The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-08
ADJOURNED no SEE MCCOY.
The Council Holds Its First Meeting
at Police Station

NOT much of interest was done by the
Council at its first meeting in the new Po-
nee Court room last night. Mayor Taggart
was present to see the court room in the
new police station in use at night, with all
the electric lights turned on, and he and the
councilmen seemed pleased with the effect
President Mahoney, perched up behind the
police judges desk, was so far away from
the councilmen and spectators he had to
talk louder than usual to make himself
heard in the big room. Those who were
present wondered how Judge Cox, a very
small man, could make much of an i'm
preston away up in the high seat where
President Mahoney, large man, made but
little impression. There was a pretty pas
sage at arms when President Mahoney
espied Mayor Taggert down among the
spectators and invited him to come up
higher. Mr.. Mahoney dispensed with for
malites in inviting the Mayor to the seat
Of honor
"You all know him." said Mr. Mahoney
He is the man who a short time ago ran
his pen through the solar plexus of the
boxing ordinance and knocked us all out"
There was some laughter and applause
as the Mayor bowed with one of his most
gracious smiles and reminded the president
of the Council that they both had engage
ments to go to Tomlinson hall to see kid"
Mccoy after the Council meeting. This was
an event all were anxious to witness and
the Mayor consumed but little time in talk.
He expressed his satisfaction at the APP
pearance of the great Police Court room
and hoped that it would suit the ideas and
convenience of the councilmen.
The Council dragged through a weary
Kern sent a standardization and ordinance
requesting the transfer of 81 600 from the
fund for the employment of special counsel
IN the street car litigation, to fund for
the expenses of conducting litigation against
the indianapolis Gas Company in the prose-
cution Of the 75-cent gas ordinance, now
pending in the Federal Court An ordi-
nance changing the name of Louisa street
from Newman street to Commerce avenue
Rauch.
About the most important new ordinance
introduced requires the j., M. & l. and the
f., c.. c. & st. l.. Railroads to raise the
grade of their tracks to conform with that
of Morris street in the vicinity of Downey
street. Diagrams showing the proposed
change of grade prepared by the city en-
gineer were attached to the ordinance. This
is subject that has been under discussion
CURED to comply with the ordinance within
sixty days of its passage, under a penalty
of not less than 500 nor more than $500,
each days failure to comply constituting a
separate OffenSe.
There was a wordy discussion over Mr..
Harstons ordinance prohibiting hotel keep
ers, merchants and restaurant keepers from
soliciting business by public cutlery A sub
stitute ordinance was submitted by the com
mittee on sewers, streets and alleys. There
was a long discussion over the question of
whether a substitute ordinance should be
regarded as an amendment or a new or
dinance. After much needless discussion,
the latter was accepted as the answer,
and the substitute was sent back to the
committee.
James w. McGrew, of West Indianapolis,
councilman of the Twelfth ward has been
seriously i'll for several weeks On motion
of Mr.. Clark, a committee of five. Messrs
Clark, Allen, Moffett, knight and Higgins,
was appointed to visit Mr.. McGrew by
President Mahoney.