The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-17
FIRE LIMIT EXTENDED
COUNCIL PASSES THE ORDINANCE
CREATING NEW BOUNDARIES.
Codifying Committee to BE Allowed
$4,000 for Services-FOrce of
Special Police Cut Down.

At the Council meeting last night the
sewers. streets and alleys committee re-
ported upon the ordinance establishing the
fire limits, and recommended the amend
ment of the ordinance in accordance with
the changes made by the committee at its
last meeting The ordinance was passed as
amended, and the fire limits established as
follows:
Beginning at the corner of Michigan and
Missouri streets. west 10 Blackford street,
south 20 Wabash street. west on a line
with Wabash street to Blake street, south
TO the National road, west TO the river,
sOutherly TO the Union tracks, east
West street, south to South street, east
to Mississippi street, south 10 Merrill
street, east to Alabama street, north TO
South street, east TO a point loo feet south
west of the west property line of Virginia
avenue, southeast on a line parallel with the
southwest property line OF Virginia ave-
nue., taking in Fountain square and all
property fronting on il to a depth of $50
feet, and returning on the northeast side
OF the avenue TO South street, east 10
Noble street, north to Pennsylvania rail-
road tracks, east 10 Pine street, north TO
Ohio street. west TO Noble street, north
to Michigan street, west TO Massachusetts
avenue and northeast and southwest, taking
in Massachusetts avenue in the same man.
ner Virginia avenue back to Michigan
street and west to point of starting
FOR CODIFYING, 5000
From the finance committee came re-
ports upon the codification of the city
dinances and the request Of the State
Board OF Agriculture that the Pompeii pro-
duction to be given during fair week be
permitted to run without taking out
license. They recommended that Messrs.
Taylor, Kern and Mccullough, the COM
mittee appointed to codify the ordinances,
be given 5000 for their work. 1t was pro-
vided that the work should first be SUBJ
mitted to the judiciary committee for ex-
animation before any OF the money was
paid 1t favored granting the request of
the State Board of Agriculture. Both re-
ports were concurred in by the Council.
and an ordinance appropriating the amount
for the codification of the ordinances Will
be introduced.
A communication was received from Con-
troller Trusler inclosing a letter from the
Health Board. 1t was asked that 5000 be
transferred from the contagious disease
fund to the City Hospital fund, and that
$500 be transferred from the fund for the
Department of Public Health and Chari-
ties to the hospital fund. These amounts
are needed to enable the hospital to meet
the expenses before the annual appropri-
alton. An ordinance providing for the trans
fer was introduced and referred to the
finance committee.
The Mayor approved the ordinance
changing the name of John street to Daw-
son street. Sergeant-at-arms Charles Daw-
son, in whose honor the street was named,
opened box Of cigars for the members
of the Council.
THREE DEAD EX-MAYORS.
Mayor Denny sent a message to the
Council calling its attention to the fact
that during the present year three ex-May-
ors Of the city had died. The first to pass
away was w. ]. Wallace who was the
first Republican Mayor of the city. He died
on Jan. 9. The next was Maj. James L.
Mitchell, who died on Feb q, and the last
was Gen. Dan Macauley, who died in Mic
aragua about the 5th instant. In his
message the Mayor gave brief biograph-
zeal sketch of each of the men. The mes
sage was ordered spread upon the min
utes.
An ordinance was introduced affixing
penalty for allowing a horse and vehicle
10 stand for more than half hour, or
longer than was necessary to load or I'M
load, upon any asphalt or other smooth
pavement The ordinance was referred TO
the sewers, streets and alleys committee.
The ordinance for bricking Pearl street
was reported upon favorably by the COM
mittee on sewers, streets and alleys and
passed. Messrs. Costello, Golfer. OBrien
and Ryan voted against it, MeSSrs. Cos
tello and Ryan took occasion to explain
their votes. Mr. Costello said the people
improvements and did not plead poverty;
they were all able to pay for the improve
ment, Notwithstanding the fact that they
had just been assessed for a sewer and
been compelled to take advantage of the
Barrett law, except one widow. Who had
mortgaged her property to pay her as
sessment. He said the remonStrance pre-
scented to the Board of Public Works had
been signed by every property owner resid-
ing on the street; that the Improvement be-
gan at Missouri street, which was a mud
hole, and ended in a frog pond down by
the water works. 1t was suspected that
Mr.. Costello was intending 10 indulge in
irony, and had in mind rhe Alabama-Street
improvement ordinance Mr.. Ryan said he
thought the orth-and-south streets ought
10 be paved before the alleys.