The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22
AVOID PUBLIC SPLITTING
COUNCIL ORDINANCE PROHIBITING 1T
ON STREET SIDEWALKS.
City Abandons the Hord Water Works
Scheme-The Expert Was
Expensive.

Or. E. D. Moffett in the City Council last
night introduced an ordinance intended to
stop the practice of indiscriminate expec-
toration about the streets. DR.. Moffett is
confident that the ordinance will go through
with whoop and a flourish. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on public health
OF which the doctor is member. The ordi-
rance makes it misdemeanor for any one to
spit on the sidewalks of any street of the
city, on the steps or floor of any public
building or railroad station inside the city,
Any one convicted of this offense is liable
to a fine of not less than 81 or more than
So. The copy of the ordinance introduced
was accompanied by a communication from
the Indianapolis Sanitary Society, signed
by Mrs. George Merritt, president, Mrs
Henry Coe and Miss Hester McClung. sec
retaries, and Mrs. j. G. Stiltz and Mrs. T.
G. Day, chairman of committee These
ladies, in their communication, urged the
Council to pass the Moffet ordinance in the
interest of the pubic health. DR.. Moffett
said last night he had no doubt of the sue
cess of the ordnance. He said that the
ladies whose names appeared on the COM
munication had offered to bring petition
signed by 1900 women if necessary to get
the measure through.
The Council passed three ordinances last
night. One will require the Lake Erie &
Western and Monon Railroads to maintain
fiagman at their crossing at Twentieth
street. The others were ordinances Nos 66
and 81. One authorizes the transfer of ST.
5C5.25 from one fund to another in the De-
partment of Public Safety. The other ordi-
nance provides for the transfer of $3.50 in the
same department.
aNrofi fAFar v1fV ~,
Iroduced One will affect the White River
Park territory and will take Emrichsville
into the city The other ordinance embraces
the territory within the following boun-
diaries: Beginning at Thirty-eighth street
and Meridian street, thence to Thirty-fourth
street, thence TO Delaware, thence to Thir
ty-second, thence to Pennsylvania thence
to the north bank of Fall creek. thence to
Ihlrueth street along the bank, thence to
CentraI avenue, thence to Thirty-eighth
street and thence to the place of beginning.
Another measure was introduced, the pur-
pose of which is to refund $93.15 to William
Arnold, administrator of the estate of
Jacob Held The amount is the proportion
ate part of fee paid for a liquor license
which would not expire until March z, 1899
committee.
The Council received communication
from the city controller reconme nding the
passage of an ordinance which will permit
q transfer of $4,000 from the fund for the
East Market improvements. This money
the controller explained, is needed to pay
assessments on street improvements where
there is abutting city property and to pay
the bills incurred In the expert examination
of the city water by John w. Hill and Dr.
John T: Geiss. The latter expense amounts
to $1,000. The city controller, in another
communication, asked the Council to pass
an ordinance for the issuance Of $4,000 re-
funding bonds to pay off loan made in
1889 and which falls due next January. The
issue of 1889 provided that the city might
pay off the bonds in ten years if it was de-
sired. Mr.. Johnson shows that by taking
advantage of this option the bonds may be
refunded at 315 per cent
Councilman McGrew introduced an ordi-
nance making it unlawful for vault-clean-
ers to drive their loaded wagons
through the city streets between the hours
of o'clock in the morning and o'clock at
night. This ordinance was sent to the COM
Inittee on public health.
A communication from the mayor of Terre
Haute was read. He says the City Council
of Terre Haute wants to organize a state
municipal league, and it is desired that the
Indianapolis councimen take an interest in
the matter.
One of the ordinances introduced changes
the name of Rural street. If the ordinance
is passed this thoroughfare will take the
name of Laporte avenue