The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-30

equal to that of a well-known gentleman
in the neither world. who could never get
the stone rolled to the top of the hill.
After all the valuable time that was
wasted the resolution was referred to the
judiciary committee with instructions to
secure an opinion from the city attorney as
to its legality
Controller johnson asked the Council to
appropriate s1Ss72.T5 to pay interest on
the following items: Interest for nine
months on $4,000 park bonds. Sl0.500; in
terest for seven months on $4,000 station
house bonds, 500; interest on suburban
change, $14.24. In his communication Mr..
Johnson explained that the obligations were
no provisions had been made for them IN
1886 when the appropriations for 1897 were
made, as they were not anticipated.
FEW CHANGES IN RULES.
The committee on rules recommended but
few changes in the rules of the Council.
Beside providing for a committee of the
whole there was an amendment providing
that the councilman who introduces an or
dinance shall become member of the COM
mittee to which it is referred. without pow
er to vote on the report to the Council The
number of members of several committees
was increased. Under the old rules there
were seven members of the committee on
contracts and franchises and the committee
on finance. Both are increased to nine MEM
bers. The committee on safety and comfort
and on sewers. streets and alleys are in
creased from three each to five each, and
the committee on railroads from three
members to seven The report OF the COM
mttee was adopted, and City Clerk Stuck
meyer was directed to have copies printed.
Beside his resolution, Dr. Moffett intro
duced an ordinance requiring all theaters
to have asbestos curtains separating the
auditoriumS from the stages. They must
be provided with electric devices, so that
the leader of the orchestra can run them
down at any moment by touching an cleo
trio button The ordinance provides that
in future no license shall he issued unless
the law is complied with. A fine of 500 may
be assessed against any manager who fails
to comply with the ordinance within thirty
days after it's passage, and each day it
continues uncomplied with is to constitute
a separate offense. DR.. MOffett also intro
duced an ordinance amending the peddling
ordinance so as to exclude peddlers from
Washington street from Capitol avenue to
Pennsylvania street; Illinois street from
Market to Georgia; Meridian street. from
Pennsylvania street, from Washington
street to Ohio street, and from the entire
Monument place
Both were referred to the committee on
public safety and comfort.
President Mahoney, as predicted in the
Journal last Friday, announced the names
or the reorganized committees, disturbing
but few of those appointed by Mr. Mont
Mahoney made the changes, according to
communication to the Council recognizing
that we are all here for the common pur-
pose, the good of our beautiful city" and
that every one would do his duty The COM
mittees announced are as follows:
Accounts and claims Merrick. Bernsuer
and Grail. Contracts and Franchises-Col-
ter, Madden, knight, Little Costello Won
Spreckelsen, Scanlon, Rauch and Shaffer
Elections-Scanlon, Clark and Bowser
Fees and Salaries--Bernauer; Moffett and
Harston. Finance-Costello, Smith, Madden,
McGrew. Clark. Bernauer, Mofeett, Mer-
rick and Allen. Judiciary--Rauch, Little
and Allen. Ordinances-Von Spreckelsen
Costello and Shaffer. Printing-Harston
McGrew and Allen Public Health-Moffett
Higgins and Shaffer. Public Morals-Smith
Knight and Bowser Public Property and
Observation-Disclosures Merrick and Grail.
Public Safety and Comfort-Clark, Rauch,
Smith, Mofett, Bowser. Railroads-Knight
Bernauer Higgins Golfer Harston, Little
and Grail. Rules-Mahoney, Harston and
Grail. Sewers, Streets and Alleys-Higgins,
Scanlon, Won Spreckelsen, Moffett and
BoWser. Investigation and Impeachment
Madden, Costello and Allen.