showing that the receipts
amounted to $156 1873 SO, and the disbursements
to $119, 422. g. leaving balance of $36, 1856 OIL.
The committee Oh light reported in favor of
contracting for ninety vapor lamps, which will
add an expense of over 81, 800 to the city. The
report was adopted, Messrs McClelland, Swain
and Thalman voting in the negative. Mr.. Cum
mings gave notice that he would move a recon
sideration at the next regular meeting.
The committee on sewers reported against the
construction of a brick sewer in and along Ray
81 go Al
mend that an ordinance be prepared to provide
for the construction of ifteeninch pipe sewer
from Ray street and Pogues run to the river,
which was adopted
The special committee to which was referred
the charges against the Board of Health, report
ed that they had found III that the board is censur
able for not having adopted and spread on record
in its Office rules and regulations governing the
board its officers and assistants in the discharge
of their duties; ~ in not having enforced the
ordinances of the city and statutes of the State
respecting the sale of bad and unwhoesome
meat and oleomargarine; 81 that inferior meat
and uniabeled oleomargariue had been sold in
large quantities on the East market up to within
three months; (4) that the sanitary condition of
the East market has greatly improved during the
past three months AMI is now in fair condition.
The report was signed by G. 8. Denny, Thomas
e. Endly. Isaac King, John r. Pearson and
VIM. L. Taylor.
The petition for the construction of a stone
Carly streets, was referred to the board of i'm
provements. city attorney and civil engineer.
The city engineers estimate of the cost of the
work was s., 665.
Ordinances were introduced for grading and
graveling number of alleys; for improving the
roadway of Market street from Pine to Harvey;
west sidewalk of Dorman street. from North to
st. Clair, and Michigan to st. Clair; north side
walk of Woodlawn avenue, from Spruce to Reid;
north side of Georgia street, from Mississippi to
Missouri; Delaware street, from Seventh to
Eighth, and from Eighth to the second alley
north thereof
The rules were suspended and the ordinance
introduced by Mr.. Thalman, making general
tax levy for the year 1886 upon the taxable prop
erty within the limits of the city, was passed
Two ordinances were introduced amending the
Union Railway Company's ordinance providing
for the vacation of certain Streets for the cree
ton of a new Union Depot. The original ordi-
nance provided for viaduct of fifty feet over
Meridian street The amendment cuts it down
to thirty feet The company proposes to pay
$4,000 into the treasury for the Illinois street
improvement the work to begin when the cti-
zens who have subscribed have paid in a like
amount In case the subscriptions are not paid
the company is not to be held for more than it's
subscription. The ordinances passed upder a
suspension of the rules.
Mr. Rocker introduced resolution that the
city buy four pieces of ground to be used for i'm
pounding stock, which was adopted