The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-22
A SUBURB TAKEN IN
NORTH INDIANAPOLIS BECOMES A
PART OF ITS PARENT CITY.
Includes to the Value of
Nearly s2,5o0,oo0 and a PopuIa-
ton of About 6,0OO.

night for the purpose of taking action on
the ordinance annexing North Indianapolis
and the territory in the neighborhood of
the cerealine works. The ordinance was
passed without discussion by a strictly par
ty vote, all the members being present.
The boundary of the territory taken in be-
gins at the present corporation line at the
southeast corner of Crown Hill running
west to the Michigan road, south en- the
Michigan road to Catalpa avenue, west on
Catalpa avenue to Clifton avenue, south on
Clifton avenue to Highland avenue, west on
Highland avenue to the center of the canal,
southwest in the canal to Schur1nann ave-
nue.. and then directly south to the city
limits, reaching the present corporation line
west Of the City Hospital and near the
south bank of Fall creek.
This territory embraces nearly s., 100000
of taxable property. which will yield a n
annual revenue to the city of $13, 900 to
$4,000. This, however, will be more than
Offset by the expense the new addition will
be. One of the first things necessary will
be a new engine house, which will cost near
ly $500 to build and equip with a hose
wagon or several thousand more if an
engine is deemed necessary. Ten or twelve
water plugs at $50 a year will be neces-
sary. 1t will require three patrolmen at an
expense of over s, $500, besides the electric
lights, street cleaning, repair of bridges.
etc.. which will bring the expense to the
city up to the amount of the taxes which
the suburb will pay.
While from a financial standpoint the city
will come out just about even, she will be
the gamer in a few liquor licenses, but
more than that in being able to control and
regulate one locality which has been very
troublesome to the police and has been
the scene of many disgraceful affairs and at
least one murder, with circumstantial evil
dence pointing to two or three more. Be-
sides what is known as North indianapolis
the ordinance includes, Brighton beach, the
Park, and the German shooting park.
The territory annexed contains about
5000 people in round numbers. 1t is a place
were 1,150 votes polled, which a man VINO is
we'll acquainted with the people says would
Of 5000. OF the votes polled about 425 were
Democratic and rs Republican, showing a
Republican majority of 800.
The addition of this territory will necessi-
tate a redistrieting of the city before the
next election, but this will cut very little
figure in the complexion Of the next Coun-
usually be sufficient to give a majority to
the party %electing the Mayor.
A number Of legal questions arise con-
corning the annexation. If the property is
not a part of the city by the first Monday
Monday, 1t cannot be assessed for city
taxes for this year. The law requires. that
all anneXatjOn ordinances DeIOre Defng
effective shall be published in a daily pa
per for two weeks, which, under the. COM
mon construction of the sentence, would
with to-day and ending April 5. which
would be too late for the property to be
All ordinance are not required to be pub
lished. Section 20 of the city charter SAYS:
THE Common Council shall have discre-
tionary power to direct the publication of
any ordinance in a daily newspaper. and
the publication thereof for one day each in
paper shall be deemed sufficient to allow
the same to talk effect Under this sec
is published to-day and again next week,
or, to be certain, not earlier than next
Friday, it would comply with the law re-
nance to become effective in time for the
property to be placed on the tax dupli-
1T is claimed that the property owners
will have the right to demonstrate, which
under the charter they will have. but it is
tanned to a. remonstrance to defeat the an
nexation. Under the charter, before amend
the resident freeholders of the territory
could defeat the annexation by remon-
STRANGE; but now it requires 20 per cent. of
the persons owning property within the
territory, and as those who own most of
the property do not I've there and we want it
who Hive In the suburb. it is thought a suf-
fcent remonstrance cannot be obtained.
ordinance, which was divided by party lines,
the ordinance authorizing the Board of
Works to sell a lot owned by the city near
the south crossing of the Belt road over
White river was called up and the rules
suspended to allow It's passage so the sale
could be completed. There was no objec-
ton to the ordinance, but when Mr.. Cos
tello's name was called on the motion to
suspend the rules, he answered No"
Some one remarked that 1t was useless to
go further, unanimous consent being neces-
sary to suspend the rules. All this time
Mr.. Costello was cornplacentiy drumming
on his desk with a lead pencil, apparently
with his mind wandering in distant lands.
Suddenly he looked up and asked his neigh
Dor some question, and then jumped to his
feet and asked to change his vote. He of
fered no explanation, but a member said
he was so in the habit of voting contrary
TO Mr.. Allen that when he heard Allen vote
ave he cast his vote in The negative through
force of habit. The rules were suspended
and the ordinance passed.
This ordinance establishing a hay market
streets was passed unanimously. The mar
ket will be under the control OF the East
end Mercantile Company. which Will man
age it without cost to the city. All laws
and regulations, either bv ordinance or by
the order of the Board of Safety, will APP
ply to 1t.
The committees to which were assigned
the duty of preparing several ordinances In
compliance with the Mayors recommenda-
tions were instructed to report the ordi-
nances at the next meeting or the Councli.