The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-16
THE TASK Is TOO LARGE
FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DISPOSE OF
WITHOUT DEEP THOUGHT.
The City Attorney and Gas Companies
Board Affairs-BOard of safety.

The citizens OF Indianapolis will have to
wait another week. and probably longer,
before they will know what action the COM
mittee contracts and franchises will take
on the gas ordinance which was introduced
in the Council at its last meeting For a
little over an hour last night the members
of this committee, with the exception of
William w. Knight, were closeted behind
closed doors in the city clerks office for the
purpose of arriving at some conclusion. if
possible, in regard to the ordinance. When
a reporter raped the second time on the
door it was opened by Chairman Evans. of
the committee, who stated that the meet
ing was strictly private and the presence
of newspaper reporters was undesirable and
prohibited. The other members of the
committee were seated around one of the
tables in the clerks Office with their brows
knit and bordering over the all-important
ordinance.
At about $40 o'clock the members of the
committee came strolling out of the room.
but they were all as mum as clans. When
asked what action taken they stated
that 1t has been decided that the ordinance
was entirely of too much Importance to
even consider at the meeting, but it was
next week, probably Wednesday night, at
which the matter will be considered. In
the interim Chairman Evans will invite
City Attorney Kern and representatives of
both the Indianapolis and Consumers gas
companies to met the committee in order
that more tangible knowledge can be Sc
cured before the committee takes any action
or discusses the ordinance.
ing of the committee last night and asked
what had occurred behind the closed doors.
1.-THE ordinance was read by sections" he
stated, but We deemed it advisable not
to rush the matter along until We had pro-
cured advice from the city attorney and
had also conferred with the gas companies
There was no discussion on the ordinance
and am unable to state the opinion of the
members of the committee, even if they
have formed any concerning the question. -
DO you believe that the ordinance will
be changed or amended by the committee
before il is turned back to the Council?'
was asked.
That 1 am also unable to answer. When
the ordinance goes back to the Council
should IL 90 so. 1t may be changed and
amended to such an extent that person
would not recognize it as the one intro
duced at the last meeting Of the Council.
What do you think of the opinion of the
members Of the committee in regard to the
three-ounce gauge question:
They did not discuss the matter. Tha,
part of the ordinance calls for one ounce
less than the present ordinance requires
The members of the committee, or part OF
them at least know that it is hard prop
Osition to have the pressure uniform II
may be three ounces at one place and only
a few squares away may be considerably
less. / cannot give you any Intelligent
answer as to the opinion of the committee
| for the other members and also myself ar
| rived at the conclusion that the matter
was Of such grave Importance that we could
not express our opinions or discuss the
| matter at this time"