The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-20

chises TO be granted TO other interurban
companies that will enter indianapolis
in the near future. AS published last week
the committee recommended amendments
to the contract and that IL be returned to
the Board Of Works TO have the amend
ments included. The committees report
recommended that the contract be amended
SO as TO permit the interurban companies TO
charge scent fares of Indianapolis pas
sengers using the line within the city
limits, providing a tax of cents round
trip on each car and compelling the COM
panies to issue transfers 10 the Indian
apolis Street-railway Companys lines, but
not to other interurban lines or to receive
transfers on outgoing trips.
Councilman Perrott offered an amend
ment TO the report providing for the inter-
urban lines 10 sell and accept indianapolis
Street-railway Company's tickets. give and
accept transfers, a tax of $50 a year on each
car entering the city and the interurban
lines 10 be governed by the same rules ana
restrictions as govern the Indianapolis
Street-railway Company. y motion was
made 10 table this amendment and nearly
every one who voted on the question ex-
piained his vote. Councilman Higgins Of
fered an explanation that the Board OF
Works should not be allowed TO do all the
debating in such matters and that the
Council should be observed, so he was in
favor of amendments being made to the
contract. Mr.. Perrott's proposed amend
ments TO the report of the committee were
tabled and then the report of the COMMITTEES
MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
The Council received a communication
from the Board of Works asking that the
ordinance providing for the transfer of $500
from funds in the city treasury to the va
por light fund be acted on at once. The
finance committee filed two reports on this
ordinance, the majority being against the
transfer and the minority in favor of it.
After explanations pro and con the report
or the minority was adopted and the ordi-
nance was later passed by a vote of IL to ).
The special committee that investigated
the City Hospital to ascertain the improve
mentS needed at once made a report ac-
companied by a recommendation from City
controller Johnson for an appropriation of
xl,OOO for the improvements. OF this amount
5000 is provided for two new ambulance
horses, 500 for repairs to the stable. 500
for dry goods and $500 for beds and bedding.
The report of the committee was adopted,
and on motion of Mr. Daller the rules were
second time, engrossed, read the third time
and unanimously passed.
Mr.. Evans introduced two ordinances pro-
viding for amendments to Sections and IL
of the ordinance regulating the running of
locomotives in the city. The amendments
provide for cars and engines to remain fifty
feet from the crossings until they are sig
nailed TO go ahead, and for the placing of
lights after night on the ends of breaks
in trains and man during the day the
end of such a break 10 warn people of the
danger.
The Council received a communication
from Mayor Taggart stating that he had
signed the anti-lotering ordinance and also
the resolution providing for investiga-
ton OF bribery charges against any men,
Der Of the Council who may be charged
with soliciting or accepting brides. The
Council also transacted other minor bust
ness