The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-02
MIDNIGHT MEETING.

MEETING.
Inns Notice of Recon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
der's Disappearance
The Midnight meeting convened prompt
~ at the time set. Cooper. Halloran. Nc
Gill and Scherrer being absent. There
was small lobby, conspicuous among it
being Leon Bailey and w. L. Taylor. at
torneys for the Citizens' compa-
ny; w. II. Latta President Ma
sons private secretary. and stenog-
rapher from the Citizens company's
Offices The latter occupied deck near
Mr. Ryan. who made it his business ID
make it as unpleasant for him as possible.
He said that he thought there ought to be
chairs enough for reporters and shorthand
men some other place. and, when the clerk
commenced to read the list of streets,
Ryan kept urging him to read faster. so
that the shorthand man" could not take
it down.
The ordinance committee held q meeting
just before the Council assent led. From
the time that Mr.. Schrader left the Coun-
Oil chamber at the end OF the first meet
ing, until 1l:s0 o'clock, he was an invis-
IDLE quantity. President Murphy aud
Councilman Casper hunted for him. bat
he vas not to be found. He came in at the
time named and called his commit
tee to order. There was no dis
cussion of it, he and Costello signing
their names to it as favoring it's
passage, and Casper. the other member of
it, refusing to sign. It was questioned
among the members rs TO the whereabouts
of Schrader al. of the time of his absence.
and particularly as one member openly
stated that he knew it to be q fact that
the Citizens company had had full in
formation as to what the routes were since
. o'clock in the evening. This statement
was afterwards verified by inquiry ut the
Citizens company's Office and also by the
fact that they had men mt work on the
streets named In the south part OF the city
at $3.50.
It is contended by the Citizens attorneys
that the meeting which followed. as far as
It's result Is concerned, might Just as well
not have been held. The ordinance was
put on it's passage and was carried by
vote of 10 to l. and Immediately afterward
there " a motion TO adjourn. Before that
motion was recognized by the president OF
the body Mr. Linn rose 10 his feet and Sc.
cured the floor. He said
Il wish now to serve otice on this Coun-
Gil that am not satisfied with the manner
in which this business has been done. and
that at the next meeting L will call this
ordinance up for reconsideration" He
took his seat. and the motion to adjourn
was then put and carried. 1t was not until
the members began TO dispense that the
full intent OF Mr.. Linn's action began to
dawn on them. Having served the notice
If Is claimed that 1t Will now be impossible
for the Mayor to sign the ordinance, to give
1t full force and elect. and all the trouble
which the Council had been to was for
naught. President Murphy and others
were of the opinion, or so expressed them
10 ha unrrlh hav Of
feet because il had not been in writing
and because lt had been made after q
motion TO adjourn had been made. They
were combated on this point BY ex-City
Attorney Bailey, who assured them that
the action not only did not have to be in
writing, but that the feet that it was made
before the motion to adjourn was recog-
nlzed would make 1t perfectly valid. Mr.
Bailey was very particular TO see that the
city clerk incorporated IL In his record, and
when that was done he left the place with
very pleasant expression on his face.
The ordinance was called from the COM
mittee as soon es the meeting was called to
order. and the report, which was for Its
passage. was adopted. The report was
signed By Messrs. Schrader and Costello,
the other member OF the committee, casper,
not signing. 1t was then called for
the second reading. and there being no
objection IL was so done. The communica-
tion was from the Board of Public Works
and Sc. forth certain streets which the
City Railway Company was granted the
right of way to lag and maintain tracks
from and after the date of the passage of
the ordinance. The streets named in the
ordinance are as follows:
Beginning at the corner OF Washington aud
Delaware Streets north on Delaware TO New
York, east on New York To East north on East
10 Cherry. east on Cherry To Belefontaine
north on Bellcfontaine to Fifteenth. west on Fiji
teenth TO sheridan and north on Sheridan TO
| Seventeenth.
beginning at the corner OF Washington and
| Delaware streets, south on Delaware 10 Mary
land, west on Maryland 10 Tennessee, south on
Tennessee TO Georgia. and east on Georgia to
| Pennsylvania Beginning at the corner or
Washington and rennSyivaa streets,
avenue. southeast on Madison ave-
nue. TO McCarty street, west ON McCarty 10
| Union, south on Union to GRIND avenue. east on
| Grand avenue TO Madison avenue. from that
| point east TO East street on Minnesota, and
| south on East street TO Raymond street
| Nearly every pencil in the room was busy
while the list was being read. and 10 was
noticeable that when it was completed
| there were a number of persons who hur-
| riedly left the room.
The ordinance was then called MP on it's
| passage. The conncilmen voted follows,
! several of them giving explanations of
their votes. which are given below:
| Ayes-Allen. Golfer. Costello. Froschauer. Gas
per, Gauss. Iaut, Linn. Me5ufin. Purgear,
Rassmann. Ryan. schmidt, schrader. White
| and Murphy. Total, 10.
| Nays-loung.
When the roli-call had reached Casper be
! arose and said ii am against this measure
because believe that it is not only wrong
| for the Council TO pass on thing which &c
| has known nothing about mp TO within the
last half hour and because l be-
| lieve it will get the city into N
| big suit for damages. In fact man
| who is in a position Co know told me that
| he was of the bsliof that the eity could be
| held liable for any such action. aud ~
Name him. name him. shouted Ryan.
IL don't have 10 name him." retorted
Casper. but will do so for the benefit Of