The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
HOTEL MEN WERE OUT
AT COUNCIL MEETING LOOKING
AFTER GARBAGE INTERESTS.
DO Not Want Their ARRANGEMENTS
Disturbed-HaughviI Ordinance
Was I'm Improper shape.


last night began without a quorum, but
Mr.. OBrien came in afterward, making the
needed fifteen Those who were present
were Messrs. Allen. Golfer Costello. Drew,
Kaiser. Hennessey. Koehring Merritt,
- Brien, Puryear, Rauh, Schmid, Shaffer,
Young and Cooper. communication from
the Mayor informed the Council that he
nad signed the ordinance providing for the
once and salary OF the assistant foreman
Oh street repairs and for the sweeping and
street inspectors. Another communication
contained a recommendation that bicycle
riders be required to keep a light burning
when riding at night and gongs at all times
Controller Trusler sent word that ne had
received a request that the 500 remaining
IN the park fund for the Improvement of
Greenlawn Cemetery grounds be restored to
the general fund. it had been decided,
on the strength Of an opinion by the city
attorney. that the cemetery is not park
me recommendation was referred to the
finance committee. The Beard OF Public
works also sent a letter on the subject
which was also sent TO the same committee
Communications from the Board of Pub
lie Works were received showing that the
iegal number of rem0nstrances had been
secured relating TO the Improvement of
TO Seventh street. in two contracts and
also relating to the Fort Wayne avenue i'm
provement. These were referred to the COM
mittee on sewers, streets and alleys. The
favorable report for the Improvement of
massachusetts, avenue was concurred in
General Ordinance 70, amending the fire
UNITS according 10 the recommendations OF
tne building inspector as have been printed
heretofore, was taken up and passed With
out a dissenting vote. General Ordinance 2S
Of uattt hxrtl1 Ill
up, but II was found in the shape of a head
less report and had to be referred. The
@nes s oroihance had no utle. 1t went to
me nnance committee The same commit
tee received the communicates on the SUBJ
Ject of the transfer of the 500 park fund.
A communication from the School Board
notifying the Council of the election of
school commissioners in the fourth. seventh
and eighth districts was referred to the
appoint election officers, and WILL hear the
report at the next meeting two weeks
Army posts of the city having ' charge nreaG Of
the memorial day arrangements for the city
onlciais to take part was accepted and the
clerk notified to inform the post officials of
the fact. resolution providing for the
printing OF the reports Of city officers which
mad been favorably reported on was taken
up and adopted. The city controller was
given authority TO supervise the expenditure.
Mr.. Aliens committee on contracts and
franchises asked and was granted further
time on the subject of the garbage ordi-
nance.
The only politics of the meeting was
defeat the annexation of the Mapleton
strip. There being six members absent
most of them Republicans, Mr.. Costello
vote then, would fail to pass. But Mr.
Young was on his feet in an instant to
move an adjournment. The ayes and noes
were called for, resulting in eight ayes
and seven noes, so that the Council stood
adjourned. Drew and Kaiser voted with
the Democrats. the former through mad
mr. full
when the vote on this ordinance is taken.
The Council lobby was unusually crowd
ed. The interest was on the part of hotel
men who had j. f. Mccullough present
their attorney 10 see that their interests
in regard TO the disposal of garbage were
cared for. During the day the hotel pro-
prietors met at the Occidental Hotel with
every proprietor present. They are anxious
they say TO avoid further litigation the
subject, and do not want their present
arrangements disturbed. Some of the pro-
prietors. IL is said, are using their garbage
to feed hogs and cattle. and are deriving
an average of 800 a month from il. They
ask to be exempted from any arrangement
affecting the general public. even though
they are required to give bond that their
premises will be kept clean and their meth
DDS Of removal be according to the require
ments of the contract TO govern the rest OF
the city.
The committee on contracts and fran
chises met Immediately after the Council
adjourned TO confer with the Board of
Works OH this subject They remained i'm
executive session for an hour, but
did not come TO a positive arrangement
Regarding the hotel mems communication
the committee finds itself embarra ssed from
inability to take the obviously easy road
Of exemption, by the fact that sal ordi-
nances are required TO be general and can
not discriminate in classes. The Board of
Works will wrestle further with the cues
ton and report to the committee Con-
corning the amending of the garbage speci-
fications so TO escape giving monopoly
TO the American Reduction Company in the
requirement that all vaults be cleaned out
at the time the drawer system goes into
effect, the committee found that the Board
Of Works agreed with them in the amend
ment proposed. which will permit this work
of cleaning out vaults TO be done under
private contracts. The American Reduc-
ton Company is said to be willing that
this should be done.