The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-08

making distilleries liable to the same tax.
was struck out, to save the life of the lit
tie disulery just north of the city. Mr. Lit
tie introduced an amendment to the Ordi-
nance, reducing the tax to $3.50, but it was
lost Mr.. Moifett refused 10 Vote for the or
d1nance because, as he said he believed the
city had only police power for four miles
outside the city limits and not taxing power.
Representatives of the Madison Brewing
Company. ever since the ordinance was in
troduced have been trying to persuade GER
tain councilmen TO use their energies 10
XIII the ordinance They said the agency
would not be able to continue in business
II the ordinance went into effect The coun-
cilmen who voted against the ordinance last
night We're Little, Madden, Merrick. Mof-
felt. Smith and Won Spreckelsen.
The ordinance licensing secondhand deal
ers at so a year was lost: President Ma
honey remarked: The city doesn't need
money very badly, it seems"
Councilman Higgins said: DO you think
Y ere goin' to let you fellows make the Jews
in and around the Fifteenth ward sore at
The owners of the Oneida Hotel, on South
Illinois street may now build veranda
over the sidewalk. The ordinance allowing
1t was passed. Mr.. Golfer made q motion
TO refer the ordinance back to the commit
tee from whence it came so that the COM
mlttee might study the plans for the
yeranda- He said the Bates House had been
granted the privilege of erecting the same
kind of a veranda and had INSTRUCTED the
sidewalk with pillars entirely too wide. Mr..
Scanlon said the committee had already
seen the plans and they had been approved
Dy the building inspector. The plans snow
the pillars will be fifteen inches wide.
A communication from the Board of
Public Works was received asking for a
special appropriation for this year of S. 900
for the city engineers department. The
communication set out that three hundred
Improvement resolutions have been passed
TINS year against al passed last year, that
the city engineers department is crowded
with work and that property owners are
clamoring for improvements, some of which
cannot possibly be made until next year.
The request was approved by the city con-
troller 1t was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
President Mahoney introduced an ordi-
nance to change the name of Huron street
to Lexington avenue 1t was referred to the
sewers streets and alleys committee. He
also introduced an ordinance providing a
fine of not more than SO nor less than 81
for maintaining fence composed entirely
limits
Mr.. Won Spreckelsen introduced an ordi-
nance providing fine of not more than $25
for failure to burn rubbish deposited on the
public dump.
INFORMATION FOR CITY OFFICIALS
"A resolution was introduced by President
Mahoney and was passed, recommending
that a special appropriation of $3.50 annually
be made and paid to the Municipal Engi-
neering Company to recompense it for in
formation to be given to the city officials
The plan is called the municipal officials
information service, and is conducted in
connection with the Municipal Engineering
Magazine, which is published in this city.
This plan has the commentator of Gov
Mount. Mayor Taggart and other city and
state officials Newspapers and municipal
officials all over the country have pro-
nounced it to be of great service in the adj
ministration of municipal affairs. The reso-
luton adopted last night by the Council
viii go to the mayor. If he approves it it
will be sent to the city controller, who will
recommend special appropriation for the
purpose information service
for the city officials of Indianapolis.
City Attorney Kern sent a communication
TO the Council recommending that nothing
further be done in the matter of opening
road tracks until the question of the citys
right is decided by the Supreme Court,
where it is now pending. 1t is believed a de-
cision will be secured by JAN /, 1899.
After the meeting of the Council had adj
journed President Mahoney Mr.. Moffet and
Mr.. Higgins became involved in discus
sion" of parliamentary law. Mr.. Higgins
had been particularly bellcose during the
meeting. He broke out roughly, IF L didn'
have any more sense than you have
wouldn't try to be president of the Coun-
Gil"
President Mahoney's face Redeemed, and
he replied sharply, If had as big head
as you have / might have more sense.
know enough to know that 1 have very lit
tie sense"
Higgins: eff your head got any bigger it'd
explode"
This courtly conversation was kept up for
a few minutes and then there was play
full scene of making up" President Ma
honey's irritation at Higgins's style of
"humor" was not smoothed away, however.
A meeting of the Council does not pass at
which Higgins does not break out" and
several of the quiet business-lke members
have the opinion that Higgins's presence at
the meetings is not conducive to the best
work. Other members of the Council some
times ride rough-shod over President Ma
honey and he seldom resents it, even when
1t is open infractiOn of the rules.