The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-21
RIGHTS OF CYCLERS
SEVER AL MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
THEM AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
Water-Cnp Resolution - Whisky and
Pure-Butter Ordinances Passed.
Puryear Street.

BY changing his vote Councilman Cooper
defeated a resolution before the Council
last night asking the Mayor and Board of
Public Safety to Immediately enforce the
ordinance requiring the water company 10
lower the dangerous water caps, which have
been the cause of so much complaint In the
last year. A patrolman reported that a boy
was thrown from his wheel and knocked
senseless near the corner of Meridian and
North street. Sunday night. by one OF these
distractions In the street, and numerous
other cases have also been known. The
vote on this resolution. insisting that the
ordinance be enforced. was as follows:
.Ayes-Allen, Golfer. Dudley. Madden. Muir
.Nays-Clark, Cooper, Dewar. kirkhon.
Montgomery, O'Connor, Puryeas, Snerer,
wolcott and costello-lo.
Mr.. Cooper first voted for the resolution.
and the resolution would have carried had
he not changed his vote after the roll call
was completed. The resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Payne. who stated that the
ordinance had been a law over six months.
and yet the water company Shove little
disposition to comply with its provisions.
Complaints from bicyclists were frequent.
Not only was there danger in being thrown
from wheels, but greater danger to cyclists
~ SA1hAA6 NAA(SS RAa6S was
which physicians have frequently discussed.
A few plugs have been lowered somewhat
on South Meridian street. but still they re-
main as o5structions. Mr.. Montgomery
thought the water plugs were lowered SUM-
cientIy on Maryland street in front of the
Grand Hotel. MIR. Ohieyer said he saw no
changes in the dangerous plugs. and he
readily recognized the need Of forcing the
water company to lower them. Mr.. Golfer,
who Is a new bicyclist, was called on, ana
lent his condemnation to the plugs Mr..
nouvo fbA,xnh tho unfair I'M w WA do
ing the best 1t can.
Mr.. Golfers barrel-house ordinance. after
being amended SO as to require. all liquors
to be of the standard prescribed in the
United States Dispensatory and National
-Pharmacopoeia, was passed. Hereafter the
gSard OF su,, Hsa is6 y, VIII Il ana ansl yrder SAMPLES ibs srre 81
Of purveyors Of the wretched article which
crosses some bars.
STANDARD FOR BUTTER.
Another important ordinance passed was
one establishing a standard for butter. City
Sanitarian Ferguson was present to explain
the purpose of the ordinance, showing that
| the necessity for it arose from the dmmense
sale in this city Of 'pepsin butter" which
sours after twenty-four hours. This is an
article made by the use of a small quantity
Of genuine butter mixed with milk which
has been digested with pepsin. The whole
has the appearance of butter, but the cost
is reduced more than one-half. The stand
| ard prescribed in the ordinance places the
minimum OF fat in the butter at IS per
cent. This Is the lowest grade of pure but
ter. The ordinance is calculated to drive
pepsin butter out of the Indianapolis mar
ket. There was a unanimous assent to ats
passage.
me Mayor reported that he had signed
the sw~inglng-gate ordinance. The ordinance
refunding {. to the Capital Paving and
CONSTRUCTION Company a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
check, deposited with the bid for paving
Kentucky avenue along Greenlawn Gem
etery, was reported favorably. There was
opposition to Ii on the ground that the
money had been turned into the general
fund and could not be appropriated with
out a recommendation of the controller.
The Board of Works rescinded all action
| on this contract after ascertaining that the
lots in Greenlawn could not be assessed
for the Improvement. There Is no doubt
Of the justice Of the paving company's
claim to this check. although there is con-
siderable doubt of the Councils method
Of returning IT to the company. The or
dinance was passed by a vote of fourteen
to five.
The ordinance appropriating 5000 for adj
ditional electric lights was passed unani-
mously. An ordinance was introduced re-
| quiring property owners to remove all dirt
from In front Of their premises, a fine OF
SIS being prescribed for failure TO heed the
ordinance. This was introduced by Mr..
Raucn.
Mr.. O'Connor presented an ordinance max
ing it nlawful for bicycles or horse TO go
on the
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