The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19
Observation-Disclosures
The Mayor Says Attacks on the Street.
Car Company Have Become TiresOme.
Councilmen Also Express an Opinion of Their
Colleague from the Third Ward-Electric-
Light Mattrrs-Goulds Petition.


spanning the chamber from the outer rim
of the Republican semi-circle to the opposite
limit on the Democratic side of the house.
No one dreamed of the storm, chiefly OF
wind, that, few minutes later burst upon
the assembled fathers. 1t grew from pa
per, no larger than a mans hand from the
Board of Aldermen, calling up the old mat
ter of double-ended platform street-cars
and conductors. Mr.. Darnell wanted action
taken upon the paper regardless of the fact
that the Council. at former meeting, had
decided that things were to remain in statu
quo until May /, at which time the company
proposed to put on summer cars and con-
ductOrs. Mr.. Darnell drew upon himself
the parliamentary wrath of several mem
bers. Mr.. Pearson, looking with mysteri-
GUS significance at Mr.. Darnell, said he 1.-THE
speaker) was not there to vent any spite
against the street-car company; that the
member of the Third ward was always at
lacking the company, and had motive
in it.
Mr.. Darnell here rose to his feet, shaking
his head in threatening manner, and with
vague intimation that he was with great
difficulty restraining Himself from COM
hitting violence upon the per
son of the member from the
Fifth ward. Mr. Pearson animated that
he was ready for him, when the Mayor
raped the belligerents to order.
II am going to treat every gentleman
fairly" said the Mayor, "but this Inter
minable wrangle about the street-caf COM
pany has gone on here night after nj ht,
nd int nd 20 brfv Hho
paper from the board was referred to a
committee of three appointed by the Mayor
-Messrs. Trusler, Kelly and Smith.
All street-car men," yelled Mr.. Darneu.
This direct imputation upon the honesty
considerable hubbub:. Several members,
characterized 80 Mr.. parneiIs CON,
duct as outrageous, fully meriting
expulsion. II have tried" said the Mayor,
Council from doing the things that have
given this body reputation it does not
wholly deserve and from having it lowered
in the estimation of constituents. do not
favorable reports that have gone into the
public prints. have tried to prevent it:
but it has gone out that this is a kind of
circus or menagerie. If can control 1t
these performances shall stop here now. |
say this in kindness but with firmness., My
ruling shall be to make a stop to this kind
of monkey business"
Mr.. Kelly said Mr.. Darnell was constant
ly charging Offenses upon his fellOw-mem-
bers, and impugning the conduct of the
would look to action that would result in
Mr.. DarnelPs expulsion. Mr.. Pearson
thought the member from the Third ward
had made the Council puppet show and
suspension would be the proper thing MI.
Darnell withdrew the obnoxious remark.
Mr.. Thalman thought enough had been
said, and that the Offense might be over
looked, whereupOn the Mayor magnani-
mously pounded the desk as a hint to stop
the talk and proceed to business.
1t was then moved that bids of con-
tractors for street improvements be re-
turned unopened, pending the decision of
the courts ON the Curtis bill. This took
Haywood Il Cooper, as the city attorney
was of the opinion that the Curtis bill
affected that contract also. ~
A report was read from the city engineer
that the Brush Electric-light and Power
Company was violating an ordinance on
the subject by attaching incandescent
wires and lights from an arc circuit, pro-
ceeding dangerous to life and property.
A motion to refer the matter TO
committee on light was lost, and
Mr.. Casper introduced resolution that the
pay of the company under contract with
the city for one hundred arc lights be kept
back until 1T complies with the ordinance.
The Mayor remarked that this ordinance
was framed by ex-City Engineer Shearer,
and while very broad in its definition of
what electric-light is, very strangely neg
lects to prescribe any penalty for violating
any provision of the ordinance. Mr.. Casper
as to endanger the lives Of persons, and
that deaths had occurred in the East and
elsewhere time and again by wires put up
in the same way. Mr.. Pearson thought
there could be no question about the Ordi-
nance being violated, but objected to stop
ping the pay of the company.
Mr.. Casper then introduced an ordinance
amending the electric-Hght ordinance, adj
ding to 1T penalty clause, making every
person, corporation or association violating
any of its provisions and every person in
structing and other person to do any work
in violation of any of its provisions sub
Ject to a fine in any sum not exceeding $780,
The ordinance passed, with but one vote,
that of Mr.. Kelly, in the negative.
The resignation of DR.. 5. +. carp as
member and secretary of the health board
was received, but the resolution to make
DR.. Pettlohn secretary pro tenn, pending
its reorganization, failed---yeas. o; nays, IA
The committee on public light submitted a
report favoring the cutting off of eighty
nine gas lamps in the electric-light dis
trict, which includes thirty lamps on North
Meridian street. Adopted.
Special ordinances were introduced by
nances stricken from the files. The new
ones provide for the making of asphaltum
roadways on the streets on the east west
and north sides of the State-house square;
the ordinances being drawn to meet the re-
quirments of the Barrett bill. The city
clerk, during the session. was compelled to
forage among the members for the papers
they desired to present.
what" shOnted Mr.. Hicklin, "has be-
came of our 81 rgeant-at-armsW
HE has run off" retorted the clerk,
with the new police force. and he goes
without pay"
The clerk had scarcely begun to read a
paper gwen him by Mr.. Hicklin, which pur-
ported to be petition from District AS
sembly LOG, Knights of Labor signed by
four names-E. +. Gould, b. +. Rogers L.
H. Mcclellan and Robert E. Groff-before
objection was made to further read
ing. The paper protested against
the street commissioner working the
men employed by him on the streets more
than eight hours a day instead of nine
hours, as he was now doing.
1--WE have heard too much from this
alleged Knight of Labor, Could" said Mr..
Trusler; 1--WE should not accept this paper
nor listen to it. / move that it be not re-
ceived, and that such trash do not become
part of our proceedings"
Il think this is rather summary pro-
ceeding on me. Every citizen has the
right of petition. presented 1T by request"
said Mr.. Hicklin.
Gould causes trouble wherever he goes"
remarked Mr.. Long.
Gould runs little Knights of Labor lodge
nf his and 10 a xvau fruinp TO- mn