The Indianapolis journal., 1891-04-14
WANTS A NEW CONTRACT.

The Council Sends the Broad Ripple Ordi-
nance Back to the Board for Amendment.
The railroad committee of the Council,
Messrs. Yontz and Casper. held a one-min-
ute meeting yesterday morning to consider
the Broad Ripple ordinance. Mr.. Yontz
had drawn up report which he read over
to Mr.. Casper and left him to think about.
1t recommended that the ordinance be not
the Board of Public Works with the sug-
gestion that it execute q new contract with
the Broad Ripple company, embracing all
the terms of the old contract, with five
amendments. These amendments provided
that the road go no further than the cor
ner of Washington and Delaware streets;
that NO switch. side-track or turnout
should be laid on Bellefontaine
street between Eleventh and Lincoln
avenue; that two clauses be in
serted. changing the phraseology Of the re-
it's rails. the effect of which would be to
make the requirement more binding and
that the company be required to run its
cars between it's termlni in this city and
Broad Ripple on q schedule not exceeding
ten minutes between the running of each
car.
The first amendment. cutting the road off
at w ashlDgton street, was IN compliance
with the remonstrance made by the South
Delaware-street commission men. In con-
versation between Mr.. YontZ and President
Boss0n, Mr.. Bosson had said that he wonld
consider this less hardship than the
route down Alabama to Georgia street. pro-
given the preference between two
evils. Mr.. Casper listened to the
report as Mr.. Iontz read it, said he
would think il over before Eight, and the
- "A lt~
and bothered no more with it until he ar
rived at the Council meeting in the even
ing. Then he objected to the schedule
clause, believing that the company ought
to be permitted to turn every other car at
the city limits. but Mr. Yontz said they
had better let the report go in as it was,
and leave that point TO be settled by the
Board of Public Works. and Mr.. Casper let
it go at that.
At the Council meeting Messrs Bosson
and Light, of the Broad Ripple company
were present to learn their fate. Mr.. Yontz
eeemed anxious to get the report through.
Immediately after the annexation ordi-
nance had been disposed OF there were va
rious motions TO adjourn. but Mr.. Yontz
stated that there was an important COM
mittee report to be acted upon. he started
20 run over the call of committees. bnt was
interrupted by the awful Mr. McGin. who
made q motion to adjourn and persisted In
IT. Mr.. Yontz took viva voce vote on ii.
and declared IL lost. Then the report was
read by the clerk and adopted by unani-
nous vote. Messrs Yontz and Casper being
the only men in the Council who under
stood just what il contained.
Il doubt very seriously If we could ac-
cept such terms as those" said Mr.. Bosson,
speaking of the Councils action last even
ing. IL told the members of the committee
that we would rather have the road cut off
at Washington street than TO be thrown
over on TO Alabama street w ith all the costly
curves that route would require. 1t 10 q
hardship TO be cut Oft from the Union
Depot. but il would be a greater one to be
cut of from Tomlinson Hall, thrown a
square further away from the center of
town. and be compelled to make two more
curves But had hoped that if they re-
they would at least let us turn half our
cars at the city limits and run ON twenty
min ute schedule outside. We want to run