The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-26
THE BOARD ON CITYAFFAIRS
A Mild Session of the Aldermen COnsid-
ering WhatThey Had Before Them.
The Pire Department and Redistricting Ordi-
nances Passed with but Little Discussion
Wrath of Democratic Councilmep Quoted.
They Pass the Fire Department and Red
frictsur Ordinances.

They Pass the Fire Department and Redis-
trictinc Ordinances.
1t WAS q half hour after the orr for
meeting last night when President Wright
called the aldermen to order, and the work
of the session, notable for the passing of
two important ordinances. was commenced.
The action of the Common Council order
ing the Sun Vapor Light Company to place
four of its lights upon Brett street was APP
proved. In reference to closing
South Tennessee street the committee
on railroads submitted areport stating that
the city officers should persist in their
efforts to nave a viaduct erected at once.
President Wright said he belived the city
should keep the matter alive and have the
yiaduct built. AT the same time he
thought there was an opportunity to have
the viaduct and at the same time to keep
south Meridian street open. The matter
was sent back TO the committee on rail-
roads.
An ordinance providing for the extension
of the city's~ boundary lines by the addition
of j. H.. Ross's and III. and l.. Wright's
plats of land was passed. An ordi-
nance allowing s243.5O to pay the
by the recent visit of the Spanish Ameri-
can delegates, was passed. Ordinances to
provide for constructing a brick sewer. two
and one-half feet IN diameter, along Broad
way from Seventh to Cherry street. a sewer
along Christian avenue from Park avenue to
Broadway. and a brick sewer along st.
Clair from Mississippi TO Illinois street,
were passed.
The clerk then read the ordinance re at
ing the ire department, anda at the close of
the reading, Alderman John Rail moved an
amendment to Section 3 by striking out the
word to two-thIrds and inserting majority
vote. 'The members of the party who pre-
pared that ordinance" lie said, "have
spoken highly of the efficiency of the de-
partnent as il is now constituted. In my
opinion this ordinance will inftict a hard
ship on the heads of the department.
All firemen will be equal to the
chief, and the ordinance will, moreover,
have q tendency to create insubordi-
nation. A man can tell the chief engineer
that he can do the same thing he does, and
it will require a two-thirds vote to remove
him."
Alderman Tousey moved that the motion
to amend be laid on the table, and Alder
man Connect said he did not believe the
ordinance would have the effect of giving n
fireman the power possessed by his superior.
The motion to amend was lost by o yeas
TO 3 nays. The Ordinan nee was then read
for the third time and passed.
The committee Oh judiciary submitted its
report on the redistricting ordinance. and
Alderman Tousey moved its adoption.
Alderman Rail, q good man who cannot
spell, and whose style of capitalizing has
evidently been suggested by the festive
circus poster, offered the following:
Move to Amend G. o. Nc. So by strikeing out
all after the Title and insert the Folowin, An
Ordinance granting the Grand Old party the
Perpetuity of Is wards and 3 Aldermanic dis
tricts.
Mr.. Rails amendment was voted down,
and the ordinance passed by a vote of o to
3. The Board then adjourned.