The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
STRICKEN FROM THE FILES
Council Sits Down Hard on the Works
Boards Annexation Measure.
1t Was Needed to Complete the Drainage
Scheme-Fire Chiefs Pay Raised-Bonds
to Be Refunded Herrick's Salary.

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The meeting of the Council last night de-
veloped In to o fractional fight between the
North and the South Sides, and resulted in
the turning down of the Board of Public
Works. and the defeat of q measure advo-
Gated by that body of the civil govern
ment. In the process of r~oll-call of the
order of business reports from the com-
mittee on streets and alleys was called for.
1t reported favorsbly on the ordinance III
troduced by Mr.. Allen providing for the
annexation of that territory In the north
ern part of the city which is within the
following limits: Beginning at the inter-
section of Meridian and Seventeenth
streets east TO the MOnon tracks. north
along said tracks to twenty second streer.
west to Fall creek, and following the bank
of the creek TO the point OF beginning.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived. and later in the proceedings the
ordinance was called up for passage. This
was no sooner lone than Mr.. Coulter was
upon his feet in protestation. He said that
he thought that the city already had all of
the territory that it could we'll attend TO.
and that he dad not believe in taking in q
lot OF farm land. Then Mr.. Ryan put bis
finger In the pie. There are i've Repub-
licans TO one Democrat up there. and that
Is the reason you fellows want IL in the
city" he exclaimed. The remarks around
the seats began TO get heated. and as every
one was trying TO talk at once there was no
making out what was SAID. Finally Mr..
Froschauer gained recognition and deliv-
cred himself of the following:
There Is always something that must be
done for the North SIDE. We folks on the
South Side have been trying, for / don't
know how long To GET some movements
down there and we can't. / don't see any
good in taking In this property up there
and think that some attention had better
be paid to our side of the city, Mr.. Linn
then got ND and wanted TO know If every
measure introduced for the benefit of the
South Side had not received as much at
%tention as any other that had appeared be.
fore the Council NO, they nave not"
holly responded Mr. F~roschsuer.
Mr.. Ryan. with sundry gesticulations
and language more or less grammatical.
again dipped In his oar, saying: You folks
annexed Kissels place. out here, and now
the people out there are holding indigna-
ton meetings every night because they
have not got fire and police protection.
How are you going TO satisfy these people
out neref We don't want any more terri
tory"
Mr.. Allen then arose in defense OF his
measure. He said that he had introduced
the ordinance at the request and with the
sanction of the Board of Public Works.
Aho LCG1oh " ~ was kA1D
every year the people out there were moro
or less Inconvenience by the overflow Of
water from Fall creek. and that there were
now pending o number of suits against
the city and county for damages.
The sewer system now In the process of
construction by the city officials. and as
mapped out by the expert employed by the
city. con templates an outlet IN that direc-
tion, and with IL there it would do away
with q great portion of the damage lone
during the wet seasons. This brought on a
storm of raillery. and in the midst Of il Nix.
White moved that the ordinance be struck
from the files. A ballot was taken on 1T.
and il was carried by q vote of 10 to s. 1t
was asserted by some of those opposed to
the measure that it was simply a scheme of
some real-estate people to initiate the value
of their property. but none of them were
able TO tell Just who the dealers were.
This is the same scheme for q cutoff
for the State ditch which was agitated
Just after the Board of Works came into
power. 1t was thought then that the board
had drainage jurisdiction four miles be-
yOnd tho city limits, and it spent much OF
its own time and that of the city engineers
force in making q survey of the northeast
territory. When this was done and speci-
fications were ready for q big open ditch
along Twenty-second street, from the State
ditch to Fall creek. City Attorney Bailey
turned I'D with an opinion knocking the
scheme was dropped for the time. This
second effort to carry lt out seems to have
failed at the start.
Fire Chiefs Salary Raised.
Another tempest in q teapot was raised
on the ordinance by Mr.. Casper, intro.
duced two weeks ago, which provides for
the increase of the salary of the chief Of
the fire force and one or two of his assist
ants. 1t was to amend the first section of
the ordinance whioh passed the Council
not long ago. which increased the salaries
of the regular member from a basis of So
aday to So. %. The provisions of the one
introduced by Mr.. Casper were as follows:
The salary of the chief of the fire depart
ment shall be at q rate OF $1,000 per year;
that of bis first assistant. $1,000; that of
the second assistant. $1,000; that of the
superintendent of the telegraph, 81, 200;
that of his assistant. 81. 200; that of captain
and engineers OF engines. 5000; that of stok-
ers, drivers, hosemen. tillermen, towermen
and llnemen. $500. n that Of watchmen
and telephone men. $3.50; men regularly en-
ployed IN the department. and who mend
hose TO have $40 a month extra.
This ordinance was 40 sooner reported on
favorably from the committee than MIR.
Rassmann Jumped to his feet and wanted TO
know when this thing of raising salaries
was going to stop. 1t was explained TO
him that the ordinance as it stood raised
no ones salary but those of the chief and
his assistant. Mr.. Rassmann could not
get it through his head but that
somebody was trying to slip in under
the provisions of the measure, and get a
few dollars tackled on TO their regular pay,
and he moved that it be laid on the table.
No attention was paid TO him. and Messrs.
Linn and Casper tried to explain that there
was no deep laid scheme at the bottom of
it all. The ordinance was finally called MP
for passage. and went through by q vote
of 10 To =.
Providing for The Bonded Debt.
Mr.. Rassmann introduced an ordinance
which provided for the appropriation of
100000 from the treasury of the city for
the payment of the bonded Indebtedness OF
the city, which falls due on the 18th of
April. and of Sl.014 for the pay ment of the
interest. a suspension of the rules was
voted and 1t was passed. p that the city
controller might have plenty of time to
take action In the matter.
Another appropriation ordinance intro
ducsd BIZ Mr.. Rassmsnn was to give the city
controller authority to Issue and sell 631
bonds of the city of indianapolis, of the
valustion of 81 coo each. to meet an indebt-
ednesso of goo. 0G0 falling due on the 1st of
July accustomed by the expiration of city