The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-08

Gilman Trusler thought the city was not able to
spend any money 10 such way now, and on his
motion the matter was indefinitely postponed
While the fire department was under cousid-
Grafton the appointment of James L. Carllings
20 fill vacancy IN the department. was approved
In view of the fact that the city had sppropri-
ated $4,000 for the Improvement OF Garfield
Park, Councilman Cummings presented an or
dinance, providing for the appointment of .
board Of Garfield Park commissioners. The
proposition is to form commission
composed Of FIVE citizens, to be
appointed by . concurrent resolution OF the
Council and Board OF Aldermen. 1t directs that
the commission, when constituted, shall select
some expert designer, who shall act in co-opera-
ton with the city engineer TO make a survey of
the park and submit to the Council and board
the plans and designs for laying of. beautifying
and Improving it. After such plans arc APP
proved the Council and board are TO advertise
for competitive bids for the proposed improve
ments. The commissioners are to nave super
vision OF the work. ane are to spend the money
appropriated under the direction of the Council.
The ordinance was referred to the Mayor and
city attorney.
Something Of q sensation twas created when
ordinances were called mp for passage by Coun-
Gilman OConnor asking that his ordinances. In
troduced the first night he became member,
providing that the COW ordinance be repealed,
20 az to allow all kinds Of stock to run ct large
In the daytime be passed The majority OK
councimeu did not know that such On ordinance
was pending. but the members from nearly all
tho southern wards appeared to be posted, and
supported OConnor In his effort to have the
measure passed
Councilman Trusler became the champion OK
tho ordinance. lie said theordinanee pro-
hibifing stock running at largo was passed
in the interest OF the people OF the
North Side, AID worked hardship on
tho people OF ths South Side. who were too poor
to pasture their outside the city. Before the
discussion could be heightened at that iuncture
Of the proceedings Councilman Pearson moved
to strike the ordinance from the hles. his mo-
tioa was lost by vote OF Is to z. as follows:
Yeas-Cummngs Dunn, Casper. Pearson, Smith
Swain. Thalman. Nays-Burns, Davis, Elliott Finck
Saul Hickln. Johnston. Kelley, Long. Marley
OConnor, Parkinson. Stuckmeyer, Trusler, Wilson.
Councilman Markey then moved that the or
dinancs be passed. and the danger that threat
ened the existing ordinance brought several of
the members from the North Side to their feet.
Councilman Cummings said that he was sur
prised that men would come into the Council
and attempt TO undo what the city had been so
long in doing. The stock had been kept off the
streets for two years. and the result was hun
dreds Of residents had removed the fences from
their yards, and beauti6ed their lawns He had
never been able to find the poor people who
wanted COWS to run at large. but he knew
plenty of rich ones who were able to keep cows
. who favored such liberty.
Councilman Thalman thanked God that the
city had Board of Aldermen that would not
pass the repeating ordinances il the Council did
do such an unwise thing.
Councilman Swain said il there had been 6
clap of thunder from q clear sky he could rot
have been more surprised than he was by the
springipg of such an ordinance. 1t was horrify-
ing TO think that after living under the old or
dinance two years, and finding it entirsly salts.
factory effort, and apparently q successful
one should be made to have it repealed. In
dianapols talked about being a city, and puttine
on airs, but it seemed to be retrogradng into a
country town. Before the present ordinance
was passed he had seen cows walk MP to the
postofice, stick their heads ia the door and bawl
He could not think the councilmen could com
prehend what they were doing. Ii the cows
were to be again turned into the streets Indian
apolis did not want cable roads nor electric
lights. The people would rise up en- masse
against such action, and IL there were men in
the Council who were unwise enough to pass the
repeating ordinance he felt sure the board
would call halt
Mayor Denny suggested that it would certain
ly be taxing o step backward to repeal tho or
dinAnce. and thought such action could not meet
the approval OF a majority of the citizena While
half dozen members were striving to get the
floor . motion to adjourn was made by Council
man Pearson in hopes Of delaying action until
the next meeting. The motion was lost by a
vote of IL to TO- Those who voted were
Burns. Davis. Finch. Gaul. Hicklin. Johnston,
Marley, O'Connor, Parkinson. Stuckmeyer,
Trusler and Wilson, and the yeas were Cum
mings Dunn, Elliott, Casper, Kelley, Long,
Pearson. Smith, Swain and Thalman.
Councilman Trusler then moved the previous
question. 1t lacked just ore minute until IL
o'clock, and the friends Of the law not having
noticed the time did not move to have the hour
Of adjournment extended The roll call began,
and was about half through when the clock
struck. and the Mayor declared that the Council
stood adjourned Hicklin and Kelly voted
against the ordinance and explained by saying
that they believed that its passage would be a
step backward. The indications were that the
vote would have been tie. which would have
given the Mayor the dividing vote against the
ordinance