The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-17
A NEW CITY HALL.
West Indianapolis Has Ambitions in
This Line.

Mayor Tolin and the members of the
West indianapolis Council met last night
and transacted business in their shirt
sleeves. A petition was received from II.
j. Williams asking permission to grade and
gravel the alley south OF Norris street and
between Reisner and Williams streets at
his own expense. The Council granted the
petition and ordered the city engineer to
set the stakes. Andy Lelble presented his
bill of 1913 for hauling and placing one
thousand loads OF gravel on the streets.
After much discussion the bill was al
lowed. The committee On public health
complained that the Moore Packing Com
pany did not have proper sewerage from
its tanks. The clerk was ordered to notify
the company to properly connect it's tanks
with the sewer leading southeast TO the
river. The resignation of c. j. Kumler,
one Of the school trustees, was demanded
some time ago. and j. II. Holland was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy, ii being under
stood that the latter would accept and
qualify. Last night the resignation of
Kumler was first received. A declinatiOn of
the appointment was also received from
Holland. Nominations were then called for
TO NIL the vacancy. Charles Hahn and
James Tooley were named. Each received
three votes, and Mayor Tolin cast his tote
for Tooley, thereby electing him.
Three meetings ago the Council received
a letter from c. NJ. Starkey, grocer. stat
the fire department., owed him bill of
$3.50 for groceries since last March L. The
letter stated that Mckinney had avoided
Council pay the debt out Of Mr.. McKin-
ney's salary. The Council took final ac-
TOR last night by h bhrow1ng me letter into
ney, as we'll as the rest of the city en-
ployes that it would be equivalent TO a
dismissal TO receive any more such letters.
Treasurer HosS exhibited the following
statement of the treasury's condition: Cor
poration fund, s., 22659; road fund, S1,35S.S1 ;
sinking fund, $15.lS; dog tax fund, 5000;
balance in treasury S6,621S.
Just before the Councn adjourned Mayor
Tolin addressed ii and said that for long
time he had been thinking about West In
dianapolis having a building, of its own
TO be used city hail. Jail and for the
fire departments headquarters. He said
he favored a two-story building. The first
floor could be used for the headquarters.
Cells could also be made to hold the pris-
orers. The second floor could be used for
the offices of the city officials and also for
a general storeroom for feed and
the like He said he thought
ana shat building erected Gu at su n 0dsh
to the present expenses Of the city for rent
on all lines for a period of seven years.
Councilman Brown said that he had been
instructed to investigate the condition OF
the ''calaboose," the city,s Jail and that
He said he would favor the project mainly
to get a new jail for West Indianapolis
Councilman Dickson said that he was in
favor Of the project. but that he would
rather wait until the inequality of fire in
surance rates was adjusted He said that
the same rates were charged by insurance
companies on West indianapolis property
as in North indianapolis and other suburbs
where there is no fire protection. He said
that West Indianapolis had well-equipped
fire department, and he thought Ii was I'M
just to demand the same rates as in other
places where there is no fire protection
The other councilmen followed in remarks
to the same end Mayor Tolin will attempt
TO get the opinion of the citizens at large
on the subject.