The Indianapolis journal., 1890-04-29
WANT TINE TO CONSIDER
The Aldermen Do Not Always Take Ac-
tion of Council as Being All Right.
They Prefer to Deliberate Further on Proposed
Street Improyements-Sharp Interchange
of Views on Rules--Doings of Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Its Routine Session Enlivened by Protest
from Republicans.

from Republicans.
The aldermen were all accounted for on
the call of the roll at their meeting last
night, each one being in his seat. They
seemed to have doubt both Democrats
and Republicans, as to the wisdom of the
Councils action on petitions for improving
streets and alleys, for everything of that
character. whether in the shape of petition
or resolution, was referred to the proper
committee. Even the sssolution providing
for advertising for bids to improve Central
avenue with brick or other material was
stricken from the files Alderman Smith
moved that the resolution be dis
posed of in that way. because it
was too general in its purposes
There would be q multiplicity of bids. he
said. and no two of them would be alike as
TO specifications When the citizens along
the avenue decided upon the material they
wanted for a pavement, there would be
time to advertise for bids.
The proposition to increase by 5000 the
salary of William G. Phipps. committee
clerk. excited the ire of Alderman Black
we'll 1t had PASSED Council without any
opposition on account of the increased labor
brought about by so many ordinances for
street improvements the clerk would have
to perform this year. The aldermen
thought the proposition an out
rage and wanted to know why
the increase had not been made
by former Council He thought the pres
ent Council ought to have had more sense
than pass such resolution. and he was
anr oaA at ho fob hxrh IN
cratic friends. The resolution to increase
the salary was referred to the proper CON-
mittee.
Alderman Blackwell again came forward
when the resolution to prevent the Con-
sumers Trust from laying any more mains
until it had complied with all orders of ex-
by striking out "Consumers' Trust
and inserting "all natural-gas COM
panles." He apparently did not
anticipate any. opposition. as he sat down
without speaking in favor of his amend
ment. Alderman Laut. however, moved to
lay the amendment on the table, and this
caused Alderman Blackwell to say some
thing In favor of making the change He
thought both natural-gas companies should
be treated alike in this matter. and
well as the Trust, had put mains where
none were ordered. and had failed to give
certain districts gas where il was told to
lay its pipes Alderman Laut said the
Twenty..tirst ward gas before it
was allowed to extend its system
III other parts of the city. His motion to
lay the amendment on the table prevailed
on call of the yeas and nays. there being
eight in favor of the motion and two,
blackwell and Farrell, opposed to it. The
original resolution, as it came from Coun-
Gil. was concurred in, Blackwell alone vot-
ing In the negative. The board then took
up a lot of declaratory resolutions relating
to street improvements, and sent them all
to the committee on streets and alleys.
Ordinances providing for paving the fol-
lowing streets with Trinidad asphalt were
passed.: Washington, from Alabama to
Dessee. from Washington to Ohio Missis-
eippi. from Washington to Ohio. The Or
dinance providing for three-fOOt sewer
along New Jersey street, from Michigan
street to Fort Wayne avenue. was referred
to the committee on sewers: The ordinance
requiring the managers of bankrupt and
fire sales tC take out a city license was
passed on suspension of rules.
Shortly after the newly elected members
of the board took their seats in January
MIR. Perrott, the reading clerk, insisted
upon calling the name of Alderman Clark
after his death. He was instructed at the
time by President Thalman to omit it in
calling the roll. but he refused. and the Re-
tion of Alderman Laut it was referred to
the judiciary committee, but Mr. Perrott
refused to embody it in the records of the
boards meetings. He was instructed to do
clined, and, after consultation. it was de-
cided to adopt other measures. According
ly Alderman Breunig introduced the follow
ing protest last night, which was signed by
all the Republicans:
We. the undersigned members of the Board of
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this our protest to the proceedings OF the Board
of Aldermen March 10, 1890, as prepared and
published by the clerk, for the reason that the
proceedings are incorrect In this, that two GER
tain resolutions instructing the clerk to make
certain corrections in the proceedings of this
board Of previous dates. were offered read, and
on motion of Alderman Laut, referred to the
committee on rules, which said resolutions do
not appear In the said proceedings Of March 10,
1890, and for the further reason, that protest
signed by five members of this board filed on
said March 10 is not published therein.
Alderman Laut at once moved to lay
the protest on the table. but the vote was
tie. 1T is not proper" said Alderman
Breunig, "for this body to entertain q mo-
t,on to table protest, for any member or
number of mem bers can file protest, and
it must be spread upon the records"
That cuts no fgnre here" said Alder
hrnn liant III tnis nrdsr stbsyy you
it in the right light. Mr.. Perrott did Just
as he should have done when he called
Alderman Clark's name. The rules of this
body will show it."
Alderman Laut commented upon and
quoted several rules of the board but he
was declared out of order by President
Thalman, because the question at issue
was not whether the clerk had been right
in calling Alderman Clark's name, but
whether he had the authority To change
the records 30 as to omit the protest of the
Republicans. "The only thing for us to de-
cide," said the President, lis whether the
clerk of this body is employed to fix up the
minutes according to his own opinion, or
to make an official record, no matter
whether the documents that are introduced
are agreeable to him or not"
it, Alderman Laut persisted in saying.
alter the minutesf asked President Thai
man.
''Yes. do"
"Then would like to ask you. Mr. Laut,n y
said Alderman Breunig, why you moved
to refer the protest at the time If you be-
lieved the clerk could leave il out of the
recordsf If you did not believe it to be an
Official document. and not worthy of being
recorded, why did You recognize it by your
motionr
did make the motion to refer itiv
Alderman Laut asked.
Yes. you did"
well, then, did wrong"
Il want to say, Mr.. Laut" continued
A derman Breunig that if you were to
IT motion here tonight and the clerk
lid refuse to embody it In the minutes