The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-09
Mr.. MURPHY is "FORNIST' 1T
President of Council Tells Why He Will
Not Vote for the Ripple Franchise.
Engineer Herring Here to Give Advice on Sew
erage at $500 Per Wcek-Brush Electric &.
Light Company Declines to Pay.


President Murphy, OF the Council, VIII Vote
Against It-Ryan's Great Scheme.
There seem at present to be two forces
working to prevent the confirmation of the
Broad Ripple Rapid-transIt Company's city
franchise by the Common Council. One of
these the Journal has touched upon in its
columns heretofore. 1t is the insane jeal-
Ousy that exists between the Board of
Public Works and the Council This may
or may not apply to the board. and pos
sibly not to the new members of the Conn-
Gil, but to the small-fry statesmen who
were reelected on the Democratic
ticket it applies with great force.
They are consumed with the fires
of jealousy. and fume and fret
accordingly. Every once in q while
this compressed rancor breaks forth about
the rough edges of the local Democracy
and then the Old Harry is to pay. This
feeling OF jealousy may be laughed down
and scoffed at by the unsmypathetic, but
1t is there all the same and here is where
the old saying "you'can keep good man
down" comes In with cfushing force.
The nurtured belief by these Democrats
that the family tree has been augmented
by an acquisition born to usurp the
throne of power has aroused bitter
antagonism and it is of sufficient weight to
cause them to vote down n contract simply
because 1t was prepared by the Board OF
Public Works.
For day or so it has been whis-
pered about that President Murphy of the
Council was opposed TO the Broad Ripple
ordinance and yesterday he was approached
by a Journal reporter, He was asked If he
was opposed to the ordinance. but at first
showed an inclination not to talk much on
the subject. Finally. however. he acknowl-
edged that he was opposed to 1t.
do you intend TO vote against it," he
was asked.
"Ies, do"
what are your reasonsr
Just this: The Council confirmed q con-
tract months ago for this company and
they refused TO avail themselves of 1T. Now
they take advantage of a gener al hubbub,
get an option from the Board of Public
Works and the County Commissioners and
attempt to rush the contract through the
Council in q single night. Why don't they
60 to the Board of Public Works and get
their time extendedf-the board has taken
plenty of time in the matter"
But the Board OF Public Works has
gwen the company time; it's the County
Commissioners who limited the option IN
til the 22d of the month"
They own the County Commissioners.
why don't they get the time extended.
them"
They got everything they asked the
Commissioners for. why don't they go to
themf Ins tead of that they expect the
Council to do everything in few days"
The Broad Ripple. company was him
'Oh, Well, guess it is after lawsuit
again.
in the Council intend to vote as you dot"
"ldon't know; Pm not responsible for
anybody's vote but my own. L never leg
Importance
President Murphy is one of the Demo-
Gratis who doesn't like to see the authority
of the Council curtaileG n single iota; he
would probably like to see the city charter
repealed.
The other force that 10 working against
the Broad Ripple cOmpany's franchise
emanates from that able politician, Z.
Jasper Ryan. head and shoulders of the
franchise committee. He wants to exact
an agreement from the Broad Ripple COM
pany to build a line down South Illinois
street before making q report. Mr.. Ryan
says attorney Spencer is now working to
if the company will enter such an
agreement with the Board OF Public Works.
IF the company agrees TO extend it's line
to the South Side." said he. Il know what
my vote (emphasis on the my) will be- other
wise am still in doubt" Emphasis OH
the dOubt.l
when will the franchise committee
meet to consider the cOntraetW
That L cannot say. as yet, for the con-
tract has not been given into my hands. l
asked the city clerk for il this morning.
but he didn't nave It. As soon as get hold
of the contract will call a meeting of the
committee"
IF you don't get the contract until to-
morrow "wednesday how are you going to
hold q meeting. get an agreement from the
company to build line on the South Side
and clean everything up for tomorrow
nights meetingi"
Him. don't know-guess they had better
give US more time"
The Republicans in the Council Will vote
solIdly for the approval of the contract,
but the Democrats will no doubt defeat it.