The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-04


pie meant Are you going to stand still and
quarrel. and let the opportunity to make great
city passF Here Is one newspaper arguing that
the ordinances should not be changed TO the dot
ting of an IL or the crossing of T. and the
other is demanding that gas shall be brought
in at the ordinance rates. our manu-
tacturers benefited, and new enterprises
brought here / am not here for the express
purpose of defending the Indianapolis journal,
but will not allow men to denounce 1t, and
threaten throw it into the river without re-
buking the speaker. 1t is conducted by honest
and honorable men. and man Is warranted In
making such aniattack as has been made here to-
night These remarks met with earnest sp-
plause.
Continuing, be said he didn't think the In
dianapolis company had ALWAYS acted Judcious-
ly. But that was not the question. The COM
pany was ready to turn i've million feet of gas
into Indianapolis the immaterlal
changes in the ordinance were made, and, as
one citizen. he wanted to buy some of the gas
IT after awhile the Trust company came along
and offered gas cheaper he would quit patronlz-
ing the Indianapolis company and patronize the
Trust. The talk about monopoly was all bosh
All business ventures, to some ex-
tent were monopolies. The Indianapolis
News was monopoly The Trust was In
philanthropc undertaking, Mr.. Patterson
would have the audience believe. II raised
$40, 900 of the capital stock said Mr.. Martin
dale. land it the per cent interest
the investments that brought the
subscribers" The friends of the Trust did not
like this reference to their company, and an at
by Kissing and uproarious noise. Finally quiet
was restored, and some man in the audisnce
called OUT What do you think Of the Broad
Ripple Company
II think the Broad Ripple COM any will do well
lift gets down its twenty-five miles thefrst year,
said Mr.. Martindale. 1T can't continue to lay
twenty five miles of pipe per year, and does not
expect to. 1t will have to ask the same amend
ments that the other companies desire"
There we're yes INF Of a but In n
dlanapolis company will not be allowed to lay
pipe in the Twenty first ward. If that is the
case why this opposition to amending the ordi-
nance so they come in2 There Is too much
feeling in this natter. and the result is gas IS
being kept out. and to the great loss of the city.
Again an attempt made to compel the
speaker to sit down. There was yelling, kissing
and cries of 1--WE don't want to hear you" but
Mr. Martndale went IF you sit here
and listen to Mr.. Patterson for hour and a
half, l am going to make you listen to me" and
then came calls OF Go on" The spirit you
have manifested, ;" he said, ''here tonight con-
WINGED more than ever that the companies
just in demanding that the ordinance be
amended. This spirit if carried out. would
bankrupt any company. Before close want
to say that no man shall stand up before me and
denouuce the Councilmen of Indianapolis.
What councilman do you owns" called out
someone.
If councilman votes honestly for these
changes, which should be made, one has the
right to denounce him." replied Mr. Martindale.
II know of hundreds of people who have stock
in the Trust who wa n the ordinance changed.
You won't hear me decently, and now propose
to say what think, and do not care whit what
you think about it. 1 believe the city has
this delay in amending the ordinance.
There is chance yet to reap great benefit.
There is going to be a boom this year if we can
get gas If we do not get gas what will be the
reasonl Simply because the Council won't dot
an il a t. There was another at
tempt to stop the speaker, but he would not sit
down.
Some one called out: "The people understand
how the changes would affect them"
'Oh yes" said Mr. Martindale. You always
sons why the changes should not be made
A Voice-"Do you believe the indianapolis
company will stay out if the ordinance is not
changed?"
81 know only what they say" replied Mr..
Martndale. II have tried persuade them to
turn gas into the city. They say that day after
day and night after night they are being
damned and threatened, and they do not know
what to do !"
LET them stay ont" Gale out some one, and
for five minutes there was no order.
Finally Mr. Martndale was able to say: eyes
that is the OLD howl. If had the power to in
jure the Trust one iota would not do it. i be-
lsve, as the Journal says, that the Trust hasaops
a great thing for the city, and"
1.-THE Journal does not say that came voice.
Eyes, it does" said Mr.. Martindale,, land I
prove it. / have walked side by side with
the journal for years. and l do not like TO see
the paper denounced by men without principle. or
authority to do TO return to where l left
off awhile ago, want to see como in. i
want to see patrons come. / want to see thou
sands of new laboring come to Indianapo-
lis. / want to Indianapolis the road to
become q great city" He next spoke of how
much gas it would take to supply the city, and
said he had published estimate in the jour
nal
'sThe Journal and the Indianapolis company
are in cahoots," called out a voice
.They are not" said Mr. Martindale. 81 am
not here representing the Journal. but what
you want to do is to stop this internal abuse of
persons and companies" With that took his
seat amid applause from those present who
favored the amendments.
Ex-Alderman Prior then introduced a resolu-
ton to the effect that it be the sense of the
meeting that no changes in the ordinance should
be made, and called for . viva voce vote.
Judge Martindale said that he would like to
see standing vote, as there were evidently
great many persons who favored the change
Mr.. Patterson objected the ground that the
meeting was packed by the Indianapolis Com
pany. .'They have como hero organized" said
he.
M S. Husy took the floor and said: 81 do not
know that the meeting was called in the inter-
est OF any one company, l am in favor OF
standing vote, and want to say further that
denounce this meeting. The Hrst speaker occu-
pied an hour and half in denouncing men who
stand higher than he does. No man or COM
pany makes friends bv that am ashamed of
this meeting / felt like choking Patterson off
myself"
Mr. Prior said that when he offered the reso-
luton he intended it should be a rising vote. be-
cause he was opposed to gag law. After it was
that the stockholders and officers of the Indian
apois company be not allowed to vote. and Mr..
Martindale then moved that the members of the
Trust company be excluded from voting.
There was no action on the motions, and the
vote was taken 1t pretty evenly divided,
and three or four councimsn were among those
who stood up for the changes Without waiting
for motion to adjourn, those present began
leave, and after they had nearly all gone out,
Mr. Patterson demanded that his resolution, in
troduced early IN the meeting, be passed, and it
was.