The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-19
WORK OF THE COUNCIL
THE ESTIMATES REDUCED $4,000
IN AGGREGATE AND PASSED.
The Tax Levy as Recommended by
Mayor Tnggart, Not Disturbed
-ROutine Affairs.

The Democratic members of the City
Council were slow in arriving at the ad-
jcurned meeting of that body last night,
and it was necessary for the ~sergeant-at-
arms to call several of the members into
the room before the regular business was
called up. The entire session was con-
sumed in acting on the reports of the
finance committee on various ordinances.
A resume of the business transacted showed
that the estimates for next years ex-
penses of the city departments were re-
duced $4,000, the tax levy recommended by
the city controller of % cents was adopted,
the ordinance providing for the %appropria-
ton of 81, 172.05 to pay the last loan con-
tracted by the city. with interest, was
passed, and several minor ordinances were
acted on.
The report of the finance committee rec
ommending that the ordinance fixing the
appropriation for the various city depart
ments for next year be passed was signed
by the Republican members. When the or
dinance as amended came up for a final
vote it was passed-15 to 4Dickson, Mori-
arity. McGrew and Reilly voting in the
negative. Kelly and Knight were absent.
Councilman Bernauer other
reductions, but they were not adopted. The
report of the committee is as follows:
Amend Item IL of the department of
finance by striking out 5000 and inserting
in lieu thereof $500.
Amend Item ! in the department. OF law
by striking out $4,000 and inserting In lieu
thereof $1,000.
Amend Item % of the department of
public works by striking out $4,000 and in
sorting in liue thereof $4,000.
Amend Item Ia of the hre-force accounts
OF the department OF public safety by strik-
ing out / 1900 and inserting $500
amend Item 1 of the station house ac-
counts of the department OF public safety
by striking out 81. 700 and inserting $500.
Amend Item S of the fire force accounts
by striking out $500 and inserting Sc, 200.
when these changes have been made
we recommend that the ordinance be
passed. Your committee reports that the
total reductions which IL has made in the
estimates of the controller amount to $l5.-
600. and this without in any manner en-
barrassing any department from which the
reductions have been taken.
I'VE that this saving be APP
piled to the payment of $4,000 of bonds of
the city issued Jan. /, 1890, and payable
after Jan. !. 1900, thus canceling q part OF
the bonded debt of the city. instead OF re-
funding the same, as Dy the
city controller in his communication of
Nov. 6, 1899. Your committee believes that
the city should begin to pay of and cancel
it's bonded indebtedness instead of repeat
eddy refunding the same.
las his Honor, the mayor, declines TO
| make any recommendation for fixing any
levy for the payment OF the temporary
loans now outstanding and hereafter to be
issued. your committee passes the matter,
awaiting the recommendation OF the mayor
respecting such temporary loans; all or
which your COMMITTEES believes have been
unnecessarily created during his admin
istration.'
OTHER MATTERS.
when the ordinance ~afixing the tax levy
for the coming year to meet the city's
expenses was brought up for final action
Councilman Perrott recommended that the
levy be reduced from 70 cents TO Y cents
as the passing of the brewery ordinance
would provide the city witt about $4,000
more revenue, and the levy could. there
| fore. he said, be reduced. but his amend
ment was voted down. The ordinance was
passed by a vote of IL TO ?, Perrott and
Reilly voting against IT.
The finance made a favorable
report on the liquor ordinance licensing
breweries. agents and wholesale dealers
| 1000 a year. The ordinance was later
| passed.
After the ordinance providing for the
paymen OF the temporary loan OF Sl0,6oo
with interest, making a total OF ST.. 172.05.
made the first of the month was passed
under suspension of the rules, II was found
| that the title and the substance of the
| ordinance referring 70 the amount TO be
paid did not coincide, so IL was amended
| and passed again. The ordinance amended
provided for both the interest and prin-
| cipal.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on the ordinance recommending a
temporary loan OF $4,000 for the city's ex-
| penses for September. AS the ordinance
was not received by the Council until
: Monday night. II was necessary to ask foz