The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-02
THE FOUR-MILE LIMIT
MAYOR ASKS COUNCIL TO PASS or
DINANcE UNDER NEW LAW.
Police Supervision or Road Houses
DesfccatinE Company Submits a
Proposition to the City.

The Council meeting last night was brim-
ful OF business, but none Of 1t was of a
very important nature. Two communica-
tons We're received from the Mayor. He
called the attention OF the Council to the
fact that its powers were considerably en-
larged by the recent amendments to the
city charter in regard to the jurisdiction
OF the city police. and asked that such
ordinances as would enable the police TO
have jurisdiction within the four-mile limit
be passed He also recommended that the
saloons outside Of the city, but within the
four-mile limit, be required to pay the reg
ular city license, which is now possible
On motion of Councilman Rauh this com
munication was referred to the committee
on public morals
The Mayors other communication recon-
mended the appropriation of 5000 for print
ing the annual reports of the departments
on the city, and for their distribution to
the Mayors of other cities. This was re-
ferred to the committee on printing.
The Board of Works submitted an ordi-
nance, accompanied by a. long letter giving
the reasons why it should be passed, re-
curing all persons who cut into either i'm
proved or unimproved streets to pay for
the privilege. All the corporations which
now have the right to cut the streets are
must get permit from the Board of Works
before street can be cut. These corpora
tons are the various gas companies, the
street-railroad companies, including the
GltizenS. and the water works
company ,nsauo Al others who cut into
permit and pay 81 to the city engineer TO
cut into an improved street the consent
expired. must be secured and q fee of $40
must De paid to the city engineer and a
tha srea made % Of - SQUARE yard for all
has been satisfactorily replaced the amount
OF the deposit is to be returned
The committee to which was referred the
claim of a large number of persons who
Claimed they had been illegally assessed
upon property in five-acre tracts within
excess of the township taxes for the same
time be returned; reported that the claim
was not just and recommended that it be
not allowed. The report was concurred in
The committee to which was referred the
with instructions to investigate why the
amount was so large, reported that the
principal causes were the lack of incentive
for the treasurer to make special efforts for
their collection, and the fact that the taxes
q q. SO many large corporations were now in
the old fee and salary law had been de-
ciared unconstitutional the county treasurer
nad placed the delinquencies in the hands
81 collectors and would now push the collec-
get for the work.
ne spGCldi committee 10 confer with the
county commissioners to ascertain If they
would bear part of the expense of main
tanning the City Dispensary reported that
they had refused to have anything to do
The park commissioners requested the
transfer OF the amount remaining to the
credit of the Garfield Park fund to the de-
partment OF parks. and an ordinance was
introduced to that effect The transfer was
approved by the controller
committee of three, MeSsrs Magel
Schmidt and Costello. was appointed to act
with the Board of Health and the Board of
" orks to devise means for the proper
handling of the city garbage the cost To he
paid from the city's funds.
appropriate money to pay the increase in
the salaries of the city attorney and police
judge. in accordance with the recent
amendments to the city charter; to transfer
800 from the veterinary hospital fund to
the fund for new public buildings and to
change the name of Archer street to High
iand avenue. The ordinance granting a
salary or $50 year to the City Hall jarlftor
who attends the Council meetings, was re,
ferred back to the committee on fees and
salaries s. L had been reported favorably
put some new information was secured and
the committee asked that it be referred
pack. That Is probably the last that will
be seen of it.