The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-13

| the legislation affecting the street-ra1way COM
| pany WAS. motion of Councilman Darnell.
| called up Two reports we're submitted by the
| committee railroads. one from Messrs. Swain
and Gaul as majority. opposing the removal OF
the turntables, and favoring rear platform
| two feet wide with fender and one step At each
end. Mr.. Darne chairman of the committee.
presented the minority report, recommending
the passage of the ordinance providing for the
removal of all turn-ta Dlss and the OF double
| end platform cars. and conductors Mr. Darnell
! said be only asked that the street-car company
| should obey the charter under which
| II is operating. There great deal of COM
plant about turntables. By having donhle-end
| platforms there would be necessity for such
| tables.
| Mr.. Swain said that il he thought bis constit-
| uents desired donble-end platforms and con-
ductors he would favor the minority report. but
| be did not believe that the sentiment of the pub
| lie was TO GO to extremes While the streetcar
| serves was not what 1t should be. he thought it
| had been improved upon greatly during the past
| year. The service would now compare favor
/ ably with that of any other city He thought
that what he recommended constituted COM
plete car. without conductors. AS long as the
company provided fare-carrriers there was
necessity of conductors
Mr.. Long did not think that man who drove
| little knew what nuisance the turn-table
He never undertook to but he had TO
wait for tine cars TO be turned Under the pres
emit system Washington street was almost block
| AIDED With the transfer and being
tuned every two minutes it was often almost
/ impossible TO pass along the street with
hicle
Mayor Denny took the floor and spoke at
length in favor of the adoption of the minority
report He said that some time ago
committee was appointed to ascertain in what
resuects the company violating its charter.
After several meetings and good
the company was guilty of nine
| violations of its charter. The charter provided
| that the company shall maintain cars equal to
| those used on frst-cass lines in other cities
/ VIVA. is known as the bobtaied car is not
| recognized as the most modern car. The simple
proposition before the Council was whether the
| company would obey the charter under which it
! is permitted to operate It was for the Council
| TO say whether or not the ordinance it had
| passed should be obeyed. The double-end plat
| form was the only first class operated, and
| If the company WAS required to put them on
there would be no need OF turntables. The
fact that all the turn a6les were put down after
| night was evidence that the company knew it
had no right to put them down
Mr.. Markey opposed to attacking the
street company, because he believed it was
only political buncomne. He thought the pres
ent service satisfactory and should not be inter-
fered with.
Mr. Stuckmeyer said that If the company went
into a contract to do certain things hs was in
favor of making il live M to it He would be
for whatever the charter demanded
Mr.. Hicklin opposed the minority report. be-
cause it was in the interest of the Republican
party In the course of his remarks he charged
thar Councilman Darnell had SAID that Colonel
johnson had spent 81 900 to defeat his election.
and that he had said he would make his in
the Council cost Mr.. johnson $1,000 Mr..
Hicklin reprmanded by the Chair for being
personal, and after he had taken his seat
Mr. Darnell rose to personal privilege and
branded the man who would make such
charge against him liar. and offered TO meet
him ontside the chamber as soon as the Council
adjourned. Mr. Hicklin remarked that he had
probably been misinformed.
After several other members had expressed
themselves. Mr.. Darneli moved the adoption of
the minority report. The motion was lost by
the following vote:
Yeas-Cummings, Darnell, Davis, Dunn, Finch,
G ssp G Gan Long ;s, TrussG Mis0Ralo Ssy
McClelland O'Connor. Parkinson, Pearson Stuck
meyer Swain-12.
ION motion of Mr. Swain the resolution sub.
mitted by himself and' Councilman Gaul en-
hracing the recommendation of his report
then taken up for consideration Mr.. Cum
mIngs submitted amendment to the
luton. requiring the company to place double
end platforms the Massachusetts and Vir-
GINA avenues and Illinois and Pennsylvania
street lines The amendment was adopted by
vote of IA to g. An amendment proposed by
Councilman Casper including Blake and Noble
streets was also adopted. Mr. Kelly then Of
fered an additional amendment that Mississippi
and McCarty streets be included. In of
the fact that attempt was being made to take
IN all the lines Mr.. Swain moved the substi-
1 tntion of the resolution accompanying the mi
nority report providing for double end platforms
resolution tax up as substitute was lost By a
vote of II to-
b AMIR Swaih'ssresolution, as amended, was then
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Cummings D&rnen, Davis Dunn, Finch,
+ Casper. Gaul, Kelley, Long, McCleland Trqser,
Wilson-iz. Hays-burns, EoIt' Ilckn' yonn-
meyer, Swaln-lO
Mr. Darnell then called M the ordinance in
troduced at the first meeting IN January requir-
ing the street car company Go put conduc tors
each operated in the city. He submit ted
amendment providing for conductors Massa-
chnsetts and Virginia avenue, and Pennsylvania
and Illinois street-lines only. An additional
amendment was addoptsd adding the Blake and
Noble street line, and the ordinance was then put
upon its passage. II failed by the following vote:
Yeas-Darnell, Davis Dunn, Finch, Casper, Long,
McClelland, Trusler Wilson's. Nays-Burns. Cum
mings, Elliott, Gaul Hickn. Johnston. Kelly, Mar
swain-13.
Afterward Councilman Trusler moved to re-
consider this and his motion being
tanned the ordinance was passed.
Yeas-Cummings, DarneI Davis Dunn, Finch.
Casper Gaul, Long, McClelland, Wilson, Mayor-12.
key, O'Connor, Parkinson. Pearson, Stuckmeyer,
Swain-11.
The message from the Board of Aldermen
containing it's action the illuminating-gas
question taken up for consideration. after
the report OF the aldermauic COMMITTEES
read Mr.. Truser, chairman the Council com
mittes on public light, took the floor. and said
be desired to make reply to some charges made
in the Evening News. That paper had
charged that the committee had not done
ITS duty in negectine to consult with
representing electric-light companies. All such
statements were false. L was an easy thing for
q newspaper to write editorials calling for 81
gas but il was another thing to get it. He
moved that the action of the board be not
Cured in and the former action of the Council
be affirmed His motion was lost.
Yeas-Burns, Cummings, Davis, Dunn, Finch,
Hicklin. Kelly. Marley, Pearson Trusler, Wilson
IL.
Nays-Darnel1, Elliott Casper Gaul Johnston
Long. MeCleIland. OConnor, Parkinson Stuckmeyer.
Swain, Mayor-12.
Mr.. Stuckmeyer then moved that the report
of the aldermanic committee be coneurred in. in |
order that the Gasl-ight and Coke Company |
might be consulted, and the best terms which |
gas could be obtained ascertained. The motion |
prevailed by the following vote
Yeas-Cummngs. Darnell. Davis. Dunn, Finch |
Casper. Gau Long McCleIand, Trusler, Wilson, |
Mavor-12.
Nays-Bnrns Elliott Hicklin. Johnston Kelly, |
Markey. O'Connor, Parkinson, Pearson, Stuckmeyer,
Swain-11.
Councilman Pearson introduced an ordinance
regulating the renting of Tomlinson Hail. and |