The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-16
signed. and Elmer T.. Clingler. vice Will
tam III. Stuckey dismissed.
Forgot 1t Wa. ,n Exi.reno~.

FORGOT HI was 1ss Exisfencr.
A long. long time ago the Council suthor-
lied City Attorney Bailey to codify the
city ordinances, and he, upon his own re-
spopsi bility. employed John +. McCuI-
Tough. John w. Kern and ex-City Attorney
William l.. Taylor to assist him in the
work. They accepted the proposition.
however, with the understanding that un-
der the charter an executive officer has no
city, and If the Council should refuse to
reimburse them they would have no re-
course. All OF the gentlemen accepted.
satisfied that Democratic Council would
not hesitate about any thing that savoreo
OF an appropriation.
Last night the judiciary committee
handed in to the Council report on the
progress being made bv what Is called the
"codihcation commission. Inc report
says that the work will probably be com
pleted by the end of the year. Further
than that il contained nothing except
q copy of the letter sent out by the city
attorney TO the attorneys who compose the
commission. There was no necessity for
making report at all. except to keep be-
fore the people the fact that such conf
mittee is at work Sc there Will be no pro-
test when the bill 10 sent in.
Traction Engines and Pavemenss.
An ordinance that caused considerable
dIscEssion was one introduced last night
by Councilman Young. 1t prohibits the
hauling of traction engines or other en-
gines propelled 10y steam over asphalt or
brick streets. and attaches a penalty rang
ing from Is to e100. MIR. Olsen made .
characteristic speech, during which he
promenaded all the billingsgate In bis
vocabulary and ended by pronouncing IT
an outrage. McGill spoke for the ordi-
fok m
tMcGilD was as big, and broad. and liberal
minded" as any body. Messrs. Schraeder
and Allen also had tilt at the wonder
stricken document and when every body
cred together ami laid on the table for two
weeks or longer.
Asking for Water Mains.
f. b. Martindale was one of the callers
on the Board of Public Works yesterday
morning, and the object of his visit was to
present q petition for the extension of
water-mains on Alabama street, from Tenth
to Fourteenth street. He asked that the
board take prompt action IN order tn at the
mains could be laid before the asphalt
pavement is constructed. The board
thought that an annual Ok penditure of $50
for bydrants in that territory was too
much, but Mr.. Martindale argued that
there were fifteen houses utterly without
protection of any kind. The question was
taken under advisemeDt. The contract for
asphalting the street was awarded to the
Western Paving Company at S7.l5 foot,
on each side Parkhurst curb TO be used.
Not Enoush tn Meet the Psy-Roii.
Under the business administration" the
amount of the fire-force payroll has so IN
creased that the appropriation for that
purpose will be inadequate to meet it.
Consequently Controller Woollen last
night sent to the Council recommends
tion that Sl.75O of the funds appropriated
for fire accounts on behalf of the Board of
Public Safety be transferred to the fire.
force payroll. The recommendation was
accepted, and Councilman RassmaDn intro
duced an ordinance appropriating the
money. which was passed under o suspen-
sion of the rules.