The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-04
TO ENCOURAGE BOXING
AND INCIDENTALLY TO OPEN THE
DOORS TO PRIZE FIGHTING.
Councilman Clark Introduces an In
nOcent Ordi-ance-To Enforce
the Curfew.

AFTER the mayor mas signed the curIeW Ut
dinance and it has been published for two
weeks it will be enforceable by the police.
as the Council failed last night to recon-
slider the vote by which it was passed at
the last regular meeting. Mr.. McGrew
moved to table Mr.. Clark's motion to recon-
slider. The motion to reconsider was tabled
by vote of 10 to z, Messrs. Allen, Bowser,
Costello, knight, Mofett, McGrew, Shat
fer. Smith, Won Spreckelsen and President
Mahoney voting to table and Messrs. Clark.
Golfer Higgins, Little. Merrick, Rauch and
Scanlon voting in the negative. This placed
the latter on record as against the ordi-
nance. Messrs. Bernauer, Grail, Harston
and Madden were absent.
Mr.. Clark introduced an ordinance to IL
cense and regulate sparring and boxing
contests. 1t makes it unlawful for amy
ring or boxing confess 81 as principal,
seconds, manager or IN other capacity,
without first having procured license to
do so" from tbe e'ty coIsrcller All spar
ring or boxing cont. are limited to ten
rounds of three minutes each. and gloves
weighing at least five ounces must be used.
Parties to such contests must file an appli-
cation for a license with the controller, CIV
ing the names Of the contestants and the
tir1e and place where the contest is to take
place. 1t is made the duty of the controller
to notify the superintendent of police, who
is required to detail officers to keep order
and see that the law is complied with in
every particular. The police are intrusted
with the duty of seeing that contests are
limited to scientific contests for points, and
that undue brutality is not allowed, and
that the contestants shall not punish one
another more than is necessary. The Ii
cense fee for each contest Is $25. The pen
atty for violating the ordinance is fine not
exceeding $500 and Imprisonment in the
Workhouse not more than $50 days. Mr.,
Clark says that such contests are now
given without any regulation whatever in
out-of-the-way places unknown to the po-
lice. Under the ordinance police super
vision is provided, and the city will derive
some revenue from such contests. 1t is said
that the ordinance conflicts with the State
law which prevents prize fighting. 1t was
drawn, however, by City Attorney Kern at
the suggestion of Mr.. Clark, and is said to
De based on like laws in force in other
cities.
hanging fire for two or three years, finally
passed last night. 1t provides for the APP
polntment OF plumbing inspector, super
vision of all plumbing work by the Board
or Health the issuance Of permits for
plumbing work by the controller after the
payment of fee, and provides the kind of
fixtures that shall be used. 1t is claimed
that the ordinance will not work any hard
snip on property owners. Beside the can
didates for the 200 position of plumbing
inspector published in this paper, the name
of John Macarthur is mentioned. The Board
of Health has the appointment of the in
Spector who must pass an examination as
to his qualifications before a commission to
be named by that body. One of Mayor
Taggarts ante-election promises to the
no hot 10 -1.<
passed. When the ordinance was called up
last night Mr.. Smith was the only council
man who voted against it.
Inc ordinance appropriat1ng $500 for the
salary OF a third engineer at the City Hos
pital was passed Last fall the Board of
Health decided that two engineers, one for
night and the other for day work, were all
that were necessary at the hospital and
did net ask for money to continue the third
man then employed after Jan. l. DR.. Nor
rison voted against the proposition of in
creasing the expenses when the subject
was brought up before the board by Coun-
Gilman Clark, as he regarded it as an I'M
necessary extravaganza. The other mem
bers of the board voted to ask the controller
to recommend the additional appropriation.
A new contract with the Indianapolis
Deslccatlng Company was made yesterday,
which permits it to lay tracks on Sellers
farm to transport garbage to the crema-
tory. 1t was introduced in Council last
night and referred to the COMMITTEES on
contracts and franchises, which sent the
former contract back to the board, as it
had clause making it virtually perpetual.
A substitute hay market ordinance was
introduced by the committee on public
property and Improvements. An additional
section has been added, making it unlawful
for any person to operate private market
for the sale of hay, corn and oats, or to
permit wagons of such produce to be ex-
posed for sale on real estate owned by
them Every man having hay. corn, oats
or other cereals to sell must take them to
the city hay market, to be located at the
corner of Washington and Pine streets, to
be weighed before they are offered for sale,
and it is made unlawful to keep wagons
with such produce for sale standing at any
great hardship for farmers who come to
town, as we'll as for citizens desiring to
buy, as all must go to the remote site
named. People living in North Indianapo-
lis, Haughville or West Indianapolis would
find it very inconvenient to go so far to
make purchases of horse feed.