The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-13
IRVINGTON is LEFT OUT
ALL OTHER SUBURBS INCLUDED IN
Oa.DINANCES LAST NIGHT.
Council Takes First steps Toward a
"Greater IndianapOIis"-HauE
willie Had n Big Delegation.

The first steps toward forming Greater
Indianapolis were taken last night, when
there were introduced at a special meeting
of the Council called for that purpose sep
arate ordinances annexing West Indianap-
oils. Mount Jackson. Haughville. Bright
wood and strip of ground adjacent to
North indianapolis, which was not included
when that suburb was annexed some time
ago. This morning at 10 o'clock a meeting
will be held by the finance committee, to
which the ordinances were referred. for
the purpose OF discussing the subject. In
dications are that the committee will re-
port favorably on the ordinances at the
regular meeting of the Council Monday
night, when they will be passed
No subject has been before the present
Council that has attracted as much interest
and attention as this annexation project.
Last night the Council chamber was
crowded, some $50 citizens from Haugh-
vile. headed by John l.. Ketcham, and all
wearing little white silk badges with the
words, ''Haughville, Annexation" on them,
as well as citizens from the other suburbs
being present Mr.. Ketcham said that with
one or two exceptions he had heard 10 adj
verse talk on the annexation question. A
few PERSONS holding minor offices in the
pect of being legislated out of office. AS
the Journal has already said, all town Of
fees will be abolished and the different
corporations will come under the city gov
eminent.
Although this is a question OF large i'm
portance, not only to those Immediately in
terested, but to the future growth and
prosperity of the city as well. the initial
steps occupied but little time in the con-
summation. The entire meeting of the
Council did not last to exceed ten minutes,
and in that time several other ordinances
were introduced. The annexation ordi-
nances were presented by Mr.. Dewar. All
afternoon yesterday City Engineer Jeup
was busily engaged in seeing that the
boundary line OF the territory about to be
annexed was properly described by metes
and bounds, as il Is in the sale of real es-
tate. The typewriter description of the
different town plats would NIL about a
column OF printed matter in the Journal.
Aside from the descriptions of the tracts
of land, the ordinances are very brief and
each is exact duplicate of the other, ex-
cepting the description of the territory an
neXed. The one annexing Iount jackson
reads:
BE il ordained by the Common Council
of the city of Indianapolis, that the bound
airy line of the city of indianapolis be and
the same is hereby extended as to in
clude the following described contiguous
territory. known as the town of Mount
Jackson, all of which is hereby annexed
to and made a part of the territory con-
stituting and forming the city of Indian
apois, in Marion county, in the State of
Indiana, TO wit" QIere follows the de-
scrptlon by metes and bOunds.) The ordi-
nance ends with the usual provision that
il shall be in force after its publication for
two consecutive weeks. 1t must be passed
in time TO have the property listed on the
city duplicates by April l. and Monday is
the last day on which this can be accom-
plshed
1t is understood that quite a number of
citizens will appear before the finance
cOmmittee-Messrs. Wolcott, Dewar, Kirk
hon, Clark. Ohleyer. Cooper and Allen-in
the Council chamber this morning.
Beside the annexation ordinances several
others We're introduced last night, and a
communication was received from the
mayor informing the Council that he had
approved the ordinances appropriating
$1,000 for new house numbers and $3.50, 600
for the parks, well the milk ordi-
nance. The Board of Works sent in an
ordinance authorizing the purchase OF a
South-side market place at the corner of
gether with an ordinance providing for the
sale of the City Dispensary property on
East Ohio street. Both were referred to
the committee on ordinances. Mr. Madden
introduced new ordinance intended to
preserve and propagate shade trees in the
city. 1t requires property owners TO plant
trees outside the property line They are
to be under the control and care of the
park commissioners. This ordinance went
to the committee on public improvements.