The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-16
A DULL NIGHT In COUNCIL
Additions and Subdivisions
Bought Within the Limits of the City.
An Attempt to Reconsider the Ordinance Of
the McNeal Syndicate Fails-Another Elec-
trio Light Company Asks for Privileges.

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portancs was transacted There was no special
order Of business for the evening, and many
minor matters were considered. The lease on
the Sellers farm having expired, Luther Mehiug,
the present tenant, submitted a bid to take
charge Of it for three years and pay 5000 per
annum. The bid was referred to the
on contracts. The market committee reported
the following bids for the piping and heating OF
Tomlinson Hall and East Msrket-house with
natural gas: For piping: Marshall & John
son, s477.50; Seward & Highland. 1896.
Furnishing gas: The Consumers Gas Trust,
1888; Indianapolis Naturalgas Company,
$3.50. BY q unanimous vote the contract for the
piping was awarded to Seward & Highland, and
for gas to the indianapolis company.
Councilman Darnell opened the way for long
debate By Introducing a petition adding TO the
city q tract OF ninety acres Of plated land, much
of it being improved, lying north OF Twelfth
street, between Tennessee and Meridian. The
following additions are named IN the petition:
W. Fl. Morrison's, Lazarus g. Pierce's. Meridian
Place. w. b. Rhodes's North Illinois street addi-
ton, Pierce's North Meridian-street addition,
Central Park, Ruddell & Vinton's, Burton 81
Camp BELLS, j. Fl. Ruddelrs subdivision, and
North Park. AS soon as the petition was read
q remonstrance signed by sixty persons Was pre-
scented, aud Frank Wright, as their attorney.
asksd permission to address the Council. and
show why the annexation should not se made.
lie was limited by Councilman D.ruell tha. the
siRners Of the remonstrance we're all men inter.
ssted in running saloons outside the present city
limits and he objected to hearing Mr.. Wright.
Several councilmen supported his view and the
attorney was not heard. A motion to refer tho
petition to the judiciary COMMITTEES was laid on
the table by a vote of ii TO 10, as follows: Yeas
Darnell. Davis, Dunn, Elliott, Finch. Cummings,
Long, Smith. Thslman, Trusler, Wilson, Mayor
Denny. Nays-Burps, Hicklin, Johnston, Kelley.
Markey. McClelland, OConnOr, Parkinson,
Swain.
Tns petition was then discussed. Councilman
Trusler said the city was fast becoming sur
rounded by little corporations, which
got the benefit of the city government
In many ways. They 60, police and fire pro-
tsction, and yet were no. compelled to pay
taxes indianapolis could not take in their cor
porate villages, but the surrounding territory,
aow built up could De added to the city. IL Iu-
dianapolis did not take the territory. the village
corporations would coon do so and the city
would find itself hemmed in by n lot of little
towns. He did not believe Council should pay
attention to those who had demonstrated. Asa
matter Of course there were property-owners
who would object to being added to the city.
ou, IL would not do to consult them.
Councilman Darnell explained that the Monon
railroad was threatening 20 condemn q right OF
way acrosss the country north or the city, and
the additions were taken into the city as q safe
guard. With the territory described
s as part OF the city. the C0In.
streets, and railroads could no, get a right Of
way except by permission of the Council. The
Democrats oil opposed the petition, because, as
they alleged, they saw a political scheme in IL.
After the discussion had been prolonged half an
hour the previous question was demanded, and
the petition was passed by q vote of IL to s.
Every Republican voted to take in the additions,
and every Democrat voted no.
Councilman Darrell. who introduced the petit
ton, says that nearly every property-holder In
the territory nan ed wanted TO be joined TO the
city for two reasoos. First, they desire 10 be
able to prevent the Monon railroad company
from running across the country. and second,
they want TO get Kissers saloon and public re-
sort under police control, and to prevent the
erection Of more public houses in the Ssighbor-
kood.
When the miscellaneous business was taken
up, Councilman Dunn introduced an ordinance
giving the Merchants Elsctric-light COMPANY
the privilege Of erecting a plant in indianapolis
Tor the purpose OF furnishing arc and incandes-
cent electric-l,ehts and motor power. The ordi-
nance was referred.
Councilman Hicklin introduced an ordinance
preventing hotel and restaurant men from going
upon the sidewalk and soliciting customers
along Illinois and Louisiana streets. 1t was re-
ferred.
An effort was made to reconsider the action
by which the McNeal Street-railwsy Company
was given a charter for q South side system Of
electric lines, but IT failed The motion to re-
consider was made by Councilman Marley.
Councilman Dunn moved TO lay Mr.
Msrkeys motion on the table. which
was lost By a vote 10 to ii, the Mayor casting
the decisive vote in the negative. The motion
20 reconsider was then voted upon and lost by a
vote Of 9 to 10. "a follows: Y~eas-Burns, OAR
nell, Elliott, Finch, Markey, McClellsnd, OCon-
nor. Swain and Thalman. NAys-Cummines.
Davis, Dunn, Hicklin, Johnston, Kelley, Long,
Parkinson, Trusler and Wilson.
By authority of the market committee a ten
ant on East market was recently permitted 10
erect a temporary store-room on the space east
OF the meat market, in which groceries and pro-
visions are being sold. Councilman Cummings
called attention to the fact that the erection of
the structure was unlawful, and a resolution
offered by him requiring its removal was adopted.
The Union Railway Company. the tun-
ne! and the vIaduct came no for dis
cussion by Councilman Truslsr offering a
resolution requiring the eO%Dsny to
depot sheds, and authorizing the Street Com
missioner to forcibly make such passage unless
ths company complied with the resolution. He
said the depot ordinance required the railway
company TO provide a foot-bridee through the
sheds on Illinois street. and also required it TO
build q visduc, east Of Meridian street II had
not kept its contract, and he did not believe the
vladuct would ever be built until Coun-
Gil began TO show a disposition to enforce the
ordinance. Councilman Finch said the company
had provided a foot-bridge through the tunnel
on Illinois street. and he did not believe anyone
desired to go through the sheds. AS to the VIA
duct, he was informed that the company would
build 1t az soon az the lawsuits over the con-
demned property were settled Councilman
Hicklin thought Mr.. Truslers motion was
anarchistic in spirit, and therefore opposed 1t.
The resolution was finally referred to the
indiciarv conn mittea with instructiona IN con-