The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-17

and had none. could 60 to the station, telephone
to another station. and have the person they
wanted sent for.
Mr.. rhalman said he was not 50 easily touched
on By rumors.
Mr.. Rooker-I want Mr. Thalman TO under
stand that have not been touched of by ru-
mors. ! have been touched off by what the
head and front of this thing told me.
Chief Webster, Of the fire department, in re-
Spouse to an inquiry, said the proposed action
would put the fire department in a very bad
shape. 1t would take sixty days and from
So. 900 to 900 to restore the department to the
condition in which the removal Of these poles
and wires would leave it
Mr.. Thalman moved to amend Mr.. Cummings
amendment by striking out the word ''seven" and
inserting the word thirty" This was laid on the
table by a vote of % to l. Mr. Cummings reso-
luton was, on motion Of Mr.. Haugh, also laid on
the table
On the motion to adopt the resolution as
amended by the committee the vote was as fol-
lows
Yeas-Messrs. Benjamin, Burns, Coy. Cummings,
key McClelland, McGroarty, Newland, Reinecke,
Reynolds, Rocker, Smith, Smither, Stuckmeyer and
Waterman-21.
Nays-Messrs Pearson and Thalman-2
Mr.. Pearson. in explanation of his vote, said
he was in favor of the seven-day limit that had
been proposed. If that were adopted, the Coun-
Gil could meet in eight days and take further
action, if the company failed to comply with the
order. By reason of the delay it would cause,
he voted against the fourteen-day limit
CONSIDERATION OF OTHER MATTERS
Mr. Edenharter offered resolution that the
sense of the Council was that too many special
meetings we're being called. 1t was laid on the
table. Under suspension of the rules, an
ordinance appropriating 800 for the payment Of
the salaries of the officers of the Board of Health
and an ordinance authorizing the c., l., st. L. &
G. Railroad Company to lay switch track across
Fifth street were passed
Mr.. Benjamin moved to reconsider the resolu-
ton adopted last Monday night, by which COM
promise at $685. 900 was made with the bondsmen
of City Treasurer Pattison. He said that in
September, 1884, after the failure of Harrisons
Bank, Mr.. Pattlson had said to him that he had
good collateral enough to cover almost his entire
loss with the Harrisons, and that he would settle
with the city in full. Afterward Pattison told
him he had lost $38, 900 of his individual funds
by the failure, but that he did not care for this
so long as he could settle with the city. In
1888 Mr.: Pattis s, had had met him, Ben Ben
in the Council for the appropriation of any large
sum OF money, saying he would be able to settle
with the city if such an appropriation were not
voted On Dec. 10. 1885, after the proposition
to relieve Pattison of $43, 900 had been made to
the Council, he [Pattisonl had told the speaker
he would settle with the city in full. When the
settlement was made the deficit was found to be
$4,000 Pattison could have had no chance to
lose the additional $685. 900 after Dec 15 1t
went some other way.
Mr.. Benjamins motion, after some desultory
discussion, went over till next Monday night
The Council then adjourned.
WILL PURSUE THE COMPANY FURTHER.
Mr.. Rocker will introduce the following at the
meeting on Monday night:
Resolved, That the Central UnionTelephoneC Company
of this city be required and is hereby notified atonce
to remove all of its telephone instruments and wires
from all of the city Offices engine-houses, station
houses, and other public places in, belonging to- or
under the control of our city government and that
all officers employees thereof be prohibited from
using the Bell telephone from this date from now
tion