The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

ordinance he would be in position to say
to the multitude of candidates: Help me
get the county organization now and when
you are nominated l will be in a position
70 help you elect yourself, as / can put your
| friends and constituents to work, giving
you the credit for Securing the employment
Tor them. Such position would not be
inconsistent with scheme to stop the park
work by an Injunction suit similar to that
the park Improvements were proceeding
Just as rapidly and with just as strong a
showing Of good faith as now. That would
capture of the county organization.
1t IS reported that one of two things is
ceftaln: Either the mayor will run the risk
or raising money by large assessments
against so-called ''abutting'' property run
the risk of borrowing on more park bonds
ana 1uTther reducing a much depleted pub
TIC credit, mourning the i'll will of taxpayers
IN either event, or will shirk out of the sit
uatlon by starting another lawsuit against
himself and the Board of Works tying the
whole subject up again until the Legisla-
ture can create a new Board of Park Com
nlssioners AS 1t stands, the mayor reaps
political advantage in either event, cap
lures the county organization now and lays
me groundwork for his gubernatorial am
bltlonS two years hence.
Those who voted for the park transfer
Were: Bernauer, Bowser, Clark. Golfer,
den, Merrick. Moffett, Rauch' ScanIon.
Smith, Won Spreckelsen and Mahoney
Ihose voting against it were: Allen, Grail
and Little. McGrew and Shaffer were
absent.
As forecasted Sunday, the contracts and
franchise committee reported adversely on
Mr. Ittle'S ordinance reducing electric
light charges, and it was stricken from the
MES. new ordinance changing the name
OF that portion of Peru avenue between
DaVldSon ana st. Clair streets to Davidson
street was introduced. A resolution intro
duced by Mr. Moffett requesting the Board
or Works to include in the park plans a
scheme for a lake provided with a bathing
peach for use in summer and a bathhouse
with an inclosed pool for winter was adopt
co. After long and tiresome discussion
or parliamentary usage Mr.. MaddenS ordi-
nance making yard of gravel legal load
was dereated. There was a passage al arms
during this discussion between Messrs.
Clark and BoWser members of the commit
tee that had the ordinance in charge. AL
though repeatedly requested to report on it
by Mr.. Madden, Mr.. Clark failed to do so
until Mr. Madden lost patience and insisted
on the Council calling it from the commit
tee. There is a rule prohibiting any MEM
Der of committee to refer in any way on
the floor of the Council chamber to what
occurs in committee.
Il want to remind Mr.. Bowser that he
was opposed to the ordinance in the COM
mittee ROOM" said Clark.
Clark was ruled out of order for violating
the rule.
MIR Chairman" protested Mr. Bowser,
obliged in here want to say that Mr.. Clark
did not have the nerve to report that ordi-
nance"
Gentlemen. gentlemen" demonstrated
Chairman Mahoney.
The ordinance changing the name of
The amendment to the peddling ordinance
prohibiting banana and other peddlers from
plying their VocationS on Washington street
from Illinois to Capitol avenue was adopted.