The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
IT'S CAPITOL AVENUE
TENNESSEE STREET Is NOW ONLY A
STREET OF THE DEAD PAST.
Council Changes the Name of the
ThorOughfare - Officers for the
school Board Elections.

street passed into history by the action of
the Council last night. The ordinance in
troduced at the previous meeting of the
Council changing the name of the entire
street from Morris street to the northern
city limits was passed by a vote of IL to
3. Councilman Ryan opposed the ordinance.
He said it was merely false reasoning in
those who advocated the change of name,
and that they would find sooner or later
that living Capitol avenue would not
make them any better citizens nor raise
their social standing He said the only ar
gument in favor of the change was the
fact that the Capitol was ''side-tracked' on
that street. For the same reason, he said,
Washington street might In the future be
Asylum avenue and Alabama street would
finally be Jail street. while Illinois street
would naturally become Depot street. and
then the city would be confronted with the
old wrangie as to the pronunciation of the
name
Mayor Denny refused to approve the reso-
luton passed at the last meeting requiring
all ordinances to be submitted to the city
attorney for his opinion before they were
passed. He said it would put entirely too
much unnecessary work on Mr. Scott, but
that when any doubt arose over the valid
ity of an ordinance it could be referred to
the city attorney.
City Attorney Scott sent long COMMUNE
cation to the Council in regard to the right
of the Board of Public Works to order the
improvement of Jackson Place. He held
that whether not the Union Railway
Company had formally dedicated McCray
street and Jackson Place to the city ii had
done so by implication and the board would
have a perfect right to order those streets
improved. He also stated that he had con-
ferred with Engineer Mansfield, of the
Union railway, and was told that the en-
gineer would recommend the improvement
of that portion of the street Immediately
in front of the station, which was not in
Guided in Jackson Place. at any time the
Board of Works deemed ii necessary TO
improve the streets. The communication
the recommendation that steps be taken
TO improve Jackson Place and Louisiana
and McCray streets
GOLFERS LIQUOR ORDINANCE.
The city attorney returned the Golfer.
liquor license ordinance with some recon-
mendations for its amendment. He wants
it to provide that all holders of liquor Ii
censes must permit an inspection of their
premises, at any time. by the police. He
also recommends that it specifically en-
body the spirit of the charter authorizing
the Moor to revoke licenses whenever he
thinks it should be done to uphold the law
or maintain the peace of the city. The or
dinance provides no penalty, and he sug-
gests that the penalty be fine not to ex-
coed 800 Imprisonment not to exceed
thirty days. or both, and that each day or
act or violation Shall constitute separate
offense. The ordinance with the amend
ments was referred TO the finance commit
tee
The Board of Works sent to the Council
an ordinance and contract entered into by
a /
permitting the company to lay two tracks
across Pennsylvania street just north of
the crossing of the Union railway tracks.
The ordinance was referred to the commit
tee on streets and alleys The contract
with Frank Mummenhoff, allowing him TO
construct a switch across Alabama street,
south of Maryland street, was passed by a
unanimous vote.
The ordinance appropriating $1,000 for the
law department, to be used in settling some
outstanding claims against the city, was
passed. The finance committee, TO which
was referred the ordinance appropriating
$500 for the expenses of printing and bind
ing the city ordinances. asked that the
Council request the city attorney to ascer-
tain the charges of the commission which
codified the ordinances before any appro-
priation for printing them was passed.
The committee on ordinances reported an
make sewer, gas and water connections
with their property before streets were i'm
proved The ordinance provides that If such
ordered by the city and the cost charged
against the property the same as any other
street-improvement charge. The ordinance
was referred to the committee on streets
and alleys.
The committee that considered the ordi-
nance providing for the annexation of a
large territory out northeast reported with
the recommendation that the ordinance be
stricken from the files. This ordinance was
for the annexation Of all the property lying
east Of Fall creek far north as the
State fair grounds and east to the east
line of Center township. remonstrance
Pms nv mt nf he 0ferk,t
property owners living within the district
stated that none of the land was at pres
ing used for farming and gardening pur-
poses. The only reason for the annexa-
ton OF this property was for the purpose of
building the Bell-street sewer. The recon-
mendation of the committee was concurred
in by the Council.
The new ordinance regulating the sale of
the city's personal property was passed.
It's provisions are the same as the old or
dinance, except that it provides that the
services, to be paid out of the finance de-
partments incidental fund. Ii also provides
that when property is appraised at more
proved by the Council; when less than 500
| the approval of the Mayor is sufficient. The
ordinance appr3vIng the recent appraise-
| of old hose and eight hundred pounds Of
battery copper, the property of the fire de-
partment, was passed
SCHOOL ELECTION OFFICERS.
appointed for the School Board election, to
| be held June 9:
District Inspector. George Kothe;
! judges Thomas Cottrell and Charles w.
| Nckum.
District 2-Inspector, Daniel L. Wood
| judges, j. H. Eagle and T. L. Johnson.
| District 9-Inspector, Joshua Zimmerman:
| judges Philip Reichwein and Emil Rass-
mann.
District 10-Inspector, William T. Brown
| judges. Henry l.. Smith and John r. Budd.
District 11-Inspector, a. j. Gardner;
| judges Joseph G.. Stemmen and Henry
Voight.
| A petition containing about twenty-five
pages of closely typewriter matter was
! presented by Councilman Drew in behalf
| of Robert Remington. The petition recites
the manner Of letting the contract in 1890,
by the Council, for the Improvement of
/ Madison avenue. That avenue is improved
| between the street-car tracks, with the ex-
| pectation that the street-railway company
/ would bear its share of the expenses of the
! Improvement, but afterward, in a suit in
| the Circuit Court, in an attempt to make
| the company pay part of the cost of i'm
| proving Pennsylvania street the court. de-
| cded that the city could not compel the
| company TO pay any part Of the improve
| ment expenses. The assessment was made
/ on Madison avenue against the property
owners only for that part outside of the