The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-20
BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL
Opinions as to Prohibiting Factories
that Many Think q Nuisance.
The Electric-Light Plans Referred to q Speci2l
Committee-0rdinances and Action on
Several Matters of Minor Importance.

At the meeting Of Council last night . partial
estimate upon the washineton-street improve
meut. amounting to SIG, 900, was approved. A
resolution was introduced to vacate a "trip Of
land on the west OF an alley and on the east side
of Poee's run, from South to McNabb street.
Councilman Hicklin opposed its adoption. and
the city engineer said that it ought not
to be passed. The report was referred to the
city engineer. the city attorney and the chair
man Of the committee on charities. Councilman
H:ckliu. The ordinance forbidding the build
ING OF a house for the storage OF green hides and
tallow came up. and each member OF the COM
mittee on health made q different report. Coun.
Gilman Marley thought that the establishment
in question would be a nuisance to the other
property ownsrs in the neishborhood. and ought
not to be built, but he did not wish to do any
thing to hinder an industrial establishment
from locating in the city. Councilman Casper
said the Council had no right to
prohibit the building of any house and If a nuis-
auce wers maintained in the house it could then
be abated.
Councilman Smith said he had passed these
houses and that he had never detected anything
disagreab!e to one passing. II have been in
them,' said he, 'and they don't smell SO well
inside. l wouldn't want 20 work in one Of
them"
"You wouldn't want to work anywhere"
broke in Councilman Hicklin.
81 would resent that if we had not been so
successful at the election lately said Council
man Smith.
What did you getl' asked Councilman Oar
nell.
ave got the earth, replied Smith.
Councilm an Hicklin said tn At the time to stop
q hide-house was when it was going up. He
bad had some experience with such houses.
He moved along side OF one OF them once, and
protested against tho smell, aud the owner said:
II was here first, and if You don't like the smell
OF my business you can get out" Large sums
OF money have been spent by citizens In the
neighborhood where it is sought to establish
this industry, he said, and they ought to be
against q man" he continued, '.for keeping
skins In your neighborhood. the nan
running the business can get fifty doctors
TO swear that tho smell OF skins 10
healthy. People say that this is no worse than
many other stinks. but if there are four bad
smells in a locality that is just so much more
reason that another bad smell should not be in
flicted upon people living there"
Councilman Marley said there were several
hundred men working in the neighborhood of
the proposed building and their work would be
hindered, az they would not work 10 the bad at
mosphere produced by one of these houses.
Councilman Thslman moved that the whole
matter be referred to the board Of health and
city attorney.
Councilman Trusler said that such a disposi-
ton would be eowardly and that ell the Council
men knew what these houses were and now is
the time to settle the matter. I'm all cities
said be, ''tbese houses are permitted, and while
they may be disaereeable. yet no city can afford
to prohibit them and we must give them room
somewhere"
Councilman Stuckmeyer said the odor is not
an 4~4 A~l Hk~ ~, s NA a~A
cured odor that some people thought pleasant.
A resolution was adopted by q vote Of IL to 10
to strike the ordinance forbiding the erection of
such buildings from the files.
The on public light
that the matter Of the North Meridian street
electric lighting be referred to a special COM
mittee. Councilman Trusler explained that the
report had been spread that the m on
public light had recommended the putting Of
the heavy poles on that street to spite the citi.
zens. He hoped the Council would excuse the
committee from further connection with the
Meridian-street matter. Agreed TO, and the
chairman appointed Councilmen Cummings,
johnson and Wilson as such special committee
to take charge ofsthe matter.
The matter OF erecting q bridge in Garfield
Park came up upon the recommendation OF the
committee that the bridge be built. General
Coburn. of the citizens committee, was present,
and spoke in favor Of the improvement, and
said the park is useless without il.
Councilman Trusler stated that there was to be
a dam built, and until that was done the bridge
ought not to be erected. The report Of the
com mittee was adopted.
The ordinance prohibiting the burial Of dead
bodies within the city limits came mp, and
was read the second time. A motion to set aside
the rules and put it upon its passage was lost.
| The committee on Tornlinson Hall reported $3.50
rent collected for the month Of October.
Councilman Hicklin gave notice that he would
at the next meeting introduce a resolution to in
struct the city attorney to bring suit against the
city clerk and his boudsmen for rent Of the hall
for every night the hall was used and rent not
collected by them. Several ordinances we're
taken up and passed. the most of them being
ordinances providing for small grading and paving
improvements 10 various parts OF the city. Tho
principal one provided for the paving of the
streets around the State-house with asphalt
| Coupcil aoon thereaftar adioucnad.