The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-04
MIR. TRUSLER HAD NO RIGHTS
That Is What Hickiin, as Presiding OIL
Ger in the Council, Teld His Colleague.
Greer Street Needs Only Few Loads of Gravel
The Oburn- Street Improvement-They
Want Water Mains, Not Asphalt.
HICKLIS IN THE CHAIEs

He Makes Clownish Ruling to Have the
Councilmeu Laugh.
The brief Council meeting. last night, de-
veloped Just one entertaining feature.
col. Billn Hicklin occupied the chair. and
he ran through the order OF business at
break-neck speed. Instead of calling the
roll upon that order. as the rules require
and as is always done. he galloped past it
to the next. Mr.. Trusler asked If it was
not usual to call the roll upon the order of
business. If il was not to be done tonight
he had resolution to offer under that or
der.
Don't care what's usual or what you
haye.- said Col Billr We'll pass to the
next order"
MAY / ofies this resolution" asked Mr..
Trusler.
"Y-you didn't make this rule. and amt
got nothin' to do with it," retorted Hicklin.
What rule!" -
"W-w'y this hyur rnle."
"Well Pll say to you that the rules re-
quire roli-call upon this order"
'W-well. this y-yur Chair rules that the
gentleman's pointof order amt well takenw
and there was a roar of laughter ON the
Democratic side.
IF the gentleman has any thing to offer."
said Mr.. Pearson, "he ia certainly entitled
to the floor and has right to offer it under
this head"
"Iinslst that have a right to offer res
olution--" started Mr.. Trussler.
''S-set down." cried "Col. Bill" pounding
the desk. lyon Amt got no rights. Call
the roll. Mr.. Clerk. Now, Trusler, what
yer gOtf AS soon as the roar OF laughter
that followed this sally had subsidized Mr.
oil hon daA hia ont IN fhSa
clerk, who handled it as though he ex-
pected dynamite explosion every minute.
1t contained nothing incendiary, but was
merely q step in compliance with o re-
quirement of the charter. 1t required
that the committee on rules be instructed
to prepare and present TO the next meeting
On ordinance prescribing rules for and reg
ulatIrg the manner of the hearing and trial
of charges against city officers, employees IN
departments or members of the Council, as
provided in Section % of the city charter.
Mr.. Trusler read the section of the chart
er and explained that this WAS matter
the Council had thus far neglected. and
Hicklin said that i'm view of the possibility
of a Republican administration he would
vote for it. 1t was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Messrs. DAVIS, Dunn. Gas
per. Gauss, Hicklin. Martindale. Myers.
McGill. Olsen, Pearson. Rassmann and
Trussler-l2: nays. Messrs. Austin, Burns
Murphy, Nolan aud Weber,.
Went Amer the Ordinance.
Some weeks ago the Board of Public
Works referred to the Council the matter of
paving Market street, from Illinois to Ten
nessee with asphalt, against which there
was a two-thirds remonstrance. 1t was
buried in the street committee. of which
Markey is chairman. Last night Nh. Pear
son called the matter up. but Mr.. Markey
said the committee had never had . meet
ing Mr. Pearson said il on Qht to be passed.
The owners of property on that street were
getting ample rents, and ought to be able
to pay for it. 1t was right IN the heart of
the city, between two asphalt streets. and
1t was . shame to leave it in it's present con-
ditlon. Mr.. Markey went home and got the
ordinance. The Council waited until he got
back, and passed it by q unanimous vote of
the seventeen members present.