The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-18
MIR. DENNIS MESSAGE
The Mayor Will Give Some 0pin-
ions TO the Council TO-MOrrOw.
Calls Attention to the Necessity of a
Pesth0use-The Administra-
ton of Finances.

Mayor Denny will submit his annual mes
sage 10 the Council at it's meeting to-mor-
row night. With 1t will be submitted the
annual reports Of the heads Of departments.
all of which ave now been filed with the
Mayor. As the present administration has
been in power but a few months, the mes
sage Will be brief and chiefly covering the
period since the election. The conditions Of
the different departments prior TO that time
viii be submitted in the reports Of the de-
partments. Several questions that have
arisen since the date of the annual reports.
all OF which are dated as of Jan 1. will re-
ceive special mention in the Mayors mes
sage, and brought TO the attention Of the
city legislature in this way.
Among the matters which have arisen
since the completion of the reports and
which will be especially referred to by the
chief executive, is the recent change made
In the specifications for asphalt pavements.
The message will set forth in full the
changes made and give the reasons for max
Ing them. During the agitation as to the
comparative merits of the different asphalt
productions three companies have appeared,
eacn claimlng to have the superior asphalt,
and under these conditions II was deemed
inadviSaDle to bind the city TO any partic-
ular product. The new rules under which
appointments in the Department of Safety
are made will also receive the considera-
ton or the Mayor. These rules have been
adopted and have taken effect since the re-
port OF the department was submitted In
this connection the attention or the Coun-
the cfvil-service rules as adopted by the
cabinet at its last meeting. The message
VIII also call attention to the enforcement
OF the saloon and gambling laws under the
present administration. The Mayor Is well
pleased with the firm stand OF the Board
Of Public Safety in regard to the enforce
ment of these laws, and his message will
commend 1t for it's determined effort and
success in this respect
In the Department OF Public Health he
will call the attention OF the Council to the
need OF a hospital for Infectious diseases.
cooperate with the County Commissioners
IN the erection of a suitable building on
city property by the commissioners. the
by the city. The presence OF smallpox in
Chicago will be noted and the pressing need
OF a pest house In case the disease should
be imported from that city will be urged
In speaking OF the presence of the dis
ease In Chicago. the Mayor said yesterday
that the disease might be brought to this
city, and were IL to break out here now it
would cost the city thousands of dollars
in the loss of trade and in intercourse with
other cities. In their action in this re-
spect the County Commissioners seem to
be following an Idea that has cropped out
several times in their administration OF af-
fairs In which the city Is interested jointly
Mpon the tSeory thai the ee citv forms no
part OF the county. AS a matter OF fact,
the city should be entitled to the greater
consideration In the county affairs, both
from the population and valuation Of prop
erty.. The continued refusal of the COM
m SSics ITO to 5Hin +, the city in any project
the impression To gain ground that they
are making all possible use of their Office
missloners wish to put upon the city tho
expense OF all improvements In which botS
county and city are Jointly interested f0G
bear the expense justly chargeable to tia
county I'm these improvements the commits
s seSnerS nIp sdm NJ 81 aSre Of 70 s RSiins fo o9 t ha
county under the Democratic ring and to
increase the expense of the city administra-
as extraTagance The Mayor in his message
will urge that immediate action be taken
70 provide a pesthouse. DR.. Stilson has a
will probably adopt against the county in
case II does not bear It's proportion Of the
case smallpox or any other infectious disl
ease should break out in the city. The city
ers a 6e 9 q Of t SNn eo9nty o ana far the
+. city will not be permitted TO enter and the
county will be compelled 10 care for such
persons affected by the disease.
The garbage question will also be noticed
by the Mayor: He Will not go at length into
now receiving the consideration Of the
health and works boards and will probably
be adjusted by them
The bulk of the message VIII treat Of the
financial situation. The city charter ex-
pressly provides that the a shall, at
least once each year, call the attention OF
the Council to the city finances. This year
the Mayor is enabled to make a good show
ING TO the Council. He will call it's atten-
ton to the saving TO the city by the recent
sale Of the funding bonds defaulted last
July. The sale to the city over the at
tempted sale Of last July at AZ per cent.
and par will amount during the entire pc
rtod OF the bonds to 800. 1880. There are
500, 900 I'm bonds of series Cd" which be-
come due next July, and In case the city
succeeds in selling these at the same adj
vantageouS rate OF those sold last week
Il will result in an annual saving to the
city of $3.13350.