The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-14
TWELFTH WARD FOR IT.

Adjourned Meeting at Columbia Hall Largely
Attended and showed "a Hospitabie Spirit.
At the adjourned meeting of the Twelfth
ward citizens at Columbia Hall. last
night. Councilman CAUSES purpose to vote
for the Grand Army appropriation was IN
dorsed. w. w. Milford presided and Will
liam Mussey was secretary. There were
fifty persons present and at times the talk
against the measure was lively. but those
favoring it were equal to the emergency.
The former tried to have Mr.. Gauss say
what he thought about the matter before
any other expressions were made, but the
councilman was not to DO caught
in such q trap. Michael Hsnney.
G Sa n .laes' ins ss ! that t 10, Ia,t tar
speak first. but the willy Councilman said
he was there to listen and not to talk.
George German then took the floor and de-
nounced the scheme of taxing every body
for what he declared would benefit the few.
William Z. Lamb, by request. spoke Of the
sacrifices of the soldiers and what they
had done for the country. They were en-
titled TO all the honors any city could pay
them. and the appropriation for that pur-
pose should be granted. The money, he
further said, would go back at once to
MANY who paid 1t. as preDarstions for the
~encampment would call for the labor of
carpenters and others. Mr. OBrlen favored
tuo oppiOpiiotiChs oh0 WI hCtbiS odiU
If all who owned property valued at less
than 5000 were exempt he also would sus-
tain the measure.
Mr.. Hanney remarked that he was there
representing his motherln-law. and on her
behalf, as well as his own, he being q tax
payer only on personality. opposed the APP
preparation. He thought the councilmen,
before they voted on the ordinance, should
60 about their respective wards with q
subscription list. Joseph Ernst, q heavy
fAX-Dayer and pODfraQtpr Qalh the ealnnn
and hotel keepers who had been referred to
by Mr.. Hanney as the ones who
should foot the bills. had already sub
scrlbed. They expected to ubsoribe again.
Mr.. Gauss said life was too short and the
work of a councilman too hard for him to
spend his time going about soliciting sub
scrlptions. For a time those who opposed
the appropriation, principally Mr.. Hanney
and Mr.. GerT sn. did most of the talking.
Willis McGinnis helped them. but effective
arguments were made for the measure by
Captain KiIey and George SteRmeier. the
latter saying 1t was very peculiar q large
city like Indianapolis could not do as we'll
for the encampment as that little bis of q
city, Springfield, ILL.," which has s200, 600
ready TO spend in entertaining the veter.
ans 1t the epcanpment was taken there.
From this on 1t was with difficulty any
one could be brought to speak on the ques-
ton. All the returns being In, Mr.. Gauss
took the floor, and said while be was op-
posed to the principle of taxation for pub
lilo Entertainment. he was willing to face
the proposition and vote for it for the sake
of the city. He did his best to serve his
constituents. and be would vote as the ma
jority instructed him. but if it
was against the approximation. he
would regret that he had been
elected to Council He would not like to
bear the burden of bringing scandal upon
Indianapolis, which had given TO the Nation
a President ana o Vice President. He had
been talked to by many and pulled this
$500 2-I @hA% -D.ard 60 ha
ton. Only that evening the owner of q
hum BILE home and a worker in the Eagle
machine works said TO him that he favored
the tax because he did not want TO have
the city disgraced. All the employees
I'm the Eagle works were like him.
Mr.. Gauss had been threatened dur
ing the evening with defeat If he
voted for the ordinance. He remarked
that he would rather 60 down with honest
convictions than TO do that which he knew
would bring scandal upon all. A vote was
taken on the proposition and stood 20 for
to 20 against. The meeting then adjourned.